Half an hour later, the car arrived. Disregarding the receptionist, Isabella went straight to Amelia's office.Upon seeing Nina following behind Isabella, Amelia's eyes flickered with guilt, but she approached calmly. "What's the matter?"Isabella sat on the couch and coldly glanced at Amelia. "Don't you have any idea what this is about?"Amelia pursed her lips. "Speak up, Isabella. I'm busy and don't have time to waste with you here.""Amelia, you really think you can fool me?" Isabella looked at her coldly. "On the day I was kidnapped, who told Brian which car was mine? Who took my spare key from the villa and gave it to Brian?""It wasn't me! Do you have any evidence? Don't try to pin this on me!" Amelia immediately denied."Evidence, you say?" Isabella took out her phone and played a recording."Amelia, everything is done. I've put the key back, and no one noticed.""Well done. I'll transfer the money to you later. If Isabella returns to the villa, let me know immediately if anyth
Amelia's eyes filled with tears, her face full of disbelief. She tightly held Benjamin's hand and trembled as she spoke, "What are you talking about? How could I not be my parents' biological child? They died in a car accident. How could it be my fault? Don't just randomly say that because I almost caused harm to Isabella's life!"Impossible! Her parents died when she was five years old. Amelia barely had any memories of them, only hearing about their past from her grandmother."Benjamin, are you lying to me?" Amelia asked, her voice shaking.Benjamin lowered his gaze, his eyes showing no emotions. His voice was calm as he continued, narrating the events of the past. "When you were two years old, Uncle and Aunt adopted you from an orphanage."Amelia's heart tightened, she had no recollection of this."You were a happy and contented family... But when you were five, because of a small incident, you got angry and ran away from home." Benjamin's face now wore a serious expression, his vo
Isabella found a nearby café and sat down. It was already 6 o'clock, the peak hour after work, so Ethan should have taken about 40 minutes to come from the office. But after more than 20 minutes, Ethan appeared in front of her. "Huh? Why did you come so quickly?"Ethan didn't say anything but took her hand and examined it for a moment before trying to unwrap the bandage. Isabella quickly pulled her hand back and asked, "What are you doing?""Is the wound deep?""Not deep." Isabella shook her head and then looked at him with a pitiful expression. "But it hurts a lot, and I feel so pitiful.""How did it happen?" Ethan asked again, his voice sounding low and nervous.Isabella took a sip of her drink and casually replied, "One of Brian's fans was arrested and taken to the police station. It's nothing."After saying that, she looked at Ethan's frowning expression and narrowed her eyes with a smile. "What? Are you so worried about me?"Upon hearing this, Ethan paused. It was at this moment
Isabella wanted to find Ethan to clarify things, but by the time the man finished his busy work and returned to bed, she had already fallen into a deep sleep.The next day, Isabella woke up and looked around, only to find that Ethan was nowhere to be seen. After freshening up, she realized that the bandage on her hand had been changed. She squinted slightly, feeling increasingly strange emotions in her heart.Isabella still wanted to go to the set to film. She picked up her phone and saw a message in the group chat for the crew. The director had announced a three-day break. Three days of break...Isabella naturally knew that it was Ethan's doing. Indeed, the man only knew how to interfere with her career! She spent a boring morning at home, and just after finishing lunch, she received a call from Ava."We have a script discussion meeting for the new movie this afternoon. Come at two. Tomorrow afternoon, we'll shoot T.R's endorsement advertisement..." Before Ava could finish her senten
Isabella had been discouraged from singing throughout her life, so she immediately refused Ava's request. "Impossible, absolutely impossible." "Isabella, dear Isabella," Ava pleaded with a distressed face. "Please, I'm begging you." "Ava, are you out of your mind? A talent show wants me as a guest? Are you intentionally trying to make me look bad?" Isabella waved her hand, resisting. "Singers should be invited for singing, dancers for dancing. I'm an actress, not good at singing or dancing." "No one else is available for the show," Ava's expression turned sour. "Talent shows like this have lost their popularity. Three years ago, they were hot, but now even a recently debuted group is struggling with their popularity. 'Shining Youth' is the same. It just started airing, but the ratings are abysmal." Suppressing her anger, Isabella put on a smiling face and asked, "So, no one wants to take on this mess, and you want me to do it? I don't understand. Your brain must be malfunctioning,
In the driver's seat, Ethan started the car and asked, "How did you come to the company?" Isabella didn't respond to his question and instead stared at Nathan's car, curious to know, "What's the relationship between Sherry and Nathan?" Upon hearing that, Ethan remained silent for a couple of seconds before responding, "Well... probably the same as us." Isabella paused for a moment, then scoffed sarcastically, saying, "You, Ryan, and Nathan, truly great buddies! No, wait, Ryan is better than you guys. At least he gives someone the status of a girlfriend, not some hidden secret." No, actually, Ryan is toying with emotions. None of them are good people! With one hand on the steering wheel, Ethan looked at Isabella's face, his smile hiding a deeper meaning, and asked, "What? Do you want a girlfriend too?" "No, it's not like that. I don't have one. Don't think too much!" Isabella denied three times, her face sincere, her tone earnest. Ethan squinted his eyes slightly, shifted his gaz
The next day, Isabella dragged her tired body to the dance studio as usual. She had made up her mind to do well in what she chose to do. She had given up on singing, but she was determined to excel in dancing! She spent the next two days in the dance studio.On the third day, they began recording for "Journey Around the World." This recording only lasted two days and took place locally. The director, for some unknown reason, decided to give them a budget of fifty thousand dollars. Fifty thousand dollars!Charles was the team captain for this episode, and everyone enjoyed themselves, indulging in good food and visiting amusement parks and zoos. The two days went smoothly, and Julia and Kathy didn't engage in any scheming during this period. Isabella found it somewhat boring but also a relief.Little did she know that the director's generosity was due to Benjamin's instructions to Alexander, the investor, because Isabella had injured her hand. Otherwise, the director had planned to send
Eric's statement directly took all the responsibility upon himself, causing an uproar among netizens. Within half an hour, the phrase "Eric's statement" skyrocketed to the top of the trending searches.Online discussions were rampant. Isabella rubbed her temples, feeling overwhelmed by the situation. She now felt even more guilty towards Eric, although it was just a slight twinge of guilt. And then there was Ethan to think about. Seeing that statement after she had just comforted him in the morning would probably set him off again.Meanwhile, the production team of the new movie took advantage of the buzz and created an official Twitter account, announcing the two leads.The fans of the couple were overjoyed, expressing their anticipation, but there were also many comments targeting Isabella..."She's just a newcomer in the entertainment industry, but she has such great resources!""It's different when a big star pursues you!""She doesn't deserve it, as usual!"Isabella felt annoyed