Semua Bab A Rebound? No, He's an Upgrade: Bab 41 - Bab 50

Isabel didn't say anything. All she did was make a phone call.Jenna, sat across from her, slowly tensed. She didn't expect Isabel to be serious!Soon, Harvey's voice came from the other end of the line. "Ms. Shore?""Mr. Fuller, I ran into Ms. Jenna Moore in the hotel's parking lot earlier. She seemed to be looking for Mr. Zimmerman over something urgent. The only issue now is that she's clinging to me because I drove Mr. Zimmerman's car away. It's keeping me from doing my job," Isabel said.Jenna glared at her incredulously.Harvey said, "Give me a moment, Ms. Shore. I'll handle it."As soon as the call ended, Jenna exploded again. "Didn't you say you'd call the cops? Why did you call Dominic's special assistant?"Isabel shrugged. "You mentioned that we're in Hailsen and not Jeriton, right? I took your advice—I know calling the cops isn't beneficial to me."Jenna was rendered speechless. Why was she so obedient when it came to things like this?As she bristled and pointed at

"The boss here is a friend of mine," Dominic explained. Then, he said, "You have an hour to gather inspiration in peace. Are you sure you want to waste your time on that question?"Isabel immediately snapped to her senses and pulled out her camera. "Thanks, Mr. Zimmerman."With that, she started to focus on her work. Dominic followed her at a leisurely pace. It didn't take long for her unfinished coffee and bag to end up in his hands. She didn't even realize how naturally she'd handed her things to him.Time flew. Isabel was pleased after getting everything she wanted. When she turned to tell Dominic that she was done, she was shocked to see her bag in his hands. She almost swore inwardly.She quickly retrieved her things from him and said apologetically, "Sorry, Mr. Zimmerman. You should've told me earlier."While with Samuel, she'd gotten into the habit of throwing her things into his hands. She'd been so engrossed earlier that she'd instinctively done the same thing with Domini

Isabel didn't open the door. Instead, she turned to look at Jenna. The latter was already starting to cry.Jenna said, "Don't make any excuses and say it's a misunderstanding or that Dominic is just your superior. Why would he loan you his car and even specifically tell you to try the duck confit earlier if there wasn't anything between you two?"I know you're the woman he was talking about. You don't have to put your guard up around me—I'm not here to do something stupid like force you to leave him and give him to me."She finished in one breath and wiped her tears when she was done. She looked pitiful yet strong.For a second, Isabel didn't know what to say. Then, she asked, "What did you want to talk to me about?""Can you treat me to a drink?""What?" Isabel was caught off guard.Jenna pouted. "I sneaked out of the house. My dad froze all my cards, and I don't want my friends to know about my heartbreak. It's so embarrassing. That's why… Don't worry, I'll pay you back for th

"Isabel, I fell! It hurts!" Feeling aggrieved, Jenna started crying again.Isabel pressed a hand to her forehead and hastily said, "I'll explain later, Mr. Zimmerman. Leave the door open. Someone's bringing something later."With that, she hurried to help Jenna up.Dominic followed her in, his expression ugly. His gaze swept over the toppled liquor bottles on the coffee table before landing on Jenna, who had her arms wrapped around Isabel's waist as she wept."Why didn't you tell me she came here to drink the bar dry?" he asked."That's all she wanted. She wasn't hostile."Dominic didn't say anything else, but his expression grew uglier.Fortunately, the hotel staff came soon with a new bathrobe and some towels. Isabel brought Jenna into the bathroom again and helped her out of her wet clothes. When she was done, she felt like she'd run a marathon.Drained of strength, she placed a hand on the doorframe to support herself while asking Dominic for help. "Mr. Zimmerman, can you c

Isabel had nothing to say in response. She couldn't help feeling a little remorseful.Before marrying Samuel, all she'd thought about was the blissful life they would have together as well as her freedom from the Shore family. As for work and a career… perhaps the Shore family's brainwashing had ultimately gotten to her. That was why she'd agreed when Samuel had asked her to be a housewife.Now that Dominic was asking her this, she realized how scary that decision was.Dominic watched her for a long time before saying, "In a way, you should be thankful to Winona and Samuel. If not for them, perhaps your talent would've gone to waste for the rest of your life.""I'll thank them when I see them, then," she said.That amused him. "You think I'm joking?""I don't see any sign of that." She knew Dominic meant well—he was encouraging her in his own way. Aside from Kimberly, he was the only other person who'd encouraged her."You can send this draft to Mr. Moore later," he said."I do