Chapter 8%
“You told me not to feel guilty anymore, to let the past go. But I need you to know what I feel for you, which isn’t just guilt.“Z
“I know I did many selfish things back then, but it was all because I didn’t understand my true feelings.”}
“The day I thought you were lost to the sea, it felt like my heart drowned with you.”
“You have no idea what these past days have been like. I can’t live without you, River.”
Late love would always be the cheapest kind, like weeds after a storm.
Her words, her heartfelt confession, only made me feel a sense of amusement
“It’s too late, Isabella. I’m married now and I love my wife. She loves me, too. For both of our sakes, it’s time to let go. “Stop this pointless fighting: you’re tearing the Moore Family apart.”
But Isabella just laughed bitterly. “What does it matter? Without you, what’s the point of holding onto the Moore Family?” Seeing how stubborn she was, I chose not to say another word.
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“Do as you please. Ive said all I need to. But if you dare lay another finger on Breigh, don’t expect mercy from me Just as I stood to leave, Isabella suddenly dropped to her knees before me.
“River, please don’t leave me. If you love her, if you can’t be without her, I be your mistress. If that’s still not enough, I’ll be your dog, just please don’t abandon me.”
I frowned, unable to recognize the woman before me. This wasn’t the Isabella I once knew. Her values, her very essence, something I could neither agree with nor even understand
“Slut! Why don’t you just die?”
A sharp, furious voice cut through the air. Dash had appeared out of nowhere.
As I turned, I saw something in his hand, a liquid, hurling straight toward me.
“Watch out!”
Before I could react, a familiar figure pulled me back.
The next moment, Isabella’s screams pierced the air, filling the café.
I turned to find her clutching her face, writhing in agony !!
had become
Breigh shielded me with her body, pulling me away just in time. She stood behind me now, facing Isabella. Her face had been ravaged as If a corrosive force had eaten through it, skin bubbling and bleeding, holes festering, a terrifying sight
“Isabella, I didn’t mean to
Dash cried out in a panic, his voice shaking. The bottle slipped from his hand, shattering across the floor.
The cafe security stormed in, quickly subduing him.
Breigh, never one to stand idly by, checked me over to make sure I was unharmed, then called for an ambulance for Isabella.
Seeing Isabella in such a horrific state, fury surged through me. I stepped forward and slapped Dash hard across the face
“Dash, I spared you once when you shoved me into the sea for the sake of the Moore Family. But I never imagined you’d be this cruel, trying to destroy me with sulfuric acid. Did you really think I wouldn’t fight back?”
If Breigh hadn’t yanked me away just in time, that entire bottle of acid would’ve spilled over my head and my face, burning me to the core. was consumed with fury, shaken to my very bones. I
Then, Isabella’s agonizing screams suddenly stopped.
“So, it was you who pushed River?” She struggled to her feet, her body trembling as she gritted her teeth against the pain. Her throat emitted soft, strained groans as she moved. Reaching down, she grabbed a shard of broken glass from the floor!
The acid clung to it, instantly searing her fingertips, but she seemed oblivious to the pain. With the glass in her hand, she started advancing toward Dash.
“Isabella, what are you doing? I’m your brother, the one you’ve always cared for most! Don’t scare me, Isabella,
Pinned and immobile, Dash shook with each step she took.
“Isabella! What are you doing?!” I tried to step forward, but Breigh grabbed my arm, holding me back.!!
