Chapter 325 Not to be Underestimated
Stepping into the villa, Joshua felt a bit awkward, glancing around the extravagantly decorated living
room.
At the slightest noise, Cuatro dashed downstairs and upon seeing a stranger, he ran up to Joshua, circling him twice, then sniffed at him with his dog nose before barking twice at him, making Joshua even more uneasy
Isabelle reassured Joshua. “He won’t bite.”
Joshua asked, “Do you live here alone?”
“Yes. Take a seat.”
Isabelle went upstairs and brought down a spare notebook for him.
Isabelle said, “Here, just use it.
Joshua subconsciously wanted to refuse.
Isabelle asked, “How can you study computer science without a computer?”
With that remark, Joshua fell silent.
He seemed like he wanted to say thank you, but couldn’t bring himself to.
After last night’s incident, Isabelle could sense Joshua’s change in attitude towards her. Knowing it was because of his brother, he no longer resisted her goodwill.
“Let’s get started. Isabelle sat down.
Joshua had only managed to catch up on a bit of last semester’s courses by himself, but he was completely lost in this semester’s. He had to start from the basics.
Isabelle showed a patience she’d never displayed before.
She explained things clearly and simply, even better than the teachers, yet with less effort, leaving out anything unnecessary.
Joshua was smart too, catching on quickly, but being a newbie to computers made him a bit clumsy.
Around six–thirty, the maid came to cook dinner and feed the dog before leaving.
Isabelle and Joshua had dinner together.
It wasn’t until around ten at night that their study session finally wrapped up.
Before Joshua left, Isabelle gave him the computer.
After hesitating a bit, Joshua took the computer and promised Isabelle, “I’ll pay you back someday.”
Once Joshua left, Isabelle went upstairs and grabbed her computer.
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In the following days, Joshua would leave school with Isabelle for their tutoring sessions at the villa. They grew closer, and their classmates couldn’t help but notice, sparking more gossip among them One evening, while Isabelle was chatting with Joshua, a car pulled up outside, followed by the doorbell ringing
Isabelle sent Cuatro to open the door.
Cuatro opened the door and upon seeing it was George, he quickly retreated, lifting his front paws high and slammed the door shut with a loud “bang,” narrowly missing George’s nose.
Isabelle said, “Cuatro.”
Cuatro pretended to be clueless, acting innocent.
Worried that Isabelle might get mad, Cuatro eventually reluctantly reopened the door and let George in.
George stepped into the living room and spotted the two sitting close together on the couch. He approached.
Joshua glanced briefly at George from his books, then quickly looked away.
Dylan followed shortly, sizing up Joshua and commenting inwardly, Other than age, he’s got no advantages, Nothing to worry about.
While Isabelle was teaching Joshua the new course material, George was left on the sidelines, finding a place to sit on his own.
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Not wanting to disrupt, George stayed quiet.
He sat there awkwardly for over ten minutes, afraid to make a sound, enduring Cuatro’s unwelcoming glances.
Isabelle wrapped up her explanation of the first three topics of the new course in one breath, leaving Joshua to mull it over before finally turning her attention to him. “Have you had dinner?”
George replied, “Not yet, I came straight from the company.
Isabelle said, “We haven’t either, we’ll grab something together later.”
George heard this and glanced at Joshua.
Isabelle introduced him, “He is Joshua.”
George just replied with a simple “Hmm.”
He didn’t say anything else.
The living room was quiet, with only Cuatro playing with a ball and the sound of Joshua writing.
George had expected Isabelle to chat with him, but after introducing Joshua, she left him hanging again.
Isabelle’s eyes lingered on Joshua’s face, which bore a striking resemblance to Storm Shadow’s, lost in
thought
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