Chapter 25
Marcus knew how he could get Isabella back.
He knew what started everything, so it would be easy to make things right.
Even though he had ordered Bianca to leave his house, she hadn’t moved. Instead, she even turned his second guest room into her closet.
Marcus growled under his breath as he marched to the room with gritted teeth.
However, as he got to the door, he paused when he heard Bianca’s voice through it.
“I don’t know if you’ve killed her yet. But I trust that you’ll do the job properly. Make sure nothing traces back to me, and when you’re done, you’ll get the remaining payment.”
Marcus froze, his blood ran cold.
Kill who? He asked himself. He had his suspicions, but he didn’t even want to think about anything hurting Isabella.
Marcus clenched his jaw as fury burned through him. The rage blacked out everything. His hand slammed against the door so hard it swung open and banged against the wall.
“What the hell are you doing!?” Marcus bellowed.
Bianca jumped, nearly dropping her phone. She scrambled to end the voicemail, but it was too late, he had heard everything.
“I–I wasn’t talking about—”
“Don’t lie to me!” Marcus roared, storming toward her. “What the hell did I just hear?!”
Bianca backed away, hiding the phone behind her. “It’s not what you think-”
“Don’t play dumb with me, Bianca!” he snarled. “You’re paying someone to kill Isabella?! Are you
insane?!”
She flinched, but then her expression changed as she snapped.
The calm and innocent mask disappeared
“Fine!” she screamed, throwing the phone on the bed. “Yes, I’m paying someone to get rid of her! What are you going to do about it?”
Marcus stared at her in shock and disbelief. “You–you’re trying to have my wife killed.”
‘She’s not your wife!” Bianca shrieked. “You think she wants you? You’re delusional, Marcus! She left you!”
‘I loved her!” he shouted.
“You destroyed her!” Bianca fired back, her eyes were wild. “She’ll never come back. Do you want to know why?! Because of you! Because you cheated, you manipulated her, you threatened her with that stupid orphanage! You destroyed every part of her! You killed her child, your child for my fake sickness.”
“Shut up,” Marcus hissed, shaking his head and clenching his fists.
“She hates you, Marcus. And she should! She should hate you for everything you did. And now
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you’re chasing after her like some lovesick fool? Pathetic.”
“I said shut up!”
“She doesn’t love you. She never will. You lost her the moment you picked me over her. And now she’s with your brother, your fucking brother!”
“Shut up!”
“She’s happy without you. She’s safe. And that’s what you don’t want!!“.
Marcus covered his ears.
“YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!” Bianca yelled.
He lunged, roaring in rage.
Marcus tackled her to the floor. Bianca shrieked, struggling from under him, but he didn’t care His fists rained blows on her and she screamed..
He continued, till she stopped fighting.
Finally, there was silence.
Marcus stood up slowly, breathing heavily. His hands were stained red, and Bianca’s face was bruised and swollen. She was barely breathing.
He stared at her, and what he had done, and he smiled.
He didn’t feel regret for anything.
She had tried to take Isabella from him. She had tried to destroy the one good thing he had left.
He gently scooped Bianca’s unconscious body into his arms. He took a deep breath and began walking out with Bianca in his arms.
‘I’m going to fix this,” he whispered.
He wasn’t going to lose Isabella.
The sound of sirens drew him out of his thoughts.
Marcus paused at the bottom of the stairs, still holding Bianca’s unconscious body in his arms. He peeked through the side window near the front door. Two police cars were parked out front.
Officers were stepping out with weapons in their hands as they murmured to each other.
They were here for her.
The hitman she hired had turned on her, and they had come to arrest Bianca. She was finally joing to pay for what she did.
But Marcus didn’t want to let her go, at least not yet.
She was still useful. She was the key to making things right. The only one who could help him clean up the mess she created. If they took her now, it was over.
Marcus turned away from the front door and walked to the back of the house. He moved quickly. and entered through a secret entrance.
Behind him, the police were pounding on the front door.
Police! Open up!”
He didn’t stop.
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Instead, he clutched Bianca tighter as he ran.
