Alle Kapitel von Marrying My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin: Kapitel 201 – Kapitel 210

Isolde stepped out of the church and drew a deep breath. This was the taste of freedom.Her body, however, refused to relax.She released Bruce's hand at once and shifted a step to the side, leaving a careful, polite distance between them.Bruce's fingers curled slightly. His gaze darkened.The air between them turned uncertain.After a brief pause, Isolde asked in a low voice, "The Princetons… will go bankrupt?"Bruce's hum held no trace of emotion.Puzzlement flickered across Isolde's face. "Why didn't you absorb them instead? After all… that's your family."Compared with total destruction, absorption offered clearer benefits, and it could have preserved at least some emotional value.A chill settled into Bruce's eyes as hatred spread quietly through them. "A rotten family deserves to disappear from this world."Disappear—the word carried a ruthless finality that made Isolde's heart skip. Her thoughts jumped to the twelve elders and executives who had "disappeared" at the s

Bruce answered calmly, "For her, of course I have to put in enough thought."Moira turned to Isolde and scolded her. "Bruce is a hundred times better for you than Alan. Alan would only make you compromise on everything. From now on, you need to cherish Bruce, all right?"Isolde forced a small smile and nodded. But in her heart, she felt otherwise. The estate truly did seem tailor-made for her, yet it stirred the same unease she had felt in the villa in Preta.Only then did she understand. This hillside estate had been prepared for Jane.Jane simply had not withstood the storms. When Bruce ran into trouble, she fled. Now, by coincidence, the place had fallen to Isolde instead.The family doctor had been waiting for some time.Isolde assumed he was there to see Bruce and was about to step aside, but the doctor walked straight toward her. "Ma'am, please sit. I need to check your health.""Me?""Yes. The Prince gave the order. Your high fever has only just broken, and your body has

The Princetons were collapsing at a speed Alan could scarcely comprehend."Ah!!!" He slammed his laptop onto the floor with savage force, like a cornered beast gone mad, smashing everything within reach. "Why?! Why is this happening?!"The secretary stood frozen in the corner, pale and shaking, her voice unsteady. "Mr. Princeton… Horizon began mapping and infiltrating Crestmont Estate many years ago. They waited for a long time, but once they moved… the strike was decisive. We had no strength to resist. There was nothing we could do…"Alan staggered a few steps and dropped into the cold chair, as though every trace of life had been drained from him. His eyes fixed on the ceiling, empty and unfocused.All the schemes he had planned so carefully. The death of his cousin. The seizure of power. Everything he had finally grasped had not even had time to warm in his hands before Bruce's pressure crushed it to dust.In the end, the one left with nothing would be him.'I'm unwilling!'…

Isolde nearly choked on her own saliva. Her cheeks flushed bright red at once. "Mom! What nonsense are you talking about! W-Who's lacking restraint?!"She felt even more wronged than Ophelia.'I slept properly all night. He was the one who ran out in the middle of the night, all right!' she thought angrily.Moira, however, wore a look that clearly said she knew everything. She patted Bruce on the shoulder and spoke with earnest concern. "Bruce, you shouldn't spoil her too much either. When it's time to rest, you need to rest. Your body is the foundation of everything."Bruce sat in his wheelchair, watching Isolde's mortified, flustered expression. A faint trace of amusement slipped into his eyes as he replied lightly, "I'm fine.""Still saying you're fine?" Seeing how much Bruce doted on Isolde, Moira felt even more reassured, her smile widening. "Alright, alright. As long as you young couple know your limits. I made a pot of nourishing soup. Drink more and replenish your energy p

Two months later, in Preta…Isolde led the full-version development of the android project, and the launch was a resounding success.The press conference bloomed with flowers and rolled with thunderous applause.Amid the celebration, Joan leaned closer and lowered her voice. She glanced around before speaking. "On such an important day, the Prince… isn't he coming?"Isolde's hand paused for a fraction of a second as she sorted the documents. A faint realization stirred in her chest.It had been two months since she left Southbridge.During those two months, she had not had a single moment of contact with Bruce.The days they had shared, sleeping side by side and standing together between life and death, now felt like a breathtaking dream. When the dream ended, they returned to their separate worlds, strangers linked only by a marriage certificate.Regret colored Joan's voice. "I thought you two would remarry… When you were infected, the Prince risked catching it himself to save