Chapter 25

"Bella?" Charles called again with more concern as it seemed like she was about to cry. "What happened in there?" He swore within him to deal with Manifold no matter what if he did as much as stab Isabella with vile words. Isabella's eyes darted to the marbled floor and she said nothing. As Charles lifted his worried eyes, he saw Richard approach them. At the same time, his eyes caught Manifold's tall figure which had a gloat in its paces as he conversed with the shorter man beside him. "Richard, what happened there?" "He cooked up a tale and made himself look good. Now that we have contradicting statements, we can only depend so much on the witnesses we have." "What did he say?" Charles stole a look at Isabella who was trying to hide her face into the side of his body. Definitely, whatever that bastard said made her instantly... distant. Richard, who stole a look at Isabella, sighed and then said, "He claimed to be a good husband to her. And he painted her to be a cheat." Char