Chapter 5

In the back seat of the limited edition black Maybach, Isabella had been staring at the man's sleeping profile. Her gaze gradually moved from his tightly closed eyes to his sharply defined jawline.

Who was he? How did he end up in New York? And why did he appear out of the blue at the Watson family's press conference, even announcing his engagement to her? Was it just to thank her for making his antidote?

Or perhaps...

Isabella shook her head secretly. It was impossible. With his status, how could she ever catch his eye?

As she was deep in thought, the man suddenly parted his thin lips, his voice seductive, "Do you like what you see?"

"Huh?"

Isabella was startled and blushed, like a child caught doing something naughty.

This man was too terrifying. He stayed alert even in his sleep. It would probably be very difficult for anyone to harm him secretly.

Isabella averted her gaze, coughed to cover her embarrassment, and stammered, "The view outside the window is... is very beautiful."

Isabella thought, "I would rather die than admit that I was secretly watching him!"

Joseph smiled and didn't expose her. He just lightly responded with a "Hmm".

"Where are we going now?"

"Green Bay."

Green Bay was the most upscale villa area in New York. It was more like a manor. The high-ceilinged entrance hall and round-arched windows, the gorgeous crystal chandelier, and the exquisite finely carved fireplace all demonstrated a romantic and solemn temperament.

Isabella walked along and sighed in amazement. Although the Watson family, a second-rate family in New York, was rich, it was nothing compared to the real wealthy families.

"From now on, you will live here. This is Eason, the butler, and Jenna, the maid."

"Good day, Mrs. Parker!"

Jenna Hudson was a woman in her early forties. She looked amiable when she smiled and seemed very easy to get along with at first glance. The tall and thin man next to her was Eason. Perhaps it was because of the many wrinkles on his face, although he was only a few years older than Jenna, he looked haggard.

Then under Joseph's instruction, they went off to busy themselves.

"But my things are still at the Watson's house..."

Other things could be let go, but the set of silver needles that Ruth gave her had to be taken back.

"Take the important ones later and replace all the others with new ones."

Isabella rolled her eyes inwardly. How domineering!

After that, Joseph suddenly said seriously, "Help me treat someone."

The Watson family had been practicing medicine for generations. Starting from a small clinic, they gradually expanded into the Watson Pharmaceutical Company, which now held a significant place in the medical industry of New York.

Influenced by her surroundings and blessed with talent, Isabella naturally embarked on the path of medicine. However, right after graduation, Bruno proposed to her, intending to make her a housewife. As a top student from the New York University School of Medicine, she hadn't really had a chance to show her skills, so very few people knew about her medical expertise.

Isabella was about to ask him how he knew, but then she thought, since he could miraculously help her out at the press conference, these pieces of information that could be found with a few clicks were naturally not a big deal.

"Who is it?"

"A friend. Tomorrow, I'm going to take you to meet her."

Isabella's heart sank. "Her?"

"You'll know tomorrow."

So this was his intention. It was quite reasonable to reciprocate favors.

Isabella didn't want to embarrass herself, so she stopped asking further questions.

The Line notification sound from her phone rang. She opened it and saw a message from Frank Jones: "Ms. Watson, I have checked. Ruth is indeed not at the Watson's house."

Frank, the butler, was the only person in the Watson family that she could trust at the moment, so if he said Ruth wasn't there, she was most likely imprisoned somewhere else.

When Isabella first saw the green plum handkerchief in the photo, her initial reaction was to call the police. However, after a series of events that followed, she became even more certain that Amanda was targeting her. Before she could figure out the situation, she dared not act rashly, fearing that Amanda might go crazy and do something harmful to Ruth.

But today, Amanda and Jasmine suffered a setback. What if they took their anger out on Ruth?

Isabella remembered whenever Amanda was in a bad mood, she would always find an excuse to pick on Ruth. Isabella would always rush out to protect Ruth. Perhaps due to Isabella's status, Amanda never really did anything outrageous. But now, Isabella was no longer by Ruth's side...

Isabella didn't dare to think any further. Just when she was feeling upset and confused, something swayed in front of her eyes, and she instinctively pushed it away.

"Are you sure you don't want it?"

Only then did Isabella react and take it over. This was...

The screenshot of the surveillance footage showing Bruno and Jasmine going in and out of the Glory Villas together!

With this, she could temporarily restrain Amanda and Jasmine, then quickly investigate the whereabouts of Ruth, and figure out a way to rescue her.

Thinking of this, Isabella grabbed Joseph's arm and exclaimed excitedly, "I want it!"

"What do you want?" The man, triumphant, stared at Isabella's enticing lips with great interest.

Isabella blushed instantly. She hastily let go of her hand, unconsciously biting her lower lip. Her big watery eyes were rolling around in panic, afraid to meet the man's passionate gaze.