Chapter 240


    "You know those photos are fake, so why won''t you give me a chance to exin? Why do you


    misunderstand me?"


    "I''m sorry." Brett bowed his head in apology, not daring to look at Izabe. He could imagine how


    disappointed she must be.


    He was afraid of Izabe leaving him and even more afraid of her saying "Let''s end this."


    "Is ''sorry'' all you know how to say?" Izabe asked emotionlessly, turning her head to look above


    Brett''s.


    His hair was messy, and his hair were filled with dirt and grass, making him look like he had just


    rolled around somewhere. There were bloodstains on his white shirt and injuries on his face.


    Izabe asked, "How did you get these injuries?"


    Brett''s hand, hanging on his thigh, clenched into a fist. Afraid that Izabe would worry, he wanted


    to tell her he had hurt himself by ident.


    But this thought was harshly cut off by Izabe. "Don''t lie."


    Misunderstanding was the biggest problem between them, causing mutual suspicion and distrust,


    regardless of whether the lies were well-intentioned.


    Brett admitted honestly, "I got into a fight with Nathaniel."


    Izabe wasn''t too surprised, "So you two do know each other."


    "You guessed it?"


    "I guessed during lunch with him. He kept trying to sow discord between us. I thought it was just his


    little trick, but I still fell for it," Izabe said, her face showing pain.


    Seeing Izabe''s deste expression, Brett''s heart filled with panic. He wanted to reach out and


    hug her, but he didn''t know what kind of embrace could prevent her from getting hurt. All he could


    do was me himself. "It''s my fault. I was too scared."


    Izabe never expected to hear the word "scared" from Brett. He had always been arrogant and


    proud, unskillful in apologizing or admitting fault, let alone being scared of something.


    This was probably rted to his living environment and status. Facing problems, he would solve


    them. Fear only caused regression, while Brett was always fighting forward.


    Now, as he looked anxiously into her eyes and said "I''m scared," Izabe was shocked, but it was


    also heartbreaking.


    "Can you tell me what you''re afraid of?" Izabe asked.


    Brett didn''t hide anything from her, confessing everything he had experienced in the Windham


    family.


    For example, the person who fought for the Windham family inheritance, his parents'' fatal car


    ident, and Nathaniel, a child born to a mistress.


    "Nathaniel is your half-brother?" Izabe was startled. She had guessed Nathaniel might be Brett''s


    business rival, his mortal enemy, but she never imagined they were blood rted.


    The Windham family was a vast n. How could they tolerate Nathaniel''s surname, so Izabe


    never thought about that.


    "Yes, he believes my parents killed his mother, and after being brought to the Windham family, he


    never changed his surname. He''s the vengeful type, alwayspeting with me since we were kids,


    even over people. He''s ruthless in achieving his goals, cunning, and sometimes I can''t see through


    him."


    Izabe couldn''t help but shiver, finally understanding why Nathaniel approached her in the first


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    "Why didn''t you tell me before?"


    "I was too furious, and when he sent me those pictures and used you of fooling me…" Brett''s


    voice trailed off. "Anyway, I was wrong, and I won''t use you again."


    In fact, she was also at fault. If she had been honest and didn''t overthink, there would be no


    misunderstanding between them.


    After resolving the misunderstanding, Izabe decided not to let Brett continue kneeling. She


    whispered, "Stand up. I won''t lie to you again, and I''ll definitely stay away from Nathaniel."


    She despised people with ulterior motives, and after learning about Nathaniel''s character, she


    wanted to be as far away from him as possible.