Sweet Flash Marriage with the Restrained Tycoon (Isabelle and Damien) novel Chapter 724

Chapter 724 Happy Newlywed Life

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Melissa clutched her injured index finger, crying out in pain as she hunched over and stumbled backward step by step.

Two bodyguards beside Darrell moved forward to intervene, but Darrell held them back with a gesture.

“Darrell!” Melissa shot Darrell a sharp, reproachful glare.

Even now, he’s still defending her?

She ought to be tied up and dragged straight back home.

Claudia waved a hand lightly, and the two bodyguards at her side stepped back at once.

Not far away, Harold offered a faint smile.

This girl sure knows how to read the room well.

Darrell took one step closer to Claudia, his tone tinged with hurt. “Did you leave with him on your own free will, or did he force you?”

Claudia replied firmly, “I went willingly.”

Darrell reminded her earnestly, “We were supposed to get married.”

Claudia said plainly, “It never actually happened.”

“All the guests already knew about our engagement.”

“It doesn’t matter. I don’t have feelings for you,” Claudia said calmly, “I really don’t like you.”

Darrell froze. His gaze drifted past Claudia and landed on Harold.

Harold exuded an air of quiet elegance and mystery just sitting there–untouchable, impossible for

anyone to covet.

He took a slow drag from his cigarette, a faint smirk playing at his lips. His sharp eyes cut through the thin wisp of smoke and locked straight onto Darrell.

Darrell had never been one to back down easily, yet that icy, piercing stare cut right through him. A cold chill ran down his spine without warning.

“You don’t like me? Does that mean you like him instead?” Darrell asked sharply.

Claudia answered without the slightest hesitation, “Yes. I like him.”

Harold couldn’t hear their exact words, but he knew how to read lips–a small skill he’d learned from Damian, finally put to use at this moment.

He paused briefly between his fingers, pressing the cigarette butt slightly.

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Darrell let out a mocking huff, as if he’d just heard the funniest joke imaginable.

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“Claudia, you like him? That’s impossible. You’ve always been terrified of bulky, muscle–bound men–and him of all people?” Darrell glanced at Harold with obvious disdain.

Bulky and muscle–bound?

Harold’s expression darkened at once. He glanced down at his own build almost imperceptibly.

Isn’t this supposed to be an advantage?

How does he see it as nothing but brawn with no brains?

What poor taste.

Besides, this is a lean, well–proportioned physique—not some overdeveloped brute build at all.

Darrell said coldly, “I’m surprised you can even stand to look at him without having nightmares at night. Are you just using some random man as an excuse to run out of our engagement?”

Claudia swallowed hard.

He’s right. I really did pick him out of nowhere.

She said, “Darrell, Joyce is the better match for you. There’s no future for us.”

With that, she turned and walked toward Harold.

Claudia let out a quiet sigh of relief once her back was turned, her legs going weak with nerves.

No one could tell how terrified and tense she truly was inside.

Darrell was about to say something else when he was stopped by the bodyguards; the two bodyguards standing beside him immediately stepped forward as well.

His mind raced.

Joyce? Claudia must have found out something. She’d never bring up someone unrelated out of nowhere at a time like this.

She mentioned Joyce once before, back when she said her high heel had broken.

Darrell gritted his teeth, his fists clenched tight at his sides.

Joyce! That scheming woman.

Harold crushed out his cigarette, exhaled one last puff of smoke, and tossed the butt into the nearby ashtray.

This girl can’t even argue properly. What a waste of all that backup she has.

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He stood up slowly, straightened the front of his shirt, then held out an arm and pulled Claudia close as she walked toward him.

Claudia barely had time to react before his large palm rested lightly on her shoulder.

Warm heat radiated off his body, spreading from her shoulder all the way through her entire frame.

Her whole body felt flustered and overheated, her palins breaking out in a cold sweat. The warmth fell almost scorching against her skin.

Her heart pounded wildly in her chest. She forced herself to look calm and fell into step beside him, walking side by side toward the backyard.

Darrell frowned deeply as he watched their easy, intimate demeanor, rooted to the spot.

The last time they’d met, Claudia hadn’t even let him hug her. Now she walked so naturally, tucked beside another man.

Once they were far enough away, the bodyguards turned and followed closely behind them.

Melissa muttered angry insults under her breath the whole time. She would have gone after Claudia to settle things herself if Darrell hadn’t held her back.

Even Darrell seemed too intimidated to act boldly with Harold around, and Melissa knew she was in the wrong to begin with.

The pavilion in the side courtyard sat surrounded by a lake, with blooming lotus flowers stretching all around it.

Soft, dim lighting cast a warm, hazy glow over the two standing there.

Reserving this private pavilion required booking weeks in advance, and a single meal here cost thousands, even tens of thousands of dollars.

Yet Harold had gotten a table here effortlessly, no trouble at all.

Claudia couldn’t help wondering just what kind of powerful figure Harold really was.

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