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Chapter 7 Please Show Some Restraint
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Chapter 7 Please Show Some Restraint
Isabelle felt a slight twinge in her heart, and she forwarded Brandon’s third text message to Tonya without changing a word.
In less than two seconds, Tonya’s call came in, and she yelled with rage, “Isabelle, you slut, I warn you not to seduce Brandon! I’m pregnant with his son! You won’t have him back!”
“I’m surprised that you do know he used to be mine. Shut up! If you piss me off, I might seduce Brandon, and you might have a miscarriage in sadness.”
Brandon’s son? When Brandon told Isabelle about Tonya’s pregnancy, it hurt more than when Isabelle found out Brandon was behind the
abduction.
“You!”
Isabelle hung up, her eyes sharp.
They had arrived at the villa for some time.
The atmosphere in the car was tense.
Isabelle tried to unbuckle her seatbelt, but she suddenly realized something and turned her head. Warren was gazing at her.
Seeing that she was too nervous to unbuckle the seatbelt, Warren leaned over to help her, warning her coldly, “You’d better not mention other men in front of me.”
How bossy he was! But why the hell did he care?
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It wasn’t like they were in love with each other. Still, Isabelle budged on the surface and nodded. “I know.”
Warren suddenly pinched her chin with his large hand.
Isabelle looked up abruptly, and Warren looked down. Thus, their lips accidentally met.
Warren’s lips carried a faint tobacco scent, sexy and soft.
Isabelle’s mind went blank! It took her a while to realize what was going on, but he bit her lips, trying to kiss her harder…
Isabelle pushed him away hastily, her face blushing. “What the hell do you think you are doing?”
Isabelle was furious. She covered her bitten lips, and her face paled with nervousness.
Isabelle’s cheeks were as red as tomatoes, and she reacted as nervous as an inexperienced girl.
Warren pondered a bit and licked his lips. “Your first kiss?”
Isabelle felt so embarrassed.
Isabelle was an elegant lady. Even though she’d been in love with Brandon for eight years, she still wanted to save her first kiss for her wedding night.
This might be one of the reasons why Brandon was so eager to crawl onto Tonya’s bed!
“Huh?” Warren was very close to her, and he grunted.
Isabelle found herself burning with embarrassment. She tried to escape from under his strong arm, but he trapped her in his arms, saying in a
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serious tone, “I’m sorry then. How about I let you kiss me back?”
Isabelle looked into his dark eyes, unable to read his mind.
But his oppressive aura seemed to be gone. Was he in a good mood?
“Please show some restraint!” Isabelle quickly stormed off out of the car, hurrying into the villa in frustration.
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At dinner, Isabelle didn’t see Warren.
Tara pouted upstairs, “He started working as soon as he came home. He didn’t know he should spend some time with his wife. What a boring man. Bella, let’s eat. My grandchild must be hungry!”
Isabelle remained silent, thinking that her husband and his mother didn’t seem to get along.
“You’re not familiar with this place yet. After dinner, have someone show you around.”
With a gleam in Isabelle’s eyes, she smiled, “Okay.”
After dinner, Isabelle walked into the backyard and found the place very large, with several buildings, a swimming pool, and a sports court. It was a manor!
Isabelle pondered for a moment and then glanced at Alison. “Alison, though we’re married, I still don’t know my husband’s last name. Can you tell me his full name?”
“Ma’am, we have been working here for six months, but we only know his last name starts with L. We don’t ask questions.”
Alison answered honestly.
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L again? It seemed like the people working here didn’t know much about him, either.
Isabelle furrowed her brows and turned back. If he wanted to keep it from her, she wouldn’t get any information from Alison. So, she would have to find out his identity by herself.
Just then, Tara brought Isabelle a cup of coffee, smiling, “Bella, you’re back from your walk! Come on. Your husband has been working for so long. Why don’t you take a cup of coffee to him?”
It was obvious that Tara was trying to create an opportunity for her son and Isabelle to spend more time together.
Tara didn’t know that it was a fake marriage or that making her happy was an essential part of the deal.
Isabelle took the coffee and followed Tara upstairs. Isabelle knocked on the study’s door.
After a second, Warren’s husky voice came from the inside, “What’s up?”
