All Chapters of From Dead Pregnant Bride to Ruthless Don: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Isabella’s POVIn my last life, I got pregnant after a one-night mistake—with my boyfriend and my best friend. Not wanting to lose the baby, I chose to get engaged to one of them and gave up my right to inherit the family business, handing it to my stepsister.Life didn’t seem so bad—at least, not until my father died.That was when everything fell apart. My fiancé and my stepsister locked me away. Together with the man I had trusted as my best friend, they tortured me to death. Only in my final breath did I learn the truth: it had all been planned. My pregnancy was their weapon, used to strip me of my inheritance and clear the path for my stepsister to take everything. The men I thought were mine had always been her loyal fanatics.So when I opened my eyes and realized I was back on the very day my life collapsed, I made a different choice this time.“Isabella, come. Have a drink with us.” Julian’s voice cut through my thoughts.Minutes ago, I’d been bleeding out in my own basement.

Chapter 2

Isabella’s POVThe next morning, I woke early and headed downstairs for breakfast. As I walked down the hall, I caught Vivienne rushing to her room—her face a complete mess.By the time I reached the dining hall, Julian and Sebastian were already seated at the table. Neither of them looked particularly well.So something did happen between the three of them. And considering last night was supposed to be my trap—Vivienne had taken my place instead.I wondered how they planned to deal with it now. And whether Vivienne would end up pregnant… just like I had.“Bella!” Sebastian noticed me the moment I walked in, flashing his usual bright smile.“You didn’t leave the manor after the party last night?” I asked.The instant the words left my mouth, both Julian and Sebastian flushed red.Julian cleared his throat. “We drank too much last night—”Before he could finish, Vivienne walked in—composed, nothing like the wreck I saw in the hallway—and smoothly cut him off. “They were both very drunk

Chapter 3

Isabella’s POVAs soon as we arrived at the villa, I took my room key and slipped inside without a word. When Julian knocked later and asked me to join them for dinner, I declined, saying I needed to rest.“Please, Bella,” he said, stepping closer and reaching for my hand. I shifted just enough to avoid his touch. Knowing he’d spent most of the drive kissing Vivienne made the thought of being near him unbearable.“Come with us. I’ve prepared a big surprise for you.”A big surprise. Was this the proposal he’d mentioned?Proposing tonight would be rushed—but from their perspective, it made perfect sense. If Julian proposed now, I could announce our engagement at my birthday party. Everything would move faster. Vivienne would being named the Don of Vale in three days and took over the entire family business.Julian noticed my silence and frowned. “Bella?”I looked up at him again and forced a small smile. “Alright,” I said. “I’ll go.” …When I stepped into the hotel restaurant, everyth

Chapter 4

Isabella’s POVAfter returning to the manor, the agency delivered their findings on Julian, Vivienne, and Sebastian.Julian and Vivienne had started sleeping together nearly a year ago. Since then, they’d met behind my back countless times—taking trips funded by my family, exchanging confidential information, and letting Julian into Vale business matters he should never have known.One report stood out. Three months earlier, a major deal between the Vale family and another powerful house had collapsed at the last minute. My father believed the other Don had simply backed out.The truth was uglier. Vivienne had leaked our pricing to Julian. He’d used it to undercut the deal—negotiating for his own benefit.There was one thing my father would never forgive: betrayal of the family’s business. That was part of the reason he’d asked me to choose—marriage or inheritance. If I married Julian, I would no longer be a Vale. I would have to step away from everything.If my father learned that Viv

Chapter 5

Isabelle’a POVEver since the accident, Julian had been pushing my wheelchair through the manor, playing the part of the perfect fiancé.But I could already feel the shift. He kept dropping hints—how noble he was for staying, how my little hobby had made our lives so inconvenient. He was laying the groundwork. As if, when he finally walked away, I’d be the one to blame.Classic gaslighting.If I didn’t already know the truth about him and Vivienne, I might’ve believed it.And behind my back? I’d seen him sneaking into Vivienne’s room more times than I could count. They weren’t even trying to hide it anymore. Sometimes, Sebastian joined them too.I thought I’d be sadder than I was. Turns out, my heart had hardened more than I realized.To keep their affair from raising others’ suspicion, I even calmly told the maids to avoid Vivienne’s room.I wanted to save the reveal—make it a proper surprise at my party. A fitting end to a life of being gaslit, betrayed, and lied to.…My birthday

