Chapter 11
As soon as Isabella stepped into the house, she
was greeted by a warm and inviting fragrance
throughout the house. The feminine aura seemed
to cling to every corner of the building.
“What’s up? Your sc*mbag boss finally got bored of
you?” Natasha poured Isabella a glass of water and
casually sat beside her. With both slender legs
crossed, she exuded a seductive allure.
Accustomed to Natasha’s straightforwardness,
Isabella lifted the cup and took a hearty sip. “I
decided to leave him.”
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In the middle of towel–drying her hair, Natasha
paused her movements and let out a surprised
gasp. “You suddenly grew a backbone?”
Isabella pulled her lips into a wry smile. “I’ve gotten
enough from him.”
Natasha frowned, not particularly fond of the way
Isabella phrased it. She had a feeling that
something had happened.
Isabella didn’t hide anything and briefly explained
what had happened these two days.
After drying her hair, Natasha tossed the towel
aside and reached under the coffee table for a
cigarette. She had even lit the lighter when she
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suddenly remembered Isabella was there and
immediately discarded it. “What are you planning
to do next?”
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Shrugging, Isabella feigned nonchalance and said,
“I’ll get through the next three months first. Once
the contract is terminated, I’ll establish a small
agency. It should be enough to support my mom.
and me.”
Natasha furrowed her brow as she thought it might
still be difficult for Isabella to terminate the
contract after three months. However, she didn’t
voice her thoughts and glanced at Isabella,
suggesting, “Three months is still a long time, and
idling away won’t do you any good. Although it’s
just selling cars, this field encompasses all walks of
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life. Who knows? You might unexpectedly make a
valuable connection.”
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Upon hearing that, Isabella fell silent. Having been
around Seth for so long, she seemed to have
developed a misconception that the economic
environment of establishing her own company was
the same as at Shaffer Group.
It was not. Shaffer Group had been with the Shaffer
Family for four generations and had several
generations of political accumulation before it,
making it a real multinational integrated
conglomerate. Even if she pressed hard to aim for
that, she wouldn’t be able to achieve it in this
lifetime.
Seeing her lost in thought, Natasha reminded her,
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The people you re going to meet while selling cars
might as well be your future connections when
establishing your own business.”
Isabella rubbed her temples, suddenly enlightened
but also felt pitiful for herself. Though she
self–proclaimed to have worked in a large
enterprise for five years, she still had to start from
the bottom up after leaving.
Looking up at Natasha, Isabella said, “Natasha,
thank you. I’ll work hard starting tomorrow.”
Being a righteous friend, Natasha gave Isabella the
master bedroom, woke up early the following day
to make breakfast, and even drove Isabella to work.
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On their way there, she even started sharing her
experience in sales. “When working in sales, it’s the
same everywhere. Don’t put yourself above others;
flatter them however you can.”
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Isabella massaged her throbbing temples,
suddenly feeling very pressured. “I wasn’t even this
nervous during my interview at Shaffer Group.”
Natasha parked the car in front of Isabella’s
company, leaning leisurely against the seat.
“Leaving that guy isn’t a bad thing. If you stayed
with him until you turned thirty, then you’d truly be
considered a good–for–nothing.”
Isabella felt something stirring inside her heart.
Those words were both painful and liberating,
stimulating her brain cells into action. After closing
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the door and bidding farewell to Natasha, she
confidently strode into the company. She couldn’t
afford to lose her first battle for the day.
Upon entering, Jonas, who had his arm around
Abigail’s shoulder, released her and walked toward
Isabella with a smile. “Isabella, you’re back to work
so soon?”
Tugging her lips into a faint smile, Isabella
explained, “It’s not a big deal, and I can’t delay my
work, right? You’re here early, too, so it wouldn’t be
appropriate for me to slack off because I’m sick.”
She had put on airs just yesterday, but now her
words were more tactful and pleasing. Jonas
needed a moment to adapt to her change and
soon felt delighted, thinkina Isabella was trvina to
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curry Tavor with nim.
“Those who had been executive secretaries are
quite different, it seems.” Jonas laughed heartily
and wrapped his arm around Isabella’s shoulder.
“Though we salesmen can’t compare to them, it’s
still a promising career if you work hard.”
Isabella walked toward her desk and smoothly
dodged Jonas‘ hand while asking, “Mr. Wallace, is
yesterday’s sale closed?”
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“It is.” With a wave of his hand, he nodded at Abigail.
“It was all thanks to Abby. She worked tirelessly
yesterday afternoon.”
The others around them were savvy gossip
mongers, and any topic involving performance
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would gain their keen interest. They were eagerly
waiting to see Isabella’s reaction.
Holding a folder, Abigail gave a sweet smile and
said, “It was nothing. I was just helping out a
colleague. A little effort goes a long way.”
Isabella smiled, retrieving a cup from her bag to
pour some tea. “That’s sweet of you, but I can’t let
you help for nothing.” After taking a sip, she added,
“How about we split this deal between us?”
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Abigail’s expression fell, and she fell silent.
“Isabella, you’re too modest. We’re all colleagues.
There’s no need to be so particular about individual
deals.” Jonas chuckled, trying to ease the situation
while giving Abigail a nudge with his shoulder,
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urging her to step aside. He casually chatted with
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Isabella. “You’re the senior here, so you should look
out for Abby more.”
After that, Isabella was clear that the commission
would probably all wind up inside Abigail’s hands.
She said those things earlier to tell everyone she
was no fool and they shouldn’t think about taking
advantage of her.
“Sure.” She nodded and gave Abigail a meaningful
glance. “Let’s look after each other in the future.”
Still hugging her documents, Abigail stuck out her
tongue, pretending to look innocent, and then
skipped toward the reception desk.
If Isabella hadn’t met all sorts of people in the
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workplace, she might have thought that Abigail
was just an innocent and naive rookie who had ju
started her career. She sighed in relief and checke
the time on her phone but inadvertently noticed a headline in the entertainment news.
