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Chapter 2206
Isabel held onto Roland's hand firmly during the entire drive home after leaving the hospital.
It was because Roland's hands were cold and rigid.
Isabel sat with him and tirelessly rubbed his hand to keep them warm. After one hand was warm, she would shift
her attention to the other.
By the time she managed to warm the other hand, the original hand would turn cold again.
She decided it was easier to take both of his hands and caress them with the warmth of her palms.
Roland looked at her with a gentle glow deep within his eyes.
'Thank you, Isabel," he said softly.
Thank you for loving him, and for sticking by his side all this time despite circumstances.
Isabel smiled. Tm just warming your hands, it's no big deal. Still, you’re welcome."
Roland smiled faintly and left it at that.
Soon, his hands began to warm up off of the heat of Isabel’s palms.
When Isabel felt that his hands were no longer freezing, she prepared to pull her hand away. That was when he
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsuddenly seized her hand.
"Isabel, do you think I'm just naturally unlikeable like my father?" he asked suddenly.
Isabel frowned, her temper flaring slightly. ’ What do you mean by that? Can't you sense my feelings for you?"
Roland frantically explained, "No, that’s not what I meant."
Isabel could not figure out what was on his mind.
She took a deep breath and said, "You’re so handsome, and you're also a competent and loyal man. I don't think
there are too many men in the world who can compare to you.”
Roland’s eyes seemed to sparkle when he heard this.
He fixed a look on Isabel as if expecting her to continue to list his positive traits.
Isabel gently cupped him by his defined jaw. "And I know that it's not just me. Your mother and everyone in my
family is very fond of you and as you know, my family has extremely high standards. If you ask me, the only people
who don't like you are the ones who are jealous of you or have poor taste in people.”
Roland felt giddy and flashed that faint yet beautiful smile of his.
"Besides, your mother is just as wonderful. Even after her husband has passed for so long, she never bothered to
find some other men, which goes to show how much she's in love with your father. I think that says something
about your father’s fine character as well."
He was only unlucky to have someone as ruthless and cruel as Master Rockwell for a father, i
Isabel gently pinched at both of his cheeks and tugged at them teasingly, then she spoke in a faintly serious tone,
"So, don't you ever go having ideas like that. I’ll get mad for real next time, got it?"
Roland smiled. "Got it."
Isabel made a face and kissed him gently on the lips. " Good.”
Roland threw his arms around her waist just as she was about to pull away. He held her tightly and kissed her
deeply.
Upon returning to their home, Roland immediately carried Isabel into the bedroom.
They spent quite the night together. The next morning, Roland went off to work.
His schedule suddenly became rather hectic.
He would wake up at the crack of dawn and would return home from work as late as eleven at night. There were
even two nights when he slept over at his office.
Martha was beginning to grow concerned and Isabel was beginning to feel the same. Then again, she considered
how much he had to deal with and decided it was better to not bother him at his workplace.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt was better to let him be and let him finish whatever he
had to deal with.
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
Around afternoon, when Isabel was watching a movie with Martha, she received an expected call from Roland.
She promptly answered the call.
Roland's voice on the phone was unexpectedly shriveled, he said soberly, "Isabel, he's dead."
Isabel was taken by surprise. "Master Rockwell?"
"Yeah."
Isabel thought for a while and asked, ' Are you busy now? Can I see you?"
Roland answered, "I'm not busy right now but you don't need to come over. I'll go home right now. Do you need me
to get anything for you to eat on the way home?”
Isabel glanced at Martha who was still focused on the movie and proposed, "Hey, I want to eat barbecue. Let's get
some seafood barbecue to eat with some beer on the side at home tonight, how does that sound?"
Roland was delighted. "Sure."
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