Tara immediately pushed Isabelle in and said with a funny look on her face, “Your wife is here to give you a massage!”
Then, Tara locked the door.
Isabelle felt embarrassed, looking at the tall man behind the desk. He didn’t even look up, a cool aura exuding from him.
Warren was in the middle of a video meeting.
Isabelle silently put down the coffee.
The meeting seemed to be over, and a teasing male voice sounded, “Let’s talk about something unrelated. How did you manage to get the
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girl pregnant with one sex?”
“Don’t you know how many years he has got through without getting laid? He naturally…” another voice laughed.
Isabelle was not paying attention at first, but then she realized that the two men were talking about her. And it wasn’t the type of topic that a shy girl would want to overhear.
Isabelle blushed instantly.
Isabelle hurriedly glanced at Warren, who seemed to be concentrating on work as if he didn’t hear the conversation at all.
More private details were shared in the conversation. “I once went to the restroom with him and saw his…”
Finally, Warren glanced up at the monitor. His face remained indifferent, but the glint in his eyes suggested that he had been listening.
Instantly, Warren turned to the blushing Isabelle, demanding, “Why are you still eavesdropping? Show some restraint, please.”
Isabelle didn’t know how to respond. He was using her words against her!
Isabelle didn’t miss the gloating look on his face. This man tended to hold a grudge.
Embarrassed, Isabelle retorted, “It’s not like I could stop my ears from hearing it.”
“So, you know what they are talking about,” Warren smirked, gazing at her.
Once again, Isabelle didn’t know how to respond.
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Isabelle was so embarrassed that she just wanted to run away, biting her lip gently. Warren gazed at her soft lips and then her slim waist. His friends‘ words crossed his mind, and he recalled the other night, a gleam flashing across his eyes. After some hesitation, he called out to Isabelle, “There’s something we should talk about.”
Warren continued, “I want to add one more term to our agreement. After three months, you’ll have to start fulfilling your obligations again. Understand?”
Three months? Isabelle stared at him, bewildered. Suddenly, the look on his face helped her understand what he was talking about.
Isabelle blushed. How could this guy make such an unreasonable request?
Isabelle protested, “Sir, we’re not a real couple! I was just about to ask you if I can go home when your mom isn’t here. I heard from the nanny that your mom lives in a separate building in the manor.”
“What do you think?”
Isabelle was somewhat intimidated by his majestic aura.
“Something can be true.” It sounded like Warren was flirting, but his face was stern. “Besides, you don’t seem to have the right to say no!”
Isabelle bit her lip silently, knowing that she couldn’t fight him now. However, a lot could happen in three months. Maybe she could get revenge early and then immediately leave him.
Isabelle snorted secretly.
After Isabelle returned to her bedroom in frustration, she found that she had many missed calls from Glenda.
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Isabelle called Glenda back, and Glenda’s worried voice came through, “You finally called me back, Bella.”
“I came back from the Spencer’s place safe and sound.”
Glenda sneered, “Did they try to hurt you again?”
“It was just some lame tricks.” Isabelle told her friend the whole story. Isabelle had known that the food would be poisoned, so she took a pill from her medical kit in advance, which could cure any poison and wouldn’t harm a pregnant woman.
Glenda clapped her hands. “It’s all thanks to your mom, who has left you all kinds of medicine formulas!”
Isabelle learned her medical skills from her mother. She hadn’t
understood why her mother would secretly teach her that, but now, she realized her mother might have seen this coming.
“I’m not that good.”
“Come on. You’re awesome. You cured my stomach problem. Also, you told me you once saved a man’s life that year…”
Isabelle smiled. She did save a man’s life once. That year, she was competing with her competitor over a client and was in the adjacent state on a business trip. At night, she ran into a man who was having a disease attack in his sleepwalking. Isabelle performed medical treatment on him. That was the first time she’d treated a stranger…
Glenda pulled Isabelle back from her thoughts. “Tell me about your mysterious husband!”
Isabelle blushed as she thought of his unreasonable request just now. “I didn’t find any useful information tonight. I only know his last name starts with L.”
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“What about his size?”
Isabelle was about to say she didn’t know his exact measurements, but then she realized that Glenda wasn’t talking about his figure. She chewed out, “Glenda!”
