Chapter 420 Stirring Up Trouble Everywhere
Wesley briefly recounted, "On that day, Lenora was in charge of photographing Isla. Who would have thought
that Isla's necklace would go missing..."
It wasn't as if he distorted the truth. After all, Lenora wouldn't have resigned without a good reason, so she must
have been wronged.
However, he did hide the fact Isla had been deliberately targeting Lenora, instead making it sound as if it was
just an ordinary misunderstanding triggered by the loss of her necklace.
"So that's how it is," Jermaine said, leaning casually against the back of his chair, an amused grin on his face.
"Wesley, as the studio's boss, you can't just gloss things over like this. It's definitely disheartening for your
employees to run into this kind of situation. In this case, you have to step up and protect them. Besides, you're
Ezekiel's friend. Even though it wasn't intentional, you've also put Ezekiel in a tough spot with Lenora!"
A friend chuckled and asked, "Does that mean you didn't apologize in the end, Isla? That's not right. How could
you not apologize after wronging someone like that?"
Isla retorted with a roll of her eyes, her tone full of righteous indignation, "It's not like | did it on purpose. Who
knew she had such a temper, quitting her job just like that! Anyway, she's found a new job now, and that
incident was so long ago. Why still bring it up?" That friend didn't say anything else.
Everyone present knew that Isla was the young miss of the Wilson family, and aside from her parents and
Zephyr, no one could force her to do anything she didn't want to.
As if her parents and Zephyr would stand up for Lenora.
"Maybe we should just let it go. What's done is done, and there's no use dwelling on it. Thankfully, Lenora has
found a new job," one friend suggested. "If things still remain tense, Wesley could always treat her to a meal to
smooth things over."
Ezekiel neither agreed to nor denied the suggestion, merely subtly lifting his eyes to glance at Wesley and Isla.
After sthought, Wesley admitted, "I was indeed in the wrong, so I'll go and apologize to Lenora." "Apologize?
To whom?"
At that moment, Zephyr pushed the door open and entered, casually asking that question as he returned to his
seat. "To Lenora," Ezekiel replied.
"What's going on?"
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At the mention of Lenora, Zephyr paused for a moment. He looked at Ezekiel, then turned his gaze toward
Wesley.
A friend glanced left and right before repeating the story to Zephyr.
Upon hearing this, Zephyr adjusted his glasses and turned to look at Isla. His expression gradually darkened, his
eyes a deep abyss of black.
"Isla, you and Wesley should go apologize to Lenora."
"I'm not going! Who knew she could be so petty!" Isla snapped, then turned her head away huffily.
Then, something occurred to her, and she turned back to look at Zephyr angrily. "Why are you always siding with
outsiders!"
Zephyr gave a laugh, his eyes cold as ice. "If you hadn't been stirring up trouble everywhere, why would | side
with outsiders? Are you going or not?"
Beneath his glasses, Zephyr narrowed his eyes, staring at her with an aura that radiated intense iciness.
Isla's heart clenched at the sight, a shiver going down her spine.
If Zephyr were to go back and question Annie, he would find out this situation wasn't a misunderstanding but her
deliberate doing.
"Cwith me, Isla," Wesley urged with a pointed glance.
At this point, rather than deliberately causing a scene that would upset everyone, it was better to step back and
apologize for the "misunderstanding." By then, if Lenora were to continue to pursue the matter, others would
just see her as narrow-minded. Under Zephyr's icy gaze, Isla gritted her teeth. Reluctantly, she rose to her feet,
huffed in frustration, and left the private room without another word.
Even though they were supposed to be her friends, they were all siding with Lenora and pressuring her to
apologize!
This is all Lenora's fault!
She's narrow-minded and petty, resigning over such a trivial matter, thereby causingto be humiliated in
front of everyone!
Yet, not long after she resigned, Ezekiel arrived in Fairlake. Judging from how she was not at all surprised by his
arrival, she must have known he was coming and had deliberately quit her job!
Isla felt both aggrieved and resentful deep within her heart.
She was determined not to let Lenora have an easy time!
Isla went straight to the private room next door. She stormed up to Lenora, her demeanor aggressive as she
snapped, "I'm sorry. Are you satisfied now?"
Lenora stared at her, bewildered.
"Don't play dumb!" Isla sneered, her voice dripping with mockery. "Wasn't it you who had Bella deliberately
mention your new job in front of them? Just so you could makeapologize to you?" Lenora knew that Bella had
simply wanted to stand up for her. "So what if it's brought up? Isn't it the truth? What, are you afraid of people
knowing what you've done?"
Isla gritted her teeth, glaring intensely at Lenora. "You just wait and see!"
As Isla left, Lenora and Bella exchanged a glance.
Lenora wore a baffled expression on her face.
Bella, however, was hit by a sudden realization.
So, it turns out that the woman who falsely accused Fay of stealing the necklace was none other than Isla
herself. She really is a fool.
Wesley appeared in the private room and began, "Fay, I'm truly sorry about what happened. | should have had
Isla apologize to you. For Ezekiel's sake, | hope you won't take it to heart."
"| accept your apology, Mr. Wesley. You may leave now," Lenora said indifferently.
"All right, you two chat."
Once Wesley left, Bella scoffed, "No sincerity at all. | just realized it was Isla who set you up. She's just as she
was before, mean and foolish."
"Was she always like this before?" Lenora asked.
"In the past, she was far worse. She was arrogant and willful, full of self-importance. Her jealousy was intense,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmand she was narrow-minded. Relying on her own status, she bullied people wherever she went."
If asked about Isla's flaws, Bella could list a whole basketful.
"Back in high school, when the boy she fancied complimented another girl's beauty, she disfigured that girl
outside of school out of jealousy. During the school's anniversary talent show, | outperformed her and was
chosen for the grand finale dance performance. In retaliation, she planted a nail in my shoe. Luckily, | noticed it
in time. Over the recent years, her behavior has been somewhat restrained under her brother's supervision, but
she still enjoys stirring up trouble and provoking conflicts wherever she goes. Of course, Bella was not one to
back down either and retaliated in kind for what happened at the school's anniversary celebration.
And so, the two of them becadversaries, constantly at odds with each other and turning into bitter rivals.
Whenever the two of them appeared in the splace, it was bound to cause a commotion.
Upon hearing this, Lenora felt a deep sympathy for the girl whose face had been ruined. "Don't her parents care
that she's so wicked and impulsive?"
"Her father was too busy with his work, and her mother was in poor health. The servants didn't dare to intervene
either, so she grew increasingly bold. It was only when her brother returned that things improved somewhat."
Bella scoffed, her words growing more biting as she added, "But you have nothing to fear from her. You were my
friend to begin with, so | would have always had your back. Now that she's the one bullying you, I'll definitely
stand up for you even more!" "Thank you, Bella. Have you two known each other for many years?"
"We've known each other since primary school."
From that point on, signs of discord had started to emerge.
Both of them were children of extrwealth and leading figures in their respective circles, neither willing to
bow down to anyone they met.
Isla always craved attention and pampering. Back in high school, when she noticed Bella gaining more popularity
than her, she started to feel unsettled. Every now and then, she would throw a jab at Bella.
Suddenly, a phone's ringtone sounded.
Lenora pulled out her phone and glanced at the screen, noting it was an unfamiliar local number.
She answered the call. "All right... Okay... | understand. I'll head over there."
After she had ended the call, Bella asked, "Who is it? What did they want?"
"The call was from the police station. They said there's been a new development in the case of my incident with
the sedan."