Ch. 2121..2125

Chapter 2121

Chapter 2121 Decker pulled Isabel closer to him with a grim, scheming smile.

"Isabel, Roland has gone and dumped you. He’s not going to help you anymore. Besides, even if he wants to help you, there’s nothing he can do for you. I'm the only one who can help you now. If you want to save your acting career, you should be wise enough to know to not get only my nerves," he said with gnashing teeth.

His gaze was dark and ominous.

If Isabel did not give in to him, he was going to do everything in his power to ruin her without repair. Isabel grimaced tightly and promptly proceeded to spit right in his face." Ptoo!"

Her spit splattered directly on his face.

Decker winced instinctively when he felt the projectile slap across his face, and his expression darkened like never before. Before he could open his eyes again, Isabel kicked against his knee with the shin of her knees.

Argh! Decker yelped in pain and let go of her. Isabel took the opportunity to shove him away from her, then she immediately ran out of the elevator.

She made sure to get one last piece out before she disappeared from Decker's sight. "You want me to stop getting on your nerves? | have some advice for you: don't ever show up in front of me ever again. That'll give both of us some peace of mind!"

With that, she fled from the building without looking back even once.

Decker remained inside the elevator. He was doubled over in pain with a horrible scowl across his face. His eyes were dark with contempt and some time passed before he hissed, "Just you wait, Isabel!"

He was going to do everything in his power to ruin her completely. He was going to thoroughly tear down her career so that she would have no choice but to submit to him!

After a while, he stomped out of the elevator.

He stepped out of the apartment building just in time to see Isabel who had just gotten into a car by the side of the road. He immediately grew alarmed and hurried to his car.

There was still some lingering pain throbbing in his lower abdomen.

He winced in pain and roared at his driver, ‘Tail that car in front!’

He wanted to see where Isabel was planning to flee to since he was going to take her by force if he had to!

Just as the driver stomped on the gas pedal and they were quickly approaching the car in front, his phone suddenly rang.

He grumpily pulled the phone out of his pocket. The moment he noticed the name shown on the display, his furious mood was immediately suppressed by half.

It was a call from a certain executive in Rockwell Corporation whom his father had assigned to train him for many years. He answered the phone and asked rather formally, "Uncle Tom, what's the matter?”

The answering voice was that of a middle-aged man, whose voice was quivering with anxiety, "Decker, stop wasting time in Westchester and get back to Southboro right now!"

Decker's eyes flashed in alert. "Did something happen?"

“Roland has just come back to Southboro. He came with the cavalry this time, and it looks like he’s gunning for Rockwell Corporation. You need to come back right now!"

"lm heading back right now!"

This immediately took his mind off of whatever he was originally going for. He turned to the driver and ordered with an aggressive snap, "Airport, now!"

Meanwhile, Isabel returned to her place somewhere in the suburbs after roughly half an hour's drive. "Miss, welcome back." The bodyguard posted by the door greeted her with a smile and opened the door for her. Isabel smiled at him cordially before walking inside.

She was greeted by a gentle breeze that blew against her, and her nostrils were filled with the familiar scent and presence of home.

This was a welcome relief to her mood. She sighed tiredly before heading into the house.

Aunt Tonya was chatting with two older housemaids in the living room when she noticed Isabel stepping in through the front door. She instantly perked up and announced her return to everyone in the house, her voice echoing through the halls.

In no time, everyone showed up in the living room to see her.

 

Chapter 2122

Sylvia led Odell by his hand as she happily strolled into the living room.

Caprice followed them closely.

Liam was there as well, holding a child no more than four months old. It was his and Caprice's son. Flint followed behind him with a feeding bottle in hand.

Isabel was not expecting everyone to be at home. She found herself overcome with a warm and wholesome feeling and smiled brightly at the sight of them.

Sylvia went up to her and gently took her hand into hers. "Don't you have work today? Why did you suddenly come home without notice?"

Isabel followed them to the couch in the living room. She told them, "I pushed back my schedule for a few days. | decided | need some rest."

Sylvia remarked with a supportive smile, "I see, it's a wonderful coincidence that your brother and Caprice are going to stay at home for the next few days as well. Flinty has several days off too. It's a good chance for all of you to spend some time together.

Isabel smiled and seemed enthused about this arrangement. Caprice took her child in her arms and drew closer to Isabel. "Sis, he wants to play with you."

The child kept waving his chubby arms in Isabel's direction as if he knew by instinct that this was his aunt. He was smiling from ear to ear the entire time and making tiny squeals. Words could not describe how adorable he looked.

