After Elisa finished her cake and took a short break, she began to spar with Isabe.


    Elisa suddenly realized that even though Isabe hadn’te over during this time, the skills she had trained hadn’t diminished. The twopeted, and Elisa corrected a few small mistakes Isabe made. After that, she also taught Isabe a few more moves.


    Isabe found that she could now keep up with Elisa’s rhythm, even though she knew Elisa had only taught her some simple things. However, these were the most effective methods for a girl like her to defend against criminals and protect herself.


    “Isabe, for girls like us, especially those who haven’t been trained, our strength is not as great as a man’s. So, if you face a man, I don’t rmend confronting him head-on. It’s best to surprise him with a heavy blow.”


    Isabe nodded in understanding.


    “Even though I’ve been trained, I can’t beat a man?” Isabe was a bit puzzled. She remembered the day when Emanuele wanted her to practice, and she couldn’tpete with him at all.


    She could understand not being able to beat Emanuele, considering he was the head of the Mafia and trained regrly, proving his robust physique. However, she couldn’t quite believe she couldn’t handle an average man, even after training for so long.


    Seeing Isabe’s disbelief, Elisa looked at Tony, who was standing nearby. “Tony, what are you standing there for? Come on, spar with Isabe.”


    “I don’t think it’s a good idea. It doesn’t feel right.”


    “You don’t need any techniques. Just exert your strength.”


    Hearing Elisa’s words, Tony sighed and approached. He felt he shouldn’ty hands on his wife, but he decided to focus on self-defense and avoid instinctively striking back.


    As Tony approached, Isabe threw a punch with all her might. Her fist had force, and it looked formidable.


    Tony didn’t even frown; he simply stepped back, avoiding Isabe’s attack.


    Isabe followed up with a leg sweep and kick. Tony reached out, grabbing Isabe’s leg, and she found herself immobilized.


    Isabe, who thought she had improved a lot, was effortlessly restrained by Tony. Moreover, he used no special techniques, just raw strength.


    In this moment, Isabe felt a sense of frustration.


    “Isabe, do you see? Sometimes, when a man deals with you, he doesn’t need any technique. He can easily overpower you. So, we need to catch them off guard. Don’t let them know you’re about to strike; that will only make them wary, and then you’ll have no chance.”


    Isabe sighed, feeling like she was starting to grasp this concept through abination of theory and practice.


    Tony released Isabe, and she approached him, shaking his hand.


    “Tony, you’re a qualified sparring partner.”


    “Ma’am, you’re too kind.” Tony had been afraid that Isabe might get angry, although she didn’t seem like that type of person. But who knew…


    However, when Tony shook hands with Isabe, she suddenly grabbed his hand, gave it a tug, executed a spin, and Tony found himself tripped to the ground.


    The training area was covered with foam mats, so even if they fell, it wouldn’t hurt much.


    Tony, caught off guard, fell to the ground, seemingly unaware of what had just happened.


    He had no defenses against Isabe; just when she dered it was over and warmly offered a handshake, he thought it was truly finished.


    Unexpectedly, Isabe had saved a move.


    Elisa saw Tony fall to the ground, his face frozen in shock. She couldn’t help but burst intoughter.


    “Tony, you’ve met your match! The mighty bodyguard taken down by Isabe,” Elisa chuckled at Tony, then turned to Isabe. “Isabe, you’re amazing! Proud to have you as my student.”This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Isabe, pleased with tripping Tony, helped him up and apologized.


    “Tony, I’m sorry for what I did just now. I just wanted to try out Elisa’s unexpected takedown method. Unexpectedly, it worked. Thank you for letting me experiment sessfully.”


    “No problem, ma’am. If you encounter any dangerter, I believe you have the ability to protect yourself.”


    Tony admired Isabe a bit more. She hadn’t seen iting, and others wouldn’t either. A fragile-looking woman like Isabe, capable of unexpectedly taking down anyone who approached her.


    Isabe was delighted. At least Elisa’s words were correct. She would continue training, and if anyone dared to bully her at Karen’s birthday party, she wouldn’t be lenient.


    After finishing her training, Isabe returned to the apartment to find several people inside.


    Emanuele sat on the sofa, looking at Isabe. “Why are you back sote?”


    He thought Isabe’s training wouldst at least two hours.


    “After I finished training, I went out to eat with Elisa.”


    “You’ve already had dinner?”


    Isabe nodded, noticing Emanuele’s strange expression.


    “What’s wrong?” She couldn’t help asking.


    “Nothing.”


    “Isabe, Emanuele hasn’t had dinner yet. He was waiting for you to have dinner together,” Lilly exined when Emanuele refused to borate.


    Oh! These two young people were really strange. Clearly married, but their behavior seemed like they weren’t. Especially Emanuele, who hade back early but waited for Isabe to return for dinner. And when Lilly asked if he wanted dinner, he insisted on waiting for Isabe, resulting in a two-hour wait.


    Isabe inquired about what was going on, but Emanuele wouldn’t admit anything.


    Lilly couldn’t understand young people nowadays, especially Emanuele. He used to be a dominant and powerful figure. Whatever he wanted, he could obtain. No one could stop him. How did he be so reserved in front of Isabe? Could it really be love? Love seemed to make people lose themselves.


    However, seeing Emanuele, usually calm and serious, be so reserved in front of Isabe, Lilly was happy. She had finally found someone who could torment Emanuele.


    After hearing Lilly’s words, Isabe was stunned. She looked at Emanuele. “Why didn’t you call me?”


    If she knew Emanuele was back for dinner, she would havee back.


    “No need,” Emanuele thought to himself. He knew Isabe was very focused when she was working, and he didn’t want to disturb her.


    “You haven’t eaten. Lilly, please prepare dinner for Emanuele.”


    “Sure.” Lilly immediately went into the kitchen.


    Isabe looked toward the individuals seated in the corner.


    “Who are they?”


    “They are the ones I brought to have you try on dresses.”


    Isabe was surprised; Emanuele was really going to prepare dresses for her?


    The young women approached, offering greetings to Isabe.


    “Mrs. Lombardi, hello. We have carefully selected five dresses for you to try on. Take a look and see which one you like.”


    As they spoke, they unveiled a ck-cloth-covered item in front of Isabe. To her astonishment, it revealed a clothing rack with five beautiful dresses, each one so regal that Isabe felt only a princess could wear them.