Chapter 6

Isabella’s POVDespite the chaos—Vivienne scrambling to stop the video, my father staring at her with a darkened face, Julian rushing to my side with clumsy excuses—I calmly scanned the room and stepped down from the stage.“You bitch!”Vivienne abandoned the DJ and stormed toward me. “What happened to your legs, Bella? Were you just pretending—waiting for tonight? Acting innocent while counting down the seconds to humiliate me?”I faced her head‑on.She looked terrible. Seconds ago she’d been smug. Now she was exposed—shaken and furious.I wondered if I’d looked the same in their eyes in my past life.I smiled, took a step toward her, then stopped. “Does it feel good, Vivienne?” I asked quietly. “Finding out the one person you thought you controlled… was the one who ruined you.”“You—” She raised her hand.I caught her wrist and slapped her first.“Since you came to my family, I’ve done nothing wrong,” I said evenly. “I treated you like my own sister. Sometimes even better than my own

Chapter 7

Isabella’s POVI cut her off. “This is getting boring.”I smiled, “I’ll allow you to take your golden boy out of Vale alive tonight.”A pause.“But—” My gaze swept the room. “Every influential family in this country is here. If you respect my father—or me—then don’t do business with this man ever again. Don’t offer jobs to him either.”I smiled faintly. “He might try to crawl back in,” I said, voice calm but cold. “But trust me—he’s not worth the risk.”I turned to look at Julian, who was barely conscious, blood soaking through his pants.“He’ll have no help. No allies. Not in business, and definitely not in our world.”Julian had always been his family’s one shot at staying relevant.If I’m being honest, he never deserved someone like me to begin with.If the Vale family sat at the table, affording the bread… Then Julian and his family were the rats, scrambling for crumbs underneath it.And to think—I once seriously imagined a future with him. Even if it meant giving up my family’s su

Chapter 8

Isabella’s POV“You killed me—and became the Don of Vale in my last life. You had endless money. Endless men. And I died—quietly, painfully—right here. In the very spot you’re tied to now.”She stared at me like I’d lost my mind. “Have you gone crazy, Isabella?”I shook my head. “No. I wish I were. I was pregnant. You had succeed in lettting Julian and Sebastian sleep with me. I gave up my inheritance for that child—gave you everything that was supposed to be mine.”A bitter laugh slipped out before I looked back at her. “The woman standing in front of you now isn’t the naïve Isabella Vale you knew. She’s the one reborn—after being murdered by the people she trusted most.”I leaned in slightly. “You were so close. You almost had everything again in this life. But now we’ve switched places.”My voice dropped. “I’m the one in control.”“And you?” I smiled faintly. “You have nothing.”“No,” Vivienne whispered, panic setting in. “You’re lying. You are delusional, crazy bitch.”“Is that all

Chapter 9

Isabella’s POVToday was my thirtieth birthday. It also marked five years since I became the Don of the Vale family.If my father were still alive, he’d be proud of how much the Vale had grown under my rule.“Don,” a maid said, hurrying over, her face tight with worry. “Those two crazy men are back at the front gate. They’re shouting—demanding to see you.”“Two strange men?” I frowned. “Julian and Sebastian?”It had become a habit of theirs—showing up at my front door on my birthday. But for the past few years, I’d been traveling. So when they came knocking, I was always long gone.But this year, I finally hosted a party at my manor. And just like clockwork, they appeared again.I paused. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious… I wanted to see what they’d become.…I’d heard how badly Vivienne’s life had unraveled—how she clung to a rich man after losing the baby, only to be passed around like a plaything in his circle.But Julian and Sebastian? I’d barely heard a word.When I saw the

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