Gossip Girl Reborn (Isabella and Alexander)
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Chapter 220 You Are The Boss

Her words felt like a bolt of lightning from the sky.

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For over two years, aside from the one instance where she borrowed money, Dakota had never asked. Josiah for money.

At this point, Josiah was completely dumbfounded,

Nicely done! That's the way to do it!

While the rest of the crowd was still in confusion, Isabella was silently celebrating. After all, in her eyes. Dakota had always been hopelessly in love, it was unexpected that once awakened, she suddenly knew how to protect her interests, "Y-You're asking me for money?" Josiah said, taken aback.

Hey, hey, hey, watch your words, all right? She's not asking for money, she's telling you to pay back what you owe!

"Why can't I ask you for money, when you've swindled it from me in the first place? Morally and legally. I'm entitled to claim it back. have no intention of taking advantage of you or coveting your wealth, but don't think you can take advantage of me either. I won't accept a penny more, I only want what's rightfully mine, said Dakota calmly.

Ugh, why didn't you ask for more? Like compensation for emotional distress or something! You deserve it!

Isabella was so excited that she could barely contain herself. With a hint of amusement, Alexander gently patted her back, silently helping her to calm down. Isabella seemed oblivious to the unusual gesture she had unconsciously grown accustomed to Alexander's touch. as if

Alexander could actually understand Dakota's approach. She didn't demand more compensation, she only wanted what was rightfully hers. It was her way of showing the ultimate respect for her contributions in that sham of a relationship.

Dakota's words naturally made Josiah's face sour. After all, due to Audrey's distortion of his view on love, he believed that a poor girl willing to spend money on him must truly love him. He had enjoyed all these, yet now that Dakota wanted to reclaim everything from the past, it felt as if she was completely withdrawing her initial affection, negating their love affair.

"All of that is insignificant, I can provide you with so much more. All my wealth will be shared with you, if only we could return to the way things were. You won't have to toil as a makeup artist, you can just stay at home and be my wife. I will cherish you, love you, take care of you. "

"Josiah, even after you were exposed, you still look down on me from your lofty position." Dakota suddenly said as realization dawned on her. "I remember now, during those two years when I struggled as a makeup artist's assistant, I always complained to you about not having good clients. I-If only you had once secretly used your status and resources to arrange a client for me, I wouldn't have had to work so hard to support you. It's clear that so many people around you knew about your lies. Was it that hard to play along with your charade? Was it that hard to make my life a bit easier? You wanted to test me. But you only enjoyed my sacrifices, coldly watching from the sidelines like a bystander. You never considered using your status to help me out even a little. Haha, Josiah, you lied, you don't love me at all, not one bit."

Dakota's realization came quite abruptly, almost as if it were a minor detail

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Indeed, for the past two years, Dakota was nothing more than a laughingstock.

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Testing someone by pretending to be poor wasn't right, However, during this time, if Josiah could use his influence to arrange some small strokes of luck to help Dakota when she faced difficulties, it would prove that he loved and cared for Dakota. It would merely ben case of once bitten, twice shy.

Given Dakota's romantic nature, even in such circumstances, once she knew he had helped her out behind her back, she would certainly forgive Josiah once he sincerely apologized.

But Josiah never did anything, allowing hardships to batter Dakota, even becoming one of those hardships himself. Was this truly love?

Wasn't it just his own twisted psyche, his unhealthy way of venting?

With that said, no one could make excuses for the so-called 'pretending to be poor to test true love

anymore.

Josiah probably came to his senses too, his face gradually paling as he looked at Dakota.

With a dismissive smile, Dakota said, "So, all those sweet words about pampering me, loving me, providing for me, asking me to quit my job as a makeup artist and just be your wife, they're nothing more than a gift from someone in power. I don't need your charity. Those bills aren't trivial... they matter to me. All I hope for is that we settle everything and part ways, never to see each other again, and don't bother me anymore."

It was as if his deepest thoughts, ones he himself hadn't even realized, had been laid bare. Josiah's gaze

turned vacant.

Good heavens! The hopeless romantic has woken up. Dakota, you're the boss!

"Ms. Meadows, rest assured." Caleb's voice suddenly rang out. "If my foolish brother fails to return your money, I will reimburse you."

