Chapter 276

Chapter 276

Isabella felt a bit disappointed.

That evening, she and Matthew discussed this matter in bed for a while.

Matthew said fairly, "Faye may seem silly, but she's not actually stupid."

"Not necessarily." Isabella disagreed. "Whether it's men or women, when it comes to matters of the heart, people can be irrational."

Matthew went along with her, "you're right."

Isabella rolled her eyes at him, knowing he was just humoring her, and decided to drop it.

The two then huddled together to discuss baby names.

Matthew really enjoyed this feeling—it seemed that once he got home, nothing else could bother him.

"If you want to go out and have fun, we don't have to wait for Grandpa and Mom. I can take you out by ourselves."

Isabella was a bit tempted, but after thinking it over, she declined, "let's go as a family."

"It'll be more lively."

"We can invite Bianca too."

Matthew had no objections.

The two chatted on and off about various trivial matters.

Days passed quickly, and the Chase family was sentenced.

As for what happened with the Moore Group, Isabella didn't know and didn't want to know—knowing too much wasn't good for her.

She knew herself too well—she was prone to overthinking.

But peaceful days are always interrupted by someone.

While scrolling through videos, Isabella came across Mia's livestream.

She stayed in the stream.

Comments kept scrolling in the chat.

[Stop crying. Some women are just manipulative—otherwise how could a bankrupt heiress marry Mr. Moore?]

 [Exactly. When the Taylor family went bankrupt, who knows what shady things Isabella did.]

[That's all in the past. The Moore family obviously doesn't care, especially since Isabella is now pregnant with twins.]

[Stop spreading rumors. Mia is no saint either.]

Seeing comments defending Isabella, Mia sneered, "I didn't say anything when I started this stream."

"I'm getting married too. Certain people shouldn't come to my stream looking for attention."

Isabella stared at her phone, frowning slightly. Mia used to be annoying but had some pride. Now she seemed like a different person—that unreasonable quality was too strong to hide.

"You all envy their love story, but don't realize it's just a business arrangement."

"Just yesterday I saw Mr. Moore having dinner with Briar."

Mia dropped this bombshell with a meaningful smile and watched the comments.

Isabella frowned. Briar?

Though the two families had business dealings before, Isabella didn't let herself overthink Matthew's relationship with her.

What concerned her more was why Mia would say this in a livestream—was she deliberately spreading rumors?

Or did she have other motives?

The commenters were more worked up than Isabella herself.

[Is this the Briar I'm thinking of?]

 [Now that's a real match—both from good families and good-looking!]

[Have you no morals? Mr. Moore is married, and now you're accusing him of cheating. Is this fun for you?]

Mia continued, "you know Aaron, right?"

"At first, Aaron and Isabella even worked together in the office."

"Back then, I could tell Aaron had feelings for Isabella."

[Are you trying to get yourself killed?]

[Am I the only one who envies Isabella? Surrounded by handsome guys!]

[Right? Living like that as a woman must be amazing!]

Isabella couldn't help but laugh when she saw these two comments.

 [What's there to envy about a promiscuous woman?]

[Where are Aaron's fans?]

The comments got increasingly nasty. Isabella directly commented using her own account.

[Mia, are you unhappy with your life?]

Mia's smiling face fell when she saw Isabella's comment, her brow furrowing. "Isabella?"

"Robert and I are getting married."

Isabella was exasperated.

 [Is it because of Robert that you've become like this?]

[Honestly, I look down on you. You used to be unpleasant, but at least you had your own soul.]

 [Look at yourself now—why don't you look in a mirror?]

"What do you know?"

"Isabella, what gives you the right to talk to me like this? I'm doing great!" Mia said angrily. "Mind your own business."

[Things are heating up.]

[Not gonna lie, Mia looks a bit crazy.]

[Stop being hypocrites. When Isabella was livestreaming before, why didn't you say anything?]

[She's just a crazy woman!]

[Aaron's fans are here, run!]

Isabella thought Mia's mental state did seem off.

But before she could think more about it, Mia said ominously, "Isabella, Matthew will dump you sooner or later."

"You probably don't know what's going on with the Moore Group, do you?"

"The Moore Group can only win by partnering with groups like the Scott Group."

Isabella narrowed her eyes. She felt Mia was lying to her.

 [Keep spreading your rumors.]

[But I understand—after all, Robert's identity isn't simple.]

Mia pressed her lips together. Isabella already knew?

Well, that made sense. She sneered, "then I'll just wait and watch you get replaced!"

 [Are you promoting for the Scott Group?]

[Or did the Scott family pay you to deliberately stir up trouble?]

Isabella was very calm now—this seemed like the only explanation.

[There were rumors online before about Matthew and people from the Scott family, and Matthew already issued a statement.]

 [You're bringing it up now deliberately—aren't you just trying to create buzz for the Scott family?]

[Otherwise you're deliberately trying to drive a wedge between our two families. Either way, you're malicious, and you deserve your unhappy life!]

Seeing these comments, Mia was furious. Just as she was about to curse at Isabella, the livestream was shut down.

A crowd of netizens immediately flooded Mia's video comment section.

[No wonder she could marry someone impressive—Isabella herself is very clear-headed. She didn't get carried away by emotions and directly pointed out the stakes involved.]

 [I think the Scott family is involved in this too.]

 [And what about Mia's fiancé—what's his complicated identity?]

[Start streaming again!]

Mia was livid and wanted to restart the stream immediately, but her account showed an error—clearly someone was deliberately targeting her.

It must be people from the Moore Group.

Seeing Robert's incoming call, Mia wasn't happy. She pressed her lips together and waited a while before answering.

Robert's cold voice came through the phone.

"You partnered with the Scott family?"

Before Mia could answer, Robert added, "foolish!"

"The Scott family issued a statement. You've been sold out!"