Chapter 48 Well-behaved
Isabella was speechless. She hadn't expected Leo to say such that.
She looked up at Leo. "If Samantha is your ex-girlfriend, why have I never seen you before?"
In fact, she had never heard Samantha mention Leo. Although Samantha was from a modest background, was very self-respecting and had turned down all the boys who pursued her. If Isabella hadn't seen Samantha with Matthew herself, she would have believed that Samantha was conservative. Leo didn't seem trustworthy, and Isabella had her doubts about his words.
"You don't believe me?" Leo saw through her thoughts and suddenly took her left hand, pulling her towards Matthew and Samantha.
Isabella tugged at him anxiously as she saw them getting closer. "What are you doing?"
"I'll prove it to you," Leo said meaningfully.
No matter what Isabella did, she couldn't stop Leo as his grip on her hand tightened. He finally stopped when they reached Samantha and Matthew, looking at them mockingly.
Samantha felt a gaze on her and half-opened her eyes to see Leo's face, which scared her so much that she immediately widened her eyes, exclaiming and retreating into Matthew's embrace.
"What's wrong?" Matthew stopped and turned around, looking at Isabella for a moment, then leaning on Samantha while catching his breath.
Isabella looked away, staring at her shoes. If Leo hadn't been holding onto her, she would have left a long time ago.
"Fancy meeting you here," Leo casually spoke, smiling.
Matthew got off Samantha and they straightened their clothes. Samantha adjusted her emotions. When she looked at Leo again, her gaze had returned to normal. However, she didn't greet Leo, but instead looked at Isabella. "Who's this, Bella?"
"What's wrong? Did you forget me so soon?" Leo immediately chimed in, looking at Samantha provocatively.
Samantha quickly said, "Do we know each other?"
Leo smiled slightly and said, "You didn't say that when you were lying naked next to me."
Samantha hadn't expected Leo to be so blunt. Her expression changed as she angrily said, "What are you talking about? I don't know you. There's no grudge between us. Why are you slandering me?"
"Slandering?" Leo took out his phone and said, "I have videos and photos. Do you want to see?"
Samantha immediately reached out to grab the phone, but Leo was prepared and easily avoided her fingers, smiling as he asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? The files are encrypted. You can't delete them even if you manage to grab them."
"How dare you?" Samantha was very angry and hurriedly explained to Matthew, "Matthew, don't listen to his nonsense. I really don't know him."
Matthew didn't say anything, but instead stared at Leo and Isabella's tightly held hands.
Leo laughed again, saying to Matthew, "Do you want my number, Matthew? I can teach you a few things."
As Isabella listened , she couldn't help but feel satisfied at Leo's sarcasm. Only Leo could say such shameless things. Since she had been a victim, she couldn't help but want to distance herself from Matthew and Samantha every time she ran into them. Leo had even tried to get Matthew’s number. Isabella admired Leo's audacity.
Matthew coolly glanced at him and calmly said, "No need."
After speaking, he turned around and walked away.
"Samantha!" He didn't stop or turn back when Samantha called out to him. Samantha glared at Leo before quickly catching up to Matthew.
When Samantha and Matthew left, Leo let go of Isabella's hand. He lowered his head, and his shoulders slumped. He looked somewhat dejected. All his earlier hostility had disappeared.
The change in him caught Isabella off guard, and she started to believe him a bit. "Did you really date Samantha?"
Leo chuckled self-deprecatingly. "What's the matter? You don't believe me? Do you also think I'm not good enough for her?"
Isabella hesitated and shook her head. "You appear to have questionable morals, but Samantha isn't exactly virtuous either."
Leo smiled. "You're quite amusing."
Isabella felt at a loss for words. "I'm stating facts. Samantha isn't faithful in relationships. You don't need to be sad because of her."
"She stole your boyfriend. Don't you care about that?" Leo asked.
"It bothered me quite a bit at first, but now I just feel disgusted," Isabella replied.
Leo thought about Isabella's words, looking at her thoughtfully. "I never expected you to be so unburdened and carefree. Even more so than me."
Isabella corrected him. "It's not like what you're saying. I just think it's not worth wasting my time and energy on them. Life is long, and I'll always encounter people and things that make me dissatisfied. If I keep worrying about them, how will I live my life?"
Leo smiled faintly. "Do you want to get revenge on them? Should we join forces?"
Isabella shook her head. "I'm not interested."
She had plenty of things to do, and revenge against Samantha was definitely not one of them.
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Samantha caught up to Matthew and tried to explain, "Matthew, believe me, I really don't know him. I’ve never seen him before."
"Got it," Matthew replied without stopping.
"Matthew, are you mad at me? How can I make you believe me? Isabella brought that guy here. They were holding hands. It's clear that Isabella deliberately set me up. Don't believe them."
"Okay," Matthew responded calmly, without saying anything more.
Samantha reached out anxiously and grabbed his arm, causing them to stop in the hallway. "Matthew, answer me, do you believe me or not?"
Matthew looked at her, devoid of any emotion, and responded, "That's not important."
Samantha was taken aback. "Then what is important?"
Matthew didn’t answer, but the image of Leo and Isabella holding hands flashed in his mind. Isabella hadn’t say a word from start to finish. She hadn’t even lifted her head or made eye contact with him. She just stood silently next to Leo, unusually quiet.
For some reason, Matthew felt uneasy when he thought about that scene. It seemed like something that had belonged to him had been taken away by someone else and was now appearing in front of him, making him feel uncomfortable.
He had never felt this way before.
