Rain fell as Isabella checked into a tiny hotel. Dead silence. Alexander cowered alone in his study elsewhere in town. His glass of whiskey trembled in his hand. He spoke out loud for the first time: "I don't despise her. I adore her." But Cassandra hadn't finished yet. She called on Isabella, leaving her with a bitter ultimatum: "Go away from Alexander for good, and I'll suppress the scandals. Remain, and I'll ruin his empire." Isabella's resolve hardened. "You underestimated me, Cassandra. I wed him of my own accord, yes, but I'm not going anywhere. Now." That night, Isabella returned not to beg, but to defy. She appeared in Alexander's office, drenched from the rain, her eyes blazing. "You think that revenge is stronger than love? You're wrong," she declared. Alexander rose, shocked by her resistance. "Isabella But she halted him. "I know my father was to blame. I know Emily died because of his fault. But I am not my father. And if you can't see beyond his fault and disting
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