Cannot Bear To Let Go Of My Rich Wife
Chapter 351 - 363: Life and Death Hanging by a Thread (41)

Chapter 351: Chapter 363: Life and Death Hanging by a Thread (41)

Elijah Smith actually referred to Isabel Smith as my sister...

Upon hearing these words, Evelyn Osbert paused for a long while before she managed to stabilize her emotions. With a somewhat forced smile, she said, "Elijah, what are you talking about? I really have no idea what’s going on with that photo. Grandma already said that no one should talk about Sister Isabel’s pregnancy. Besides, if this news gets out, it would disgrace the entire Smith family’s reputation. We are part of the Smith family too; how could we do such a thing?"

"It’s not me, and it’s definitely not Grandma." Elijah Smith answered without hesitation, "Are you suggesting that it’s Isabel? She exposed her own pregnancy scandal?"

Elijah Smith scoffed as if he had heard a ridiculous joke, "Do you think Isabel is sick? She would expose her own scandal!"

After he finished speaking, Elijah Smith threw the wine glass in his hand onto a waiter’s tray that happened to pass by, and then he headed straight towards the elevator without looking back.

Evelyn Osbert watched Elijah Smith’s retreating figure, her hand gripping the wine glass, clenching it tightly.

She had clearly asked Sebastian Smith and Amelia Osbert about that photo, but they were just as clueless as to why it would appear on the big screen.

Similarly, that photo was not released by her either, which meant the only possibility was that it was Isabel!

Isabel was indeed ruthless enough to use a self-harming method to deal with them...

However, Evelyn Osbert had to admit that Isabel’s approach was truly ruthless. Not only did it make Mrs. Smith doubt them, but it also caused a rift between her and Elijah Smith!

...

Mrs. Smith’s assistant led Isabel Smith to the doorstep of the room where Mrs. Smith was, and then left.

Isabel Smith raised her hand and knocked on the door. When she heard Mrs. Smith’s voice, she opened the door and went in.

Mrs. Smith was sitting on a chair, with a steaming cup of floral tea in front of her, emitting a faint fragrance. Her face still looked terrible, and she just glanced at the entering Isabel Smith before turning her head away. She spoke somberly, "Isabel, what exactly happened with that photo?"

Isabel Smith had been prepared for Mrs. Smith’s questioning when her assistant sought her out. Now, she put on an innocent look, lowered her head, and said softly, "Grandma, I don’t know."

Mrs. Smith stayed silent and stared at Isabel Smith, as if sizing her up.

Isabel Smith kept her eyes downcast, hiding the emotions in her eyes. She let Mrs. Smith look at her for a while before speaking. She slowly began sharing the script she had prepared in advance, "Grandma, I know that the photo has made you feel humiliated, but at that time, I tried really hard to redeem myself."

"I also know that my inexplicable pregnancy at that time brought shame upon you. All these years, you simply couldn’t accept it. But Grandma, whether you believe me or not, I had no idea how I got pregnant at that time. I tried to explain it to you, but you didn’t believe me, and you sent me to the United States."

"I spent six years in the United States all by myself, not knowing anyone. I missed home every day and night. I missed you, Grandma, and I also missed Elijah."

Actually, Isabel Smith didn’t want to bring up those past events. However, sometimes, past events can touch a person’s heart the most.

Yet, as soon as she mentioned those past events, the first person to be sad was herself.

She thought that she had always been so foolish, always having to hurt herself to hurt others.

When Isabel Smith had initially thought about it, she hadn’t been sad, but now that she was speaking about it, her voice became somewhat choked, "I waited for six years to have a chance. I secretly returned to the United States, begged Percy Stanton many times, and finally signed him. Only then was I able to return to Smith Corporation."