All Chapters of His Unwanted Witness : Chapter 141 - Chapter 144

The words Alessandro had spoken hung in the air between them, sharp and unmoving, like broken glass scattered across the floor. Every breath she took felt shallow, like her lungs could not fully expand.“So,” she said slowly, her voice almost flat, “this is why you kept her from me.”Alessandro nodded.“Yes.”The single word landed heavily.“It is the reason I kept your mother hidden from you,” he continued. “I knew that if you knew she was alive, you would want to see her.”Isabella’s fingers curled slowly at her sides.“And that would have put her life in danger,” Alessandro said. “Because Lorenzo watches bloodlines. Faces. Patterns. He does not let go once he fixes his attention.”Isabella swallowed.“So you lied,” she said.Alessandro did not flinch.“I protected,” he replied.Silence stretched between them.It was not empty silence. It was thick. Pressing. The kind that forced memories and questions to the surface whether you wanted them or not.“Well,” Isabella said quietly, bre

The light came slowly.Soft morning light slipped through the curtains, pale and quiet, resting gently on the walls. The room was still. Peaceful in a way Isadora had not felt since she arrived on the island.She woke up gradually.Not with fear.Not with panic.Just awareness.Isadora blinked once, then again, her eyes adjusting to the dim glow. For a moment, she did not move. She lay there listening, counting sounds the way she had learned to do. The hum of the estate. The distant call of birds. The soft rhythm of breathing beside her.She turned her head slightly.Amelia was still asleep.She lay curled on her side, the blanket pulled up to her chest, her face relaxed in a way Isadora had never seen before. No tension. No flinch. No tightness around her eyes.Isadora watched her quietly.She had not slept much herself. Her body had rested, but her mind stayed alert all night. She had listened to every sound outside the door. Every step in the hallway. Every shift in the building.B