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The Ring He Gave to the Wrong Woman Chapter 10
Three months later, Samora was sentenced.The charges included intentional injury, false accusation, and conspiracy connected to the crash that caused me to lose my child. Daphne testified in exchange for a reduced sentence, while Marcelline was convicted of switching the babies, falsifying medical records, and taking money from accounts that belonged to the Leone family.The newspapers called it the fall of the false princess.I did not read the articles.On the morning of Samora’s sentencing, I attended my first formal board meeting as Isabella Leone. My father sat at the head of the table until everyone arrived, then stood and placed the family seal in front of me.“You came home late,” he said, “but this seat was always yours.”I looked at the seal for a moment before taking my place.“Then I won’t let anyone sit here for me again.”From that day on, I began handling the Leone family’s public business. There were contracts to review, people to replace, accounts to clean, and partne
The Ring He Gave to the Wrong Woman Chapter 9
Daphne tried to retreat into the crowd, but the Leone guards stopped her.My mother glanced at her.“Take her as well. If she was willing to work for Samora, she can explain it with her.”Daphne panicked at once.“It wasn’t me! I only did what she told me to do. I didn’t know she arranged the car accident too!”The moment she said it, every face in the hall changed.Ross stood there, paler than before. His eyes turned to me.“Izzy…”I did not answer.Don Leone looked over the banquet hall.“From tonight on, the Leone family ends all investment and cooperation with Stockdale.”Ross looked up sharply.“Don Leone, Stockdale had nothing to do with what Samora did.”My father looked at him.“You were holding my daughter by the wrist and trying to send her to security.”Ross’s lips moved.“I didn’t know she was—”“The contracts will be handled by our lawyers,” my father said.Ross went still.He looked at me, as if waiting for an explanation, or a word that might help him.I only lowered my
The Ring He Gave to the Wrong Woman Chapter 8
The screen froze on Samora’s smiling face.The front hall stayed silent for a few seconds before Daphne broke first.“That proves nothing. Samora only asked me to hold the brooch for her. I was just—”I looked at her.“Then why did you put it in my bag?”Daphne froze.Samora’s eyes reddened at once.“Daphne, why would you do this? I trusted you.”Daphne stared at her in disbelief.“You told me to.”A low murmur spread through the hall.Samora’s expression cracked for a second before she recovered, wounded and tearful again.“You’re scared of taking the blame, so you’re putting it on me. I understand, but you can’t accuse me like this.”Daphne panicked completely.“You said if Izzy showed up tonight, everything would be ruined. You told me to make sure she couldn’t stay. You said no one would believe her because she had no background and had followed Ross for years. As long as the brooch was in her bag, everyone would think she was jealous of you.”Ross looked at Samora.“Is that true?”
The Ring He Gave to the Wrong Woman Chapter 7
The front hall went silent.Ross’s hand froze around my wrist before he slowly released me. He turned toward the head of the banquet hall, the anger on his face giving way to shock, while Samora went pale beside him.“Father…”Don Leone stood beside my mother, with a Leone adviser and two guards behind him. His eyes rested on Ross’s hand, and his voice stayed cold.“Mr. Stockdale, remove your hand.”Ross let go completely.He looked from Don Leone to me, as if he had heard the words but still could not understand them.“Your daughter?”My mother reached me first. She looked at my reddened wrist, then at my bag and belongings scattered across the floor, and her expression cooled. After a moment, she lifted a hand and smoothed back the hair on my shoulder.“Izzy,” she said softly. “Or rather, Isabella Leone.”A low murmur passed through the hall.Samora stepped forward immediately, her eyes red at just the right moment.“Mother, this must be a misunderstanding. Izzy used to work for Ross
The Ring He Gave to the Wrong Woman Chapter 6
“What proof do you have that I took it?”My voice was quiet, but the front hall still went silent.A few people laughed.“Proof? She came out of a church school. Has she ever even seen a Leone family token?”“People like her know how to look innocent.”“If she has nothing to hide, search her bag.”Several men stepped closer, already assuming I had no right to refuse.I looked at them.“Don’t touch me.”They stopped.Samora spoke then, eyes red, voice soft.“Please don’t. Maybe Izzy made a mistake. She’s been with Ross for years. Seeing me come back must be difficult for her.”She sounded as if she were defending me.What she had done was give everyone a motive.I looked at her.“Samora, I’ll say it again. I didn’t take your brooch.”She bit her lip.“Izzy, the elders pinned it on me tonight. It matters to me. If you only wanted to hurt me, I won’t blame you. Just give it back.”Daphne snapped at once.“Samora is already giving you a way out. Are you still going to deny it? You’re jealo
The Ring He Gave to the Wrong Woman Chapter 5
I had not answered Ross’s message from the café.No matter what I do, the person I love is you.I had read it once, then turned off the screen.For seven years, I had waited for him to choose me in front of others. In the end, what he called love was something that could be hidden, delayed, traded, and explained away whenever profit required it. He said it was only acting. He said Stockdale needed the cooperation. He said I should understand.I understood too well.That was why I stopped waiting.Three days after I left Stockdale, the Leone family held a private birthday banquet at their estate.By evening, the Leone estate was already bright with lights. Family representatives, councilmen, investors, and business partners arrived one after another. To outsiders, it was Samora Leone’s birthday banquet and the first step toward her formal return to the family’s inner circle.No one knew it was my birthday too.Or rather, the birthday that had always belonged to me had been celebrated un
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