Chapter 448: I Am the Leader, Naturally I Must Go on Stage
"I'm not just going to kill Declan with my own hands, I'm going to make sure he dies a miserable death." Isabella looked at Declan on the stage, her eyes filled with unfathomable coldness.
She wanted to see what it would feel like for someone as ruthless as Raven to lose someone so close to him.
The former head of the Powell family had his hands and legs severed before he was killed , and Gwyneth's mother was humiliated to death naked in front of everyone.
So if she merely killed Raven's godson, compared to what The Whispering Sect had done,it paled in comparison .
To Rocco and the elders of the Fife family, Isabella's words sounded incredibly arrogant.
Rocco threw his head back and laughed, "Hahaha, Ms. Powell, don't talk big here. Just don't end up crying when Declan beats you on stage."
She glanced at Rocco coldly, looking somewhat displeased. "If you can't say anything useful, then don't say anything at all."
She couldn't be bothered to argue with Rocco and turned to find Phaedra.
Phaedra's condition was really bad. She was being carried on a stretcher, her face bruised and swollen, unable to open her eyes.
Isabella walked over and said, "Phaedra, you look terrible."
Phaedra: "..."
She struggled to open one eye, barely making out Isabella's face, and immediately felt a surge of anger, almost coughing up another mouthful of blood.
"Isabella, did you come here just to laugh at me?"
Isabella couldn't hear what Phaedra was saying clearly, because it was so difficult for Phaedra to even open her mouth; her voice was very weak.
"What are you saying? I can't hear you."
"But don't worry, as one of the seven great families, I'll avenge you."
"Even though you're not very likable, I told you, we're on the same side."
Phaedra opened her mouth, suddenly gripping Isabella's hand tightly, struggling to say: "Isabella, don't... don't go on stage later."
This sentence, Isabella heard clearly.
She frowned, "Why?"
"I just heard Delbert and the others say..."
Phaedra was badly injured and couldn't help coughing up another mouthful of blood. She held onto Isabella's hand and gritted her teeth to finish: "They're targeting you, they want to kill you."
Isabella heard Phaedra's words clearly, and her expression changed slightly.
She looked toward Declan on the stage and found that he was also looking at her, his eyes full of cold malice.
She understood what Phaedra meant.
The Whispering Sect just wanted to humiliate the seven great families this time, and as the young lady of the Powell family, she was the perfect target for humiliation. Declan would definitely make her suffer all kinds of humiliation on stage, making the Powell family lose all face, so he would be doubly ruthless with her.
Isabella withdrew her gaze casually. Seeing Phaedra cough up another mouthful of blood, she quickly had the Fife family people carry Phaedra away to the hospital for treatment.
Just as Phaedra was carried away, Isabella heard someone calling her.
"Isabella, what are you doing here? We've been looking for you forever!"
Isabella turned around and saw Zander and Felicity walking quickly toward her.
Zander's face was full of anxiety. After seeing Isabella, he couldn't help complaining: "It's almost our turn to go on stage, why are you running around? The Fife family is already chaotic enough, and you're here adding to the mess?"
Isabella raised an eyebrow at him, "Why were you so anxious to find me?"
"Nothing much, just that we're about to go on stage, and you're the team leader, so naturally we need to tell you," Zander said.
He knew in his heart that Isabella probably wouldn't go on stage this time either.
After all, Isabella didn't dare go on stage even when facing such weak opponents before, and now, facing The Whispering Sect, she definitely wouldn't go on stage.
But Zander didn't expect Isabella to go on stage this time anyway.
He came over just to tell Isabella that they were going up, that's all.
After greeting her, Zander led the other four people toward the stage.
"Wait, I'm going up with you," Isabella said, looking at their backs.
Zander and the others stopped in their tracks and turned around in unison, looking at Isabella in disbelief.
"What did you say?"
They suspected they had heard wrong.
Isabella didn't understand why they were reacting so strongly. "I'm going on stage with you. Is there a problem?"
Zander and the others were all stunned.
But soon, he said, "Isabella, you should just stay down here. We don't need you to go up this time."
Isabella frowned slightly, "Why?"
"Do you really need to ask why?" Zander glanced at Declan and the others on stage, then turned back, his expression somewhat serious: "You saw how The Whispering Sect treated the other families before. They'll only be more ruthless with us from the Powell family. You're Ms. Gwyneth Powell's daughter, and your impact on the whole family goes without saying. I'm worried they have plans and will try to kill you."
Even if they didn't kill her, they definitely wouldn't let Isabella walk off the stage unharmed.
Although Zander really disliked Isabella, for the future of the Powell family, he had to ensure Isabella's safety.
After all, if something happened to Isabella, it would be a difficult thing for the entire Powell family.
After hearing Zander's words, Isabella shook her head calmly. "They won't kill me."
As long as Verity's Nightmare Mesmerism wasn't lifted, the Whispering Sect couldn't possibly kill her.
Zander naturally didn't know about these things.
"Isabella, I'm not joking with you," Zander said with a cold face. "You just need to watch from below. The five of us can represent the Powell family on stage just fine. We'll do our best, and even if we lose, we'll try not to lose too badly."
Just then, the host announced, "The final match is about to begin. Please have the Powell family come on stage!"
Zander thought Isabella must have listened to what he said, so he led the others directly onto the stage.
Zander looked at Declan and coldly introduced himself: "Zander Powell."
Just then, a gust of wind blew past his ears, and a figure actually leaped directly from below the stage onto it, landing steadily in front of him, blocking him from Declan.
"Powell family team leader, Isabella Powell." Isabella's gaze fell on Declan's face as she spoke calmly.
Zander looked at Isabella's rigid , straight back in front of him with surprise, momentarily dazed.
But he quickly came to his senses and exclaimed, "Isabella, why did you come up? Didn't I tell you to stay down there?"
Isabella turned her head and glanced at him calmly. "I'm the team leader, so naturally , I belong on stage."
Zander's face darkened. "Are you deliberately here to hold us back?"
Isabella wouldn't go on stage when she should, but insisted on going on stage when she shouldn't.
Zander was furious with her.