It brought a smile to Isabel’s face as she gently took her nephew in her arms.

"Sis, take this," Flint said as he handed her a toy.

Isabel dangled the toy in front of the boy.

The little fellow giggled and squealed when he saw the toy. He was indescribably adorable.

Isabel grinned, and she had never felt happier.

Caprice was just as glad to see Isabel smiling so happily. Liam and Flint both heaved a sigh of relief at the sight as well. Sylvia and Odell exchanged a look, their worries washed away.

Isabel lazed around at home.

She spent her time cycling between a handful of activities such as watching TV shows, snacking, playing with Caprice and Liam's child, or playing video games with Flint.

This relaxed lifestyle was far preferable to her hectic work schedule.

It was only during the weekend when Amanda gave her a call and asked about her whereabouts and reminded her about her upcoming shoot with " The Wonder” that she remembered that she had responsibilities to attend to.

When she answered the call, she was slumped over a giant cushy bed with a movie cast on the projector screen against the wall. There was also a giant bowl of snacks positioned in front of her. She asked Amanda in a sluggish and unconcerned voice, "Do you think you could postpone the shoot for me, please?”

She only wanted to wind down at home. Amanda asked sternly, "Isabel, what is this? Are you planning to hang it up already?" Isabel answered quite bluntly, "Yeah, | just want to relax at home.”

Amanda asked in a troubled tone ’If you're planning to relax at home, then what happens to me? What am | supposed to do for income?"

Isabel knew more so than anyone how devoted to her Amanda was. To be precise, Amanda had poured all of her energy and resources into her and her alone. If she decided to up and quit out of nowhere, it would be devastating for Amanda. She took a sip of her fruit juice and told her, ’I will support you financially."

Amanda was too stunned for words. She sighed weakly before expressing,” Have you lost your passion for life after lazing around at home these past few days? Listen, | have been through a lot of things in my day as well, except I've had it far rougher than you because | don't have anything to fall back on, not a dollar to my name. | was weighed down by a giant amount of debt and barely had money to afford food."

"In the grand scheme of things, this setback is nothing at all. So what if we don't have any endorsements right now? You still have ‘Legend of the Goddess’ as well as ‘The Wonder’. As long as you remain relevant, it's only a matter of time before someone approaches us and..."

She said everything in one breath.

If it was any other time, Isabel would merely brush this off as typical nagging and cut her off. This time, however, she let Amanda finish while she lay comfortably in bed while munching on her snacks.

"Isabel, don't forget you're one of the most famous celebrities right now. Are you going to give up at the peak of your career? No matter how rich your parents are, they can’t take care of you forever. They might be hoping that you'd be the one to step up and take care of them in the future."

Amanda was highly doubtful that Isabel was only doing this because she wanted a break. She knew that Isabel was trying to run away from everything because she could not handle the crushing defeat.

Isabel took a deep breath. She could sense that Amanda was genuinely trying to encourage her.

She did not want to let Amanda down either. To be honest, she was not going to quit just yet; it was just a period of laziness on her part.

She said in a determined voice, "| understand, Amanda. I’m going to go get ready now and be on the set on time."

Amanda perked up when she heard this. "Perfect, | have some time today, so I'll join you on the set as well.”

 

Chapter 2123

Chapter 2123 "Sure."

After Isabel hung up, she threw the blanket off her and promptly went to take a quick shower. She walked out of her room after she got changed into a clean set of clothes.

In the living room, Caprice was taking piano lessons from Liam. Melodic sounds of the piano reverberated across the house. Sylvia and Aunt Tonya were chatting over a pot of tea.

Flint was entertaining himself with the baby in the cradle.

When Isabel emerged, everyone turned to look at her.

Sylvia was the first to ask, ‘Isabel, why are you dressed up? Are you going somewhere?”

This was the first time in days that they had seen Isabel even bothering to get dressed up.

Isabel told her, '| have to go to the set at ‘The Wonder’.”

Sylvia nodded with understanding, then she asked, "Do you have to leave right now?”

"Yeah, we start shooting in an hour, so | have to head over there right now," she explained as she prepared to head outside. Sylvia signaled at Flint.

Flint took the hint and promptly rose to offer, "Sis, I'll take you there."

"It's fine, just stay home with everyone."

After all, Caprice’s son was very fond of Flint.

Sylvia offered kindly, "It's fine, I'll look after the baby."

