“Isabella’s uncle is seriously ill and may not have time to live. I took her to the hospital in the afternoon, and she appeared devastated. I thought she’ll call you and tell you about it.”
Jasper immediately frowned and said, “I got it; I’ll call her.” He immediately hung up the phone and stood up. “Just give me a call if you have something important to say.” Jasper said to Lily in a hurry.
Before Lily could respond, he had already stood up and left while calling Isabella. As he walked away, Lily could only see his back. She continued to eat her lunch in silence while laughing to herself wryly.
Jasper called Isabella many times, but she still didn’t answer. By then, it was midnight in England. Later, Jasper asked his assistant to book him a flight, then called Isabella again.
“Hello?”
Someone finally answered the phone, but it was not Isabella. Sean looked at the phone screen and stared at the name “Uncle Jasper”. He then patted Isabella on the back. However, she just moved a bit and didn’t pay attention to him or wake up. After hesitating for a while, Sean answered the phone.
“Where’s Isabella?” Hearing Sean’s voice along with the music and chaotic noise, Jasper immediately knew she was in a bar and then asked somewhat angrily.
Sean assumed Jasper was Isabella’s uncle and politely said, “Hello, I’m Isabella’s friend. We’re having a party today, and she’s drunk. Don’t worry, I’ll send her back to her dorm later.”
Jasper frowned, recalling something that had happened before. He had seen Isabella drunk twice before, once at his birthday party and once when she was at a restaurant with Alex. Isabella was acting annoying in both cases. Jasper became agitated as he thought about this, and he was afraid Isabella would do something stupid again.
“Where is she? Tell me the address and I’ll let my friend pick her up.” Jasper asked seriously.
Sean paused for a moment before saying the address.
“Keep her safe,” Jasper advised, then hung up the phone.
Meanwhile, Isabella shifted her body uneasily again as Sean stared at the phone in disbelief. Her hair was messy, and her flushed cheeks were as red as roses. She was dozing off on the arm of the sofa. Sean couldn’t help but smile when he saw her beautiful face.
Jasmine stood in the corner of the room, silently watching them. She appeared irritated and offended. A girl in a pink dress looked in the same direction as Jasmine did and then said something to her. Jasmine was immediately taken aback and hesitant. When she saw Sean put the jacket he had taken off over Isabella, she seemed to make up her mind.
Isabella had slept for a long time and had a headache when she awoke. She struggled to stand and made her way to the door.
“Isabella, watch out!” Sean exclaimed as he stood up and followed her.
Isabella held on to the wall and mumbled, “I want to go home.” She closed her eyes and touched the wall but then hit her head on a stone pillar. She became dizzy and then stumbled backwards.
Sean was so terrified that he ran to her. He nearly missed catching her and had to drag her by the shoulders. His entire face was flushed from exhaustion.
Isabella stood up and opened her eyes. Only then did she appear to notice the handsome young man beside her. She couldn’t stop reaching out and rubbing his face, and she kept staring at him. “Oh, you guys don’t look that much alike,” she said.
Sean was in pain, but he asked, “Like what?”
“My godfather. Oh, no, my adoptive father.”
“Huh?”
Isabella thought she saw Jasper the first time she met Sean. Of course, he was not as good as Jasper at almost every point. Sean was not as composed, driven, or charming as Jasper. Nonetheless, when Isabella first saw his beautiful eyes, she thought he was unique among the others.
“I’m feeling a little dizzy.” She said. She looked like she was about to vomit when Sean tried to ask her what was happening. He immediately helped her to get up and planned to take her to the restroom.
He’d only taken two steps when he heard Jasmine say, “Sean, what are you doing here?”
Lauren then wrapped her arms around Isabella and asked, “Is she Isabella from your debate team? I think she might be about to throw up. Here, let me hold her.”
She told Jasmine, “Why don’t you join me and help her to the restroom? If she pukes here later, the bar owner will get her in trouble. Sean, you are not permitted to enter the ladies’ room. Let me and Jasmine go there with her, okay? You can go back now. Everyone’s waiting for you!”
Sean thought Lauren had a point. He knew he couldn’t take Isabella to the restroom, so he stood back and watched them help her in. He then returned to the private room.
Sean waited in the room for a while, but the girls still didn’t come back. He was about to go check what was going on when he saw Jasmine’s text message, “Isabella is not feeling well, Lauren and I have sent her back to her dorm.”
***
Anna went straight to that bar after receiving Jasper’s call. She tried to call Isabella several times along the way, but no one answered. She had made a mistake about being drunk in a bar in college, so she felt worried and drove at the maximum speed limit..
When Anna arrived at the room, she didn’t see Isabella. Several couples were hugging and playing Truth or Dare, while Sean was looking at his phone absentmindedly in the corner.
Sean stood up when he saw Anna and said, “Isabella has gone back to the dorm.”
Anna looked at Sean with suspicion. “How did she get back when she was already too drunk to answer her phone?” she asked, surprised.
Sean didn’t expect Anna to ask that. He froze for a moment before explaining, “Two of my friends took her back, and they just texted me they’re already here.” When he was finished, he showed Anna Jasmine’s text message.
“Thank you very much.”
Still restless, Anna decided to go to Isabella’s dormitory and ensure she was safe. She paused for a moment before closing the door. And she asked, “Do you know them well? Could you please give me their phone numbers?”
“Sure.” Sean immediately gave Anna Jasmine’s cell phone number. He paused as he watched Anna leave the room and follow her.
“Ma’am, you appear worried about her.” He said.
Anna nodded, continuing to walk quickly forward.
“Could you please let me go back to school with you? I’ll only feel relieved if I confirm she’s in the dorm. In any case, I was the one who brought her here today.” Sean said this while catching up with Anna.
Anna thought Sean didn’t appear to be a bad person, so she didn’t mind bringing him together. As a result, she nodded. They both left the bar and made their way to her car.
Anna noticed some young men squatting on the side of the road as she walked around the corner. She didn’t care about them at first, but when she heard their words, she became nervous.
“We can get lucky today!”
“Yes! I heard they brought us a hot American girl.”
“Really? Can we join you?”
“Sure! I made a deal with them and I will call him at 1:30. There are only ten minutes left.”
“What’s the matter?” Sean didn’t care about what they said. He only asked that because he saw Anna suddenly stop. Then he looked to the corner and stared at the young men as well. “What’s the problem?” He asked Anna in confusion.
“I have a plan. Just follow me, and please don’t say anything stupid,” Anna said as she walked quickly toward the young men with a worried expression.
“You don’t have to call me. I just dropped her off in room 3208 of the Carousel Hotel,” She said to the young man while pulling a room card from her bag.
The young man in the middle of the group surveyed Anna, but he didn’t take the card. With a sneer, he said, “Who the hell are you? What are you talking about? I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
Anna folded her arms and said mockingly, “You are quite defensive, aren’t you? How dare you make a pact with us when you’re such a wuss?! You just said you want to call me!”
She then said a phone number. The man looked down and checked his phone, then let off his guard.
Anna was clearly irritated by this point. She asked, “What’s the problem? Why do you flinch? You don’t appear to be a coward to me. If you can do it, just go. If you can’t, don’t waste my time. I’m going to find another buyer now.”
She stuffed her room key back into her bag and complained to Sean behind her, “This is entirely your fault! Don’t force me to work with such untrustworthy people again! You have 30 minutes to find me another buyer.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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