Chapter 25 Xander’s Gentleness Towards Isabel
Oh no!
They got me!
Isabel was frantically trying to break free.
“It’s me.” A deep voice soothed her panic.
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At those words, Isabel ceased her struggles, her frantic heartbeat slowly calming as she looked up at the man holding her. The irritation from the spray caused her eyes to water heavily, and as she blinked through the pain, tears streamed down her cheeks…
Each tear traced a path down her face, falling onto his hand and deeply stirring his emotions.
“Don’t cry,” Xander murmured, his fingertips gently brushing away her tears.
“Huh? I’m not crying,” Isabel said, slightly dazed.
Xander’s heart ached more at her brave facade.
“I’m sorry I got here late,” he murmured as he pulled her into a gentle embrace.
Tiffany watched, seething with envy and rage, her eyes nearly bursting with fury.
Leo, having subdued the threat, turned to Xander. “Boss, what should we do with them?”
“What do you think we should do?” Xander deferred to Isabel.
“Let’s hand them over to the police. They should be locked away for a good long while so they can’t hurt anyone else,” Isabel suggested.
Simple, yet firm. Xander agreed internally, despite his own deeper anger.
“Let’s get you to the car,” he said, supporting Isabel as they walked past the downed men. His foot “accidentally” crushed the hands of the men on the ground, eliciting a chorus of pained howls.
“What happened?” Isabel paused, turning to him.
“Just stepped on something,” Xander responded nonchalantly.
Leo, who had seen the man reaching towards Isabel earlier, appreciated his boss’s subtle revenge.
After ensuring the men were taken to the police station Leo returned to the car and drove off.
“Did they get to you?” Xander asked, his expression tense.
“No, I managed to get away in time,” Isabel answered, her voice faint.
Isabel’s reassurances did not quite ease Xander’s concern. “I’m taking you to the hospital.”
“No, there’s no need for that, I’m okay. I’m familiar with medical stuff, so I know my own state–it’s just
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Chapter 25 Xander’s Gentleness Towards Isabel
exhaustion. Resting will be enough,” Isabel swiftly replied.
She knew she could not visit the hospital now; instead, she needed to return home to administer a necessary injection to herself.
“Are you sure you’re alright?” Xander inquired with concern, his brow furrowed
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“Yes, I’m fine, just exhausted. I just need to rest my eyes a bit. Isabel responded, scooting toward the car door and leaning her head against the window, maintaining a significant distance from Xander
Xander watched the gap between them widen, his mood sinking
After a brief pause, Isabel’s anxiety grew. Her hand drifted to the side, inching closer to Xander’s hand until she finally grasped it.
Xander looked at their hands, puzzled about her intentions.
Before he could decipher her actions, Isabel suddenly threw herself at him.
This sudden move startled Leo, who was driving attentively, almost causing him to swerve.
The scene changed.
Samuel was engrossed in a soccer game when he was disturbed by noises coming from outside.
It was likely his brother returning.
Samuel glanced up just in time to see Xander entering with Isabel in his arms.
The remote clattered to the ground.
What’s happening here?
Why is Xander holding Isabel?
Samuel’s confusion quickly turned to alarm when he noticed how Isabel’s hand was wreaking havoc with his brother’s clothes, fumbling inside his suit.
“Isabel! Are you really so desperate that you can’t keep your hands off my brother in broad daylight?” Samuel exclaimed.
A look of embarrassed resignation crossed Isabel’s face. I wish I could stop, but my hands have a mind of their own.”
“Let go of my brother!” Samuel urged as he pushed his wheelchair forward.
“I’m sorry, I can’t,” Isabel replied, her expression rueful
Samuel turned to Leo, frustrated. “Why are you just standing there? Get her off him!”
Leo inwardly cringed. Sorry, he thought, I really can’t.
Xander intervened, his voice calm. “She was drugged.” He gave Leo a pointed look that sent a shiver down his spine.
Leo knew better than to cross his boss; no way he was touching Isabel.
“Drugged?” Samuel scrutinized Isabel’s flushed face, wit was red from her cheeks to her neck.
Despite his concern, he could not bear to see her pawing at his brother
“Xander, just let her go. Don’t bother with her
“No, don’t let me go. Isabel pleaded, gripping, Zander’s shirt tightly.
She was in obvious distress, and Zander’s embrace seemed to be the only relief.
Hearing her softly spoken plea, Zander felt a tug at his heart and found himself nodding almost without thinking
“Okay, I won’t,” he reassured her.
Samuel watched, dumbfounded, as the scene unfolded, struggling to reconcile what he saw and heard.
His brother seemed totally under a spell.
“Xander, you can’t let her manipulate you like this, she might end up completely devouring you!”
Isabel felt increasingly anxious, sensing the situation could quickly become unmanageable.
“He’s right. Maybe you should just knock me out?” she suggested half–seriously.
“Yes, do it!” Samuel looked at Leo, urging him, “Knock her out now,”
Leo, forever caught in the middle, sighed in frustration. Why does it always fall on me?
Pretending to be in pain, he clutched his stomach and excused himself, “I need to use the restroom!”
He made his escape, preferring safety over involvement
Samuel, ignored by Leo, refocused on Xander. “Xander, please! Just knock her out!”
Isabel, feeling the mounting tension, gripped Xander’s shirt tighter.
“Please be gentle, I bruise easily,” she whispered.
She had always been the one to render others unconscious, not the other way around.
When Isabel braced herself for the impact, Xander did not strike.
Instead, he lifted her in his arms and ascended the stairs.
Not knocking out, then?
Isabel opened her eyes to gaze at the man. As her vision had cleared up a bit, she could clearly see his face from up close.
His strikingly handsome features nearly overwhelmed her, almost unleashing the formidable force within
her.
Samuel stared as Xander carried Isabel away and disappeared into a room, shutting the door behind them.
He then rushed up the express elevator to Xander’s room and pressed his ear against the door to eavesdrop.
Just as he did, a loud bang from inside caused the door to tremble violently, painfully rattling his ear against it.
