Isabella hadn't even had a chance to start her manipulative act.
She hadn't had time to bad-mouth Serena in front of Riley, to stir up his disgust for her and turn him into her sharpest weapon.
All she had managed to say were those two words.
And in return, Riley had unleashed a verbal tirade on her.
She had never been scolded to her face like this in her entire life!
What infuriated her most was...
After tearing into her, Riley let out a cold, defiant laugh, lifted his chin high, and strode out of the ballroom.
Isabella was fuming.
Who wanted to get with him?
Who would want to seduce a disrespectful, spoiled playboy like him?
She wouldn't even consider him, yet he had the audacity to reject her?
Even if she couldn't be with Nicholas, she would never choose him!
A useless piece of trash who could only throw his weight around because of the Blackwood family, a man with no redeeming qualities who would be nothing if he were cast out.
Isabella wouldn't stoop that low!
But she couldn't voice any of these thoughts. She could only watch Riley's figure disappear from sight.
She was left fuming, with nowhere to vent her anger.
In the end, all she could do was turn her hateful gaze back toward Serena.
Everything was Serena's fault!
Just then, a sudden gasp cut through the noisy ballroom-
"Mr. Hank! What's wrong?"
Among the guests, an elderly man in an elegant, expensive suit had a face that was turning an unnatural
blue-purple hue The
The wine glass in his hand suddenly fell to the floor, shattering into pieces.
"Mr. Hank? Mr. Hank? Don't scare us!"
The other dignitaries he had been talking to cried out in alarm.
The old man, called Hank, clutched his chest tightly, his body convulsing violently
before he fell backward, stiff as a board...
The scene instantly descended into chaos.
Old Mr. Blackwood was the first to notice the commotion and quickly called over
several of the on-site doctors to provide emergency aid.
But after a few minutes, the doctors' faces turned pale, and cold sweat beaded on their foreheads. They looked at Old Mr. Blackwood with grave expressions. "Mr. Hank is in acute shock from a sudden, massive vasodilation. He needs a specific counter-agent immediately! But that drug is only available at Starlight Royal Medical Center it would take least an hour and a half to get him there now! Given his condition, I'm afraid he won't make it to the hospital..."
As soon as these words were spoken, a collective gasp rippled through the crowd.
Mr. Hank was a globally renowned titan of the financial world!
He was a leading figure who controlled a large portion of the international economy!
His status was immeasurably important.
If something were to happen to him at a Blackwood family event, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Old Mr. Blackwood's expression hardened as he looked grimly at the doctors. "Do you have any other solution?"
The doctors glanced at each other, then all lowered their heads in silence.
Clearly, aside from an immediate injection of the counter-agent.....
There was no other way.
Old Mr. Blackwood suddenly thought of something. He looked up abruptly, his gaze landing on Serena.
Just as he was about to speak, an urgent voice cut in, "Grandfather, let Isabella try! Isabella's major is in
energy research, but she's et
taking medical coursester first aid skills are so good that even the top professor at Marington College's medical department, Mr. Ashwell, praised her repeatedly! Let her try!"
That shout made everyone's head turn.