Chapter 141
Seth faced Isabe, and the bodyguards with the stretcher hesitated to
somewhatical.
Nics suddenly reminded Seth, “Mr. Shaffer, there’s a routine board meeting
today. It might be inappropriate to go in on a stretcher.”
She frowned, wondering why Nics was saying such things. Is he ming
me for affecting thepany’s image?
“You’ve been a constant source of trouble. Things are gettingplicated
because of you,” Seth said with a cold expression, sounding impatient.
A screen full of question marks shed over Isabe’s mind. She didn’t
understand the meaning behind his words.
Then, he lifted his chin, lowered his gaze, and with a reluctantly respectful
tone, he said, “I can carry you inside.”
She hesitated and said, “No, it’s okay.” She knew she’d rather die of
embarrassment. She raised her hand, motioning toward him. “Could you
please move aside? The stretcher can’te through.”
Seth crossed his arms over his chest, showing no intention of moving. “Didn’t
you hear what Nics said? Do you want to ruin the Shaffer Group’s image
like this?”
Isabe was left speechless. She wiped her face, feeling extremely frustrated,
and turned to look at Jason beside her. “You go ahead. I’ll walk over by
myself, but it might take a while.”
Jason cleared his throat, sneaking a quick look at Seth. He thought
momentarily before carefully saying, “We need to be quick. The audit team is
pretty busy with their work.”
Isabe clenched her teeth, her mouth twitching. “Oh… Really?” She grumbled
inwardly, “Come on, does he think I’ve never worked at Shaffer Group?
Internal audit folks are the mostid-back, dealing with the same stuff all
year. Despite her inner frustration, she forced a smile as she nced around.
Everyone present was Seth’s men.
Seth lifted his leg and kicked her foot. “Don’t waste time.”
She was ticked off, and her cheekbones swelled up like a pufferfish. After
holding it in for a bit, she finally looked at Seth. She thought, Can’t lose my
cool; it won’t fix a thing. She eased up on her expression and gave a sly grin.
“Mr. Shaffer.”
Seth raised an eyebrow. “Yes?”
Isabe extended both hands, eyes filled with a yful smile. “Hug me.”
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A collective gasp sounded.
He stood before her, lowered his head, and faced her smiling face. Two arms
reached out to him as well. He raised a corner of his mouth and quipped,
“Has your stomach acid eaten away at your brain?”
Isabe was speechless.
Beside her, everyone but Nics let out an inexplicable sigh of relief. He
thought, Thankfully, Mr. Shaffer declined; otherwise, the whole perspective
would have crumbled. This woman is just nuts, too reckless.
She expected to be turned down by Seth. She only aimed to gross him out a
bit, and now that she had achieved that, she dropped her hands. She
shrugged, looking childish, and gave Jason a yful nce. “I can’t sit on the
stretcher, no hugging allowed, and I can’t walk. What should I do now?”
Jason hesitated, concerned about saying the wrong thing, and wisely opted
to stay quiet.
Seeing no response from Jason, Isabe looked up at Seth and made a bold
suggestion. “How about letting the audit team audit me in the car?”
Seth nced at her and let out a disdainful snort, not bothering with niceties.
“You think you deserve such treatment?”
She pursed her lips, thinking, Yeah, I don’t deserve that. She shook her head,
wanting to say more, but Seth, facing her, abruptly turned around. Before she
could react, his back was facing her, and he raised one of her arms. “M-Mr.
Shaffer?”
Isabe observed as Seth abruptly bent over, leaving her feeling a bit
bewildered. Her mouth hung open, but before she could utter a word, Seth
had already hoisted her onto his back. Was he nning to carry her?
The others stood there,pletely dumbfounded. They rigidly made way for
Seth, and nothing escaped their lips.
With Isabe on his back, Seth walked toward the elevator in the
underground garage. When he noticed that Nics didn’t move, he frowned
and reminded Nics in a deep voice, “Elevator!”
Nics snapped back to his senses and promptly followed them. He quickly
pressed the elevator button.
Ding!
The elevator bell suddenly rang, waking Isabe, whose mind was frozen.
Shey on Seth’s back, clearly feeling the width and strength of his back.
Their body warmth mingled through the thinyer of his shirt, unexpectedly
making her heart beat faster than during their previous intimate moments.
She found it unnecessary for him to carry her like that; a stretcher would
have been more suitable. She felt a bit irritated and frustrated by his
boundary-crossing actions. It appeared as if he deliberately aimed to
provoke her.