The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 173 I Cannot Tell You

Susan looked at Isabelle.

A panicked expression covered her face and there was a strange light behind her eyes. Both of the aspects told Susan that Isabelle was lying. There must be something in between her and Julian, and that they were not as clean as she claimed.

"Please trust me, Susie." Tears were forming in Isabelle’s eyes as she talked, "I don't know what I should do if you don't trust me. You're my best friend."

On the surface, Isabelle was begging Susan to believe her, but deep down, she eagerly hoped that she could misunderstand her. She wanted to enrage Susan and unleash the green-eyed monster within her. Isabelle wanted her to have a fall out with her so that Madam Shaw would loathe her even more.

It was a well-thought-out plan that would put Susan i n an extremely unfavorable situation. She always knew Susan was impulsive, so she was certain that she would fall for her plan. However, it seemed that her plan was destined to be a failure. Not only did Susan not fall for her plan, but she was calm and collected.

She said indifferently, "Don’t worry, Isa. I trust you. Even if I don't believe you, I have full faith in Julian. I'm pretty confident that he helps the Shelbys because of me. Anyway, since your father has already gotten the contract, then tell him to work hard on it and don't abuse Julian's trust."

This time, it was Isabelle whose expression changed. I t took her quite a long while to force herself to calm down, "Don't worry, Susie. The Shelbys will do everything we can to live up to the trust that Mr. Shaw placed in us."

Susan nodded. After that, she diced the apple up and said, "Okay, it’s all done. Let's get back to them."

She took the plate and went out of the kitchen, and Isabelle soon followed after.

Even though Susan looked unfazed on the outside, deep down she was actually upset.

The reason she believed in Isabelle was because it was easy to verify everything she said. All she had to d o was go back to Lanyard and check through all the contracts. However, there were several things that she could not fathom. She could not understand why Julian would present a 5 million business contract to Isabelle's father. She could not understand why Julian kept telling her to stay away from Isabelle and yet he went to meet her in secret. And most importantly, she could not understand why Julian would not tell her anything about it. Why would he try to keep her in the dark? 1

She had been telling herself that she must have full faith in Julian, but once the seed of doubt began to sprout, it was difficult to whisk away.

"Susan!" Suddenly, a sharp voice pierced through her thought and snapped her back to reality. She raised her head and looked blankly at Madam Shaw.

"Do you know that I'm talking to you?" Madam Shaw asked, her expression ugly.

"I'm sorry, Mom," Susan apologized. "What did you say just now?"

"Nothing!" Madam Shaw shot her a cold gaze, then turned to Julian and said, "See, Julian? She didn't pay attention when I was talking to her."

"Mom, Susie has been very busy lately, so she might lose focus sometimes. She didn't mean it," Julian explained.

Madam Shaw's expression turned even grimmer when she heard Julian helping Susan.

"Okay, fine. She didn't mean it. I’m the one who’s being fussy over here. Is that what you're trying to say, Julian?" Madam Shaw snapped.

A glint flashed across Isabelle's eyes. It now occurred t o her that Susan did not look as unfazed as she portrayed herself to be and that her effort was not in vain at all.

Forcing down the merriment that rose in her heart, she said softly to Madam Shaw, "It's all my fault, Madam Shaw. I told Susie a funny brain teaser when w e were in the kitchen just now, and I guess she's still trying to solve it."

"Is that so?" Madam Shaw asked skeptically.

"Yeah," Isabelle smiled. Then, she told her the brain teaser.

"This is interesting," Madam Shaw's attention was drawn away by the brain teaser. She began discussing it with Isabelle.

Susan could not help but bite her lips when she saw the scene. She felt like she was the third wheel amongst them. She found no way to join in on their conversation no matter how hard she tried.

"Mom, I'm tired. I’ll be going to rest with Susie," Julian chimed in.

Madam Shaw shot him a gaze and then said crossly, "G o, go, go."

Julian nodded and he led Susan upstairs.

Susan was still in a trance when they were inside the room.

"What happened in the kitchen, Susie?" Julian asked, his brows knitted deeply. Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Susan turned to look at him. She wished to ask the question in her mind but she doubled back on it.

Seeing her reaction, the frown on Julian’s face deepened. He pressed on, "What happened, Susie? What is the thing that you're trying to hide from me?"

Susan took a deep breath. Then, she asked, "This should be my question, Julian. What is the thing that

you're trying to hide from me?”

Julian was taken aback by the sudden question." What are you talking about, Susie? I didn’t hide anything from you.”

"Really?" Susan bit her lips. She did not know why Julian still refused to tell her the truth, "Then explain t o me about the business contract that you gave to Isabelle’s father?"

Julian's heart skipped a beat while a dark glint flashed across his eyes. He never expected that Isabelle would tell something like this to Susan.

'It seems like I need to teach this woman a lesson.'

Susan's face paled when she saw Julian’s expression. She felt disappointed with Julian, but she still wanted to know the answer. Therefore, she pressed on, "Can you tell me why did you do that, Julian?"

"Susie..." Just when Julian was about to say something, Susan interjected as she looked firmly into his eyes, "Julian Shaw, in any case, I just have one request, and that is you must never lie to me."

She did not allow any deception in her love, not even a single one.

Julian fell silent. Then, after a short while, he said," Susie... I can't tell you the reason now, but trust me. I’m not interested in Isabelle. Other than the contract, I promise you I won't see her anymore."

"You can't tell me the reason?" Susan asked. She wondered what kind of secret was between him and Isabelle. Why could Julian not just tell her?

"I really can't tell,” Julian gritted his teeth.

After all, he could not tell what kind of reaction Susan would give if she knew about the things that happened between him and Isabelle when they were kids. What if Susan cared about the promise that he gave Isabelle? What if she decided to leave him after h e told her everything? 1

Julian dared not to think about the consequence. As such, he must not let Susan know about it, no matter what happened.

Looking at the resolute expression on his face, Susan pressed her lips into a frown. She did not say anything for a long time, and Julian began to get nervous.

He grabbed her hands and said, "Trust me Susie. You are the only one in my heart. I can’t tell you anything about the contract, but please believe me, I'm not interested in Isabelle at all."

Susan continued to look at him in silence. She noticed there was an apparent apprehension in his usual calm and tranquil eyes. It seemed to her that he was really worried that she would misunderstand something.

"Susie..." Julian grabbed her hand even tighter.

After taking a deep breath, she then said slowly," Julian, if that's what you have to say, okay fine, I believe you. I won't press on this matter anymore.

However, this must not happen again. You must tell m e everything from now on, and you must keep your distance from Isabelle.’’

"I promise you, Susie. I won’t lie to you anymore, and I'll keep my distance from her," Julian said. He heaved out a long sigh of relief after Susan decided to drop the matter.