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The next day, despite finally receiving her first salary at work, Isabelle still felt low because the amount was just a tiny fraction of the surgery fee.It was quickly dawning on her that she needed to look for other sources of income.If she didn’t hurry up with the payment, Ruth might end up losing her chance for the transplantation. If she had to wait again to find another kidney that was a match, it might be too late.At the moment, she didn’t know what to do, and it frustrated her to no end. A thought crossed her mind that maybe she should ask Jacob for help, but she pushed it aside. She knew that Jacob would be willing to help her, but she couldn’t risk him finding out the truth about Ruth and her family.Also, it would be incredibly selfish of her to ask his help when she was lying to him about her identity.She had to forge ahead alone, and this time, she would be more careful compared to when she had wanted to take part in the drug trial.She was about to leave the office wh
The Billionaire's Pretend Wife Chapter 44 Forty Four
Seth blinked in astonishment as he looked from Isabelle to the strange man. Had he heard her right? Husband? Her husband? When did she get married?He cleared his throat and leaned back in his seat, suddenly feeling very uncomfortable. From the morning he had seen Isabelle at the flower shop on her first day at work, he had been thinking of how to win her affection.Earlier, when she asked him to dinner, his hopes had shot to a new high. Not once did he imagine that she could be married. His eyes darted to her ring finger. No, she wasn’t wearing any. He would have noticed. And she still went by her maiden name. No wonder he had never suspected she was already married.“I didn’t know you were married,” he told her, feeling his throat go dry. His hands curled into his fists on his thighs. “When did you get married?”When had she met her husband? Where had she met him? The questions flew through his mind, but he didn’t dare ask. It was none of his business. Besides, knowing the answers w
The Billionaire's Pretend Wife Chapter 45 Forty Five
Huffing, Naomi lifted her left hand to her chest and gave Isabelle a horrified look. Then, in a loud voice, she exclaimed, “Oh my God, how could you?”Isabelle frowned at her sister’s horrified tone, and her mind instantly went to work, trying to determine what it is she had done. She gave the two men accompanying her an unsure glance, and then turned back to Naomi. “What are you talking about? What have I done?”“How could you be so greedy and shameless?” she cried out, her voice only getting louder. She was aware of other patrons paying attention to the table, while the two men looked between her and Isabelle.Isabelle now looked thoroughly confused, and the frown on her face deepened. “Excuse me?”Naomi wasn’t going to bring up what had happened at their home, right? Had she been at home when Isabelle went to ask their parents for the money?Maybe she was mad at her for insisting that they give her the money. It would make sense why she was calling her the same insults Lucy had. Bu
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As more customers started making negative comments about Naomi, she decided to give the bag to Isabelle.“You can have it,” she said, all but throwing the bag into Isabelle’s hand.Isabelle took the bag and opened it. She was not surprised at all to find a bunch of money inside. Sneering, she took it all out and looked up at Naomi. “Look at that, you’re also carrying quite the amount around. Did you get this from our poor parents, too?”If looks could kill, Isabelle would drop dead from the glare Naomi was directing her way at that moment. And if she had been a cartoon character, smoke would be billowing out of her nose and ears. That didn’t stop Isabelle from going on with her little show and counting the money she had found in her sister’s bag.Once she was done, she put the money back into the bag and held it on her lap. “This bag and the money can partly compensate the money you owe me,” she said, looking up at Naomi.Naomi huffed, and then dove for the bag, but Isabelle shot from
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“Do you expect me to believe that after what happened? Why would your sister do that to you?” he asked.“My parents owe me money, but they refused to pay me back after I got married,” she revealed. “My sister also doesn’t want them to pay me, so that’s why she likes picking fights with me.”“Is that all?” Jacob asked, still looking at her closely. Her story still didn’t make sense to him. What he would rather know was why her family owed her money. And why they didn’t want to pay her back. Why was her relationship with them so bad?“It is,” she confirmed, and then looked up to meet his gaze again. “What else could there be to it?”He wanted to ask about why she had a poor relationship with her family, but decided to shelve that. If she wanted to tell him, she would.“Nothing,” he said, looking ahead. After they had walked a few more paces in silence, he addressed the other thing that had bothered him at dinner. “You should tell others that you are married,” he told her.Isabelle faced
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Isabelle looked at the sapphire ring on her finger and shook her head. “No, I’m not.”“Are you sure? I can give you two million for it,” the pawnshop owner told her.“Two million?” she asked, unbelieving. Was the ring really worth that much? And that was just the price she was getting at a pawnshop. What was its real value? How did Jacob get his hands on such an expensive ring?“Yes,” the owner confirmed. “We can pay for it right away.”Isabelle gnawed on her lip. Two million was more than enough to pay for Ruth’s surgery. If she sold this ring…She shook her head, ridding the thought from her mind. No. She couldn’t sell Jacob’s gift to her.“It’s my wedding ring,” she told the owner, “I’m not selling it.”“Are you sure?” the woman asked as she got ready to leave again. “You look like you could use the money.”Was that why they had offered her such a poor price for the bags? They must have thought she was so desperate.She shook her head again. “If you’re not going to give me a better
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Isabelle shut the refrigerator door and turned to Jacob, a confused look on her face. Lifting her hand, she gave a look at the ring on her finger, and then looked at Jacob’s stoic face. “What are you talking about?” she asked.She understood that the ring looked a bit different after she had it cleaned and polished, but did it look so different that he wouldn't be able to recognise it? She was about to tell him about the maintenance service when he reached for her hand.Jacob took her hand in his and took off the ring from her finger. Turning the band of the ring, he showed her the inside of the metallic surface. “The ring I gave you had my mother’s initials,” he told her, pinning her with a glare. “This one has none.”Isabelle frowned and took a look. It was true, there was no engraving on the inside of the ring.“The ring I gave you has been in my mother’s family for ages,” he told her. “It’s an antique, and this one is obviously a counterfeit. I could tell with just a single look.”
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As Isabelle walked past him and made her way to the door, Jacob shut his eyes briefly and cursed. Had he been too quick to make the accusation?Her reaction, her words, her tone… She didn’t sound like a guilty person who had been caught. More like she had been wronged. Like she hadn’t expected him to make such accusations against her.Where was she going to get the ring back? Had she really not known it was not the one he had given her? Had someone lied to her?He left the kitchen and fetched his coat. He then left the apartment and hurried after her, hoping she hadn’t gone too far. It was already dark outside.He caught sight of her outside their community, and he followed her as she made her way towards the city centre. She walked briskly, and he didn’t have to see her face to know that she was fuming.He had really angered her, hadn’t he?Had he really wrongfully accused her? It would explain her anger. Would she forgive him?Isabelle kept walking for a long while, and Jacob starte
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