Ch. 2181..2185

Chapter 2181

Chapter 2181 In his study, Master Rockwell laughed in satisfaction when he listened to the online news his assistant reported to him. Sitting next to him, Decker pursed his lips in silence.

Ashort while later, when he heard that Isabel had publicly scolded Decker on social media, Master Rockwell was stunned and asked, "She publicly scolded Decker?"

The assistant replied, ‘Yes. She might have guessed that it was him who spread those photos."

“Hmph, she's not dumb." Master Rockwell glanced at Decker and said doubtfully, "Won't she be acknowledging her past with Decker if she does that? Isn't she afraid that Roland will abandon her after finding out?"

In Master Rockwell's opinion, Isabel was just an actress who relied on financial backers to get to the top. She would shamelessly cling to Roland in order to get close to the Rockwells.

The assistant was also a little puzzled.

Decker, who was silent for a long time, took a breath and said, "Roland knew | was her ex a long time ago."

Master Rockwell was stunned again. "He already knew?"

After being surprised, he sneered and said, "Looks like he really loves Isabel. That just makes it easier to use her against him." Decker narrowed his eyes.

Indeed.

Now, there was only one way to stabilize Rockwell Corporation's share prices: Make Roland dump Isabel and denounce his relationship with her.

Otherwise, he and the other shareholders could use this incident to force Roland to hand over his power.

As long as Roland cared about Isabel, he would distance himself from her. Then, Decker would be able to take his management rights of Rockwell Corporation back from Roland.

As for Isabel, it would not be too late to get her back after he drove Roland out of Rockwell Corporation!

At that thought, Decker's stifled mood finally felt better. He looked at the time, stood up, and said to Master Rockwell," Dad, the shareholders and the senior management should have arrived at the office. I'll go over now."

Master Rockwell smiled. "Okay, I'll look forward to your good news." Decker hummed and strode out of the study.

Not long after that, he bumped into Clarice in the corridor outside the living room. His expression changed, and he showed her a gentle look. "What are you doing here, Clarice?"

Clarice went up to him with a smile and said while holding his arm, "Decker, | just got the news. Roland spent a lot of effort to suppress all the negative news about Isabel on the Internet. Her name is no longer trending, but many of the comment sections of popular news articles are full of netizens accusing her of being a fake celebrity and a trained escort. They're biased against Roland too, thinking that he's helping her indiscriminately. Many people feel sorry for you, and Rockwell Corporation's stock price has plummeted a lot.”

Clarice kept a close eye on Decker's expression as she said this.

Although Decker was smiling the whole time, his eyes obviously flashed for an instant when she mentioned that the netizens were accusing Isabel.

Clarice secretly clenched her fists when she thought of the photo of Decker and Isabel that the marketing accounts uploaded. It had been five to six years since he broke up with Isabel, but he still kept those intimate photos with her. He always claimed that Isabel was just a casual fling and that he stopped caring about her long ago.

Why did he still have those photos if he did not care about her?

Why did he feel worried when he heard that people were accusing her?

Clarice held back her emotions and said with a smile, "| wonder if Roland will dump her."

Decker smiled. "I'll find out when | get to the office later."

‘Then, remember to tell me if you have any good news."

Decker touched her cheek gently. "Okay."

After saying that, he got in the car.

Clarice stood there and waited for his car to disappear, and the smile on her face instantly cooled.

It would be good if Roland did not give up on Isabel.

If Roland dumped Isabel for Rockwell Corporation, she must not let Isabel stay in Southboro! No, she had to make that b* tch disappear from the entertainment circle forever!

 

Chapter 2182 Inside a large conference room in Rockwell Corporation.

When Roland pushed in the door and entered, Decker and the rest of the shareholders had already taken their seats. He went straight to the seat at the head of the table and sat down.

Decker smiled at him. "President Rockwell, what do you think about the drop in the stock price?”

Everyone else stared at him.

Roland glanced at Decker. ‘The price will rise when the online storm passes.”

