Chapter 830

Seeing Isabella so nervous and apologetic made me feel guilty. She was clearly a wealthy young lady, and yet here she was, serving me like a maid, while I pushed her away. But I had no choice. I needed to pretend to be sad, to make Isabella feel flustered. That way, she would reach out to Chris, and I knew he'd come right away, concerned about me. As I hoped, once I went upstairs, I overheard Isabella on the phone with Chris. "Mr. Gildon, I messed up the task you gave me. Madeline's upset... well, not really angry, but she's crying..." Isabella explained, but I couldn't hear Chris' reply. All I heard was her saying, "Okay, okay, please come quickly." A quiet sigh of relief escaped me. I returned to my room, lay on my bed, and quickly sent Isabella a message. "Sorry, I lost control earlier. I'm not upset with you, I just miss my parents." She replied almost immediately, "I'm sorry for bringing up something that upset you." As soon as I saw her message, she came upstairs to find me,