Isabella watched as an excited Grace helplessly explained the kitchen incident. She felt the door was just of poor quality! It had nothing to do with her! She didn't feel exceptionally strong at all!
Grace, after listening, shifted her attention completely to the two maids. She said indignantly, "Good that they were fired! It's my brother who should apologize to you, not let you take the blame, and they even treated Alex like that!"
After saying this, she glanced at Alexander, who showed no reaction. Grace whispered in Isabella's ear, "So, my parents have been mistreating my cousin Alex all this time?"
"It's not exactly mistreatment," Isabella said while eating, "After all, they provide food and shelter, but how should I put it... it's just strange."
Isabella hadn't paid much attention to Alexander before, but now she realized that everything about him was indeed odd. Even if they disliked a fool, they wouldn't withhold meals and ignore him, right? The Bennett family could afford to support a thousand fools.
But Richard and Margaret treated him as if he didn't exist.
Isabella leaned in closer to Grace. "Do you think Alexander might have had a conflict with your father before?"
Grace widened her eyes, "That's not possible, right?"
Isabella shook her head absentmindedly, "Probably not. If there were, considering your father's calculating nature, he wouldn't keep a fool for nothing."
Grace nodded. It was the first time she heard about this. She had limited interaction with Alexander before, especially since the accident.
He had been confined to the courtyard. She never expected that her once influential cousin now lived a humble life.
She looked at Alexander sympathetically, "Cousin Alex is really pitiful! Fortunately, he's oblivious to all this now."
Isabella patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of your Cousin Alex from now on!"
After all, she was still counting on his support!
Thinking of Isabella's domineering demeanor, Grace looked at the seemingly clueless Alexander and couldn't help but laugh, "Are you two the domineering CEO and her tender husband?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Isabella helplessly scolded with a smile.
Alexander: ...
Do you two really think I don't exist?
He couldn't take it anymore! Finishing the last bite of noodles, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, pushed the wheelchair to the desk, and started reading a book.
Isabella didn't pay attention and asked the maids to clear the table.
"Oh, by the way, I came today to ask you, wasn't Sophia supposed to be the lead actress in our play?" Grace hesitated, looking at Isabella. "We planned to officially start the project after your honeymoon, but now you..."
Isabella was stunned for a moment, it took her a while to remember this. She studied directing, while Grace was the scriptwriter. They had been preparing for a play, and Daniel had agreed to invest, with Sophia as the lead.
Sophia had recently signed with Bennett's entertainment company. In the past, she gained fame and even won awards for this play.
Isabella had also gained some recognition in the industry because of it. However, Daniel later said he didn't want her to work so hard. As a Bennett family wife, she didn't need to be in the limelight. Everyone advised her to stay at home and be a wealthy housewife.
Looking back now, she realized how foolish she had been.
This time, she wouldn't give up on her career, and she definitely wouldn't let Sophia take the spotlight!
"We'll have to find new investments and actors. Luckily, it was only verbal agreement before, so there won't be any breach of contract fees," Isabella said.
Grace anticipated this outcome, "Actors are easy to find, just hold auditions. But for investment, we are both newcomers. Without leveraging our family connections, it might be challenging to secure funding."
Now Izzy's having trouble with the Bennett and Rosenthal families. Her family also didn't agree with her doing this business, and she was afraid that the family's side wouldn't work.
Thinking about something, Isabella suddenly asked, "Gracie, do you know Liam Harrison?"
Alexander heard the name and looked at the woman sitting on the windowsill.