Twisted Ties of Love novel Chapter 328

The agent secretly checked out Izabella, but with a mask on, it was hard to see her full face.

She looked quite different from her online presence - her skin was pale and smooth without makeup, and her hair wasn't dyed in a chaotic mix of colors, but was left loose, cascading down her back.

Perhaps feeling a bit hot, she gathered her hair into a loose braid and slung it over one shoulder.

Her hair was fluffy, making the back of her head look perfectly round, and her cute ears peeked out, tempting you to give them a pinch.

Even from a distance, her long eyelashes were noticeable.

Izabella's eyes were the highlight of her face. Slightly upturned at the corners, when she looked at someone with full attention, they were incredibly captivating.

The agent said, "She doesn't seem quite like the Izabella I know." To be honest, he wouldn't have recognized her if he hadn't looked closely. He wondered how Casey, who usually had trouble discerning women's faces, could recognize Izabella at first sight.

"She looks great now." Casey's mouth curled into a smile as he watched her intently.

The agent twitched his mouth. This was the first time he had heard Casey praise someone so highly.

His usual compliments were along the lines of 'pretty good', 'decent', 'not bad'.

But when he heard Casey say "great", he knew Casey was serious.

Casey liked this kind of woman? Izabella might look good now, but her scandals were too numerous.

Why did Casey have to fall for a starlet with such a bad reputation?

"Do you really know Izabella? And you say she's great?"

"Do you?" Casey snapped his gaze back to the agent.

The agent cleared his throat, determined to rid Casey of his improbable thoughts.

He began to recount Izabella's online scandals to Casey, "Izabella once hooked up with a director for a role. There's still news about that. She even tweeted an acknowledgment and apology."

Casey sneered, "Did you hear her say that? Did she hold a press conference? Or do you have any recordings or videos of her in bed with someone?"

"Well, no..."

"Without a shred of evidence, you're ready to crucify her for these things. That's called defamation, and it's illegal." Casey smirked, "Don't think I don't know the tricks in the entertainment industry. Some performers' Twitter accounts are controlled by their companies. They can post whatever they want. I don't believe Izabella would sleep with a director for a script."

The agent paused before saying, "But it's a fact that she likes to get involved with male stars. Nine out of ten of her search results are about her and some male star."

Casey laughed mockingly, "Why doesn't she seduce me then? She hasn't even given me a second glance."

"Maybe she didn't recognize you with your sunglasses on. Once she realizes it's you..."

Before he could finish, Casey took off his sunglasses and kept his gaze fixed on Izabella. When Izabella didn't look back at him, he started to cough deliberately, louder and louder, trying to get her attention.

Seeing Casey's childish actions, the agent fell silent.

Casey was rebellious. The more the agent told him to stay away from Izabella, the closer he wanted to get.

The more Casey coughed, the less attention he got from Izabella, but he did attract the attention of a flight attendant.

"Sir, are you feeling okay?"

"My throat's itchy. Could you get me a cup of water, please?" Casey, now without sunglasses, looked even more handsome when he smiled, and the flight attendant happily went to fetch him some water.

Casey smirked, "She still didn't look at me. How do you explain that, Seth?"

Seth had no idea what Izabella was thinking. She didn't even turn around despite the loud noise. Either she wasn't interested in the outside world, or she recognized Casey and purposely avoided looking at him.

Was Izabella really trying to avoid him, or was she just playing hard to get?

Seeing Casey preening like a peacock, Seth said, "Anyway, you'll meet at the variety show."

"But that's not for another two days." And with Izabella rehearsing, he had no excuse to visit her.

After a while, Izabella felt sleepy and adjusted her seat into a bed, covering herself with a thin blanket.

This made it easier for Casey to watch her. Suddenly, a blurred image flashed through his mind. He couldn't hold onto it, and it disappeared.

Just a vague figure, but it made his heart pound. He substituted Izabella into that blurry outline, and it matched perfectly.

Before meeting Izabella, Casey never believed in love, let alone love at first sight.

Marriage was just a grave that accelerated death, limiting one's freedom. And the idea of "throwing away your life because of love" was ludicrous to him.

He was always rational, believing love to be nothing more than a dopamine release.

But now, after meeting Izabella, all his beliefs had changed. He was scared of these uncontrollable feelings, but he was even more afraid of losing all future possibilities without getting to know Izabella.