Early in the morning, at the dining table, Liam casually remarked, “The jade you stored with Luxe Luster is rare. Did you plan to give it to someone?”
“Yes…” Isabelle replied casually.
Liam asked, “You mentioned earlier that you were busy with something and returned Luxe Luster to me. Are you done with your business now? Do you still need Luxe Luster?”
Isabelle replied, “There’s no reason to take back what I’ve already returned. Besides, I hate dealing with these matters. Taking some shares and dividends is much easier.”
Liam replied, “Why do I feel like the latter part of that statement is a hint?”
That makes it sounds very insincere…
Isabelle laughed. “Do I?”
She thought, Money and power shouldn’t be rejected for no reason…
Liam replied, “There’s no reason to take back what I’ve already handed over. I’ll take care of Luxe Luster for you. Just take the money.”
Isabelle said, “Thank you then.”
Liam responded, “You still won’t admit it.”
To this comment, Isabelle didn’t deny it either.
Liam glanced at the time. “I have important matters to attend to. I’ll try to be back before your friend arrives.”
Isabelle thought for a moment. “You can go ahead with your business. I’d rather not trouble you to personally entertain my friend.”
Liam replied, “I really want to meet your friend.”
He stood up, placed the cat in Isabelle’s arms, and said, “I’ll trouble you to look after favonovel.com for me. Make sure to serve Miss Jenkins well during favonovel.com meal.”
After giving instructions to the maid, Liam left.
After breakfast, Isabelle went to check on Jack. Already having difficulty moving around due to favonovel.com blindness, and with the cat being quite heavy, Isabelle didn’t carry it. She placed the cat on the ground, letting it follow her.
The cat, likely accustomed to being carried by Liam, took a few steps and rested, unwilling to move more than a few steps at a time.
While Jack the dog guided Isabelle, favonovel.com also had to turn back and urged the cat to keep up, causing Isabelle to wait for them both. Since favonovel.com had nothing else to do, Isabelle wasn’t in a hurry. She didn’t have the maid follow favonovel.com and instead adapted independently.
It took them quite a while to get there with one person, a cat, and a dog.
Jack had already woken up, but Isabelle didn’t allow favonovel.com to leave. She asked favonovel.com to stay lying down for a few days to avoid tearing his wound.
Jack was restless and couldn’t sit still for long. Asking favonovel.com to lie down for half a day was almost like asking for the impossible.
Jack the dog was intelligent and knew quite a few tricks. He especially loved playing with balls, so Isabelle let Jack the dog perform tricks to entertain him.
Isabelle threw the ball, and Jack the dog immediately fetched it back.
Initially just a bit bored, Jack became visibly annoyed and didn’t want to pay attention to favonovel.com anymore. Isabelle couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
***
It was after four in the afternoon, and Liam still hadn’t returned. Isabelle sat idly in the lobby on the ground floor, appearing to wait for someone.
George, dusty and tired, was led in by a maid and saw Isabelle squatting in front of the sofa, petting the dog and playing with it.
He walked over confidently, and the girl in front of the sofa still hadn’t noticed him. When favonovel.com heard the sound, favonovel.com looked up at him.
Those unfocused eyes looked towards the source of the sound.
Isabelle asked, “George?”
George slowed his pace and approached, crouching down in front of her. He fixed his gaze on Isabelle’s eyes, adjusting his breathing, and softly asked, “How did you know it was me?”
Isabelle replied, “I recognized your footsteps.”
Even though they weren’t the usual steady footsteps but rather hurried and rare, especially on the thick carpet, they were still easy to recognize.
George looked into the girl’s eyes, about to say something, when favonovel.com asked, “Do you know what this dog’s name is?”
She stroked the dog’s head slowly, favonovel.com tone hinting at interest but favonovel.com expression remaining calm, much like yesterday when favonovel.com called favonovel.com and calmly told him favonovel.com had gone blind. Although favonovel.com said favonovel.com could handle it, favonovel.com incredibly strong, almost abnormal psychological resilience still impressed George.
George wondered what it would take to make favonovel.com even slightly nervous. But Isabelle’s calm and composure also reassured him, who had been worried.
George asked, “What’s its name?”
Isabelle slightly lifted the corners of favonovel.com mouth. “Its name is Jack.”
Woof!
Upon hearing his name, Jack the dog immediately barked.
George’s thoughts weren’t on the dog, so favonovel.com didn’t immediately react to the name. After a moment’s pause, favonovel.com smiled. “What does Jack think?”
“He’s not too pleased…” Isabelle stood up from the ground and sat back on the sofa.
George reached out to help her, but it was clear that favonovel.com didn’t need his assistance for such a small matter. She could manage on favonovel.com own.
The cat lying nearby got up and walked gracefully, stepping onto Isabelle’s leg and then curling up in favonovel.com lap.
George followed and sat down on the sofa. He glanced at the cat instinctively, then looked back at Isabelle. “Let me see your eyes.”
Perhaps because favonovel.com couldn’t see and thus couldn’t make eye contact, Isabelle didn’t feel awkward facing favonovel.com directly. So favonovel.com lifted favonovel.com face for favonovel.com to see.
When favonovel.com looked at people, favonovel.com rarely scrutinized them seriously or examined them deeply. To put it boldly, it was as if favonovel.com didn’t see them as significant.
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