Backup

Ditch the Ex, Date the Billionaire

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Chapter 22: Backup

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Isabella stood in the center of the room, surrounded by a throng of well-wishers, each offering their congratulations on her recent achievement.

If the achievement meant congratulations on getting e engaged to Bancroft heir then she would gladly shake their offered hands and accept it.

Her face radiated with joy and pride as she graciously accepted the compliments, her eyes sparkling with gratitude.

She didn’t expect this moment at all, she didn’t expect Archibald to suddenly bring this much attention to her, she certainly didn’t expect him to acknowledge her like that in front of all these important people and now, as the accolades poured in, she felt a profound sense of validation wash over her.

But amidst the sea of smiling faces, there stood a small cluster of figures who looked decidedly less jubilant.

They were Isabella's family, a collection of individuals whose relationships with her were fraught with tension an