Chapter 13 Theodore stared intently at the person inside who was carelessly making a phone call, as if he were meeting his pure and innocent savior for the first time. Clearly, just half a day ago, Isabelle had curled up in his arms, crying her heart out, as if she wanted to pour out all her grievances. Because of this. Theodore had developed some dissatisfaction with Katherine, feeling that her jealousy of others made her unfit to be the matriarch of the Bagnall family. But now Isabelle was actually saying that it was all just a misunderstanding. In fact, it was even worse than a misunderstanding. Theodore dared not breathe too quickly, holding his breath as much as possible so as not to attract the attention of the person inside. Yet in his heart, a trace of emotion surface-he couldn't tell if it was anger or confusion. Had he not given Isabelle enough money? After the Bradshaw family went bankrupt, all the remaining assets, totaling 3,600,000 dollars, were given to Isabelle. After Isabelle followed him back to the country, he helped her settle down, bought her many things, and even gave her a supplementary black card. It could be said that Isabelle and her daughter had already achieved a life free from worries about food and clothing. What else was she dissatisfied with? What more did she need to spend money on? Suppressing the anger of being betrayed by her, Theodore strode out of the Bagnall family home and called a friend. "You have more connections abroad. Help me look into what happened to Isabelle after she went overseas." The person on the other end was Derek Bartlett, the one who had previously taken Katherine to the hospital. Upon hearing this, he laughed and said, "What's wrong, Theo? Did you notice something off about Isabelle?" Theodore paused as he started the car. "You already knew something was wrong with Isabelle?" "Not exactly. It was only after the car accident you had for Isabelle that I started to feel uneasy." Derek spoke with disdain: "You had a three-hour surgery and spent the whole night in the ICU. She didn't even show up, and you couldn't even reach her by phone. "But Katherine, even though I don't really like her, she watched over you the entire night. She would even note it 0.0 % 09:44 Chapter 13 1288 Vouchers down if you so much as coughed." Listening to this, Theodore felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Derek asked again, "Theo, be honest with your friend-who is it that you really like now? Is today's wedding really just to fulfill the alliance between the two families?" "Let me tell you, if you insist on being with Isabelle, we won't accept her as our sister-in-law." He paused, then continued on his own, "In the past, you were cold to Katherine, and we all looked down on the Acrea family's humble background. "But today is different. We can all see how good Katherine is to you-she's truly the one who suits you!" Hearing Derek go further and further, Theodore quickly interrupted, "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever say I wanted to be with Isabelle?" This time it was Derek's turn to be stunned. "But don't you like Isabelle? Otherwise, why did you look for a hundred substitutes?" "I used to like her. But I stopped a long time ago. The substitutes were for..." Theodore couldn't continue and awkwardly changed the subject: "For the wedding later, bring over the treasure of your family's jewelry store." Derek was shocked. "You mean that pair of rings worth thousand millions? Theo, you..." "Yes, just do as I say." After saying this, Theodore hung up the phone directly. He had stopped liking Isabelle a long time ago. From the day she married Lyndon, he had completely stopped liking Isabelle. All the kindness he showed her afterward was out of gratitude, but it seemed everyone misunderstood that he still had feelings for Isabelle. But as for Katherine.... 58.5 % 09:44