Aunt Tonya chimed in, "All of us are here, so it'll be fine. Let Flint drive you there. He doesn't have anything to do at home anyway."

“Alright, then."

Isabel understood that her family was still very worried about her, so she gave in to their wishes.

After saying goodbye to Caprice and Liam, she walked out of the house with Flint.

They approached Flint's car. It was a sports car that he had bought very recently.

Isabel burrowed into the passenger seat and promptly texted Carla that she was on the way and to wait for her at the set.

"Sis, did something happen at work?" Flint asked unprompted.

Isabel made a look before remarking nonchalantly, “Nothing.”

"Really?" He glanced at her suspiciously.

She shot a sideway glance at him.

Flint made a look and decided to stop probing, then he started the engine and began to drive.

The set for The Wonder" was in a recently-built district located on the outskirts of Westchester which was not very far from the Carters’ house.

Flint pulled into the parking lot of the location within half an hour's drive. His limited-edition supercar was rather eye-catching and successfully captured the attention of many passers-by, most of who were crew members of the show.

Isabel was not bothered about being stared at, and she told Flint to drop her off at the entrance.

Meanwhile, another car pulled up right behind them.

It was Isabella. She took off her sunglasses to take a closer look at the bright red sports car parked in front.

Her assistant whispered to her, "Isn't this the brand-new limited-edition sports car released by BJD for the season? Whose car is this?”

BJD was a luxury sports car manufacturer.

The prestige of BJD combined with the limited nature of this particular model meant that it was a highly sought-after collectible. Even the wealthiest folks had trouble placing an order.

Isabella was curious about who the owner of this car could possibly be. After her assistant opened the door for her, she promptly stepped out. Coincidentally, Isabel had just stepped out of Flint's car as well.

The moment she turned around, she noticed Isabella strutting toward her.

Chapter 2124

"Isabel? It's you?" Isabella cried out in shock.

Isabel was just as taken aback.

This is the set for ‘The Wonder", so why was Isabella, of all people, here?

The only logical explanation was that she had been invited by the show producers.

Before everything that went down, the producers would know better than to invite Isabella out of respect for Isabel. Circumstances had changed now since most of the industry insiders now knew about Clarice's involvement. There was a chance that the producers intentionally invited Isabella to spice things up since they knew it would draw in more viewers.

Isabel's expression darkened. She was in no mood to fuss with Isabella and promptly went into the building.

Isabella was flabbergasted to see her nemesis stepping out of the limited edition car. When she saw how Isabel immediately walked away, she scoffed. She knew that Isabel was trying to avoid her, which was no surprise considering she recently got dumped, then there was the entire debacle with Clarice Houston.

"Isabel, what's the rush?"

She quickly jogged right in front of Isabel to cut off her path.

Isabel glared at her sharply. "I'm not in the mood to squabble with you. Get out of the way." Isabella sniggered provokingly, "Not in the mood? Are you sure you're not just afraid of me?" Huh?

Afraid of her?

The look in Isabel's eyes changed as she regarded Isabella like one would a total buffoon.

Before she could give Isabella a piece of her mind, Flint, who was just about to leave, suddenly got out of the car. He went up to his sister and put an arm around her shoulder protectively, then he looked at Isabella with a casual demeanor but with an unmistakable threatening air lurking underneath. He spoke briskly, "Do you need something?"

Isabella, who was just about to further taunt Isabel, held back. She subconsciously withdrew two steps back, and her eyes widened slightly.

The young man was not only extremely handsome, but he also had a unique aura she had never experienced before. There was a certain queer nature about him, but the confidence in which he carried himself gave off the impression that he was someone of a dignified background.

Besides, he was the one who was driving the limited edition BJD sports car!

Isabella's eyes gleamed and she smiled stiffly. "Nothing. | just wanted to talk to her."

Flint said icily, "Can’t you tell that she doesn't want to talk to you?"

Isabella was intimidated by Flint's imposing attitude. As upset as she was, she tried to steer the situation. "My bad, | couldn’t tell.”

She was afraid of offending this young man who seemed to be of status. Then, she turned to Isabel. "Isabel, | just wanted to catch up with you for a bit. | didn't mean anything else. Anyway, the shoot is about to start soon, so I'll be heading inside."

With that, she tugged her assistant and hurried past Isabel into the set.

Flint withdrew his arm back from Isabel's shoulder and glanced in the direction Isabella scuttled off into. He asked warily, "Sis, isn't she that Isabella who keeps picking fights with you?"

