Chapter 2209


    He remembered his first meeting with Isabel. She was sitting all by herself on the floor, in the middle of nowhere. Her vulnerable


    expression only made her more endearing. So, he managed to get her to go to his ce and installed her in his home.


    He fell for her and paid careful attention to all her needs. It did not take long before Isabel caught feelings for him as well. The


    two of them got together in no time.


    Their days were in and ordinary, but also very fulfilling, that was until he met rice.


    With the help of his father, his power struggle with Rnd had reached a tipping point. It was at that opportune moment when


    rice’s father saw something in Rnd and nned to wed his daughter rice to him to join up their families, which was a


    cause for rm for Decker. He stressed over it for an entire night before approaching rice himself the very next day.


    rice quickly caught feelings for him as well. Furthermore, Rnd had been foolish enough to reject the Houston''s proposal,


    which made it easy for Decker to swoop in and take her hand.


    The only hup in his ns was Isabel''s sudden intrusion during the day of the engagement ceremony. When she caused a


    scene and got herself thrown out, Decker had to admit that it made his heart ache, but he still toughed


    through it and resisted the urge to help her then. It was only after the ceremony hade to a close and all the guests had


    dispersed that he found the time to head home.


    He wanted to impose his authority on her so she would not rebel against him again in the future. Without sparing the time to


    rify the situation, he struck her across the face to establish his position of power. He thought this would make her more


    cautious going forward.


    His ns ended up backfiring on him. The next time he went home, she was already gone.


    There was no trace of her in all of Southboro...


    He initially assumed that Isabel was justshing out and would return eventually. To his surprise, Isabel hadpletely


    abandoned herst trace of affection for him that very fateful night.


    Naturally, he had never expected that she had been the daughter of the richest family in the region back then. If he knew, he


    never would have chosen rice over her.


    Ultimately, it was his greed and foolishness that caused everything to happen. He supposed this was karmaing back at him.


    Still, it was no big deal. Before he was brought into Rockwell Corporation, he was just a b*stard child who had nothing to his


    name, so it was back to square one.


    In a way, he considered this a new beginning to life as he knew it.


    With a deep and solemn sigh, he stood up and walked out of the conference room.


    "Is he not going to jail?"


    Inside Rnd''s office, Isabel was sharing an intimate hug with Rnd. She asked while still in the middle of their tight embrace.


    Rnd remarked, "I figured there''s no point putting him in jail since he''s going to be out in three years at most. We might as well


    get something substantial for it."Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Isabel agreed when she thought about it. "That''s true.”


    Now that Decker had no more shares in Rockwell Corporation, he no longer had any foothold and was essentially done.


    “Also, he promised me that we''d never see him in Southboro or Westchester again.”


    Isabel was taken aback by this.


    Rnd looked at her with a warm, proud smile underneath his eyes.


    Isabel chuckled and yfully pinched his cheeks. "I didn’t expect this from you."


    He sure was cautious and calcting.


    There was no cause for him to be concerned, however.


    Isabel had not been in contact with Decker in the five years since their break up. Besides, even if she were to fall for another


    man, it would not be her ex.


    Rnd grinned and let her pinch his cheeks all she wanted. Then, he put his arms around her and kissed her for what seemed


    like forever.


    Still holding her tightly in his arms, he propped his chin on her shoulder and said in a low voice, "Isabel, | want to marry you.”


    Isabel perked up and asked smilingly, "Are you proposing to me?"


    "No."


    Isabel was speechless.


    She yfully shoved him away.


    Rnd held on to her so she could not manage to shove him away.


    He exined thoughtfully, "| wouldn''t propose like this. I''m just telling you that | n to marry you."


    Isabel felt something stir in her chest, she grinned happily.


    Meanwhile, a time-piece drama that Isabel had been signed on a while ago finally began its first shoot.


    There were a couple of shooting locations, some of which included a faraway mountainous region boasting wonderful and


    otherworldly views. They also went to the ins as well as a desert.


    Isabel was aware that Rnd now had a lot of things on his te at Rockwell Corporation so she did not trouble Rnd with


    sending her off to work.


    They spent two days practically glued to each other. After that, she took her luggage and went to the filming outposts with the


    film crew.


    Everyone in the crew, including the director known for having a strict personality was abnormally polite to her. It must have


    something to do with them knowing about her true identity now. Despite that, Isabel was someone who prided herself on being


    self-aware, so she would notice when her performance was off or if she was unable to bring out the essence of the characters


    she was ying. Without needing anyone to ask, she would propose reshooting the scenes that she felt wereckluster.