Lahat ng Kabanata ng Marrying My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin: Kabanata 321 - Kabanata 330

The treatment officially began that afternoon.The process proved far more painful than Isolde had imagined. The so-called core cell regeneration technology and skeletal reconstruction were not gentle repairs but a violent procedure that bordered on destruction and rebirth.A specially formulated solution was injected into both of her hands. Intense pain swept through every nerve in her body, like countless red-hot steel needles piercing and twisting through the gaps in her bones.The machines activated at once. Precise mechanical force worked on her old injuries, producing sharp, teeth-grinding sounds as her bones were adjusted."Ugh… ah…" Broken cries slipped through Isolde's clenched teeth. Cold sweat covered her forehead, and her face turned pale as paper.Outside the treatment room, separated by a pane of glass, Bruce stood without moving.The hand at his side was clenched into a fist. His knuckles had turned white, and veins bulged along the back of his hand. A violent stor

After Isolde woke, the pain became even clearer, as if countless tiny serrated blades were repeatedly slicing at the ends of her nerves.Even while she lay completely still, cold sweat continued to bead on her forehead.Bruce watched her clench her teeth to endure the pain and finally spoke. "If it hurts too much, you can take some painkillers."Isolde shook her head. Her voice sounded weak. "Dr. Mills said pain medication might affect the effectiveness of the core cell regeneration technology. I don't want to take that risk."Bruce's brows knit tightly. Her face looked pale as paper, and her eyelashes trembled slightly as she fought the pain. The sight weighed on his chest like a heavy stone, pressing down hard enough to make breathing difficult."Then should we try something to distract you?" His eyes swept over the equipment in the room. "Watch a movie? Or… play a game? I can control it for you."Isolde tugged faintly at the corner of her lips, trying to smile, but she had lit

Claudia paused at precisely the right moment, and the entire room seemed to hold its breath. Then she walked to Bruce's side, step by step, reached out, and intimately hooked her arm through his.She lifted her face and studied the cold, sharp line of his profile. Her eyes shimmered with an intense affection that would not fade. "My heart already belongs to someone else. He's the man I love most in this life, and the only man I will ever love. If I marry in this lifetime, I will only marry him.""Claudia." Bruce lowered his head, his gaze icy. "You've broken the agreement."Their deal had clearly stipulated that the relationship must remain absolutely confidential and unknown to any third party, especially Isolde. Otherwise, the agreement would be terminated immediately.Claudia still wore a flawless smile, as though she were listening to a lover's tender confession.While holding his arm, she leaned closer and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear. "Isolde's treatment

Bruce stood outside the door. For a full half minute, he drew slow, steady breaths, forcing down the hostility that threatened to spill out.In the past, it would not have mattered who the person was. Anyone who dared scheme against him or threaten him like this would have died by his hand on the spot. Now he could not act that way.Isolde's hands had to heal. She could never find out about this.She had finally given him a chance and allowed him to draw close to her. If she discovered the kind of relationship he supposedly had with Claudia, even if it was fake, her personality would drive her far away from him. She might even give him a heartbreaking blessing before leaving.Fortunately, during the treatment period she rarely left the room and had almost no contact with the outside world.The flow of news within the royal court was something he could still control. As long as he remained careful and concealed everything during this time, he could deal with Claudia once Isolde's h

Those words carried immense weight, as though Bruce had taken out his entire heart and soul and laid them bare before her without holding anything back.Isolde's heart trembled violently. A powerful surge of emotion rose within her like a tide, and the shackles around her heart began to rattle uncontrollably.But she could not stop herself from thinking about the past. Back then, Alan had loved her just as fiercely. His eyes had held only her, and he had even been willing to break with his family for her. Yet what happened afterward?The love had been real. The change of heart had also been real. The greed and betrayal had been even more real.Now she was afraid to believe easily in the word love again and gamble on a human heart that might change.'But Bruce is fundamentally different from him—' The moment the thought surfaced, Isolde immediately cut it off.She could not allow herself to dwell on it. The more she thought about it, the more afraid of hope and disappointment she