Chapter 59


    Chapter 59 One Promise


    Seth spoke softly, almost mockingly. He sounded like he wanted to watch


    how Isabe would wrap up this drama.


    Isabe rolled her eyes at the window and gritted her teeth. “No. I want to


    know how you’re going to repay my favor.” She mustered her courage and


    turned around. “I’m not your secretary anymore. I worked through the night


    and solved a big problem for yourpany. You won’t give me nothing, will


    you?”


    Seth stared at her, and he chuckled. “I see.”


    Isabe gulped. She was feeling nervous.


    “So that’s why you didn’t stay with Shawn. This is what you were trying to get


    at.” Seth chortled, but he looked rxed. He leaned on the leather seat. “So


    what do you want?”


    Isabe had been waiting for this the whole night, and her whole body was


    screaming in excitement. The first thing she thought of was to have Seth get


    rid of Louis, but then, even if Louis was taken out, there was still Vincent. She


    couldn’t use Seth to get rid of all her enemies.


    When the silence had gone on long enough, Seth guessed what she was


    going to ask based on their past interactions. “You want money again?”


    Isabe pursed her lips. She asked, “How much are you going to give?”


    Seth had a look that said, “I knew it.” He pressed down on thepartment


    beside his seat and took out a card. “Take any amount you want.”


    Isabe cocked her eyebrow. “Can I clean the ount?”


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    Seth shot her a look. Quietly, he said, “You’re too much of a coward to do that,


    and you’re not capable enough.”


    Isabe pouted. He was right. She wouldn’t even dream of emptying that


    ount, and she’d be too scared to spend the money even if she did empty


    the ount. She held the card and stared down, musing for a moment.


    Noticing her ignorance, Seth frowned. “You want more?”


    Isabe gritted her teeth and handed back the card. “I don’t want money.”


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    Seth paused. He then thought she was up to something, so he didn’t take the


    card. “What else could you want but money?”


    Isabe mocked him silently. What a paranoid. She smiled, however. “I want a


    promise.”


    Seth’s eyes glinted coldly. “What do you mean?”


    “You gave me enough money, but I need an exit strategy whenever I’m.in


    Imperia.” Isabe smiled and raised her head. Her eyes glistened. “If I get into


    trouble someday, you gotta cover for me.”


    Seth stared at her, wondering if she was telling the truth. Then he looked


    away. “What makes you think you can get my promise that easily?”.


    Isabe held the card tightly. She frowned. “Is it harder than getting a license


    to mine ore?”


    Seth said nothing. Isabe looked at his mouth, worried he might say


    something that would annoy her so much, she would strangle him.


    “I don’t make empty promises.” Seth whirled and opened the car’s door with


    one hand. “If you can’te up with anything, take the money and scram.”


    Isabe held the card and followed him quickly. She sat on the edge of the


    seat. “If I hold on to this card, then the promise still counts, right?”


    Seth stood beside the car and looked at her. “Suit yourself.”


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    That delighted Isabe. Good. At least I didn’t work for nothing. Got something


    from him. She saw Seth off as he went into the hotel, and she’d forgotten to


    get out of the car. Nics had to snap her out of it.


    “Are youing back to Imperia with us?”


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    Isabe shook her head. “No. I have something to do.” She hadn’t forgotten


    about Jonas. That b*stard was probably still in the hospital.


    “Shall I give you a ride, then?” asked Nics.


    Isabe pushed herself up and got out of the car. “No. I’ll get my own ride.”


    Nics was worried. He kept insisting on giving her a ride, and it amused


    Isabe. She had to tell him the circumstances couldn’t let her do it, so


    Nics gave up.


    She stood on the roadside and made a call, but a girl took it. “Hello, this is


    Lawdom Central Hospital…”


    She didn’t expect Jonas to be so injured he couldn’t take the call. She quickly


    got a ride to the hospital and came up with a story on the way. When she got


    to the hospital, she hobbled around and exposed the bandage on her ankle.


    Then, she slowly shuffled to Jonas’ ward.


    She heard Jonas cursing the moment she came to the ward. The nurse


    came out holding something angrily, and she shot Isabe a dirty look.


    Isabe knew why the nurse was mad and went into the ward thereafter.


    Jonas was on a bed, cursing at everyone around him. He got madder when


    he-saw Isabe. His gut told him Isabe was involved in the abuse he had


    received the night before. “How dare you show your face?”


    Isabe was shocked. “What do you mean, Mr. Stokes?” She hobbled closer,


    and Jonas noticed her bandaged ankle.


    “What happened…”


    “I ran around after having too much to drink. A bunch of guys were chasing


    me down. They were going to hit me. A car crashed into me when I was


    escaping.” Isabe was looking pale from not having any makeup on and


    working through the night. Her story looked true under these circumstances.


    Jonas was shocked. “You were attacked too?”