Anna seemed to want to tease Isabel, but the previous thing scared her a little.
As for the mayor, he cleared his throat and said, "Mrs. Isabel, long time no see, I hear you've been very busy, it's good to see you here in good health, and of course, you always look even more beautiful than usual. It seems that you are still far from your true peak."
He was without a doubt flirting with her.
Actually, Isabel was never married, but no one knew about that. People assumed she was married because she had a daughter so most called her Mrs. Isabel.
Because of the mayor, people who didn't recognize Isabel's car eventually realized that Isabel was here.
And that was enough for them to understand that she was here before the store opened.
On the other hand, Isabel snorted softly to the mayor.
She replied, "You know I'm getting prettier... However, you don't seem to realize that you're getting older and uglier. Look in the mirror and stop wagging your tail next to me."
She didn't hold back her voice so the whole store heard.
Not to mention the mayor who was the object of her words, even others felt like their faces were slapped.
This was more than insulting, it was even more than condemning to die.
Spontaneously, the mayor staggered back, staring at Isabel in disbelief.
In the end, he actually fell.
Of course, Isabel had always rejected him when he approached her, but never this violently.
Even Anna was dumbfounded. She couldn't help but stare at Arthur, wondering if she was affected by his arrogance.
"Arthur!" After that, Isabel called Arthur's name. She then said, "I'm going home first!"
Arthur was a bit unsure why she wanted to go home early, maybe she didn't want to be exposed too much in this place, or maybe also the mayor's actions ruined her mood because she usually didn't like being flirted with by men, which was why she often avoided various events.
Arthur responded with a light nod.
Isabel immediately took a step. She signaled Carla to follow her. Although the girl still wanted to be here, she dared not refuse when her mother gave the order.
Jade of course immediately followed them even though Isabel did not order her.
When following Isabel, she looked at her curiously, and occasionally glanced at Arthur who was behind.
Right after Isabel left, Anna snorted softly to the mayor.
"When Isabel becomes minister, I'm sure she'll teach you an unpleasant lesson," she said.
The mayor's face twitched and then he showed an annoyed expression.
"It's not that easy to teach me a lesson," he said.
He stood up again and left directly after that. It seemed that he was very embarrassed at being insulted in front of so many people.
"Until now I still don't understand, does Isabel hate men?" Anna said.
Hearing her words, Arthur stared at Isabel's car as it drove away.
This matter he didn't know either. He suspected it was related to the more distant past, something he didn't know much about either.
First, his parents died early and after that he was under Isabel's care.
Perhaps he could find out about Isabel's life when she was in high school and college through Anna. However, more than that, he would only be able to know if he asked Isabel directly.
In the end, Isabel was a brilliant woman. She couldn't have just appeared out of nowhere.
Arthur before going to the other world hadn't really thought about that, like who were his grandparents? And did he have any other family?
At that time, from when he was a child to when he grew up, his life under Isabel's care was also very good. At least he always received the best nutrition.
There was no reason to push him to find out his origins more clearly.
And now it was even less important because he could already create his own background that was far greater than anyone on earth could create.
"Ehmmm!" Suddenly a clearing of the throat echoed from the side.
It came from Parker, who approached Arthur along with Old Gordon.
The old man looked at Arthur's face carefully.
At first glance, he looked like someone who was unsure of his own mind.
"Is there something, old man?" Arthur spoke first because he knew this old man would need time to think of the right words to say.
After being asked, he immediately answered, "Are you the one who made the agarwood, or are you one of them?"
His voice was not loud, so it was only heard by Arthur and Anna who stood beside him.
Hearing that, Anna looked at Arthur curiously.
She had already sensed too much strangeness from him, so from the moment she entered this store and saw the agarwood, she was immediately suspicious of Arthur.
The latter smiled in response and at the same time, Amanda approached them.
"What are you guys talking about?" she asked.
"These two old men are wondering if I created the agarwood," Arthur replied, looking at Parker and Old Gordon who were standing slightly behind Parker.
His words made the two old men feel strange.
When talking about them, they didn't see Arthur as talking about two rich businessmen. He looked more like he was talking about two curious youngsters.
As for William who stood behind them, he scratched his head, completely confused.
"Oh!" Amanda then looked back and forth at Parker and Old Gordon.
Earlier she had still been quite polite to them.
Out of habit, even though she was a magus now, there was still a difficulty in believing that in terms of life, she was a higher being than them.
However, the short talk with Arthur gave her a certain boost, something that made her more confident that she dared to stare at them in such a way.
"Do you believe that a young man created it, Mr. Parker?" She asked.
"It's not something illogical, so why wouldn't I believe it? We know that some of the biggest companies were founded by young people his age." The old man was not bothered by Amanda's attitude, he answered calmly, fixing his eyes on Arthur's again.
The latter laughed softly and replied, "it's not that important, is there anything you need from me?"
His answer clearly stated that he recognized Parker's guess.
The question now was what Parker wanted after knowing that it was him.