Chapter 33 Contempt


    Isabe nced at Draxton and asked, "Do I look like I have a choice?"


    Draxton frowned and asked, "Do you have a problem with me?"


    Isabe went quiet.


    He was spot on, and she did not like him.


    A lot of women might want to marry him, but for her, he simply spelled trouble. Draxton pursed his lips and went quiet.


    The expression on Draxton''s face looked just like Ricky''s when he was helpless. Isabe blinked and suddenlyughed out loud.


    In reality, other than the troubles he attracted, he was quite an adorable man.


    In a way, Isabe liked Draxton since Ricky and Draxton resembled each other.


    "I''ll take you out for some fun."


    The look on Draxton''s face softened after looking at herugh.


    He really wanted to bond with her.


    "Where are we going?"


    "I''m going to take you horse riding."


    Isabe pondered briefly. She had never done horseback riding before.


    He brought her to a horse riding club.


    The club had all kinds of thoroughbred horses in the stables and arge grand horseback riding course. Not many people were around at the club today. Of the people there, all of them looked rich and powerful judging from their attires.


    After entering the club, Draxton went to the lounge to get changed, so Isabe went out first.


    The moment she entered the horseback riding course, the people inside noticed her presence. They looked at her from head to toe, moving their eyes like radars, before looking away.


    Two men who worked for the club came from behind and said, "Miss, you''re here with a friend, right?"


    Isabe nodded in response.


    The two of them looked at her with slight contempt. They could tell at a nce that she was just some kept woman. One of the men said, "In that case, why don''t you go over and take horse number 18 then?" Isabe nced over and spotted arge ck horse. At a single nce, the horse looked wild and untameable.


    "I''m Andre Parker. I''m the club''s equestrian coach. Miss, can youe with me? Where is your friend?"


    "He''ll be here in a minute," replied Isabe.


    He had been working at the club for nearly 7 to 8 years. The clientele consisted mainly of members from high society.


    When Isabe failed to mention the identity of the man behind her, he was certain that it was probably just an ordinary wealthy man.


    "Andre, who is this gorgeousdy?"


    Three young women in their twenties came over. One of the women with short hair greeted Andre.


    Andre was all smiles as he said, "Miss Walker, are you done for the day? How did you perform today?" "I lost to them."


    As she spoke, she nced at Isabe and smiled teasingly. "I don''t believe I''ve seen her before." Isabe did not respond.


    "Oh, yes. Miranda''s little sister is also here. She is new to horseback riding too. Why don''t you teach her


    together? Since you''re already teaching her, it doesn''t make a difference to teach one more, right?" As she spoke, she waved at the young woman who was walking over toward them.


    The young woman named Elisa Lockwood walked over quickly, her eyes filled with curiosity.


    "Of course, it''s no problem at all. You can count on me," said Andre as he patted his chest confidently. "Miranda and Elisa''s father work for North Star Group. Which family do youe from, Miss?" The short-haired woman smiled ambiguously at Isabe,


    Isabe thought to herself. She was certainly a nosy woman.


    When they got to the stable, Andre led a little white horse out of the stables. He proceeded to tell Elisa about what to look out for. Isabe was left by the side and waspletely forgotten. "You''ve heard me, right? Now, you can go with Miss Lockwood now."


    Andre turned his head and spoke to Isabe patronizingly.


    Isabe''s eyes turned cold. She nced at the two horses in front of her. Her horse clearly had a wilder temperament.


    Elisa''s horse was already very tame and docile. Also, the little white horse was perfect for a young woman to ride.


    The little white horse had a gentle temperament. However, herrge ck horse looked stubborn and proud in nature. It kicked its legs and flung its tail impatiently as it snorted.


    Isabe still wore a cold expression on her face.


    The short-haired girl said mockingly, "Miss, since you are new to horseback riding, this is perfect. You can learn with Elisa and hang out together. What are you waiting for? Let''s go. Before your sugar daddyes, you can go practice your riding first."


    Isabe''s face looked livid. Did she look like a kept woman to her?


    The two girls with the short-haired girl also looked at Isabe with contempt.


    Isabe could not be bothered by these unmannered women. Instead, she tilted her head sideways and scrutinized the big ck horse with a curious look in her eyes.


    She stepped forward and wanted to pat the ck horse''s head.


    The horse retreated and snorted the moment she approached it.


    Isabe halted in front of it and ced her hand on it forcibly. She swiftly touched the horse''s furry face before it knew what was happening.


    Even though the horse had a wild nature, it had a very glossy coat and its texture felt excellent under her hands.


    Isabe narrowed her eyes as she patted the ck horse. Before the ck horse started to lose its temper, she quickly pulled her hand back.