He was more or less caught up on the latest scandals on the internet. He only held his tongue this entire time because she knew that Isabel had always insisted on keeping a distance between her professional career and her family.

Upon hearing his tone, Isabel immediately sensed his intention in wanting to do something about Isabella for her. She quickly assured Flint, ‘That's her, but you don’t have to worry about her. She can't do anything to me.”

She only ignored her just now because she was simply not in the mood for it.

Flint sighed. "Alright." He asked again out of concern, "How long is the shoot?”

“Probably until tomorrow afternoon." She reassured him, "Amanda and Carla should be here soon. Don’t worry about me. Just go on home.”

As soon as she said that, she noticed Amanda and Carla approaching from the direction of the parking lot.

Amanda and Carla were both transfixed by the bright red BUD limited edition sports car parked at the entrance, then they noticed Isabel and Flint standing next to her.

Amanda simply could not take her eyes off Flint. It was as if her mind had wandered off somewhere. Carla blushed the moment she met Flint's eyes and quickly looked away shyly.

Amanda gathered herself again and asked Isabel with a smile, "Isabel, who is this?"

Isabel told her quite frankly, ‘This is my brother."

Both Amanda and Carla were surprised to hear this.

"Your brother, you said?" Amanda asked in disbelief.

 

Chapter 2125

"Yep, born from the same womb." Isabel proceeded to introduce Flint to Carla and Amanda, "This is my agent, Amanda, and this is my assistant, Carla."

Flint greeted them amicably, "Nice to meet you, Amanda and Carla."

"Nice... nice to meet you." Carla was immediately starstruck.

Amanda greeted Flint with a polite smile, "Nice to meet you."

She could not help herself from gawking at him.

Seeing that it was about time to commence their shoot for the day, Isabel promptly turned to Flint. "Why don't you go home first?" “Alright, I'll pick you up tomorrow at noon."

"Sure."

Flint made sure to bid farewell to Amanda and Carla before heading into his ostentatious car. Vroom!

The engine roared and the sports car spun around the corner, vanishing out of sight in no time. Amanda and Carla were still standing motionlessly and staring in the direction Flint drove off in. Isabel had to reel them back to the present. "Amanda? Carla?”

The two were quickly brought back to their senses.

Carla sheepishly approached Isabel with her cheeks still covered in red. Amanda drew to her as well and asked with an easy smile, "Isabel, what does your brother do?"

Isabel answered casually while walking into the building, "He works on research projects in a laboratory." To be precise, he was a phenomenal scientist.

She only omitted that part because Flint looked too young to befit the title of a scientist. Furthermore, the title "scientist" drew more attention than she would have liked.

Amanda was surprised by this. "He’s doing scientific research at such a young age? Amazing!"

Carla covered her reddened cheeks. "He's so handsome too. I’ve never seen someone so handsome in my life!" Isabel made a face.

Amanda joked, "Isabel, was it you who gifted him that sports car?"

"No, it wasn’t me."

Even if she could afford that sports car with the money she made from acting, she would not have been able to buy it anyway. It was an exclusive model that even the most prolific rich had trouble securing for themselves, and the chances that she could buy it were next to nil.

Amanda seemed surprised by this and asked for clarification, "You mean to say he bought it by himself?”

It did not seem like working in a laboratory could be that much of a lucrative career. The only way he could have afforded it was if he had other businesses or if their family was obscenely wealthy.

Isabel grew alarmed.

Amanda was trying to skimp information out of her!

The car was a birthday gift that Liam had given Flint this year. If she were to tell Amanda the truth, it would lead her to speculate about her family background.

With this in mind, she made something up on the spot, "No, he didn't buy the car."

"Is it your family car?” Amanda asked with suspicion glowing in her eyes.

Isabel stated with a brisk smile, ’No, he borrowed it from his friend.’

Borrowed from a friend?

The light in Amanda's eyes dimmed instantly.

Before receiving this information, she was still excitedly speculating if Isabel had come from a rich family this entire time. The truth was often disappointing; the car was merely borrowed from a friend.

Then, her eyes glowed again when another probability occurred to her.

Since he would borrow such an expensive car to drive around, could this mean that he was fond of living a luxurious lifestyle? She promptly asked to try her luck, "Does your brother have any interest in singing or acting by any chance?"

Isabel said very bluntly, "No. He sings completely out of tune and has zero interest in acting.”

More importantly, Flint already had a job in which he took pride and passion. He had chosen his job over taking over Carter Corporation, and there was no way he would choose to enter the entertainment industry.