Lahat ng Kabanata ng Married To My Ex's Ruthless Father: Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 136

Isabella’s Pov“Absolutely not,” Damien said before I could even process the guard’s words fully. “That’s not happening.”“Damien,” I said carefully, “if this actually ends everything, if talking to him means we finally close this completely—”“Isabella, he’s a criminal who’s been coordinating threats against our daughter for months,” Damien said, his voice tight with barely controlled alarm. “This could easily be another trap.”Gabriel stepped forward, his expression thoughtful despite the tension surrounding us. “It might be,” he agreed. “But it might also be exactly what it sounds like. Someone who’s watched his entire operation collapse in a single night, someone desperate enough to negotiate before facing consequences alone.”“I’m not letting Isabella meet with him unsupervised,” Damien said firmly.“I never said unsupervised,” Gabriel clarified. “We could arrange a controlled meeting, somewhere secure, with security stationed discreetly, communication devices monitoring everythi

Damien’s PovI stared at the message for a long moment before showing it to Isabella and Gabriel, my hands unsteady despite my attempt to remain composed.“You can’t go alone,” Isabella said immediately. “Damien, we just watched someone open fire in broad daylight. This could be a trap.”“If Eleanor wanted me dead, she’s had years of opportunity,” I said quietly. “Whatever this is, I think she actually wants to talk.”“I’m coming with you,” Isabella said.“The message specifically said alone,” Gabriel reminded her.“I don’t care what the message said,” Isabella replied firmly. “Grace’s grandmother is apparently at the center of everything that’s threatened our family for months. I’m not letting Damien face that conversation without me.”Gabriel arranged for security to follow at a careful distance, remaining hidden but ready to intervene if anything went wrong, while Isabella and I drove toward the estate together in tense, heavy silence. Every memory I had of Eleanor rearranged itsel

Isabella’s PovSix months passed differently than any stretch of time I could remember, quiet in a way our lives hadn’t been quiet in over a year. Victor’s trial concluded with a lengthy sentence for fraud, conspiracy, and orchestrating threats against our family. Vanessa faced her own charges for the coordinated defamation campaign, her carefully built reputation collapsing entirely under the weight of evidence Gabriel had compiled. Diane received a reduced sentence in exchange for cooperating fully with investigators, and Robert Hale, though facing consequences of his own, walked away with something he hadn’t expected, a formal settlement Damien personally arranged, finally closing the decades-old wound his family had carried since before either of us was born.Eleanor remained a quieter presence in our lives after everything came to light, though the relationship between her and Damien had shifted permanently, softer in some ways, more honest in others. She had begun spending her a