"What if it never passes?" Decker smiled. "Or what if Rockwell Corporation's shares drop to rock bottom in the next few days?" At those words, the shareholders looked at Roland anxiously.

"Yes, President Rockwell, you need to issue a statement.”

"You can't let Rockwell Corporation be ruined by public opinion against you."

Roland interrupted them in a cold voice, "I'm not the one who wants to ruin Rockwell Corporation."

The implications were obvious. Someone deliberately sparked the online public discussion. Who was it?

Most shareholders glanced at Decker.

Decker sat gracefully in his seat, curled his mouth, and explained casually, "My private photos were accidentally stolen when | got my old phone repaired some time ago."

Most of the shareholders present sided with Decker. As soon as he finished speaking, someone said, "It’s not your fault. The person who repaired your phone is to blame!"

"If you ask me, it's the fault of that female celebrity, Isabel Ross. If she hadn’t seduced Master Decker and President Rockwell, how could such a thing have happened now?"

“Exactly. If not for her, Rockwell Corporation would still be fine now."

"She's a scourge! President Rockwell, you should break up with her. Rockwell Corporation will definitely be safe as long as you clear up your relationship with her."

Roland's eyes turned cold. The people noticed his expression and reluctantly closed their mouths.

Roland glanced at them and said icily, "If tonight's meeting was just to discuss my private life, then there’s no need to continue."

With that, he got up and left. The shareholders left behind were stunned.

They thought that Roland might not dump Isabel so soon, but they never expected him to be so firm as not even to give them room for discussion!

Decker was also shocked for a moment before sneering.

It seemed like Roland was not going to break up with Isabel.

At the seaside villa, Isabel sat with Martha for a while before she got a call from Amanda. It was probably not good news. She stood up and smiled at Martha. "I'll go take a call."

Martha hummed. "Go ahead."

Isabel took the phone and walked out of the living room.

Chapter 2183

On the phone, Amanda said in a low voice, "Isabel, there are no more discussions about you on the Internet now." Isabel was stunned. "At all?"

‘Yes. The trending news has been completely suppressed, but..."

Isabel continued her words. "But the netizens aren't buying it, and it's having a counterproductive effect?"

Amanda was afraid that Isabel would be upset and quickly said, "It's okay, it's just a temporary thing. As long as the news doesn't start trending again, it'll probably stop in a few days."

Isabel pursed her lips and asked, "Is there anything else?"

If that was all, Amanda's tone would not be that low.

Amanda sighed. "All the work that | negotiated for you is gone."

Isabel had thought that it was something else. "| haven't had any work for the past few months anyway. It doesn’t matter." Amanda said somewhat wearily, "Isabel, I've tried everything | could think of..."

"| know. Thank you, Amanda. I'll solve this matter myself." Before she could finish her words, she saw Roland's car arrive outside the gate.

On the phone, Amanda asked with little confidence, "Isabel, | think there's someone influential out to harm you with this. How are you going to solve it? How about making another post to clarify your past with that Decker Rockwell guy? You can explain it properly."

Decker and she dated and had broken up normally, and she had not even met Roland yet that year. However, even if she said that, would those marketing accounts that relied on slandering her to get traffic believe her? Would the netizens believe her?

Amanda asked her to explain it, but by doing that, it was the same as indirectly admitting that she was a hypocrite trained by an agency, apologizing to the netizens who accused and slandered her, and bowing to those who wanted to harm her!

Although she was the daughter of the Carters, even if she was just an ordinary person, she would not compromise!

Just then, Roland’s car pulled up to the entrance. Isabel had no time to explain and simply said, "I'll deal with it. Don't worry and just wait for the news."

She hung up the phone and strode to the front door.

Roland was already back not long after leaving. It was most likely that he did not manage to come to terms with Rockwell Corporation's shareholders.

Isabel quickly walked to the door. At that moment, an unfamiliar but luxury car stopped behind Roland's.

Roland had just parked his car and was about to walk over when he saw two gray-haired men in their sixties coming down from their car. They both looked very elegant in appearance.