    Andre and the women watched from the side as Isabe interacted with the ck horse. A look of contempt emerged in their eyes as they observed her.


    Judging from the woman''s actions, she was probably an ignorant country bumpkin. Even her sugar daddy was probably just a small upstart.


    Isabe disregarded their gazes and kept looking at the big ck horse in front of her. The ck horse seemed particrly annoyed as it kept staring at Isabe with hostility.


    Isabe''s lips curved upwards. She liked the horse even more. She looked straight into Andre''s eyes and said, “Is this how the club treats its guests? You told your guests to use an untamed horse. If an ident happens, are you going to take responsibility?"


    Andre smiled and replied, "Miss, that''s not true. Thisrge ck horse is the best-looking horse in the club. I assure you that it has been trained, and no ident is going to happen. Only inexperienced horseback riders might get into idents asionally."


    - Isabe said mildly, "From the way you phrase it, are you saying if any idents happen, it''s your clients''


    fault?"


    Andre gave a fake smile and said, "That''s not true. Under normal circumstances, idents rarely happen at


    the club."


    In any case, if idents do happen, they could settle it as well. After all, they had the Lockwood family''s support.


    The Lockwood family was the true owner of the horseback riding club.


    Andre naturally feared no one.


    "Are you going to ride or not? Otherwise, I''m going to go ahead!"


    With some hint of impatience, Elisa rushed Isabe into riding the horse as she led the little white horse.


    Andre hurriedly said, "Oh my, sorry for holding you up, Miss Elisa. Let''s go. Let''s go riding now."


    Andre turned to say to Isabe impatiently, "Miss, aren''t you going to keep up?"


    Isabe crossed her arms as she nced at Andre mildly. Initially, Andre was starting to lose his patience.


    The moment he caught the cold look in her eyes, he could not help feeling uneasy.


    Isabe pointed at the big ck horse and said, "If you take this horse for a round, I''ll ride too."


    Andre''s expression changed immediately.


    "Miss, this horse was prepared for our customers."


    Isabe said nothing.


    "If you don''t know how to ride horses, you shouldn''t havee. You country bumpkin!" Elisa shouted impatiently. She then turned and led the little white horse to the horse-riding track. Andre hurriedly followed behind her and said ingratiatingly, "Miss Elisa, please be careful. Even though the horse is well trained, you still have to be careful..."


    He turned to re at Isabe and scolded, "Who do you think you are? Don''t you know your ce? How could youpare to Miss Elisa?"


    The short-haired woman and her friends did not like Isabe. In their eyes, the likes of Isabe were not even fit to engage in conversation with them.


    "Come on. Let''s go take a break at the lounge." The three of them nced at Isabe and left together. Only Isabe and the big ck horse remained still. They were looking at each other.


    Now that the annoying folks were gone, Isabe set her eyes on the horse. The more Isabe looked at the tall handsome horse, the more she liked it.


    She hooked her finger at the ck horse and said, "ck, take me for a ride, will you? Let''s show those idiots what we are made of, shall we?"


    The big ck horse snorted in disdain. White fumes could be seen spewing from its nose, and the horse looked very proud.


    Isabe could see the big ck horse rolling its eyes at her in deep disdain. It did not seem to like her very


    much.


    Isabe did not get angry. Instead, she burst outughing. The horse''s ears trembled after hearing herughter. It did not understand why this human wasughing so hard. The human certainly seemed stupid At this moment, Isabe walked over to the horse, raised her hand, and ced it on its back. The horse instinctively wanted to raise its legs to kick the arrogant and ignorant human.


    Sadly, it felt as though his legs were filled with lead and it was impossible to raise them.


    The horse got angry and swished its tail desperately wanting to free itself. It stubbornly looked at Isabe with great hostility.


    Isabe smiled brightly at the horse. The hand on its back felt as heavy as a mountain.


    Isabe said, "My friend, even leopards be as tame as kitties in my hands, let alone you, right?"


    The big ck horse had a proud personality, so it struggled even harder against Isabe.


    Isabe ced her other hand on the ck horse''s back as well and jumped right onto its back. The big ck horse neighed and moved around wildly wanting to fling the human off its back badly. However, Isabe seemed glued to its back. No matter what it did, it was unable to fling her off.


    She held onto its neck firmly with her body leaning forward. At the same time, she dug her heels into the horse''s belly. The horse got agitated, so it reared its head and neighed before it ran off uncontrobly. The ck horse shot off like an arrow and instantly disappeared from its spot.


    Andre was patiently teaching Elisa to ride when a strong gust of wind went past them. He saw the horse and rider running into the distance.


