Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 172 - 172 184 Redouble Efforts Tenfold Return (9)
Chapter 172: Chapter 184: Redouble Efforts, Tenfold Return (9) Chapter 172: Chapter 184: Redouble Efforts, Tenfold Return (9) Percy Stanton furrowed his brows, his lips moved but before any sound came out, Isabel Smith closed her eyes, swallowing back the sourness in the depths of her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to continue speaking calmly: “Just like tonight, my younger brother hates me, leaving me alone with his friends. I’m already very sad, I really want to rest.”
As she spoke, a layer of sourness welled up in Isabel’s eyes, as if a warm liquid was about to push open her eyelids and flow down. She struggled to hold her breath, striving to keep calm. However, her fingers gripping the bedsheet still trembled slightly, revealing the sadness and repression deep in her heart.
Isabel forcefully swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, then opened her mouth with a trembling voice. Her tone was somewhat faint, and even though her words were as crisp and clever as always, the inadvertent weakness still seeped through: “Percy, I know I have no right to say these words. Our relationship itself is just a transaction… But I want to be alone for a while, at least for now.”
At this moment, Percy seemed to have lost the ability to speak. He looked at Isabel for a long time, not knowing how to begin.
He had never seen this side of Isabel before.
In his memory, she was always straightforward and proud, even after their reunion, possessing a queenly aura and goddess-like elegance.
But right now, she was like a fragile porcelain doll, desperately trying to maintain her last bit of strength.
Truth be told, this version of Isabel stirred a deep pain in his heart. It was as if a knife had mercilessly stabbed into his soft, vibrant heart, stirring it until it shattered into pieces.
Percy stared at Isabel for a long time, so long that she came back to her senses and realized what she had just said. Her lips moved slightly. Was it because of the heavy blow Elijah Smith dealt her tonight? She couldn’t control her emotions.
Isabel’s long eyelashes fluttered, and she decided to turn away, burying her face in the soft, thick quilt, never looking at Percy again.
Percy looked at Isabel’s side profile for a while. She looked particularly unwell. He raised his hand, wanting to touch her cheek. But as soon as he lifted his hand, he frowned, his hand slowly clenched into a fist. He took a deep breath, propped himself up on the bed, moved away from her body, pulled up the quilt to cover her, and then got up to pick up his clothes, rustling as he put them on.
Percy took his car keys and wallet. Before leaving the bedroom, he stood by the bed and watched Isabel for a while. Isabel remained in the same position, not moving at all.
Percy’s eyelids flickered twice, the corner of his lips moved slightly, then he bent down to turn off the bright light in the bedroom before quietly leaving Isabel’s room.
It wasn’t until the door to the apartment living room was gently closed that Isabel lifted her head out from under the quilt. She looked up at the ceiling, and the mist in the corner of her eyes gradually turned into crystal clear tears.
However, the tears hung at the corner of her eyes and didn’t fall for a long time.
Her hand clenched tightly into a fist, waiting until the tears hanging at the corner of her eyes turned into mist and disappeared completely, before slowly opening her hand.
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Standing in the corridor, Percy didn’t return to his own apartment. Instead, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and dialed a number.
Three seconds later, the call was quickly answered.