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Chapter 3

Author: Rainy Bell
After booking the flight, Isabella pulled the pregnancy test results out of her bag.

She had planned to give it to Enzo on their seventh wedding anniversary and tell him they were finally going to have a baby.

But he had already chosen his "true love", so there was no longer any need for this.

Isabella closed her eyes for a moment, then shoved the test results back into her bag.

Instead of going to the OB-GYN department, she made an appointment first with a psychiatrist, Orlando Amato.

After running her through a series of assessments, Orlando's expression visibly darkened.

"Ms. Rossi, have you experienced severe psychological trauma? Based on the assessment scales and your current presentation, your mental state is highly unstable. In fact, there are already signs of a progression toward schizophrenia."

This came as no surprise to Isabella.

The memories of her previous life were rooted deep in her mind. She doubted she could ever forget them, even in death.

She slid the pregnancy test results toward Orlando and said, "I'm pregnant."

Orlando glanced at it and fell silent for a moment.

"Given your current condition, this is actually not an ideal time for pregnancy. The hallucinations, delusions, and episodes of losing control will affect your ability to care for yourself.

"In severe cases, they could also harm the baby. You should start treatment as soon as possible, just to get your condition under control first."

Isabella looked down at her still-flat belly, a dull ache spreading through her chest. "I understand."

After leaving Orlando's consultation room, Isabella went to the hospital. By chance, she caught sight of two familiar faces—Enzo and Sofia.

Sofia was pounding frantically against Enzo's chest, sobbing so hard she could barely catch her breath.

"How can she be so greedy? Not only does she want 70% of the marital assets, but she even wants to take back all the businesses with her family's shares! You said our baby would inherit the family one day, yet you've given all of that to Isabella!"

Enzo gathered Sofia into his arms and soothed her patiently.

"Don't worry, the family can still earn plenty of money. What I'm giving Isabella is only what originally belonged to her family, plus my compensation to her. After all, I wouldn't have become the Don without her.

"I promise, the day our baby inherits the family, I will give him the very best—100 times better than what we have now."

He looked down at Sofia, his gaze tender and intent, as if she were something precious that might shatter at the lightest touch.

Isabella had been about to turn and leave. But in the next second, Sofia suddenly looked up and spotted her.

A slight frown crossed Isabella's face as a dark premonition took hold.

She watched as Sofia whispered something to Enzo, and the latter quickly walked away.

The instant Enzo disappeared around the corner, Sofia rushed straight toward Isabella. Along the way, she also grabbed two empty glass IV bottles from a nurse's trolley. Her movements were crazed and exceptionally fast.

Isabella didn't even have time to react before Sofia was already right in front of her. The hatred in the other woman's eyes was terrifying in its intensity.

"Who says there has to be a divorce? As long as you're dead, I can become Donna of the Caro family!"

Sofia brought the glass bottle down hard on the top of Isabella's head.

A searing pain exploded instantly.

Everything went dark before Isabella's eyes. She staggered, blood trickling from her forehead down to her cheek.

"Bella!"

In a daze, she heard Enzo's voice.

But she had no time to distinguish anything else, because Sofia was already swinging the second bottle down at her with brutal force.

"You want to take my money? Go to hell!"

Isabella's ears were ringing, and the world spun around her. Her legs gave way, and she pitched forward, losing consciousness entirely.
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