After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Secret Wedding 243 Chapter 243 Waiting for Her to Fall In Love Xander lightly furrowed his brows, keeping a composed and calm expression as he met Isabel's intense stare. After a brief pause, he gestured towards Samuel. "I got it for him." What? Samuel appeared utterly confused, staring at his older brother.

Isabel was caught off guard and shifted her attention to Samuel, raising an eyebrow with a playful glint in her eyes.

"Samuel, you're full of surprises, aren't you? I never expected that. I usually see you by yourself and assumed you were a solitary person. But now that you've barely gotten back on your feet, things have moved so fast, huh?" Samuel's jaw dropped in disbelief, "No, I ... " Before he could explain, Xander silenced him with just a glance.

What's happening here? Such nonsense! After dinner, Samuel went to Xander to have a word in private.

"Xander, what's going on? Are you hiding something from me?" "If you're asking, then I might as well share something with you now." Xander's tone was serious as he spoke to Samuel. "What happened in the car that night, you cannot tell her." What? Samuel's eyes grew wide, and before Xander could explain further, they widened even more.

"Are you saying she doesn't know what you did to her that night? So you're...

|| "Lower your voice," Xander cut in as Samuel's voice began to rise.

Noticing Xander's glance toward the closed door, Samuel's suspicions grew stronger.

Isabel truly had no idea what happened that night.

"Xander, what's going on? I don't get it." To Samuel, the relationship between Xander and Isabel sometimes felt very close, but at other times, it seemed off.

Xander furrowed his brow, a touch of sadness visible in his expression.

Samuel was not used to seeing him like this.

In the past, no matter how tough things got, he never wore that kind of expression.

He understood Xander's nature, so even though he felt anxious, he knew that if Xander didn't want to speak, no amount of pressure would make him.

So he waited, hoping Xander would choose to share what was on his mind.

After three minutes, Xander finally decided to open up to him.

This was mostly because Xander was worried that Samuel might accidentally reveal something.

"I'm waiting for her, waiting for her to fall in love with me." His words completely threw Samuel off.

"What??? She... she hasn't fallen for you yet? Aren't you two already a couple?" Xander shook his head, then looked up and asked Samuel, "Aren't you curious why I gave the emerald guardian angel pendant to Isabel?" "Why's that?" Samuel had asked Xander this before, but at the time, Xander hadn't responded.

Xander pulled a contract from the drawer-the one-year contract he had signed with Isabel.

After Samuel read the contract, he was so stunned that he could barely speak.

"Oh my god! This..." He never imagined that Isabel truly didn't have feelings for Xander and was even considering leaving him.

Meanwhile, Xander found himself overwhelmed by emotions and couldn't break free, which is why he resorted to such extrmeasures to keep Isabel with him.

Who is Xander? He's the head of the Bennetts! The richest man in Solaria, incredibly handsand charming. With all his impressive qualities, many wealthy women would have gladly been with him, but in the end, he is the one who loves with humility. "Xander, there's something I need to share with you, but you might not like it." "In that case, don't bother telling me," Xander anticipated his next words. Samuel was lost for words.

He paused for a moment before continuing, "Doesn't it seem odd? If Isabel wanted to leave, why would she strike a deal with you over the emerald guardian angel pendant?" Samuel couldn't understand why he hadn't figured this out.

IMS Isabel had to be more complex than she seemed. Oh, right, she was a skilled doctor and a student of the Miracle Healer, so she's definitely not as ordinary as she looks.

"She won't harm me," Xander replied with complete confidence, his gaze filled with trust in Isabel.

Samuel rubbed the back of his neck, "I believe Isabel wouldn't hurt you either. If she meant to harm you, she could have done so by now. She wouldn't have waited or kept this arrangement. She could have just taken the emerald guardian angel pendant and left without a word." Shifting the topics, he said, "I just can't understand why she's doing all of this." His question mirrored Xander's own confusion.

Over the past few days, Xander had been conducting his own private investigation, but he had barely cup with any helpful information. The room fell silent.

Samuel glanced down at the contract in his hand, preparing to return it to Xander when he suddenly noticed something strange.

Hold on, this number doesn't add up.

"100 years?! Isabel agreed to a 100-year contract with you?" Based on Xander's explanation earlier, the emerald guardian angel pendant was only meant to be temporarily held by Isabel, so why would the contract be for 100 years? This doesn't add up, does it? Samuel studied the document closely and saw that the two "0" following the "1" were too close together. In this format, there should only be one "1" in such a small space. en As he processed this, he suddenly understood.

He clenched his jaw. How could he even describe how he felt right now? Unbearable! Yes! That was it! "Unbearable" was the perfect word to capture his current feelings.

The following day.

Colin's bodyguard had been stationed nearby, watching for any sign of the people leaving the villa. What would they look like when they finally emerged? "Have they out yet?" Colin hadn't gotten much sleep the previous night.

His mind was consumed with thoughts of his I.Z. Corporation and Lilac Heights' crown villa. How could he rest? "They're out!" the bodyguard murmured.

At the sound of this, Colin straightened up.

Amelia and Lillian, both of whom had also spent a sleepless night, leaned forward their eyes fixed on the video call on Colin's phone. Through the screen, they saw Isabel stepping out of the villa. She was accompanied by an elderly man, likely in his sixties.

"He's definitely an old man!" Lillian scoffed, her disdain evident.

Isabel and the elderly man appeared to be having a conversation, but their words were too distant to hear.

After a while, Isabel got into a car and drove off, while the elderly man returned inside the villa.

"Let's go, we're heading over there!" Before long, Colin arrived at the Bennett villa.

"Hello, I'm Isabel Zimmerman's father. I need to speak with the owner of this villa. It's armate of great importance," Colin told the servant in the yard. The servant wasn't authorized to make the decision, so he called the butler, Desmond.

It was him! Colin immediately recognized Desmond as the person who had appeared on the video call.