The Billionaire's Pretend Wife (Isabella) novel Chapter 29

Since the owner of the shop had appeared, Isabelle had been stuck in a stupor. When he showed up, she had expected him to inquire what was going on, and she was curious as to how Jacob was going to engage with him.

Instead, when the man appeared, he immediately took their side before listening to his staff’s explanations. What followed, him asking the staff to apologise and then firing them, even shocked her further. Not to mention him saying that they could shop whatever clothes they wanted for free. It was all so unexpected.

It wasn’t until he left, after being curiously respectful towards Jacob, that she was able to snap out of her astonishment.

“What just happened?” she asked Jacob, looking up at him with wide eyes.

Jacob shrugged and shoved his hands into his trouser’s pockets, looking relaxed. “I suppose he’s really concerned about the store’s reputation, so he solved the issue as quickly as he could.”

She nodded, but couldn’t help frowning too. It’s true that the owner was concerned that his staff would ruin the store’s reputation, but shouldn’t he have been curious about what had happened? Also, wasn’t offering them everything they wanted for free a bit of a stretch? “I can’t believe he said we can take the clothes we want for free.”

“He must be a very kind man,” Jacob replied.

Kind? It was still business…

“Or maybe he didn’t want to mess with you,” she said. “You were so domineering, you sounded like the real owner of the store. If I didn’t know you, I would think you are.” To say that she was impressed with how he had stood up to the manager and demanded that he call the boss would be an understatement. At the end of it all, everybody looked intimidated by him. And when the assistants scurried away in shame after apologising, she felt that justice had been served.

“Was I convincing?” Jacob asked.

“Very.” She gave him a thumbs up. “You handled it very well.”

He laughed and took her hand in his. “I was just putting on an act, otherwise they wouldn’t have listened to me. Do you want to resume shopping now?”

“Yes, let’s go!”

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The two ended up choosing several outfits for each other, and this time around, the price tags weren't a deterrent. The assistants assigned to them by the boss were also super helpful.

They not only showed them the clothes they were interested in, but also gave input on the outfits, making suggestions on what would look good together. It happened that their initial assistant had been doing the bare minimum of her job.

At the end of it all, they left the store in high spirits and shopping bags loaded with new clothing. Since it was already evening, they decided to go to a restaurant to have dinner before heading home.

Jacob saw that Isabelle was very happy, and it made him content. She ordered a lot of dishes and a bottle of expensive wine, insisting that they should celebrate the day. He didn’t stop her–since they didn’t spend any money at the store, she still had the cash she had meant to spend.

By the time they were done with dinner, she was not only quite full but also drunk. When it was time to leave, she insisted that she could walk, but when she got to her feet, she staggered and he had to catch her in his arms.