Chapter 470
The next morning, Isabella woke up to find Victoria bustling around in the kitchen.
She called out “Mom” and heard Victoria casually asking her to call Seth to join them for
breakfast.
Isabella was surprised. “Mom, how are you?”
Victoria turned around blankly, quickly making noodles. “I’m fine. What could possibly
be wrong with me?”
It was a brief moment of forgetfulness after a seizure, just like before.
Isabella took a deep breath, went back to her room to freshen up, and then went
backyard to find Seth.
It was only eight o’clock, and Seth was already working. When Isabella entered, she
heard him on the phone.
She didn’t make a sound, waiting for Seth to hang up before she spoke, “Mr. Shaffer, my
mother would like to invite you to have breakfast.”
Seth looked up. “Didn’t you say I shouldn’t see your mother?”
Isabella forced a smile. “My mother is emotionally unstable, and your special status
could easily cause misunderstandings.”
Seth understood what she meant, hummed lightly, closed his notebook, and walked out
with one hand in his pocket.
Isabella followed him, stopping him in front of the villa.
“Could you please be careful with your words?”
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Seth frowned. “What do you mean?”
“My mother doesn’t know about our past, and she can’t know,” Isabella said tactfully.
Seth looked down at her, his tone slightly annoyed. “What happened between us?”
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He could tell that Isabella was reminding him that their past five years were not to be
revealed.
Isabella sighed in relief. “Thank you for your cooperation.”
With that, she stepped aside.
Seth’s expression remained cold. As he reached the door connecting the front a
back yards, his face showed a slight change, preventing it from looking too rigid.
As he pushed open the small door, Victoria was setting the table. Seeing him come
she immediately looked uneasy.
“Mr. Shaffer, please sit. I’ll go get some more food.”
Seth cleared his throat. “Take your time.”
“Alright.”
Victoria hurried back to the kitchen and brought out a large bowl of porridge, serving a
small bowl for Seth.
Seth was quite polite and treated Victoria with courtesy.
“Bella must have caused you a lot of trouble. Please bear with her.”
Isabella sat aside, glanced at Seth, and then heard him say, “She hasn’t caused
trouble. She works well and has helped me a lot.”
Upon hearing this, Victoria’s face lit up with a smile, and she served Seth more food
Isabella was worried that Seth didn’t like others being too enthusiastic and tried to
signal Victoria several times, but Victoria didn’t notice.
Surprisingly, Seth didn’t lose his temper and kept speaking kindly to Victoria.
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