Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 227 - 239: The Poisonous Mango (8)

Chapter 227: Chapter 239: The Poisonous Mango (8)

What does this mean?

Does it mean she noticed?

A surge of emotion flashed through Percy’s heart: what he feared the most was not endless devotion, but that his devotion didn’t elicit any response. Although it was just a simple thank you, he felt a satisfying sense of being rewarded for his efforts.

Percy turned his head and looked at the woman sitting on the branch. His gaze softened, and after a while, he said in a formulaic, indifferent tone, "You’re welcome."

The wind blew, scattering petals from the tree above their heads. The man, no longer bearing his usual indifferent expression, now appeared gentler. Amid the shower of petals, Isabel thought the man before her looked elegant and refined.

He seemed like a gentle teenager with no power to attack.

That image struck Isabel’s heart fiercely, giving her a sudden feeling that the man in front of her was a miraculous match to Marion Hancock, whom she had glimpsed at six years ago.

After all these years, Marion’s face had become blurred in her memory. She had dreamt about her first love countless times in the night, but never clearly remembered his face.

But surprisingly, Isabel ended up superimposing Percy’s face onto Marion.

Isabel’s eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn’t help but lift her head to look at the sky, blinking hard.

She wondered what the boy named Marion looked like now, what his real name was, and where he was. Was he doing well? Did he have a girlfriend or was he already married?

And would he think of Isabel Smith, who had pursued him at Starhaven University, during quiet nights?

Percy didn’t speak. His gaze darkened bit by bit, clearly seeing that Isabel had become somewhat melancholic.

As if she was thinking of someone...

Suddenly, he really wanted to know who it was that occupied her heart and caused her to have such a sad expression.

However, he soon thought to himself, let it be, don’t push too hard or rush her. The fact that she could see his kindness towards her was already a significant breakthrough. He shouldn’t be too greedy. With time, there would come a moment when he could replace everyone in her heart and become her one and only.

True love could withstand time, resist the years, endure parting, bear longing, and persist through perseverance.

It was mangoes that could prove fatal to him, but it was Isabel that could be fatal to his heart.

Isabel was like a mango at the tip of his heart.

Mangoes were poisonous.

...

At Elijah Smith’s birthday banquet, at first, Evelyn Osbert set a trap for Isabel by taking Elijah away, almost causing her to embarrass herself during the opening dance, but luckily Percy saved the situation, and no major mistakes were made.

The rest of the birthday banquet went smoothly.

Elijah was quite happy tonight. He had invited many of his university classmates and drank quite a bit.

It wasn’t until the end of the banquet when they reached the cake-cutting segment that a small incident occurred.

Of course, the incident was related to Isabel, but she felt that the protagonists of the incident were more like Percy and Evelyn.

This is what happened—

It was approaching 10:30 pm. Since autumn had arrived in Bellshire, the nights were cooler. The female guests were dressed in gowns for the sake of beauty, and even with all the lights off outdoors, it was still somewhat bright. Therefore, the cake-cutting segment took place in the villa’s first-floor living room.

Many people attended the party that night, and although the villa’s living room was not small, it was packed with guests. Some even stood on the staircase.