Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Isidora was fuming.

Watching Isidora shiver in her thin dress in the cold air, Claudia quietly pulled her car up in front of her.

"Hey, Miss Faye, hop in..."

Isidora climbed into the car. The heater was on full blast, warming her up immediately.

Claudia found a coat and draped it over Isidora's shoulders. "Well, Mr. Martin really has a cold heart, leaving such a delicate beauty behind and driving off without a second thought. He doesn't seem to know how to cherish someone at all. I mean, you're the head of finance at the Martin Group-this is just too much, isn't it?"

Claudia's words struck a chord with Isidora, when Sophia had first approached her, warning her that Chloe was not a simple woman and urging her to be cautious.

At the time, Isidora hadn't taken it seriously. She thought Chloe was unattractive and wouldn't be a threat.

The sharp contrast between her initial arrogance and her current humiliation was almost too much to bear.

She couldn't understand how Grant had so quickly forgotten the deep affection he had for her back in college.

"Claudia... I never thought Mr. Martin would leave me behind..." Isidora confided in Claudia, seeing her as a kindred spirit.

Claudia analyzed the situation for her. "Miss Faye, Mr. Martin left you here to take a taxi home-it's not without reason. You know, that woman, Chloe, comes from a very influential family. I just asked around, and her family's wealth might even rival the Martin Family's. And with the engagement between the two families... well, Mr. Martin can't afford to offend her, can he?"

"On the other hand, Mr. Martin, being the exceptional man he is, must find it painful to face Chloe's unattractive face every day. But men make choices. He knows very well

that marrying Chloe into the Martin Family will bring immense wealth."

"So, when dealing with the jealous Miss Davis, Mr. Martin has no choice but to neglect you. I can tell Mr. Martin cares about you. Otherwise, when I mentioned the sixty-six love letters, his eyes wouldn't have lit up like that."

"He's doing this to protect you. I'm close with Giselle, and I believe she's grooming you. The future CFO of the Martin Group will definitely be you."

Claudia's words ignited a spark of determination in Isidora, shifting her perspective entirely. She began to piece things together: before Chloe's arrival, Grant had always treated her with a certain level of respect and warmth. But the moment Chloe entered the picture, his demeanor turned icy, almost deliberately so.

A realization dawned on Isidora-perhaps his coldness wasn't rejection, but protection.

She didn't expect to become the lady of the Martin Family. After all, she didn't match up to the Martin Family.

But if she could control the finances of the Martin Group, that would be a good alternative.

"Claudia, I understand now. Thank you for your advice." Isidora put away her disappointment and regained her fighting spirit.

Claudia nodded happily. "Good. I've been busy lately and can't visit Giselle. When you get back, say hello to her for me."

"Okay."

Grant and Chloe soon returned to the vicinity of the Martin Family mansion. About a mile from the estate, Grant had Stanley stop the car.

"Stanley, you go ahead. I haven't taken a walk in a while. I'll walk back with Miss Davis."

"Yes, Mr. Martin." Stanley watched them get out before driving away.

It was already late, and the usually bustling Sovereign City was unusually quiet.

A few cold gusts of wind blew, messing up Chloe's hair.

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"Chloe, did you have a good time today?" Grant asked tentatively.

Chloe nodded. "Yeah, I did... I saw Orlando and some other big shots. How could I not

be happy? It's been a while since I saw Orlando. He seems to be getting more handsome."

Chloe's praise of the foreigner Orlando made Grant a bit unhappy.

He wanted to say he was jealous.

"Oh... So you're happy because you saw Orlando, not because of me?" Grant teased Chloe.

"Happy for you? Yeah, I should be happy for you. You seemed to have closed several deals tonight, right?" Chloe brought up business.

She was pretending to be clueless, and Grant could see through it.

He reached out and grabbed Chloe's arm, then started tickling her. Chloe, being

ticklish, tried to avoid him, and they ended up chasing each other, looking very much like a couple in love.

"Chloe, you ingrate. I invested in a movie for you, and you didn't even mention it. You're so bad. I need to teach you a lesson."

Grant rarely had such a relaxed moment. He chased Chloe, and they laughed and played together.

"You're the bad one. You're the ingrate. Don't think that just because you invested in a project for me, I have to thank you. You still haven't told me about those sixty-six letters. I heard from Claudia that those sixty-six letters were all written to Isidora."

Hearing Chloe mention the sixty-six letters, Grant wasn't angry at all.

He rushed forward, grabbed Chloe's petite body, and pressed her against a small tree behind her to prevent her from escaping again.

"Go on, talk about the sixty-six letters... Mr. Martin, you are so romantic, writing sixty- six love letters to Isidora. Did you do nothing but write love letters during your four years in college?" Chloe had been caught by Grant, yet she still had the mind to tease him?

Grant didn't answer her. Instead, he reached out, gently cupped Chloe's face, and kissed her on the lips in the warm breeze.

He kissed her with care and tenderness, unlike his usual urgency, as if he were kissing a fragile piece of porcelain.

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Chloe's messy hair brushed against Grant's cheek in the wind, the ticklish sensation

making him kiss her even more passionately.

Chloe was also stirred by his kiss.

Young people in love should be openly kissing in such an environment, shouldn't they?

She reached out and wrapped her arms around Grant's firm waist, while Grant encircled her body with his arms, pressing her against the tree and kissing her earnestly.

Occasionally, passersby would stop to watch the kissing couple.

At that moment, the roar of a motorcycle approached. Liam, speeding by on his bike,

turned his head and saw Grant and Chloe kissing.

His heart skipped a beat.

The next second, he stopped his bike, took out his phone, and snapped a photo of the kissing couple...