Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 1129

She even began to harbor a delusion—

Her Nicholas was here specifically for her.

She was utterly addicted to this feeling.

Being looked up to, being the center of everyone's raging envy.

All the glory belonged to her alone.

Isabella's heart beat wildly.

Her gaze toward Nicholas grew even more bashful, and she desperately wanted to close the distance between them.

"Nicholas, I..."

She reached out, intending to lightly grab his sleeve.

She wanted to ride the wave of the crowd's assumptions and cement her identity as his fiancée right then and there.

Nicholas had always been a gentleman.

Plus, they shared years of history.

Old Mr. Blackwood adored her too.

With so many people watching and gossiping, Nicholas had to give her some face. At the very least, he wouldn't completely humiliate her in public.

That was exactly what Isabella believed.

But the man didn't spare her a single glance.

He simply stepped past her with his long legs, completely bypassing her to walk toward the other side of the crowd.

Isabella's hand froze mid-air.

The smile plastered on her face shattered.

She slowly turned her head.

She watched Nicholas calmly approach Serena and come to a halt.

In that instant, his terrifying, domineering aura vanished without a trace.

His cold features melted into an expression of absolute, unfiltered adoration.

He lowered his gaze, his elegant fingers naturally tucking a stray lock of windblown hair behind the girl's ear.

The gesture was so fluid it looked as though he had done it ten thousand times before.

Then, he took Serena's hand, his eyes practically dripping with affection.

Vanessa flushed bright red, cupping her cheeks. "Damn, that is way too romantic..."

As for Isabella's manufactured, attention-seeking performance just moments prior, Nicholas didn't even care enough to clarify it.

He openly referred to Serena as his fiancée with every breath.

Using his blatant favoritism, he declared to the entire island who truly held the title.

A dead silence fell over the crowd.

Everyone's brains short-circuited.

They stared blankly at the scene unfolding before them.

Their expressions twisting into complex masks of confusion.

Just seconds ago, they were gossiping about the arranged marriage between the Lancaster and Blackwood families. They had genuinely believed that this god-like man must have been blind to choose Isabella as his bride.

But...

The Blackwood Crown Prince was holding their Code Goddess in his arms.

If the Code Goddess was The Blackwood Crown Prince's fiancée.

Then where did that leave Isabella?