Chapter 73 Don't Mess with Her!
When Isabella prevented her from arguing with Nicole, she thought Isabella was playing the mediator. She had initially considered Mrs. Lawrence to be someone who causes trouble, but little did she know.
This was beyond her expectations.
Nicole was furious, "You're even more cunning than Brittany! I underestimated you, thinking you were weak and would back down, but instead, you came to cause trouble!"
"I already said it was an accident," Isabella replied, "and I'm truly sorry. How about I compensate you for the perfume?"
Saying that, she turned to the shop assistant and asked, "How much does this bottle of perfume cost?"
"This is a 50ml bottle, and the counter price is 1180 dollar."
Nicole screamed, "Who wants your money? Who asked you to compensate? You compensate me for the perfume..."
"What's going on?" Joshua's voice rang out as he briskly walked over, noticing the strong and pungent scent of perfume and the broken fragments on the ground, "What happened?"
Isabella was somewhat surprised that Joshua was also in this department store.
She instinctively looked at Brittany and noticed that her expression remained unchanged, even with a hint of chilliness. She coldly observed everything before her.
Seeing him approach, Nicole immediately acted coquettish, "Joshua, you've arrived just in time! I'm being bullied to death!"
Upon hearing this voice, Isabella rolled her eyes.
Is not being able to be irresistibly cute a fatal mistake in front of a man?
Joshua's gaze briefly glanced past Brittany, pausing briefly, his eyes showing a hint of complexity. But he quickly concealed it, so fast that no one had time to notice.
Finally, he looked at Isabella, "Why are you here?"
"Can't I come to this department store?" Isabella replied, "I am curious, are you here shopping with your girlfriend?"
"This is a department store owned by the Lawrence Group. I'm here to take care of some work matters."
What? This is owned by the Lawrence Group?
So, in other words, she was shopping in her own place, and Nicole intercepted her!
If Emily finds out, she would definitely scold her, saying she has no backbone at all!
"Joshua," Nicole held his arm, "do you know her?"
"Yes."
"She's Brittany's friend, so it's normal for you to know her." Nicole immediately complained with a pitiful tone, "I know Brittany doesn't like me, but how could she and her friend deliberately break my newly bought perfume?"
Joshua furrowed his brows, "She is Sebastian's wife. They only recently met Brittany."
Nicole's face changed.
Th-This... is Mrs. Lawrence?
Oh no, they have just started off on the wrong foot. It would be even harder to improve their relationship in the future.
"Let's go." Brittany's voice interrupted their conversation.
At this moment, Tany spoke up, "Isabella, let's go somewhere else to stroll around." Whenever Joshua was around, she felt like the air was dirty and couldn't stay there any longer, longing to leave quickly.
"Sure," Isabella nodded, "However, there's something I have to say." She looked at Joshua, "The truth is, Brittany and I were selecting perfumes when your girlfriend wanted to buy the same one, but there was only one bottle left. She didn't care about who came first and insisted on grabbing that bottle. Maybe she's addicted to snatching things, that's all I have to say."
As Isabella and Brittany walked away, Joshua furrowed his eyebrows.
"Joshua, I...I didn't know that woman was Mrs. Lawrence, I..."
"Nicole," he turned around, "I've warned you multiple times, but do you turn a deaf ear? I told you not to provoke her, to avoid her whenever you see her!"
"Why don't you ask why the perfume broke? I paid for it! And do you know what Brittany said about me? She said I want everything that she has, including men! It hurts so much to hear that!"
Joshua smirked, "Is she wrong?"
Nicole's face paled.
"Don't be too greedy and don't be too conceited," Joshua approached her, "Nicole, how did you crawl into my bed and become my woman? Don't think that I don't know everything, you've been playing games with me!"
She stumbled and couldn't stand still, falling onto a chair, her hands sweaty.
He...he actually knows!
Joshua didn't even spare her a glance and turned to leave.
Nicole looked up and saw not far away his secretary assistant, as well as several executives from the shopping mall, waiting there. He didn't come to find her, he specifically came because he saw Brittany at this counter... just to see Brittany.
Even if it was just a glance, he was satisfied!
After walking further away, Brittany blamed herself, saying, "I'm sorry, Isabella, it's all because of me. Otherwise, Nicole wouldn't have intentionally come and snatch..."
"It's alright, don't let it affect your mood. I'll just pick another gift."
Brittany nodded, "As long as you don't mind."
"So, to make it up to me, accompany me to choose another gift and we’ll have dinner together tonight," Isabella said, "What do you think?"
"Sure, no problem. Invite your friend as well."
Upon Brittany's suggestion, Isabella bought another gift.
By the time she arrived at Lawrence Group's company, it was already afternoon.
Isabella felt ashamed for coming to work at the company for two days, spending the first day being detained in the lounge by Sebastian and today, only coming to the company in the afternoon... She wondered what others would say behind her back.
But...it's not her fault, she couldn't decide, Sebastian insisted on keeping her in the lounge.
She tossed and turned in bed, what could she do! All she wanted was to work well! Isabella lowered her head, trying to minimize her presence, and returned to her office. She called Emily, "Let's have dinner together tonight, I'll send you the address of the restaurant."
“Sure,” Emily eagerly replied, “Are we going with Mr. Lawrence?”
"No... it's just us," Isabella responded.
“Hmph,” Emily said, “I wanted to thank Mr. Lawrence in person. H’'s such a good person, taking care of even me, out of the blue”"
Isabella: "..."
She really wanted to scream into her phone, "Emily, it's me you should be thanking! It was because of me, being tortured by Sebastian, that I managed to secure this opportunity for you! Do you really think Sebastian would be so kind-hearted?"
But how could she bring herself to say such things.
"Are you also touched?" Emily continued, "Where can you find such a good man? Isabella, you must treasure him, be obedient, and..."
Isabella couldn't bear to listen any longer, "I have something to do, let's talk tonight."
What did she have to do, actually? She couldn't get involved in the secretary's work, and as for Sebastian... oh right, what was Sebastian up to? Was he in a meeting or busy in his office?
She had completely forgotten about her benefactor. Sneakily, Isabella left her office, went to the lounge, and cautiously peeked through the crack in the door to look outside.
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