Reborn: The Unwanted Heiress's Revenge (Isabella) novel Chapter 12

Ten minutes later.

Tobias tossed his empty lunch box into the trash.

Isabella still hadn’t brought him his meal.

He sat quietly for a few seconds before standing up.

Even though he wasn’t fond of Isabella, her sudden disappearance

while she was bringing him food was something he couldn’t ignore.

He had considered texting her, but he’d never initiated contact with

Isabella before.

Tobias headed to the hospital lobby.

He spotted Isabella right away.

She was sitting in a corner, legs crossed, drinking from a large bottle

of water. After finishing, she looked around and rubbed her stomach,

appearing quite content.

Seeing her so relaxed, Tobias felt a surge of anger.

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Didn’t she care that he might be hungry? She’s just wasting time.

here.

He watched her from a distance and called out coldly, “Isabella!”

She must have heard him because she looked in his direction.

They locked eyes for a moment before Tobias began walking towards

her.

But before he could reach her, Isabella stood up, wiped her mouth,

and walked away.

Tobias froze, stunned.

She just left?

Wasn’t she supposed to bring him food?

“Hey Gabriel, check out this dress. It would look great on

Isabella.Should we get it for her? Bianca asked, pointing at a white dress in a store window as they walked by.

Gabriel glanced at the dress. “Nah.”

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He frowned, his expression hardening.“Why should we buy her

anything?”

Bianca pouted, her lips jutting out in protest. “But I bought so many

clothes, and Isabella didn’t get anything. She might feel left out.”

“Why do you care? She didn’t want to come with us,” Gabriel said, his

face stern.

Isabella had refused to go shopping with him and left as soon as they

got out of the car.

With that attitude, why should he buy her anything? It would seem

like he was trying to please her.

Bianca tugged at Gabriel’s hand, pleading, “Gabriel, please buy it for

Isabella. I want her to feel the warmth of family.”

Gabriel softened a bit at Bianca’s kind–heartedness. “Alright, for your

sake, I’ll buy it.”

Bianca beamed with delight. “Gabriel, Isabella will be so happy when

she finds out you bought her a dress!”

Gabriel looked at the white dress again, pressing his lips together.

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Really? Would Isabella be happy to see the dress he bought for her?

But she had been so harsh and rude to him at dinner yesterday.

After buying the white dress, Gabriel and Bianca left the mall and

headed home.

For some reason, he felt a tense anticipation about Isabella’s reaction

to the dress. After all, he might be the first person in the family to

buy her a gift.

As soon as they got home, Bianca ran inside. “Mom, we’re back!”

Olivia, sitting on the couch, smiled at her. “Come on, show me all the

beautiful clothes you bought.”

Gabriel followed with bags in hand.

Bianca chatted excitedly with Olivia about the new season’s

collections, and the two of them seemed genuinely happy.

Isabella came downstairs to this warm, lively scene.

“Isabella!” Bianca called out enthusiastically. “Gabriel got you a gift.

Isabella paused on the stairs, raising an eyebrow. “Me?”

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“Yep,” Bianca said, looking at Gabriel. “Gabriel, give Isabella the dress

you bought her!”

Gabriel, caught off guard, awkwardly placed one of the bags on the

table. “I saw it while buying clothes for Bianca and picked it up.”

He looked at Isabella, meeting her calm gaze, but saw no sign of

happiness.

Isabella’s expression remained unreadable.

It seemed she wasn’t moved at all.

The spark inside Gabriel was quickly extinguished.

Why was Isabella suddenly so cold to him? She hadn’t been like this a

few days ago! Before, if he had bought her clothes, she would have

been overjoyed. It was something she wouldn’t even have dared to

dream of back then.

Isabella, Gabriel got you a dress. Go and take it, Olivia said with a

smile, “Gabriel is very thoughtful toward you.”

Isabella blinked and walked over, casually picking up the bag. She didn’t leave immediately.

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She opened the bag slowly. I’m curious–what kind of dress did

Gabriel buy for me?”

The dress was wrapped in a clear plastic bag, neatly folded inside,

making it hard to see.

Isabella reached out and opened the plastic bag.

“Isabella!” Bianca suddenly called out. It’s not convenient to try on

clothes in the living room.”

Isabella shot Bianca a sideways glance. “I know, I’m just taking a

look.”

Without waiting for Bianca to say anything, she tore open the bag

and pulled out the white dress.

In the next second, Isabella’s expression darkened.

She threw the dress at Gabriel in anger. “Is this a joke to you,

Gabriel?”

Gabriel was completely bewildered.

He caught the dress instinctively.

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“What are you doing? How am I making a joke?” Gabriel’s face

darkened as he looked at Isabella.“I bought you that dress out of

kindness. What did I do wrong?”

Isabella sneered. “Giving me a dress that’s been cut up? That’s your

idea of kindness?”

What cut–up dress-” Gabriel looked down at the dress, and his eyes

widened when he saw a ten–inch cut on the side.

How did this happen?

Isabella cleared her throat, her voice tight with anger.““If you didn’t

want to give it, you shouldn’t have. I never asked you to buy me

clothes, Gabriel. Was it necessary to ruin a perfectly good dress just

to spite me?”

“I didn’t ruin it!” Gabriel exclaimed.

Isabella laughed coldly. “A cut that clean? It had to be deliberate.”

Olivia frowned, lines creasing her forehead. “Gabriel, what’s going

on?”

“How could you give Isabella a damaged dress? If she hadn’t noticed

and had worn it out, she would have been humiliated.”

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“It wasn’t like this when I bought it!” Gabriel turned to Isabella.

“Isabella, listen, I didn’t ruin the dress. I don’t know how it

happened…”

“There’s nothing to talk about!” Isabella’s eyes were filled with

disappointment and disdain.

With that, she turned and stormed upstairs, slamming her door shut.

Gabriel stood there for a few seconds, then his eyes reddened with

frustration.

“Isabella doesn’t believe me!”

He threw the dress on the floor in anger, feeling both wronged and

furious.“Why won’t she believe me…”

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