Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 240 - 252: Unintentional Care and Concern (1)

Chapter 240: Chapter 252: Unintentional Care and Concern (1)

After she finished speaking, she nodded hard, looking very determined, and even pulled on a smile. She didn’t know if the smile was for Percy Stanton to see or for herself. After laughing, she added, "I’m doing pretty well now."

Although Isabel Smith said she was doing well and was happy, deep down she felt very sad and depressed.

She felt that the protective shield she had always pretended to possess was brutally ripped apart by this man named Percy Stanton, exposing the vulnerable and helpless Isabel Smith.

Subconsciously, she raised her chin, trying to hide her fragility out of habit with arrogance.

Percy Stanton drove the car in silence, and his face grew increasingly gloomy, and the atmosphere inside the car became more oppressive.

She said she was doing well.

But during this time, he had never seen her doing well while he stayed by her side.

From when she schemed to sign him, to when she went to find Henry Maxwell, and then to the Wine Party at Smith Corporation, she was injured by Evelyn Osbert, her foot swollen, yet she pretended as if nothing had happened to socialize.

Later, things got even worse for her, she was left to a group of dandies by her younger brother and almost gang-raped.

When she returned to the Smith family, she was treated as an outsider, mocked by her uncle’s family, and even had to force her own younger brother to come down and eat to save her face.

At her brother’s birthday banquet, she was left alone in front of so many people, like a fool, facing the opening dance without a male protagonist.

Today, for Smith Corporation’s business, she had to fake it despite her body feeling unwell.

Those experiences she had after meeting him flashed through Percy Stanton’s mind one by one. The more he thought about Isabel Smith’s confident sayings "I am very happy" and "I am doing well," the more ridiculous and sarcastic they appeared.

Percy didn’t know what he was angry about: her not showing her true self in front of him, her not giving him all her burdens, or that she, who should be a princess loved by everyone, had to become a queen bearing all the responsibilities.

He felt that this woman was truly infuriating and pitiful at the same time.

He was somewhat at a loss, wanting to angrily yell at her, but also wanting to pull her into his arms and carefully protect her.

The more Percy thought, the more conflicted and annoyed he became. The speed of the car increased, and he even almost scraped other vehicles several times while overtaking.

One car rolled down its window and cursed Percy Stanton with a foul word.

Percy did not respond, but just gave it a sullen look and stepped on the gas pedal, squeezing in front of that car. His sudden change of lanes caused a row of cars behind him to brake urgently, with countless horns sounding one after another.

Suddenly, his expression became very irritated, and without thinking, he raised his hand and rolled down the car window.

With the cool air flooding into the car, Percy Stanton felt slightly more comfortable.

His breathing became smoother, and he didn’t feel as suffocated as before.

He calmed himself down bit by bit, then turned his head and glanced at Isabel Smith in the co-pilot seat through the rearview mirror.

These past days had nearly driven him insane. He had sulked in secret because she couldn’t remember him and felt heartache because of her pretend strength.

Even though he had never cared to argue with women like Evelyn Osbert, he had still done such childish revenge for her during Elijah Smith’s birthday banquet.

Heaven knew how angry and indignant he was when Evelyn Osbert said "Huh" that night!

What kind of people were surrounded by her anyway!