CHAPTER 255

"Who's the father?" Sam asked at once.

His subordinate glanced at Isabel before saying in a low voice, "I've brought him here, sir."

He waved his hand, and a lanky young man was pushed forward.

The man looked very young—most likely in his early twenties, but his fine features made him look like a flawless sculpture. He would have been an attractive young man had it not been for his sickly pale complexion and bony figure that made him appear rather frail.

Sam's brows were creased as he scrutinized the man before asking, "Isabel, who is he?"

Isabel was angry but also frantic. Her heart pounded like mad as she yelled at Sam's subordinate, "Who asked you to bring him here? Who said the child is his? He's just a bodyguard of mine. He's not the father!"

Sam's frown deepened.

"Sir, he is the father of Miss Isabel's child, and…" The man passed his phone to Sam. "This has already gone viral on the Internet…"

After taking one look at the screen, Sam felt like he was seeing stars.

There was an update to the gossip online regarding Isabel.

The news was spreading online about how Isabel abused her influence and financial standing to

confine a man and abuse him sexually but got pregnant as a result of her recklessness.

However, there was an accident and not only did she miscarry the child, but she also had to have her womb removed. This incident was being described online as her reaping what she had sown, as her predicament now was a result of her cruelty and despicable behavior.

Sam was trembling with rage as he threw the phone over to Isabel and interrogated her. "Is what they're saying online true?"

Isabel glanced at the screen before shrieking in anger and distraught, "They're making it up! He did it willingly!"

"He did it willingly? Did what willingly?" Sam was as white as a sheet as he pressed her, "Didn't you say that he's just a bodyguard?"

Sam was numb with anger and his voice hardened.

He knew all along that Isabel was a proud and conceited girl who was determined to marry someone from a family that was even more distinguished than the Taylors. Therefore, he assumed that the father of her child would be a son of some wealthy family. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

His plan was to get that man to take responsibility for his actions and marry Isabel. That way, Isabel would get what she wanted.

It would not be a good way to start a marriage and it would smear their reputations, but since that man knocked her up, he should take responsibility for it.

With the Taylor family supporting her, that man would not be able to get out of it.

However, never in Sam's wildest dreams would he have thought that the father was one of Isabel's bodyguards.

No, it cannot be!

There must have been some mistake.

A proud and haughty woman like Isabel who had her heart set on marrying a wealthy and influential man would never get into bed with one of her bodyguards.

It had to be a groundless rumor!

Sam assuaged himself with these thoughts, and his face regained some color as his heart settled down.

He eyed the handsome young man that his bodyguards were pinning down and asked, "Tell me. What's your relationship with Isabel?"

The young man kept his head down. Regardless of how malnourished he looked, he was still remarkably handsome, and his skin was as fair as snow.

He kept his head low and said nothing, but even so, there was something about him that dazzled like the brightest star in the sky. He was just standing there, but that was enough to attract the attention of those around him.

After taking a few more looks at the young man, Sam grew apprehensive once more.

With looks like that, it was possible for this young man to seduce a young woman to fall in love with him and bear his child.

Sam's eyes grew cold as he snarled, "Look up at me and answer my question! What is your relationship with my sister? Do you have anything to do with the child she was carrying?!"

The man in front of him was far too attractive, and it unsettled Sam.

Perhaps he was indeed the father of her child.

This man must've used his good looks to seduce Isabel! He must've wanted to use her as a stepping stone to marry into a wealthy family!

His sister preferred wealthy and powerful men, but was there any young woman who did not like a handsome man?

The man in front of him was young and good-looking enough to rival the hottest stars in the entertainment industry right now.

With looks like that, all it took was a honeyed tongue and he would be able to seduce Isabel into falling in love with him. He might even be able to convince her to give him everything she had!

Upon arriving at this conclusion, Sam was incensed.

Sam started blaming himself for this.

He had been consumed by work recently, and he assumed that since he moved Isabel into a holiday villa and arranged for her to be cared for by a team of housekeepers and bodyguards, she would be well taken care of. As a result, he did not keep an eye on her and she ended up falling victim to a young man preying on her.

Sam was filled with regret. Once he saw how the young man continued keeping his head down without saying anything, his anger bubbled over and he yelled, "If you don't start talking, don't blame me for taking matters into my own hands!"

He might seem courteous and gentlemanly, but as the first in line to inherit the Taylor family fortune, it was only natural that he was not a pushover.

As the heir of a wealthy and influential family, Sam had a commanding air about him. His words cut like a knife and it made the young man tremble violently. He looked up at once in fear.

"I don't know if the child's mine…" the young man replied hoarsely, his eyes wild with terror.

I don't know if the child's mine…

Those words meant that he did have that sort of relationship with Isabel.

Sam felt dizzy once more.

He had planned to find out who the father was and get that man to take responsibility by marrying Isabel, but now…

Based on how the young man was dressed, he did not seem like the son of a wealthy family.

Sam was so furious he could barely get his words out. "How did you know my sister? What's your relationship with her?"

He suspected that this young man had used his good looks to seduce Isabel, so he glared at him with a sharp and stinging gaze.

The young man clenched his fists and muttered, "My name is Marshall Sheen. I used to be the star escort at Twilight Oasis…"

In Sam's mind, there was nothing but question marks.

The star escort at Twilight Oasis?

He did not know what kind of establishment Twilight Oasis was, but the phrase "star escort" was enough for him to make a pretty good guess.

Sam's ears were buzzing. It felt like he was about to pop a vein.

"Isabel Taylor!" He stared at Isabel in disbelief as he barked, "How could you frequent such a place?!"

Marshall glanced at Sam and stated plainly, "I know that people like you look down on me, but I didn't choose to work in such a place either… My younger brother is gravely ill. He would die if I didn't find a way to fund his treatment. I haven't graduated from college yet, and it would take too long to earn enough money through any other means, so I took a job as an escort at Twilight Oasis. Before your

sister came along, I only sold my companionship, not my body, but she came and forced me to sleep with her. She threatened to get Twilight Oasis to fire me if I refused. I was desperate for money to keep my brother alive so I couldn't lose the job at Twilight Oasis. I had no other choice, so I had to sleep with your sister. Yes, I sold my dignity by sleeping with her, but I did not do anything that warrants me feeling sorry toward her or you."