Seeing that Roland was about to enter the house, they called out to him anxiously. "President Rockwell! Wait, we have something to tell you!"

Isabel immediately stopped and hid in the shadows behind the door.

Outside the door, Roland looked back at them with a flash of displeasure in his eyes, but he said politely, "Uncle Harry and Uncle Louis, let's talk inside."

"No need, we'll talk here. We'll leave after saying a few words."

"Since you still call us ‘Uncle’, we have to tell you what we really think." The two men spoke. Roland said, "Please go ahead and speak."

“Roland, we watched you grow up. Back when you were fighting with Decker, we also wanted to help you, but there was nothing we could do."

“However, we sincerely advised you to marry Ms. Houston back then. The Houston family took a fancy to you, and Mr. Houston also approached you several times, implying that he wanted to bring you and Clarice together. However, you

refused. Otherwise, how did that illegitimate son, Decker, rob you of Rockwell Corporation that should originally be yours?" “We regret that we didn't persuade you before, but now, we can't bear to see you chose the wrong path!"

The two men spoke very sincerely.

Roland frowned and said in a low voice, "If you want me to break up with Isabel, then you can go back now."

The man standing on the left said angrily, "Child! Why won't you listen to our advice at all?!"

The man beside him pulled him and said to Roland gently," Roland, | can tell that you truly like that girl. Otherwise, you wouldn't have fallen for Decker's and your grandfather's schemes. However, if you don't break up with her now, Rockwell Corporation's shares might drop further. Decker will have an excuse to work with the others and stop you from managing the company. Slowly, they'll make you a figurehead and even drive you out of Rockwell Corporation!"

 

Chapter 2184

Chapter 2184 Roland silently pursed his lips. His face was cold as firm as before without any shifting emotions.

The old man standing on the left could not help but shout," What's so great about that celebrity? She just has a pretty face! She can't help you with anything, and now it's her fault that you're in this predicament. Why won't you break up with her?"

Roland's eyes turned cold. "She didn't do anything, much less harm me." The old man was frightened by his expression and wanted to say something else but was pulled back by his companion.

The other old man said to Roland, "Roland, we're not asking you to really break up with her. Just pretend to break up. Make an announcement online that you've broken up with her, but you can still contact each other as you wish in private."

This was the best of both worlds for them. However, Roland's expression turned hard, and he said in a firm and icy voice, "| won't break up with her."

The two old men were frightened by his face and tone. After a moment, the old man who advised him quickly said, " We're not asking you to break up for real. We just want you to pretend-"

“Whether it's real or pretend, | won't break up with her.

Please go back."

Then, Roland took a step back. It was clear he did not want to talk to them anymore.

"You... You're taking our goodwill for granted! Just you wait. She'll be the death of you!"

"Okay, that's enough. We tried our best. If he doesn’t want to, then let him do as he pleases."

The two men looked at Roland in disappointment and soon left.

After they drove away, Roland turned and walked into the house. However, he stopped when he walked in the front door. The indifference on his face disappeared in an instant as he curled his lips, and the look in his eyes became gentle. “How long were you standing there for?” he asked.

Isabel stood in front of him and told him the truth. "I was here when you got out of the car."

He frowned. "You heard everything?"

‘Yeah." Isabel approached him and looked into his clear and beautiful eyes, asking, "Why didn't you tell them about my identity?" Besides being a celebrity, she was also the young lady of the Carters from Westchester.

The Carters were the most powerful family in Westchester, with a history of over a hundred years. Even the most influential family in Southboro, the Houstons, would have to flatter her father when they met, let alone the Rockwells.

Telling them her identity would not only prevent them from forcing him to break up but would also directly solve the problem of the online discussions and Rockwell Corporation’s share prices. Even Master Rockwell and Decker might not dare to scheme against her again.

Roland pursed his lips. "No reason." Isabel frowned and pretended to be unhappy. "Why? Will telling them who | am embarrass you?" His gaze hardened and quickly said, "Of course not."

