After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen
Secret Wedding 214

Chapter 214 Things Got Out of Hand

Isabel was quick on her feet, swiftly dodging the attack.

Laurel didn't expect Isabel to move that fast. Normally, if she had launched a surprise attack from behind, Isabel wouldn't have been able to dodge in time.

But the reality was that Isabel dodged, and Laurel ended up missing entirely, and crashed to the ground in a rather ungraceful manner.

The commotion immediately attracted the attention of bystanders.

With bruises on her face, Laurel didn't rush to her feet. Instead, she flipped over and sat on the ground, shouting at Isabel, "Why am I so unlucky?

"What did I do in my past life to deserve this? To run into a woman like you! You haven't even married into our family yet, and you've already pushed me into a pond, nearly drowning me. And as if that wasn't enough, you've caused chaos in our home, sending my daughter-in-law to the police station and nearly destroying my son's company! How can someone like you be so heartless?"

As Laurel's words echoed, the onlookers couldn't help but turn their attention toward Isabel, their gazes tinged with suspicion, and some even began whispering and pointing at her.

"Well, I never thought I'd witness something like this, there really are all kinds of people."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Watch me record this and post it online. That'll completely ruin her reputation."

"Yes, do it! Hurry up and film it!"

Just as the person was about to pull out his phone to record the scene, the camera lens captured Isabel turning her gaze toward him.

Her gaze was sharp and icy, her expression cold enough to send a chill down his spine.

Isabel's gaze shifted away from him, landing on Laurel, a mocking smile playing at the corner of her lips.

"Do you think everyone else is a fool? Do you really believe that just because you say something, people will automatically believe you? Let's start with Eva being sent to the police station. She was arrested because she broke the law. Are you suggesting I have the power to tell the police what to do? The police belong to the government; they serve the people, not me.'

Isabel's words were clearly directed at Laurel, but in reality, they were meant for the bystanders who hadn't been thinking clearly.

The police arrest people based on evidence, without solid proof, there's no way they'd arrest anyone on a whim.

The person who had been preparing to record the scene and post it online now felt so ashamed that he wished he could just disappear. But he couldn't, so he just tried to shrink into the background and slipped away from the crowd, hoping no one would notice him. It wasn't just the one person, those who had been eyeing Isabel with suspicion or whispering behind her back also fell silent, turning away and going about their business.

Seeing that the onlookers had dispersed, Laurel lost interest in sitting on the ground any longer.

"Mom, it's cold on the ground. Get up," Eva said, offering her hand to help Laurel to her feet.

"Hmph!" Laurel glared at Isabel with obvious anger.

Yvette turned to Isabel and said, "It's a good thing you didn't marry that jerk Kaleb. One piece of trash like him is already bad enough, but add an unreasonable, toxic mother-in-law into the mix, and it would've been unbearable. If you'd gone through with it, you'd either be dead or worse."

"Mm, you make a very valid point," Isabel replied, nodding seriously in agreement.

"Pfft!" Yvette couldn't help but laugh at Isabel's serious expression.

"You! You say that again!" Laurel's face turned a deep shade of purple as she angrily pointed at Yvette.

Yvette placed her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and retorted without hesitation, "I said it, so what? What are you going to do about it? I'm not your daughter-in-law. What? Do you want to hit me? Do you even have the right to?"

Laurel was so furious she nearly spat blood. She glared at Yvette's protruding belly and snapped, "I heard you're not even married yet. Pregnant before marriage, and you don't even know whose b*stard you're carrying? And you still have the nerve to walk around with that belly? If I were you, I'd crawl into a hole and hide."

"What the hell! Is your mouth always this filthy?" Yvette rolled up her sleeves, ready to throw a punch.

"Stay back. I'll handle it," Isabel said, stepping in front of Yvette with an emotionless gaze fixed on Laurel.

Laurel glared at Isabel, her eyes

bulging with rage. "What do you think you're doing? Do you want to fight me? Isabel, let me tell you, if you laya finger on me today, I' make sure my son beats your up!"

Smack. It was quick, sharp, and decisive.

Isabel's slap landed so hard it left Laurel speechless.

She had said all that, yet she never expected Isabel to actually slap her.

"Fine, fine. Just wait! Don't go anywhere. I'm calling my son right now to have him come over and beat you up!" Laurel hissed, pulling out her phone as she spoke.

"Hurry up and come save me! That d*mn Isabel slapped me in public! Come over and teach her a lesson!"

Kaleb's brow furrowed as he heard this.

"Mom, what did you do this time? Why are you fighting with Isabel again?"

"I'm just trying to get justice for Eva! Don't ask questions, just come over here. If you don't, Isabel's going to bully me and Eva to death!"

Yvette clicked her tongue in disbelief and hooked her arm through Isabel's. "Let's ignore this crazy woman and keep shopping."

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking too," Isabel replied as she and Yvette walked past Eva and Laurel, arm in arm.

But just then, Eva suddenly stuck out her foot, tripping Yvette.

"Ah!" Yvette's body lurched forward, about to fall to the ground.

In that position, she and her babies were in serious danger.

Just in time, Isabel grabbed Yvette, stopping her from falling. It was a close call, only a fraction of a second, and both Yvette and her babies could have been in grave danger.

"God, that scared me half to death!" Yvette gasped, her face pale as she rubbed her belly.

Isabel shot Eva a cold, piercing look. "If you have a problem with me, then take it up with me. But Yvette is pregnant. How could you be so cruel as to do something like this?"

Laurel stopped dialing the phone

and stared at Eva, stunned. Honestly, while she found Yvette irritating, as a mother herself, she couldn't help but feel that Eva had crossed a line this time.

"No, no, Isabel, you can't accuse me of that! How could I do something like that? She just lost her balance and tripped!" Eva quickly shook her head, her eyes red as she tried to explain.

Seeing the look of pure innocence on Eva's face, it was hard not to believe her.

Exactly, I knew Eva couldn't have done something like that, Laurel thought.

"Isabel, stop falsely accusing Eva! Do you really think Eva is like you, capable of such cruel acts?" Laurel stood by Eva, defending her.

Isabel narrowed her dark eyes, clearly remembering how Eva had intentionally stuck out her foot to trip Yvette.

"Is that so? I'm the cruel one? Fine, I'll show you just how cruel I can be."

With that, Isabel moved closer to Eva, her gaze was cold and determined.

Eva, startled, instinctively stepped back.

Thinking of escape?

No way!

Isabel moved quickly, and fiercely jabbed Eva in the abdomen.