All Chapters of While I Waited, He Built Another Family: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

"What's wrong, Isabella? Weren't you the one who insisted on waiting for him for three years? What happened?""Dad." The moment I opened my mouth, tears streamed down my face.Even though I didn't say a word, my father seemed to sense my emotions through the phone. After a long pause, he spoke gently."My precious girl, don't cry. You're the little princess of the Moretti family. No one gets to make you cry. Dad's coming to take you home."After hanging up, I gently placed a hand over my stomach."Baby, from now on, it's just the two of us. We don't need that bad daddy anymore."My mind drifted back to three years ago. When Adrian accepted that S-Rank emergency mission, he made me a promise before he left."When I come back, "I'll marry you."Just that one sentence was enough. I believed him. And I waited for three years.During those three years, I heard countless rumors. People said Adrian had probably died during the mission. Others said he'd run away long ago and was never coming b

After they left, I went to the hospital alone.The doctor smiled as she looked over my test results."Everything looks good. You're about eight weeks along, and the baby is developing normally."She reminded me to take my prenatal vitamins every day and scheduled another checkup for two weeks later.When I got home, I began packing.I donated most of the things I didn't plan to take with me and packed only what truly mattered.Adrian returned that afternoon.The moment he stepped inside and saw how empty the house looked, he frowned."Isabella, why does the house look so empty?""I donated some things. I wanted to replace them."He gave me a suspicious look and was about to say something when Vivian appeared behind him with Ethan.She lowered her eyes apologetically."I'm sorry for disturbing your life. Once Ethan gets better, we'll leave."Her words sounded humble, but her hand tightened around Ethan's shoulder.Then she looked up at Adrian with red eyes, as though she had nowhere els

Adrian's POVI had barely read Isabella's message when I immediately called her.The call wouldn't go through.I called again. And again. Still nothing.I frowned and tried one last time. Nothing.I stopped, staring at the disconnected call.The line had already gone dead. No matter how many times I called, the result was the same.I lowered my phone and immediately called my lieutenant."Go to the house right now. Isabella's upset. Knowing her, she's probably forgotten to eat. Bring her something to eat. I'll head back as soon as I'm done here."An hour later, Ethan had finished his examination and was receiving an IV in his hospital room.I kept calling Isabella. None of my calls went through. None of my messages got a reply.With every unanswered call, I grew more anxious.Just then, my lieutenant burst into the room."Boss! Miss Moretti is gone!"My eyes immediately fell on the takeout bag in his hand."Why didn't you give her the food? And what do you mean she's gone?"He lowered

She froze. Then she immediately tried to explain.I didn't give her the chance. I threw her onto the floor."Stop acting. I knew something was wrong that day. So I had people investigate. The peanut butter Ethan ate, you were the one who put it there.""Did you really think deleting your grocery order and throwing away the receipt would keep me from finding out?""Vivian, you really are that vicious, aren't you? You were willing to risk your own son's life just to force Isabella out."She knew I had evidence. There was no point denying it anymore. Tears streamed down her face."I didn't mean to hurt Ethan, Adrian. You know I'm a doctor. I never would have let anything happen to him. I only did it because I love you. I was afraid that once you married Miss Moretti, there wouldn't be any place left for me.""I never wanted things to end like this."I didn't want to hear another word. I kicked her hard."Enough. Did you want to become Mrs. Hayes that badly? Were you really that afraid she

I came back to my senses and reached for Victor's hand, ready to go inside.Just before I pushed open the gate, I stopped."It has nothing to do with anyone else. Adrian, I simply don't want you anymore."After we walked into the courtyard, Victor still looked unusually tense.I reached up and gently smoothed the crease between his brows."He's someone who no longer matters. Don't let him ruin your day."At my words, the tension in Victor's shoulders finally melted away.Without saying a word, he pulled me into a quiet embrace.For reasons I never learned, Adrian never appeared again before the day of my inauguration.The ceremony arrived as scheduled.Everything was exactly as Victor and I had planned.The venue was filled with elegant white flowers, every detail carefully arranged for the announcement of our partnership between the Moretti family and the DeLuca family.Surrounded by family members, allies, and business partners, I walked toward the stage beside my father.Today, I wo