Chapter 136 How is it her?
The pain of her broken bones swept through her entire body. Tears streamed down Xanthe's face as she struggled desperately, but Isabella had her by the throat and she couldn't move. All she could do was cry out.
"Xanthe!"
Andrew watched this scene and couldn't help shouting out.
He stared wide-eyed at Isabella. "Are you crazy?! Let her go! Let her go now!"
"Andrew, there's no need to get so worked up." Isabella glanced at him. "I'm just giving her back what she did to my friend."
"You're insane! You're completely insane!"
Andrew raised his fist angrily and swung at Isabella.
Before Andrew could touch Isabella, he was grabbed by two other team members.
They got into a scuffle.
Andrew was no match for them and soon had both his arms dislocated.
Xanthe was still crying.
In all her years, she had never suffered like this.
Isabella asked her coldly: "You just said that whatever the Anderson Family wants, no one dares to stop them, and sooner or later you'd dig out her kidney, right?"
Xanthe's face was covered in tears as she shook her head desperately. "No, no, I was wrong. I'll never touch her again, I swear, I'll never touch her!"
Isabella let her go, staring at her fiercely. "Then you better remember what you said today!"
Xanthe couldn't stand on one leg and fell to the ground.
She looked at Isabella in terror, backing away frantically, almost crawling to the corner. She curled up there, sobbing uncontrollably.
Isabella stopped looking at Xanthe, turned around to help Aurora up, and headed out.
"Let's get out of here quickly."
Watching Isabella and the others disappear, Xanthe cried out as she crawled toward Andrew. "Brother! Brother!"
Andrew looked at Xanthe, feeling both heartbroken and helpless.
He was full of regret.
He should have tried harder to stop Maddox and Jagger. Otherwise, how would things have turned out like this?
Isabella...
She was too ruthless.
Nothing like what a seventeen-year-old girl should be capable of.
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After Gabriel got out, he originally wanted to chase after Isabella, but in the blink of an eye, she had disappeared from his sight.
The underground structure of the Anderson Manor was just too complex. As he wandered around, he unexpectedly ran into Bianca.
Bianca was running out in a panic. When she saw Gabriel, her face lit up with joy and she ran toward him.
"Gabriel!"
Gabriel stood still, looking at her with complete wariness.
Bianca froze, sensing something was off.
At a time like this, Gabriel should have been just as happy to see her as she was to see him, but instead he just stood there, not moving a step toward her.
Even his eyes seemed somewhat unfamiliar.
Bianca waited for a while, but Gabriel still didn't come to her.
She walked over slowly and said softly: "Gabriel, what's wrong?"
Gabriel glanced at Bianca, his eyes somewhat cold.
Meeting Gabriel's gaze, Bianca clenched her fists.
Why was Gabriel looking at her like that? So distant...
"Gabriel, what's wrong with you? Why won't you say anything?" Bianca showed a worried expression. "Oh, how's your wound? Does it still hurt?"
Gabriel had long been completely disappointed in Bianca.
She had abandoned him.
Yet here she was, pretending to care about him.
Fake concern.
Gabriel only felt disgusted at this moment.
He looked at Bianca coldly. "How did you get out?"
Bianca hesitated, then said quietly: "It was Isabella. She unlocked my chains."
Other than that, Isabella hadn't said a word to her.
She was curious why Isabella would be here.
"Where did Isabella go?" Gabriel asked.
He couldn't find her.
Hearing Gabriel's words, Bianca froze. "Who?"
"Isabella." Gabriel emphasized. "Isabella."
Gabriel remembered that Isabella had just told him not to call her sister, so calling her Isabella should be okay, right?
He knew he really didn't have the right to call her sister now, but in his heart, Isabella was his sister!
Bianca stared at Gabriel blankly, not understanding why Gabriel was addressing Isabella so intimately.
"I don't know where Isabella went." Bianca shook her head. "She unlocked my chains and left. Gabriel, this place is so confusing, I almost got lost."
Gabriel turned and headed deeper inside.
He needed to find Isabella. This place was too dangerous, and he was very worried about her.
"Gabriel, where are you going? I'm scared."
Gabriel ignored her.
Bianca felt Gabriel was acting strange, but still couldn't help following him. She remembered the scene she had just witnessed with Isabella, bit her lip, and said softly:
"Gabriel, you saw Isabella just now too, right? Do you know who those men with her are? It's so strange, why would Isabella have those people around her?"
"Who those people are is none of your business. You should stay out of Isabella's affairs."
Bianca looked at Gabriel in confusion.
Strange.
Why was Gabriel's attitude toward her so harsh?
What was wrong with him?
"Gabriel, I'm just worried about Isabella. She's mixed up with those men..."
"What do you mean 'mixed up'?" Gabriel clenched his fists, unable to hold back. "Those people call her captain. They just work together! If you don't know what you're talking about, don't slander Isabella, okay?"
Bianca was stunned by his outburst.
She lowered her head, showing innocent eyes. "I'm sorry, Gabriel, I... I won't say anything more."
Gabriel said coldly: "Don't forget, Isabella saved both me and you."
Bianca really couldn't compare to Isabella. When faced with danger, Isabella could risk herself for them, while Bianca would just run away and leave him behind.
How could he have mistaken a fish eye for a pearl back then? Ignoring the wonderful Isabella and foolishly treating Bianca like treasure!
Gabriel didn't want to look at Bianca anymore. Irritated, he walked away quickly.
On the other side.
Isabella was helping Aurora walk quickly outside, just wanting to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.
But things didn't go as she hoped. Just as they reached the courtyard, she saw Maddox walking quickly toward them.
Seeing that Isabella had actually found Aurora, Maddox was first shocked, then said sternly: "Put her down!"
Isabella frowned deeply, stopped in her tracks, and looked at Maddox warily.
At that moment, several figures came from outside.
With William there, Maddox was full of confidence.
"None of you are leaving here today!"
After speaking, Maddox turned to look at William, pointing at Isabella and accusing: "It was them who hurt my people!"
"William, as long as you deal with these people for me, I'll make sure you get your goods!"
Maddox stepped aside. William came forward, narrowing his deep, long eyes, about to speak—
The next second, he met Isabella's beautiful, delicate face.
William's expression froze.
How could it be her?
Isabella's eyes also widened slightly.
How could it be him?
Isabella and William fell into prolonged silence.
Neither spoke first.