Chapter 294

"Dad, my job here has just started to stabilize, and I can't leave for now. If you really need someone to help you, I think Tiffany's fiancé Curtis would be a good choice."

He also had a loving sister, Tiffany Blair, who had no interest in business, but her fiancé Curtis Wall was a businessman and very capable.

However, this suggestion immediately angered Randy on the other end of the phone, and he loudly retorted.

"Emilio, are you looking for a beating? The Blair family business has always been inherited and managed by our own sons. When did it become acceptable for an outsider to take over?"

"Dad, that's such an old-fashioned way of thinking. Isn't Curtis part of our family?"

Emilio wanted to divert the focus for now, as he really couldn't leave at the moment.

Randy saw through Emilio's intentions.

He snorted coldly into the phone, "Stop talking nonsense. I'll ask you one question: when are you coming back? By the way, your mom keeps nagging me about you. You're at the age where you should be getting a girlfriend."

"Dad, why do you keep changing your mind? This is making things difficult for me."

"Hmph, I'm making things difficult for you? Here's the deal: either you come home now to take over the family business, or you bring a girlfriend home. Choose one!"

Emilio sighed, having to face reality.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Coming home is not an option for now, but getting a girlfriend is something I can work on. Can you give me some more time?"

At the same time, Isabella, sitting in the car, just wanted to get back to the villa and rest for the night.

After a long day, she was feeling quite uncomfortable.

She had just closed her eyes for a short while when the bodyguard in the front seat spoke up, "Ms. Taylor, someone is following us. It looks like people from the Brown family."

The bodyguard recognized the Brown family's car and knew about her relationship with Michael, so he reported it calmly.

Isabella opened her eyes and looked out the window, immediately recognizing Michael's car.

She pressed her temples and instructed the bodyguard to stop the car.

She got out and stood under the streetlight by the roadside.

Michael, not far behind, also stopped his car and walked over to her, seeing her hair being blown by the cold wind. He was about to take off his coat for her.

Isabella angrily questioned, "Michael, what do you want? You've been bothering me since earlier, and now you're following me. What do you want?"

"Isabella, I..."

Facing Isabella's cold questioning, Michael was momentarily speechless.

But Isabella thought he was deliberately following her.

Remembering how he had criticized her in front of everyone at the restaurant earlier, Isabella narrowed her eyes.

"What, you think you didn't say enough at the restaurant and want to continue? Or does it disgust you so much to see me with Emilio?"

She initially thought he couldn't stand seeing another man around her because he still had feelings for her as his wife.

But Violet's appearance made her realize the truth.

He didn't love her at all. He controlled her only because of his male ego.

"Isabella, you're talking nonsense. That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean? You came to me and Emilio, saying we haven't divorced and accusing me of secretly meeting him."

Isabella clenched her fists in anger. "Michael, tell me, what do you want?"

"Are you happy now that you've ruined my reputation?"

"When you were sneaking around with Violet, did you ever consider my feelings? And now you want to control me? Don't you find that ridiculous?"

In their three years of marriage, a woman named Bianca had already disrupted their relationship.

Now, there was another woman, Violet, who was constantly with him at the company.

They had even started their affair shortly after she became pregnant.

He had deceived her time and time again.

He had repeatedly hurt and humiliated her.

She had already decided to cut ties with him, so why wouldn't he let her go?

Ridiculous?

A flash of hurt crossed Michael's eyes.

When he learned from Nolan that she hadn't been at the explosion site, he was almost driven to madness with relief.

He had thought that after their wonderful night on the yacht, she would call him first to let him know she was safe if she encountered danger.

But he hadn't received any call from her by evening.

He waited outside her villa for news of her.

But it seemed like she had forgotten about him.

Finally, he got word from the bodyguard that she had returned from the Wilson family, and he rushed over, only to see her with Emilio.

As a man, he could see what Emilio's intentions were.

So when he heard Emilio say that the child would need a father in the future, his mind exploded, and he impulsively confronted them.

By the time he realized what he had said in his impulsiveness, it was too late.

But if he said he rushed over just to see her safe, would she believe him?

She would probably take every word he said as an excuse to stalk her.

But did he have any other reason to approach her?

Suddenly, Michael thought of someone.

How could he have forgotten about Daniel?

To Isabella, nothing was more important than Daniel.

"Isabella, didn't you say Grandpa Daniel wanted to see me? When do you have time? I'll go with you to visit him."

"You want to see Grandpa?" Isabella frowned at him, suspecting he had ulterior motives. "Michael, are you trying to use Grandpa to force me to listen to you?"

He was Michael, capable of anything to achieve his goals.

"What are you thinking?" Michael retorted without hesitation, "He's also my Grandpa. Even if our relationship changes, I would never use his health as leverage. What kind of person do you think I am?"

He sounded aggrieved, as if he would never do such a thing.

Isabella gave him a suspicious look and snorted, "You better not dare."

However, today at the Wilson family, Daniel had indeed mentioned Michael to her. His prolonged absence would inevitably arouse Daniel's suspicion.

If Michael could appear with her in front of Daniel, it might dispel her grandfather's doubts.

But could she really face Michael and pretend to be a loving couple?

Still, it was rare for him to willingly visit Daniel. This was a hurdle she had to overcome sooner or later.

Otherwise, if Daniel sensed something was wrong, it would be too late.

She took a deep breath. "Fine, if you have time in the next few days, call me. We'll go see Grandpa together."