Chapter 419 Isabella Attends Tobias's Birthday Party
Sophia thought for a moment, then said, "Tobias, I've been studying books on hypnotherapy lately. Why don't I take a look at her?"
"Well... do you think that'll work?" Tobias hesitated.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Sophia's medical skills, but he had previously invited many professional psychologists over.
None of them could help.
Sophia's expression was serious. "Let's try first. Maybe it'll work."
Actually, she wasn't entirely confident either, since she had only studied those psychology books on her own in private.
She had originally wanted to use Benjamin as a test subject to try out her skills, but Amelia was also a good candidate.
She'd just practice on her.
Of course, she wouldn't attempt treatment lightly until she was sure she could handle it.
After all, hypnotherapy involves controlling someone's mind - it's quite risky.
"Alright then, after the party ends, you can take a look at her."
With that settled, Tobias let out a deep breath of relief and stood up from the sofa. "Come on, guests should be arriving outside."
Downstairs, guests coming to celebrate Tobias's birthday were arriving one after another, with Adelaide greeting them alone.
She wasn't actually good at dealing with people, but she had no other choice.
She had to hold up the entire Martinez family by herself. Tobias wasn't in good health, and Amelia was acting crazy every day.
She was the only normal one in the whole family.
Soon, Sophia and Benjamin came downstairs with Tobias and Preston. Adelaide immediately went forward to greet them.
Many guests also saw them and came over to say hello.
Tobias was in pretty good spirits at the moment, chatting and exchanging pleasantries with people with a smile.
Adelaide stood beside him, thanking the guests who offered their wishes and gifts.
Just then, the Martinez family's butler Orion suddenly rushed in from outside, looking rather grim.
Adelaide frowned and asked, "Orion, what's wrong?"
"Ms. Adelaide Martinez, there's someone outside claiming to be Ms. Amelia Martinez's friend here for the party, but she doesn't have an invitation."
"Amelia's friend? Who is it?" Adelaide asked curiously.
Orion glanced at Sophia, then lowered his voice and said to her, "It's Isabella."
Adelaide was shocked, and her expression darkened. "How did she get involved with Amelia? And she dares to come here without an invitation - she's got some nerve."
Although the Martinez family wasn't as powerful as the White family, they were still a top-tier wealthy family.
This Isabella was really overestimating herself, wasn't she?
Sophia was close by and vaguely heard Isabella's name.
She thought for a moment, then said to Adelaide, "Adelaide, why don't we let her in and see what she's really up to."
She hadn't expected that after that incident at the hospital, Isabella would still dare to come.
She was curious to see what Isabella was really trying to do.
Adelaide looked at Sophia and nodded, whispering a few instructions in Orion's ear.
Orion immediately nodded and left, soon returning with Isabella.
Isabella had clearly come prepared. She wore a champagne-colored evening gown, her waist-length hair cascading over her shoulders, with a rhinestone-studded hair clip on her head.
From a distance, Isabella looked pure and innocent.
No wonder so many people were fooled by her appearance.
Isabella walked into the hall nervously. Feeling so many eyes on her gave her a sense of being the center of attention again, like in the old days.
She felt dazed for a moment, then imperceptibly straightened her back and held her head higher.
So that everyone could see her beauty.
She couldn't wait to see these men fall for her.
However, everyone present was used to grand occasions and had seen plenty of women.
Although Isabella disguised her proud and smug expression well, it couldn't escape some people's eyes.
They had seen plenty of beautiful women, and anyone here could outshine her.
Like Sophia and Adelaide, and even Amelia, who had dressed up carefully, had more charm than her.
So everyone quickly looked away.
Isabella was immersed in her fantasy of all the men falling for her and didn't notice any of this.
When she saw Sophia in the banquet hall, her gaze suddenly froze, and she couldn't help grinding her teeth secretly.
But thinking of what Bodhi had told her to do, she forcibly suppressed her discomfort.
Just wait - she would definitely make Sophia suffer!
She composed herself and walked up to Tobias. "Tobias, I came specially to celebrate your birthday. I hope you'll accept this gift."
Adelaide raised an eyebrow and couldn't help exposing her. "Coming to celebrate a birthday without an invitation?"
The Martinez family's parties would never invite people from the Brown family or the Stewart family - this was an unspoken rule throughout Silverlight City.
No one had expected Isabella to suddenly show up, especially trying to force her way in without an invitation.
For a moment, many guests showed disdain.
Isabella was stumped by her words and explained weakly, "I'm Mrs. Amelia White's friend. She invited me."
Bodhi had said that Amelia was one of their people.
As long as she came here and mentioned Amelia's name, the Martinez family would definitely let her in.
Actually, she had been nervous before coming, but to survive, she had to come.
Bodhi's methods were ruthless. If she dared to disobey him, he would definitely kill her.
She didn't want to die!
Sophia suddenly laughed. "Isabella, if you're Amelia's friend, you should know that she's no longer part of the White family, right?"
The guests all nodded. They had heard about Amelia and Magnus's divorce.
If what Isabella said was true and she was Amelia's friend, how could she not know about the divorce?
Isabella's hands gripped her dress tightly, and her eyes instantly filled with malice as she looked at Sophia.
"Amelia did invite me. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
"Ask me what?" Amelia came downstairs after changing clothes, just in time to hear Isabella's words.
She didn't know what had happened yet, her eyes full of confusion.
Isabella's eyes lit up, as if she had seen her savior. "Amelia, I'm Isabella. I came specially to bring a gift for Tobias's birthday."
Amelia frowned, feeling very repulsed by Isabella.
So when Isabella approached her, she couldn't help taking a step back.
She was a very traditional woman. Although sometimes her thinking was too conservative, she absolutely despised illegitimate children.
A man's infidelity was the most unforgivable mistake in the world!
She had suffered from it before.
Fortunately, Magnus hadn't gotten another woman pregnant outside.
Otherwise, she would have had a breakdown.
So compared to Sophia, who always opposed her, she looked down even more on Isabella, who was pretentious and Hayden's illegitimate daughter.
As for why Isabella suddenly showed up, she had no idea.
She frowned and asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"