Chapter 9
“Isabella, please… forgive me.”
“I know I deserve to die. I was momentarily entranced by her, but from the very beginning, the one I’ve always loved and will always love has only been you.”
“Don’t you remember? During the earthquake, when you fought against all odds to survive, you told me through that tiny gap that you would love me for a lifetime. Isabella, have you forgotten?”
That year, when the earthquake shattered everything, I had been buried beneath the rubble. It was Nolan who dug through the debris with nothing but his bare hands, day and night until he finally pulled me from the wreckage. At that moment, as I looked through the narrow gap, something inside me refused to leave without speaking the
truth.
With my last breath, I whispered that I
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loved him and would love him for eternity.
Now, I stood there, coldly regarding the man before me. Even now, he still tried to use those once beautiful memories as a flimsy excuse for his betrayal.
I leaned in close to his ear, my voice low, but each word sliced through the air like a sharp blade.
“Nolan, do you know there’s a crack in the floor–to–ceiling window of the master bedroom in the wedding house?”
“That night, on New Year’s Eve, you rushed off so quickly that you didn’t even realize you left your phone behind.”
“Do you remember? I stood at the door of the master bedroom, holding your phone, watching you and my sister indulge yourselves in the very house I had built, brick by brick. I saw it all, the way your wild passion cracked the window.”
“I stumbled out into the street, barely dodging a car on New Year’s Eve. And in
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that moment, you killed the part of me that still loved you.”
“Oh, and I nearly forgot to mention, the glass of milk laced with sleeping pills? I poured it straight down the toilet.”
“The bed where you tried new positions? I tossed it in the garbage.”
Nolan’s lips trembled, and tears, hot and bitter, streamed down his face.
“Isabella, please, stop. I beg you… stop…”
I walked past him, the remote in my hand, and pressed it once more.
“The final course of today‘ s banquet, dessert, is the announcement that I’ve accepted an overseas assignment from the company. In two hours, I’ll be boarding a plane to Cyveria City.”
“From this moment on, Nolan and I will have nothing to do with each other.”
As the screen flashed my chat records with the general manager, the guests finally
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grasped the situation.
“So, the rumors about the Cyveria tycoon being infatuated with her were true. But it turns out he admires her for her professional prowess.”
“Society’s been overrun by mistresses like her. They slink into someone‘ s bed, thinking they can buy respect with their cheap tricks. Spreading lies about someone as outstanding as she is is revolting.”
“The sister is leaving the scumbag and the vile mistress behind, chasing after her own brilliant future. She’s a force to be
reckoned with.”
“It’s hilarious. I came to this banquet and didn’t touch a single bite of food, but now I’m stuffed.”
“Exactly. Every course, the starter, entrée, main, side, and now dessert–has been a course in betrayal. I’ve been indulged in these high–class revelations. Here‘ s hoping for more scandals like this in the
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future!”
Amid the low murmurs, I peeled off my wedding gown, ignoring Nolan‘ s tear- filled pleas, and took one steady step after another, leaving the banquet hall behind.
Outside, the sun bathed everything in golden light, and petals danced in the breeze. From that moment on, the flowers I
would receive would be for me alone as I
set off toward my future with a heart
unburdened.
A year later, a seven–figure deal brought met
back to Ravenmoor.
Old friends, eager to catch up, insisted on organizing a reunion.
“Isabella, you‘ re glowing. Looks like you‘ ve truly moved on.”
I offered a faint smile, my eyes reflecting at
peace
I hadn’t known before. “I’ve long
moved on.”
“Well, then, we’ve got some juicy gossip
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to share.”
Through their chatter, I learned what had befallen Nolan and Dione.
The tragic events of their wedding day had not only stolen Dione‘ s child but had also left her bleeding so severely that her uterus. was removed.
