Chapter 41
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The couch was cold. Isabella was curled up all night, crying silently.
Eventually, her head was woozy. Going all day without eating eventually had
her stomach screaming in the middle of the night. It felt like a hand had
seized her pain receptors, and it would squeeze them from time to time.
Isabella was too scared to move, just in case she would disturb Seth. She
couldn’t do anything now. If she wanted medicine, she had to leave the room,
and that would mean she might run into Keller. She was in a predicament,
and she had to endure the pain or else.
Without the meds, the pain was ravaging her body, keeping her awake. Even
if she were to feel tired, the pain would take over her head a while later. The
torment that was coming at her made her think she would die. Fortunately,
Seth didn’t do anything after that, or she might actually drop dead right in
front of him.
The light of dawn shone into the room. Isabella narrowed her eyes, and tears
fell forth from her dry eyes. She laughed at herself. Man, I’m strong. I can’t
believe I survived that. She closed her eyes to let herself feel better. Just
when she was struggling to get up, the lock rustled.
Someone slowly opened the door, and they carefully came in. The light of
dawn shone on the guest, and Isabella saw who it was. Selena.
“You’re early. Why?” Isabella said, stopping Selena from going to Seth’s room.
Selena whirled and noticed Isabella on the couch. She smiled sheepishly. “I
was worried about him, so I came to see if I could help.”
Isabella didn’t want to expose her true thoughts. Plus, she really needed
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some help. “My stomach’s acting up. Mind getting me some pills for it?”
Selena pauses for a moment, looking stiff. “But Mr. Shaffer…”
“He doesn’t wake up early,” Isabella interrupted.
Selena pulled her hand back awkwardly and pulled the hair on her cheek
back. She crossed her arms. “I see. So, what kind of pills do you want? I’ll get
them right now.”
Isabella said the name of the pill. Then, she reminded Selena, “There’s a
pharmacy downstairs. You don’t have to go too far.”
Selena nodded and reluctantly left. “Take care of him.”
Isabella said she would, but in her heart, she was saying something else. You
don’t have to be so worried about him. He can take two glasses of mango
juice, no problem.
Once Selena was gone, silence returned to the room. Isabella struggled to
get out of the couch, then she tiptoed to the water dispenser and got herself
a glass of hot water. Finally, she went to the restroom and told the
receptionist she needed breakfast.
The breakfast came before Selena did. So, she had a bit of soup and waited
for Selena to come back with her medicine.
Selena ran all the way back as she was worried that she might miss Seth
waking up. So, she was sweating by the time she came in. Isabella took the
pills and calmly thanked her. She took the pills and washed it down with hot
water. Once that was done, she decided it was about time for her to leave.
The elevator opened up again in a few seconds. It wasn’t even 6.00AM. The
cold was making her chatter. Isabella pulled her clothes around her closer,
but she ran into a few familiar faces once she came out of the elevator. They
were the bunny girls who argued with her at the racecourse the day before.
Isabella was feeling sick. She didn’t want to continue that argument, so she
tried to leave through the side. Alas, the moment she turned around,
however, the girls surrounded her. To make matters worse, the air was filled
with a pungent scent of alcohol.
“You’re in a rush. Why?”
“Nervous? Came down from the third floor even before morning hit.”
“You have Gordon, and yet you’re going for another rich guy?”
“You’re an even more professional sl*t than we are.”
The bunny girls kept mocking Isabella. The stench of alcohol alone could
knock her out, and they were shoving her around. Isabella was holding her
stomach. The pain was making her back sweat, but she held herself up and
snapped, “Back off, or I’ll start screaming. The reception isn’t that far away.”
The bunny girl in the lead could see that Isabella wasn’t well. She noticed her
holding her belly, and she came up with a devious plan. In fact, she didn’t
hesitate to follow through as she smacked Isabella’s stomach.
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