Chapter 38: Why Didn't You Invite Me to Drink?

Ella swore she had never seen a person as shameless as him. She had seen those two girls, they must be rich or noble, and they certainly weren’t blind. How could they be interested in a country bumpkin? "Keep bragging, who knows what tricks you used to deceive them," Ella said. "Strictly speaking, I did deceive them," Jonathan suddenly admitted. Ella immediately exclaimed, "I knew it! Isabella, look! His true colors are showing!" Jonathan calmly responded, "That's because I'm too handsome, they were intoxicated by my looks, willingly deceived." "Pah! Your looks, you're really shameless!" Ella said disgustedly. Jonathan shrugged, "My charm is beyond what a foolish woman like you can understand." "You!" "Alright Ella, don't bother arguing with him," Isabella said, turning to Jonathan, "Jonathan, it's not that I don't want you to be friends with those people, but these large families have complex situations. If they have conflicts because of you, they might sacrifice you. After all, they won't easily make enemies for the sake of one person. Be careful when you interact with them in the future, don't blindly trust them." "Damn! Those guys are too heartless. If they dare to deceive me, I will wipe them all out!" Jonathan was furious, it was their women who were interested in him, and now they were trying to get rid of him. He would teach them a lesson! Seeing Jonathan's righteous indignation, Isabella patted her forehead. It seemed she would have to explain more about the cruelty within large families to Jonathan in the future to prevent him from being taken advantage of. "Isabella, it's almost time. Mr. Newman is still waiting for you at the reception. You should go," Ella suggested. Isabella glanced at her watch and said to Jonathan, "Jonathan, you go back with Ella first. I still have things to handle." After speaking, Isabella left. "What the hell, why does my senior sister have to see that Henry?" Jonathan asked. Ella glared at him, "Obviously, it's to mend the relationship after the unpleasantness you caused with Mr. Newman. I warn you, from now on, stay out of Isabella's affairs. If it weren't for me, there would be no possibility of a relationship between Mr. Newman and Isabella." It had taken her a lot of effort to arrange another meeting between Henry and Isabella. It was all this country bumpkin's fault, otherwise, Mr. Newman and Isabella would have been a thing long ago. Hearing this, Jonathan was not happy. If Henry were a good person, he wouldn't care about this. But that guy had ill intentions. What if his senior sister was harmed? Thinking of this, Jonathan headed towards the mansion. "Jonathan, where are you going?" "To take a dump, want to come with me?" "You... so disgusting! How could Isabella leave you with me!" Although there had been some minor incidents at the reception, it didn't affect the continuation of the party. After Isabella returned to the reception, she started looking for Henry. She didn't want to have much contact with Henry, but the Newman Group held significant power in Skyward State's medical industry. It was best not to be at odds with them. "Isabella, what are you looking for?" At this moment, Henry, dressed in a grey suit and holding a high-footed glass, came over with a faint smile. "I'm not looking for anything, Mr. Newman, about yesterday..." Before Isabella could finish her sentence, seven or eight people immediately came over after seeing Henry. "Isn't this Mr. Newman? We've been waiting for you." "Haven't seen you in a few days, Mr. Newman, you look much more refreshed and spirited." "Of course, Mr. Newman holds a position among the young talents of Skyward State, naturally, he has style." "Mr. Newman, I wonder if the Newman Group has any business opportunities for cooperation? Do you think my company is suitable?" Several people immediately started flattering Henry. In Skyward State, the distribution of interests among the various families is basically fixed, and they can't squeeze in no matter how hard they try. But the Newman family was different. The Newman family was on the rise. Building relationships now would be very beneficial for their future. Henry gave a light smile and said, "Sorry everyone, I have some matters to discuss with Isabella, I might have to neglect you for a while." Upon seeing Isabella, the crowd immediately understood and hastily said, "Since Mr. Newman is busy, we won't disturb you." "Yes, Mr. Newman, you go ahead. We can talk about other matters later." After greeting the crowd, Henry turned to Isabella and asked, "Isabella, what were you going to say just now?" “Mr. Newman, I apologize for the incident last time. It was my junior brother who…” But Henry waved his hand, "Let's not talk about past events. For your sake, I won't hold a grudge against him. I was also at fault last time, and these past few days, I've been worried that you might ignore me." Seeing this, Isabella sighed with relief and said, "We were in the wrong first. How could we blame Mr. Newman? Mr. Newman, I toast to you." Henry responded, "Isabella, this is not the place for us to drink. There is a private room on the fifth floor. Shall we sit there?" "Well…" Isabella was in a dilemma. She was very reluctant to be alone with Henry but considering her position as the Clinic Leader of Everwell Clinic, she had to consider the relationship between Everwell Clinic and the Newman family... Henry smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you afraid I will eat you? It's just a simple chat, and a chance to let the past things go with the wind." Hearing this, Isabella sighed inwardly. Henry's intention was very clear. If she didn't go drink with him alone, it would be hard for this matter to pass. Thinking about this, Isabella nodded and said, "Let's go have a chat then." The two of them, laughing and talking, entered the elevator. As Isabella was not paying attention, Henry sent a text message. After the message was sent, Henry looked at the beautiful Isabella, his eyes filled with desire. Isabella, after today, I will make you completely mine! At this moment, Jonathan, who had just returned, saw this scene and instantly became alert. Why did his senior sister go into the elevator with that guy? Henry definitely didn't have any good intentions. No, he had to follow them quickly. On the fifth floor of the reception, Henry had a private room where he usually hosted some highly private dinners. "Isabella, please have a seat." After saying that, Henry snapped his fingers, and several waiters came in with dishes. Soft music played, and the waiters left the private room after setting the dishes. Feeling the surrounding atmosphere, Isabella was a bit uncomfortable, but thinking about the incident a few days ago, she endured it. Jonathan had hit Henry, and this matter had to be resolved as soon as possible. If Henry went to find Jonathan, it would be troublesome. Henry went to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of red wine and two high-footed glasses, "Isabella, this is a Romanée-Conti I recently got from an auction. It's three million a bottle. Today, we'll taste it. What do you say?" "No, no, Mr. Newman, that's too precious. You should save it to entertain your important guests." Isabella was shocked by the price of the red wine and quickly said so. Henry smiled, "What guests could be more important than you? Isabella, the purpose of buying this bottle of red wine is to taste it with you." With that, he poured the red wine into the high-footed glass and gently placed it in front of Isabella. "Come on, Isabella, let's toast." Henry raised his glass, smiling. "Well... let's finish this glass and then go out," Isabella said. Henry moved closer to Isabella, his expression slightly ambiguous, "What, you don't want to drink with me?" "Well, I'm worried about people gossiping." Henry smiled gently, "Alright, as you wish. We'll leave after this glass." At this moment, Isabella didn't even want to look at Henry's face. She just wanted to get out of the private room as quickly as possible. She raised her highball glass and said, "Mr. Newman, I apologize for what happened last time." After saying that, Isabella tilted her snow-white neck and prepared to take a sip. Henry narrowed his eyes. He had already tampered with the highball glass, putting some aphrodisiac in it. As long as Isabella drank the wine, she would be at his mercy. Just thinking about how a beauty like Isabella would look lying in bed had Henry feeling excited. His throat kept rolling, and his eyes grew even hotter... Bang! However, just at that moment, the private room door was suddenly kicked open, and a figure walked in. "Sister, how can you drink without inviting me!"