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"Isabella, learn from your mistakes! Haven't the past experiences taught you anything? How many times have I told you to stay away from James, but you just ignored my words!"Isabella stared at him in bewilderment, first feeling lost, then a wave of grievance welled up inside her. She hadn't done anything wrong to him, so why was he yelling at her like this?Andrew, with his lips pressed into a thin line and anger surging, continued, "There were people guarding outside that room the whole time. If I hadn't gotten there in time today, do you know what the consequences would have been?""I called you for help. If you hadn't arrived in time, it would only mean you didn't care about me. If that's the case, no matter what the consequences, what would I have left to care about?"Isabella shouted, losing control, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.When she started crying, Andrew's overwhelming anger largely dissipated. He pursed his lips and reached out to wipe her tears, but she

Isabella and Andrew returned to the villa after dark.She was extremely tired. After taking a bath and changing into her pajamas, she went straight to bed. He stayed in the study handling work and did not disturb her.The next day, Isabella slept in late and was eventually woken up by Andrew."Don't bother me, let me sleep a bit longer," she murmured lazily, turning over."Come on, if you don't get up, you'll miss the good show," he said with a warm smile, reaching out to lift her out of bed.She lay limply in his arms, unwilling to open her eyes."If you don't wake up, I'll kiss you," he said, gazing at her.She still didn't respond, but her slightly trembling eyelashes gave her away.Andrew's lips met hers. As soon as he kissed her, she laughed and pulled away."Andrew, are you playing 'Sleeping Beauty' so early in the morning?" she giggled, pushing him away and jumping out of bed wrapped in the blanket.He sat by the bed, looking at her with gentle eyes, "Not pretending to sleep an

“Stella, don't make it sound so harsh. This is indeed my fault. I acted inappropriately while drunk. Originally, I planned to send her back to her hometown, but she got pregnant suddenly. The doctor said her uterine lining is thin, and if she didn’t have this child, she might never get the chance to be a mother.This situation is my fault, and I couldn’t take away her chance to be a mother, so I let her have the child.After Gina was born, I provided them with living expenses every month but rarely had contact with them.Stella, if it makes you unhappy, I'll arrange for them to be sent far away so they won’t be in your sight…”Stella listened, sneering silently. What a plausible story—too good not to be a script. Drunken mistake, unexpected pregnancy, thin uterine lining—how did all these coincidences happen to them?Thomas’s age at the time would mean his health wasn’t that good, or he wouldn’t have gotten sick. This was treating her like a fool.“Stella, since Thomas has admitted hi

"Alright, I'll go to the hospital tomorrow," Isabella replied."There's one more thing," Andrew added, "Caleb's company is facing some problems.""Well." Isabella nodded nonchalantly upon hearing this, as if she had known it all along.In fact, she did know. For once, her information came a few days earlier than Andrew's."You knew it?" Andrew raised an eyebrow, intrigued.Isabella nodded. "I told you before, Caleb is useful for dealing with Victoria. He is the key.""Oh? Seems like you have a plan. Let's hear it," Andrew said, his blue eyes narrowing with interest.Isabella sat cross-legged on the sofa and began, "I remember you telling me that when Thomas was in charge of the Turner family consortium, the Mitchell family profited greatly. Those accounts are still on the Turner family's books. Now that you are in charge, the Mitchell family must know those debts could become a liability. They must be aware of this, yet they haven't filled the gap.What does this imply? It means their

Victoria was naturally unaware that Isabella was inwardly applauding her at that moment. What a well-crafted strategy of using both hard and soft tactics. If Asher weren't her and Andrew's biological child, she might have really been caught in Victoria's trap."Victoria, your words are so reasonable and well-founded that I am almost convinced by you. However, Andrew is a man who separates personal affairs from business, and I can't guarantee that what I say will necessarily work."Victoria smiled knowingly upon hearing Isabella's agreement. She then stood up and whispered a few words into Isabella's ear.After listening, Isabella felt an inexplicable mix of emotions. Victoria had taught her how to control a man in bed.According to Victoria, men are easiest to manipulate in bed when their adrenaline is high and their IQ inevitably drops. Though some of Victoria's tricks seemed disgraceful, Isabella thought they might come in handy someday.For once, Isabella and Victoria found a rare