vi

cific reason for her to agree to handle my case, but I was relieved she accepted. At least I had a chance

nfidence. As her hand touched mine, my heart raced unexpectedly. That touch sparked

o sleeping with you." The memory of my cruel words came rushing back. I could still hear the echo

you who..." Her words, panicked and ter

d my hand away from her that morning, disgusted by my mistake. Back then, I had mistaken her fo

I threw at her over time, but she had taken them all in silence, only seeking my approval. Once, she hovered around me, eager for a kin

w." Her voice cut through my thoughts, and

Isabella I once knew. My heart wanted to cling to the past, but I was standing before a different woman now-stronger, colde

commanding presence had replaced that soft tone. Should I tell her how much I regret

ed my internal struggle. "I took on your case because I found it challenging. My decision has noth

hattered the last bit of hope I

ll her Bella. It was strange. I had never called her by that nickname before, but now I c

lling me everything-about Alicia, your relationship, and how you got to this point." Her

had never considered Isabella my true wife, and though I had hurt her in ways I now regret, the reality o

egan," she urged, her post

how my father had forced me to marry Isabella, and how I had treated her. I confessed to the affair with Alicia and a

rs running through her sleek, da

wanted to separate you from your family." Her voice was as cold and detached as ever, but ther

me, but her love blinded me to her true intentions." That's why I be

ained u

ia. I suggest we start by reviewing her phone records. That might give

ile touched the corners of her lips. But it wasn't about me. It wasn't personal. She wa

into a stunning, powerf

in her office, I saw it for the first time. She had become a woman whose confidence and presence radiated strength

a magazine model." Her voice cut through my thoughts, an

h. I was no longer the confident man I used to be. N

You need to return to your cell." The off

She waved with a professional tone, h

e prison?" She casually mention

plied with a shrug, her demeanor

ted to see her again tomorrow. But on the other hand, I knew the truth-she wasn't visitin