Under the sunlight, she performed peculiar shadow dances while humming an off-key tune: ... lyrics..."* Nathan observed Isabella's antics, a hint of confusion surfacing in his eyes.
This wasn't the Isabella he knew.
Stepping out of his car, Nathan strode toward her, his face dark with annoyance over the trouble she had caused.
"Bella, who let y This book had been added on your bookshelf. S haven't even healed!" he reprimanded.
The moment Isabella saw him, she instinctively jumped a meter away, clutching her chest in a defensive gesture. Her startled expression and wary gaze filled Nathan with a sense of unease.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Who are you?" she asked timidly.
"I'm your husband," he replied impatiently.
But Isabella clearly didn't believe him. She turned on her heel and bolted into the shop adorned with a skull motif.
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Inside the shop, Isabella cowered behind the hypnotist, Ezekiel, peeking out cautiously with terror in her eyes. Even Nathan, as dense as he could be, realized something was wrong. Isabella didn't recognize him.
His hawk-like gaze sharpened as it landed on Ezekiel, cutting through the air like a blade. "What did you do to my wife?" he demanded coldly, his tone dark and foreboding.
At that moment, his only thought was that Ezekiel had drugged Isabella with hallucinogens or hurt her causing her mental This book had been added on your bookshelf. breakdown.
Ezekiel tossed a contract toward Nathan. "Your wife contactedtwo months ago, insisting I perform hypnosis on her." Seeing Ezekiel's professional badge, Nathan finally realized this was the globally renowned hypnotist people praised as nearly godlike. But he couldn't understand-why would Isabella seek hypnosis? Flipping through the contract Isabella had signed, he noted how meticulously detailed it was, with clear terms and transparertt fees. Yet, the listed services sent shockwaves through his mind: Help Isabella forget her birth, her father, and the existence of 137/2 12:06: Chapter 2 her Sis.
Help Isabella forget her married life, erasing all traces of Nathan Hill from her memory.
Help Isabella forget the pain of undergoing a kidney transplant.
Final item: Teach Isabella to love herself.
Nathan's tall and imposing figure visibly stiffened as he processed the implications. His deep, calculating gaze flickered with resistance.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe looked at Ezekiel in disbelief. "You forged this, didn't you? Isabella would never do something like this." Ezekiel calmly explained, "At first, Isabella only wanted to forget you. But after seeing my reasonable fees, she decided to add a few more items. We verbally agreed I'd erase all her past memories in exchange for her entire fortune.
"In short, Isabella is now penniless. Do you still want her?" Ezekiel added lightly. "She did mention that if you no longer wanted her, I should send her to Rainbow Bridge." Hearing the words "Rainbow Bridge," Nathan's towering frshook. His striking features cracked like ice under the sun. Rationality slowly returned, and he replayed the last three Lave Chaplet 2 months in his mind.
Each the visited Isabella in her hospital room, she had been sound asleep. He hadn't thought much of it, leaving her room to spend twith Victoria instead. Now he realized how negligent he had been.
Isabella must have been avoiding him, pretending to sleep. She had planned this for two months. She didn't want him anymore.
His chest tightened with an inexplicable discomfort. He felt played.
Looking at Isabella's innocent, untroubled expression, Nathan grew restless. Finally, he let out a wicked laugh. "Isabella, drop the act. No hypnotist is so skilled they can wipe away all memories. This is just a scam." He reached out roughly to grab her, but Isabella darted around, evading his touch. She clung to Ezekiel's arm, pleading, "Master, I don't want to go with him. He's so mean to me. If I go with him, he'll only hurt me. He won't treatwell. Please, don't handover to him." Ezekiel sighed, "Isabella, you were the one who gavehis phone number." "I changed my mind," Isabella said tearfully.
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