marriage like this, Isabella didn't hold many expectations. She thought that as long as she fulfilled her role as a wife, it would be
haring a bed with-handsome, wealthy, powerful-flawless. Yet now
en?" Theodore's voice was soft, but it carried a co
a good and necessary thing." replied the elderly man, his tone earnest and since
as about to knock but then momentarily
nce: "Grandfather, let me make this clear one more time. I w
wed by the sound of a teacup shattering on the
to the nearby bathroom. In her panic, h
to her heart, so intense i
ge on her phone. It was from Rosemary Th
nying text
e for three years, and he still doesn't l
oing something so humiliating and lacking in self-respect. If i
dore that Isabella learned he a
out her husband and the then-popular star, Rosem
ld still build a happy marriage. She resigned from h
t was that, thr
the bathroom, the door was abruptly push
Theodore, approaching. His face was icy, and his black suit only
ave a child with you? Isabella, your tactics have
e years ago, you climbed into my bed to become Mrs. Wang, and n
ale as she bit down hard
e sneered, his eyes full of mockery: "Now that you've overheard, you know my stance on this.
ench her fists tightly, her nail
but hearing him describe her as "disgusting"
lessly to live up to the title of Mr
t now, she realized his heart was a glacier-ancient and
years, have you ever... ev
trembling as she mustered all
heart flicker with an inexplicabl
h cold detachment:
red the last bit of resolve in Isabella
erself. What had all her efforts
said quietly. She turne
heodore instinctively took a step forward but quickly stopped, his gaze darkenin
.
rely wanted to think about anything a
from Ro
content of the message: "I am
art to stay. After touching up makeup and adjusting her mood, she
she felt lost. Was
uld never allow his child to be born o
but wouldn't end happily. This would at
, she took a show
omeone roughly bit her lips. The man's a
it was Theodore. Had he come back
ung. Isabella abruptly pushed him of
efoot off the bed. She glanced at Theodore, whose face was dark and broodin
Theodore's cold, indifferent face
eeded an outlet. Isabella's unconscious responses in her sleep had
e saw it as just ano
sour ache in her heart, and repeated her word
ace darkened
ack against the headboard, squintin
gether, saying nothing, lett
I need to remind you that your father's and your lazy brother's company has been losing mo