Isabel raised her voice. "Then, why didn't you say anything?"

Roland took her into his arms, looked her in her eyes, and explained in a low voice, "I don’t want you to be unhappy." Isabel was confused. ‘Why would | be unhappy?" Roland was also puzzled. "You don't want other people to know about your identity, right?"

It had been five to six years since her debut, but no one in the entertainment industry knew about her identity. Since she hid the truth so securely, he had to respect her wishes.

Isabel was stunned. She did not expect him to care so much about her thoughts.

Her heart fluttered. She looked up at him and asked with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that Decker and the others will take this opportunity to make you a figurehead?"

Roland pursed his lips. "No. | have my ways to deal with them. | just need some time."

He frowned and said gently, "Isabel, don’t go online for a few days. Just stay here and feel at ease. I'll definitely clean up everything in the next few days."

He would clear her name and return all the mud that Decker slung at her. Isabel smiled. "Okay."

She believed him. She just did not want him to face those cruel people alone anymore.

 

 

Chapter 2185

Chapter 2185 It was late at night.

Isabel lay naked in Roland's arms and suddenly remembered what the two old men said to him before. She asked curiously, "Did the Houston family really try to set you and Clarice up together?"

Roland wrapped his arm around her and hummed softly. Isabel could not help but look back at him and asked with a teasing smile, "Why didn’t you agree?"

The Houstons were the most influential family in Southboro, and Clarice was the young lady of the family. She did not look too bad either. If he got together with her, Decker would not have taken Rockwell Corporation back then.

Roland pinched her sly face and said with sincere eyes, "I didn’t like her.”

Isabel smiled. "| thought she was the one who didn't like you.”

Everyone knew that Clarice liked Decker.

Roland said without changing his expression, "She probably doesn't like me either."

He did not like her anyway, so he naturally did not care about who she liked.

Isabel laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck."

Then, are you with me because you like me, or because | accidentally slept with you?"

Roland's ears grew hot. "Because | like you."

If he did not like her, he would not have let her sleep with him.

Isabel raised her rosy cheeks and looked at him with bright eyes. "Well, when did you start liking me?" She was suddenly curious.

Roland pursed his lips as a warm smile rose in his eyes.

After a moment, he said, "The night you saved my mother."

Isabel was immediately stunned. "You liked me since then?"

‘Yes, | liked you very much."

He liked her so much that he could not sleep for many nights, and all he could think about in his dreams was her.

He even went to Carter Corporation to apply for the position of director-general just to have the opportunity to get in touch with her, a celebrity. He did not expect her to be from the Carters, much less be the heir of Carter Corporation.

Isabel felt hot from his gaze and lowered her head to bury her face in his chest, too embarrassed to look up. Roland held her and laughed softly. The next morning, after breakfast, Isabel saw Roland out the door.

When he was about to get into the car, she pounced on him and kissed his face. She smiled and said, "Go to work. I'll wait for you to come back."

Roland's eyes flickered. Before she could get down from him, he took her face and kissed her lips. He only let her go after a longtime.

Isabel blushed as she looked at him. "Get going.”

"Mm. Wait for me to come back." He touched her head again and turned to get into the car. Isabel watched the car drive away and went back into the house.

As soon as she entered the living room, she saw Martha pursing her mouth and holding back a smile. Martha had most likely seen the scene of her making out with Roland earlier.

Isabel cleared her throat shyly. Martha smiled and changed the subject. "Isabel, aren't you bored at home? Let’s go to the seaside."

Isabel knew that Martha was worried about her being influenced by the discussions on the Internet. She smiled and said, "It's okay. | want to call my father.”

Martha quickly said, "Yes, you should talk to your family. Don't let them worry.”

Isabel was stunned for a moment.

If Martha knew her identity, she would definitely guess why

Isabel was calling them instead of asking Isabel to appease her family and tell them not to worry.

It was clear that Roland did not tell Martha who she was.