Chapter 17%
Isla froze momentarily, her voice trembling. “Brother, it’s me”
Unwilling to surrender, she lunged at Chase once more
But Chase, sharp with sudden clarity, grabbed a nearby fruit knife and slashed his arm, refusing to succumb to her
“Get out! Ista, you disgust met Don’t make me teach you a lesson!”
Blood pooled around him as Chase’s gaze hardened, no trace of warmth, only cold loathing and hatred
Isla’s body stiffened, her eyes flickering with bitter defeat
With a resentful sigh, she slipped her phone away and left the room, swallowed by silence
Chase called his private doctor immediately Soon, the bleeding stopped, and the drug coursing through his veins was neutralized.
Yet a restless agitation clung to him, so he sank into a cold water bath, letting the icy liquid awake his nerves.#
Lying eyes fixed on the ceiling, Chase faced a shattering truth he had fallen in love with Rosalie long ago.
He had only buried that love deep beneath the false belief that he cared solely for Isla M
But now, after Isla’s cruel stunt in his most confused state, Chase found himself craving only Rosalie. He pushed everyone else away without a second thought.
This proved how deep his love for Rosalie was, far deeper than he had ever imagined. })
Yet, just as he finally understood the strength of his feelings, Rosalie was already gone, far beyond his reach, and completely erased from his life &
No matter It didn’t matter if Rosalie had left him or even erased her identity.
As long as she was alive, no matter how far she’d run, Chase promised he would find her and bring her back.M
He could never lose the love of his life N
With fierce determination, Chase ordered his team, “Find Rosalie’s contact information and her location, no matter the cost!”
But before his search could truly begin, trouble hit, and the Hollis family ran straight into disaster.
Isla used the video of Chase against her to blackmail and his father Alfred, and mother, Caroline, mixing threats with persuasion to squeeze out a huge hush payment.&
The blow left Hollis Corporation reeling financially M
Worse still, isla joined forces with a rival company, and in just one night, Hollis Corporation crumbled completely.
The rival company and isla became the biggest winners N
Alfred and Caroline ended up in the hospital, crushed by stress. They no longer had the strength to scold Isla. Instead, they poured all their blame onto Chase &
“Ungrateful son! You’re the worst of all! We loved you more than anyone, and yet you betrayed your own sister! If it weren’t for you, how could the Hollis family have fallen so far?“N
Hearing his parents‘ harsh words, Chase briefly pushed aside the pain of losing Rosalie. N
He knew the truth behind the video used to trap his parents and hated himself for being so lost in his grief and longing that he missed what was happening to the company.N
Fury burning in his chest, he confronted Isla. “Isla, the Hollis family never treated you badly. Why would you do this to us?”
Without thinking, he grabbed her collar and almost strangled her.N
But Isla wasn’t the same as before. With a wave of her hand, her men stepped in and pulled Chase away.
It took Isla a moment to catch her breath.N
Seeing Chase’s bloodshot eyes and furious face, she burst into wild laughter, unable to stop.
“Not treated me badly? The Hollis family never treated me badly? Chase, who gave you the right to say that to me? And that video I took, was I really lying? After all these years, haven’t you always had hidden feelings for me?“N
