The woman refused to back down and got into a heated argument with Isabella. Just as she was about to grab her clothes, long nails scratched the woman’s face.
“What are you doing?” she protested. The man who had been protecting her remained silent.
Jane raised an eyebrow.
His girlfriend was being bullied, yet he did nothing. She couldn’t help but think his earlier display of protectiveness was a joke.
“Aren’t you a man?” Jane growled and pulled Isabella away.
“What are you doing!” Isabella struggled frantically, but then someone grabbed her collar from behind.
It was Patrick with his fierce eyes that made her too scared to speak up again. The couple just watched as Patrick casually lifted Isabella by the collar.
“Let go of her,” Jane said before Isabella returned safely to the ground.
“You!” she pointed at Jane and Patrick, but another warning look from Patrick silenced her once again.
In this way, the atmosphere fell into contemplation.
“You should go back first.”
Just then, the man weakly uttered.
Isabella was furious, and in the end, she could only leave in embarrassment.
“Honey…”
The man wanted to explain to the woman, but she just coldly glared at him.
“Heh, I never expected you to treat me like this.”
Just now, Isabella wanted to scratch her own face, but her boyfriend remained indifferent, which made her even more heartbroken.
She looked at Jane, realizing that if it weren’t for Jane’s intervention earlier, she might have been disfigured.
“Thank you so much, miss.”
The woman thanked Jane, feeling ashamed of what she had said to Jane earlier. She felt a wave of remorse.
“I was impulsive just now. I’m really sorry.”
She realized that she had scolded the wrong person and took the initiative to apologize to Jane.
“It’s okay.” Jane smiled and readily accepted the woman’s forgiveness. Throughout her life, she despised men like him the most. “In the future, be careful when choosing a man. It’s better to avoid men like him.”
The woman nodded, feeling helpless. “I envy you. Your husband is so handsome and domineering.”
Jane glanced at Patrick and smiled. “You’ll find someone like that too.”
And so, they all dispersed hastily.
On the way, Jane kept reflecting on Isabella’s appearance just now.
She sighed softly, never expecting Isabella to end up like this.
“I can’t believe two people would argue over such a scumbag. It’s really not worth it.”
Jane shook her head, feeling sorry for the woman as she recalled the scene just now.
“Yeah, it’s really not worth it.”
Patrick thought about the woman’s evaluation of him earlier and raised an eyebrow. “So, you better cherish me.”
Hearing Patrick say that, Jane couldn’t help but laugh.
“Why are you taking it so seriously just because someone complimented you?”
“Why shouldn’t I take it seriously?”
To her surprise, Patrick admitted it directly. Seeing his self-absorbed appearance, she didn’t even know how to argue.
“Alright, alright, I’ll cherish you.” Helpless, Jane had to go along with his words.
“But it’s a pity for Isabella too. She abandoned her dignity for such a man, just like an old drama repeating itself.”
Originally, Isabella had some strength and reputation in the Vermilion Brush Society, but because of what happened with Fernando, she was completely disgraced and never appeared again.
In the end, she ended up here and encountered a man even worse than Fernando.
Jane shook her head and sighed.
“If she wants to, we can’t do anything about it.”
Thinking about what Isabella had done to Jane in the past, she added, “Don’t forget how you were kidnapped back then. There are consequences for one’s actions, and this is her punishment.”
Upon hearing this, Jane nodded.
Patrick’s words weren’t entirely unreasonable. It was because of her caution back then that they managed to avoid a disaster, or else there wouldn’t be so many things happening today.
“True.” She sighed softly. It seemed that the unfortunate always had some detestable aspects.
The way that man humiliated her just now also revealed his character.
“Enough about her, I’m hungry.”
Jane pouted and rubbed her flat stomach. “I only had one meal today.”
She pitifully gestured with a hand forming the number “one,” which made Patrick burst into laughter.
“Alright, let’s go eat.”
Before coming, Patrick had already prepared a local travel guide and quickly brought Jane to a restaurant.
Looking at the diverse array of dishes, Jane’s eyes lit up.
After she finished ordering, she looked around and suddenly spotted a familiar figure not far away.
Jane squinted her eyes and pointed to a nearby table with Patrick. “Look, isn’t that Dax?”
Patrick followed Jane’s direction and indeed saw Dax.
Soon, Dax also noticed them.
They waved at each other, and Jane held Patrick’s hand as they approached Dax’s table.
“Dax.”
She greeted Dax.
However, she quickly noticed a woman sitting across from Dax.
The woman had a curvaceous figure, curly hair, and exuded a seductive aura.
But Jane didn’t pay much attention to her and directly greeted Dax.
“Why are you here too?”
He smiled, noticing Patrick’s slightly displeased expression.
“Mr. Pansy, you’re here too.”
Patrick nodded, and an awkward atmosphere settled in.
“It’s fine, it’s fine.”
Jane discreetly nudged Patrick with her hand. “Let’s eat together!”
Conveniently, there were two empty seats next to Dax. Jane informed the waiter, and then she and Patrick sat down next to them.
Encountering someone familiar in a foreign land could be considered fate.
“Dax, you’re here for sightseeing too.”
As the dishes arrived one by one, Jane took a bite and casually asked Dax.
“Be careful, don’t choke.”
Patrick smiled and reached out, gently wiping the oil stain from the corner of Jane’s mouth.
“Yeah, just taking my girlfriend out for a trip.”
Dax replied, instantly brightening Jane’s eyes.
“Girlfriend?” She looked at the alluring woman in front of Dax.
The woman nodded, and Jane burst into laughter.
“When did you start dating a girlfriend? You didn’t tell us.”
Jane had a gossipy expression, while Patrick was cutting the steak for her on the side.
“Well, just these past two days.”