Emotions are easily transmitted, and at this moment, Isabella was affected by Emanuele's mood. She felt a bit uneasy.
Emanuele took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down a bit. Look at him, scaring Isabella like that.
Watching Isabella's inexplicably worried expression, Emanuele reached out and gently touched her hair.
"It's okay. Some unfortunate situations have arisen, but I'll handle them."
"Okay."
"You go to sleep."
Seeing Emanuele about to leave, Isabella didn't quite understand. He had come in such a hurry today and was leaving just as hastily.
"Aren't you staying here tonight?"
"No, there are still things I need to sort out."
"About me?"
Isabella was smart; she figured out from Emanuele's actions that all these troubles were related to her.
Emanuele nodded. Bending down, he planted a kiss on Isabella's forehead. "Isabella, I trust you. I hope you won't disappoint me."
During this time spent with Isabella, Emanuele had fallen in love with her. But now, with Frederick suddenly sending such a message and a photo of Isabella's back tattoo, Emanuele couldn't help but have doubts.
Yet, he still believed that he hadn't misjudged her. He just needed to investigate thoroughly.
After leaving the apartment, Emanuele immediately showed his phone to Phillip. "What information did you find in the message he sent?"
"Is she his granddaughter?" Phillip's eyes widened in astonishment. He was already surprised when he saw the photo, but reading this message left him even more shocked.
"But I asked you to investigate Isabella before. Her background is clean-her father passed away early, her mother married my father, and Sophia's identity has no issues."
Is that so? Phillip wasn't entirely sure.
"But, boss, I still find it hard to believe. If the lady is just an ordinary person, why would Frederick say something like leaving Chicago as long as she's handed over to him?"
Yes, if Isabella were just an ordinary girl, why would Frederick say such things? After losing so many people, wouldn't he want to establish himself in Chicago?
Now, he suddenly says he'll disappear if Isabella is handed over. It's eerie, too eerie!
Emanuele couldn't figure out this point either. He remained silent, lighting a cigarette.
His emotions were extremely agitated at this moment. He wanted to kill someone, but he couldn't do anything now, only temporarily relieving his stress by smoking.
However, he still felt restless inside.
Cigarette after cigarette, his brain felt a throbbing pain.
"Boss, I still think it's not that simple. If I investigate again, I'll look into the lady's father's side this time."
Previously, Phillip thought that Isabella's father had been dead for many years, and she had no contact with her father's relatives. There wasn't much to investigate. But now, hearing about this, Phillip thought it was necessary to look into it again.
What if there really is a problem? If the lady has an issue, wouldn't the boss be in danger?
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