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Chapter Eighty-Six
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2026-07-30 03:09:42
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Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Ninety-Six
Isabella’s POV I tried to keep my mind on the charity gala. The guest list sat open on my desk. Flowers, music, speeches, I checked every detail twice. A few days had passed since we lost the big project. I told myself I would not let that failure own me. I would move forward. I would stay strong.My phone rang early that morning. Sophia’s name flashed on the screen. Her voice shook when I answered.“Isabella, you need to see this right now. Something terrible is happening.”My stomach dropped. “What is it?”“A video of you. It’s everywhere. Social media, news sites, everything. Open it. Please.”I put her on speaker and opened the link she sent. The screen filled with shaky footage. It showed me standing near a hotel entrance. A man I recognized as a rival CEO walked up. We talked for a few seconds. Then he handed me a thick envelope. I took it, looked around, and walked away. The video cut off there.I stared at the screen. My hands started to shake.“This never happened,” I whispe
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Ninety-Five
Isabella’s POV I sat at my desk staring at the same email for the tenth time. The words blurred together. My head hurts. Sophia walked into the office with that soft smile she always wore when she knew I was pushing myself too hard.“Isabella, stop,” she said, putting her hand on my shoulder. “You’ve been working non-stop for weeks. The vow-renewal is coming up. Let’s go shopping this afternoon. Just you and me. No phones. No meetings. Please.”I looked up at her. “Sophia, I have so much left to do.”“No,” she said firmly but kindly. “You need a break. Come on. The dresses won’t try themselves on.”Something in her voice made me give in. I closed the laptop and stood up. “Alright. But only for a few hours.”We drove to the quiet boutique on the other side of town. The air inside smelled like roses and new fabric. Soft music played. Beautiful dresses hung on the racks—soft ivory, pale gold, soft pink. Sophia pulled out a long cream dress with tiny beads that caught the light.“This on
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Ninety-Four
By nine the next morning, the story had already spread through half the executive floor. Damien could tell. Conversations stopped a half-beat too late when he walked past open doors. People who never bothered to hide much from him now wore careful, neutral expressions.He found the source of it outside the executive conference room. Three senior board members had gathered there with coffee they weren’t drinking. Their voices were pitched low, in the register people use when they think no one important is listening.“—not the first time her judgment’s been the variable,” one of them, Corrigan, was saying. “I’m only pointing out that since she came on, we’ve seen more volatility in strategic decisions than in the previous five years combined. Maybe it's a coincidence. Maybe it isn’t.”“She built the sustainability division from nothing,” another cut in, though without much conviction.“I’m not disputing her talent. I’m asking whether personal involvement is clouding—”“Finish that sente
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Ninety-Three
The boardroom at the Reyes-Whitfield Group was built to intimidate. It had floor-to-ceiling windows and a table long enough to seat twenty people. The silence was so complete that Isabella could hear her own heartbeat as she stood up to begin.She had rehearsed this pitch until she could say it in her sleep. She’d had almost no sleep for three days. She spent that time redlining slides, checking numbers, and arguing with her sustainability team about carbon offset language until two in the morning. Blackwood Holdings had never chased a contract this big before. It was worth a billion dollars. It was a ten-year infrastructure partnership that would shape the company’s future. Isabella had built the strategy from the ground up. She was sure it was the best work she had ever done.She clicked to her first slide. She cleared her throat. She began.Four minutes in, she realized something was wrong.The murmurs started small. Board members shifted in their chairs and exchanged glances she c
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Ninety-Two
Isabella’s POV The luncheon was one of the largest business events Blackwood Holdings had hosted all year, filled with investors, executives, and members of the press, all gathered to hear presentations regarding the company’s upcoming expansion plans. I had spent nearly two weeks preparing my portion of the presentation, determined to deliver something worthy of the confidence Damien and the board had placed in me.I hadn’t expected Vanessa to be in attendance.She sat near the front of the room, dressed impeccably, chatting casually with several investors as though she belonged among them entirely. I did my best to ignore her presence, focusing instead on reviewing my notes one final time before my scheduled presentation.That focus shattered the moment her voice carried clearly across the room during the pre-luncheon mingling.“It’s fascinating, really,” Vanessa said, loud enough for everyone nearby to hear clearly. “How quickly someone can rise within a company like this. One min
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Ninety-One
Damien’s POV Gabriel walked into my office late that afternoon, his expression more serious than usual as he closed the door behind him.“I need to tell you something,” he said. “Security mentioned it to me earlier, and I didn’t want to bring it up without confirming it myself first.”“What is it?” I asked, setting down the report I had been reviewing.“Ethan’s been seen near the building several times over the past two weeks,” Gabriel said. “Not inside, nothing that violates any actual rules. Just outside, sometimes sitting in his car across the street, sometimes walking past during the hours he knows Isabella typically leaves.”I sat back, considering this carefully. “He hasn’t done anything wrong,” I said slowly. “Standing near a public building isn’t illegal.”“I know,” Gabriel said. “That’s exactly why I wasn’t sure whether to mention it. But the pattern feels deliberate, Damien. This isn't a coincidence, not multiple times over two weeks.”I thought back to the charity gala, to
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Two
Isabella's Pov I don’t know why I kept talking to him. Maybe it was because he didn’t look at me with pity. For the first time in hours, someone saw me as a real person instead of a problem.We talked for almost two hours. I didn’t go deep into my mess or say Ethan’s name. We just talked about sma
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter One
Isabella's POV“You really think this baby is going to change anything, Isabella?” Ethan’s voice was cold and sharp. He stood in the middle of his fancy Manhattan penthouse office, the one I had helped design with the expensive walnut floors and big windows looking out over the city. “I’m engaged,
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Fifteen
Damien’s POV“You are quiet tonight.”I looked up from my laptop. Isabella stood near the couch holding two cups of tea.“I am working.”“That was not my question.”She walked closer and handed me one cup.I sighed and closed the laptop. “You are becoming dangerous.”A small smile appeared on her l
Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father Chapter Five
Isabella's Pov The gala was dazzling, huge chandeliers, designer clothes everywhere, and New York’s top business people filling the ballroom. I wore a rich emerald dress that Damien had chosen for me. It looked good and still hid my pregnancy. His hand stayed protectively on my lower back as we wa
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