All Chapters of He Made Me Sign Away My Daughter: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

ISABELLA"Mrs. Blackwood," the nurse said, leaning close to my ear. "She's here. Your daughter is here. She's beautiful and she's healthy. Just breathe."I was twenty-four years old and I was lying flat on a hospital bed, drenched in sweat, still trembling from the delivery. The room smelled like antiseptic and clean linen. My arms were already open. Ready."Bring her to me," I said.The nurse smiled. She turned toward the corner of the room where my daughter was crying, and the sound of it split something open in my chest that I didn't know existed. I was already in love with her and I hadn't even held her yet."Bring her to me," I said again, louder this time.The two nurses exchanged a look. I didn't understand it then. One of them stepped toward the door and spoke quietly to someone in the hallway. I tried to sit up. Everything hurts.Then, the door opened.I expected the nurse and I expected my baby.But Rane Blackwood, my husband, walked in instead.He was wearing a dark suit. H

ISABELLAChloe knocked twice before she opened the door."Madam, it's time. We don’t have to be late"I was already at the mirror, clutch in hand. “I need to dress the best tonight.”"You look like you own the place, more like a queen that you are" she said, stepping behind me to fix the clasp. "Which, to be fair, you actually do.""Sixty percent of it.""Close enough." She met my eyes in the mirror. "You good?""I'm great."She held my gaze a second too long. She knew I wasn't lying. She also knew I wasn't telling the whole truth."They sent another letter," she said. "Yesterday. Rane's legal team. They want a face-to-face with the majority shareholder. Again.""And?""I told them she was traveling. Again." She stepped back. "That's the third one I've deflected this quarter, Ma'am.""I know.""They're getting impatient.""Good." I turned away from the mirror. "Let them be impatient for one more hour. After tonight, they won't need a meeting."She nodded once and said nothing else.Th