Chapter 158

Could it be him? Celestia turned around at that thought, but when she opened the door, she didn't expect to see someone entirely different-Isabelle, who she hadn't seen in ages. The smile on her face froze mid-air as soon as she saw Isabelle. For a second, she looked completely thrown off. Her mind immediately jumped to one thing: why was Isabelle here? There were only two people in this house she could possibly be looking for-either her childhood friend Jareth or his grandmother. But when Isabelle spotted Celestia just about to go upstairs, her reaction was nothing like Celestia's. "Celestia, long time no see," Isabelle greeted her with a bright smile, walking toward her with ease. "Yeah," Celestia gave a small nod, her gaze flickering as she forced out a polite smile. "Are you here for Grandma? She's in her roo-" Before she could finish, Isabelle gently shook her head. "No, I'm actually here to see Jareth." Her tone was light, casual even, but the glint in her eyes turned noticeably