    Andre''s expression froze. He did not expect the woman to dare to ride the big ck horse. Also, he caught a nce when they ran by. The woman surprisingly did not use the proper protective gear. Andre was suddenly a little scared.


    Even though the club was owned by a powerful n, it was not good for business if people died on their territory.


    Elisa was riding on the little white horse. The moment she caught the ck horse and Isabe galloping off, she pouted and said in disdain, "Does she really know how to ride? Let''s hope she doesn''t fall off the horse''s back and cripple herself!"


    Andre knew this well. If Isabe fell off the horse, she might get crippled or even stomped to death by the horse.


    Andre finally lost his cool.


    He hesitated about whether he should call for help.


    Elisa looked sideways at him and said impatiently, "Come on then. Aren''t you going to teach me how to ride a horse? Are you going to do it or not? Otherwise, you can just send someone else."


    The moment Andre recalled Elisa''s father working at North Star Group, he did not dare to offend the rich and powerful young woman. He threw Isabe to the back of his mind and led Elisa''s horse ingratiatingly.


    Isabe felt very exhrated by the ride. The ck horse ran swiftly making her hair fly so hard that it was almost straight.


    Her body kept bouncing up and down on the back of the horse. It was a little ufortable, but she loved the thrill of riding on horseback and galloping at high speeds.


    This was real horseback riding. The horse ran into the paths near the vicinity of the horseback riding club. Lush greenery could be found on both sides of the path as the trees swiftly disappeared into the background.


    In the first 20 years of her life, Isabe never thought that she was the adventurous sort. Also, she was never a thrill seeker.


    The environment Isabe originally grew up in might have made her suppress her true personality. After her masters saved her, they taught her new skills. Perhaps her true personality deep inside gradually go awoken after she learned some skills for herself.


    Isabe enjoyed doing things that seemed dangerous and adrenaline-rising.


    She adored freedom along with the proud untameable horse. The horse enjoyed freedom, just like her.


    In an instant, she did not want to tame the big ck horse anymore. The horse needed freedom by nature. It should not be tamed and definitely shouldn''t end up bing another one of those docile horses in the horseback riding club with no character.


    Isabe liked the horse. She felt they had a lot inmon.


    A cliff wasing up ahead, so Isabe got worried. Shey prone on the horse and said to it, "Hey! Do you n on jumping down the cliff with me? Doesn''t that mean we will die together? Then again, I guess it''s not too bad. You can keep mepany for eternity then!"


    Isabe was unafraid, but she was not crazy enough to die. When they were 10 feet away from the cliff, Isabe tried to force the horse to change directions.


    Unexpectedly, the horse raised its forelimbs and hastily halted 10 feet away from the cliff.


    Isabe was astonished and chuckled out loud. She reached her hand out to touch the horse''s mane on the top of its head. She smiled and said, "My friend, well done. I thought you genuinely wanted to die for a moment there!"


    The horse threw its head proudly and flung isabe''s hand aside. However, it did not dislike Isabe as much


    anymore.


    Isabe narrowed her eyes. She could keenly sense something changing about the horse''s attitude toward


    her.


    On the way back, the horse ran particrly swiftly. Inparison to its previous temper, it ran a lot more calmly than before, despite running at high speed.


    Isabe let go of her hands and gripped the horse''s belly using her legs.


    She stretched her arms out and leaned into the wind looking like she never looked so euphoric in her life. It was pure bliss for her.


    Inside the club, Elisa and the little white horse trotted around the horse-riding track under Andre''s personal supervision.


    Elisa smiled happily as she rode. Andre cautiously rode another horse beside her to take care of her.


    At this moment, they caught sight of the big ck horse galloping back swiftly. Elisa was jolted by the sight. Andre heaved a sigh of relief. The woman was certainly lucky. However, he was d that Isabe dic


    not get into an ident


    His face went stern, and he inexplicably felt annoyed.


    "Hmph. I thought she would die from an ident earlier," said Elisa with contempt.


    As they watched, the big ck horse rode right past them.Material ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Elisa paused briefly. Her hand suddenly moved, and sheshed the riding crop in her hand at the big ck horse with a cunning look on her face.


    The big ck horse neighed when someone suddenly cracked a whip on it. It raised its forelimbs high for some time without setting them down.


    As she rode on the horse, Isabe''s face turned stiff from the sudden deliberate attack.


    Isabe''s face turned cold. That woman clearly did this on purpose.


    Before the big ck horse set its forelimbs on the ground, a cold look swept across Isabe''s eyes. Isabe. pulled the harness to make the horse change directions as she dug its belly hard with her heels. She made the horse run straight for Elisa.