Chapter 574

"Isabella Langley, you're spreading rumors about me again!"

Isabella rolled her eyes. "Your reputation was already in the gutter before I got to it."

Their heated argument made them completely forget someone was still on the line.

When she finally realized, she quickly apologized and hung up.

Felix Valdemar narrowed his eyes. "New boyfriend?"

"Not everyone has a dirty mind like you."

"Can't I even ask?" Felix felt inexplicably irritated. "Why so defensive?"

He couldn't tell if it was Sophia Sherwood or Isabella affecting him.

Seeing Sophia left him indifferent, but that phone call with the unknown man made him uncomfortable.

"None of your business." Isabella stabbed her steak viciously. "Unlike you, I don't call every woman I meet my girlfriend."

"I've been single for ages!" Felix shot back. "Meanwhile, you change boyfriends faster than outfits."

Isabella nearly slammed the table. "When have you ever seen that?"

Meanwhile, he was the one constantly switching between crushes.

"Hit a nerve?" Felix taunted.

Isabella raised her fist. "Say one more word and I'll—"

"Takes one to know one." He shrugged. "We're two of a kind."

"I am nothing like you!"

The meal descended into chaos, yet something between them quietly shifted.

That afternoon, Isabella visited Vivian Laurent at the hospital.

The other victims had their wounds treated and were all preparing to sue Sophia Sherwood.

"Felix went to see her," Isabella muttered. "If he dares to help her, he'll regret it."

Liam Valdemar appeared suddenly. "What are you talking about?"

He had been discharged but returned for regular checkups.

"Someone threw acid at Vivian," Isabella blurted out.

Liam's gaze turned icy. "Who?"

"That crazy woman from the bar."

His fists clenched.

He regretted not dealing with her permanently the first time.

This time, he wouldn't hold back.