Everyone turned around, only to see Caleb had finished attending to the other guests and was walking toward them.

He gave a regretful nod toward Dakota. "I apologize. Whether it's my brother or my wife, they've both caused you trouble and harm. In this regard, our family will provide compensation."

Dakota was taken aback, about to say something, when Caleb interrupted. "Ms. Meadows, don't worry. You wish to sever ties with Josiah, right? It's only natural that you'd want to clear all grudges too. Our family never owes anyone anything, and I assure you I won't let him bother you anymore. Your can rest easy.

At this point, Dakota really didn't know what to say anymore.

"Caleb..." Josiah snapped back to reality, seemingly unwilling to give up and wanting to salvage the situation. He didn't want his older brother to ruin his relationship. However, Caleb gave him a slap across the face, knocking Josiah off balance and causing him to tumble onto the grass.

Phew, it's settled now, I'm satisfied.

The members of the Quirk family nearly burst into laughter in this serious setting.

Indeed, Josiah truly couldn't escape the slap from Caleb.

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Josiah was taken aback for a moment, feeling utterly wronged. "Caleb, I swear I didn't do anything to your wife I was clueless about the things she hid in the past, I didn't..."

He also wanted to assert that he had never done anything to betray his elder brother.

But Caleb almost gritted his teeth as he said. "Why didn't you speak up? From the beginning... why didn't you say anything?"

Josiah was taken aback as he wasn't sure either. Back then, when Audrey made such a resolute choice to be with Caleb, Josiah just wanted to see if Audrey could truly separate her mind from her heart, if being with Caleb would indeed bring her happiness He simply wanted to see Audrey filled with regret, so he said nothing at all.

It seemed as though he had suddenly come to a realization, understanding how much harm his silence. had caused Caleb and his family.

All he could do was timidly lower his head, uttering apologies.

However, he couldn't help but lift his gaze toward Dakota, clearly not ready to give up that easily.

It seemed as though Caleb was merely venting his frustrations by reprimanding his foolish younger brother.

Given the circumstances

it was only natural that the guests disperse.

Isabella, on the other hand, was eager to give Dakota a lift.

In the car. Rosalie, who was most familiar with Dakota, couldn't help but say. "Dakota, you should have demanded more compensation from Josiah just now. How could you let that jerk off so easily? He needs to be taught a lesson." "Exactly, the money spent on him before could have earned interest if it was in the bank. What a waste to have spent it on him." Isabella chimed in.

Dakota was still quite reserved when facing the Quirk family. "Mr. Caleb said he would..."

"They framed you, tarnishing your reputation. The compensation you're owed is not the same as what you should be getting from that scumbag," Isabella said.

Seeing them defend her like this, Dakota couldn't help but laugh. "Interest? I'll just consider it as having a free experience dating a high-quality handsome guy, I got the better end of the deal, she said.

After speaking, she suddenly realized the elders were present, leading to an immediate wave of embarrassment. It was her nerves that had caused her to blurt out those words thoughtlessly.

In truth, she was just unwilling to admit she had wasted so much time, money, and effort loving him.

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In response, Isabella patted her shoulder and said, "Not bad, such a state of mind is wonderful. When you first took a liking to him, a man with no redeeming qualities, it was his looks that caught your eye, wasn't Dakota felt awkward, but she had to admit that it was true. Josiah's looks were simply too good to be true.

However, when everyone recalled how Josiah's cheeks had swelled up before they left, they couldn't help

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but burst into laughter.

"Let's hope this could be the end of it all," Dakota mused, probably recalling Josiah's shameless and relentless cries before he finally left. It seemed as if the entanglement would go on endlessly. "It will end." Isabella stated.

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Dakota merely thought Isabella was consoling her, not realizing that what Isabella said was indeed true.

It has to come to an end. Caleb is about to start cleaning up the mess. Josiah, Audrey, none of you can escape. Well, let's

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The Quirk family also became curious, wondering how Caleb would handle the situation.

Meanwhile, in the Hampton manor, Caleb refrained from physically confronting Josiah again. However, Noah resorted to using a stick for punishment.

He waited till Noah had finished venting his anger, and Lorelei had cried to her heart's content before he announced his decision regarding the arrangements for Audrey and Josiah.

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