CHAPTER 2 — The Woman Behind Isabella Rossi
The next morning, the scandal exploded.
Every major news channel reported the same story.
“Billionaire Heiress Isabella Rossi Exposed After Hospital Attack.”
The footage spread across the world.
The public that once admired Isabella turned against her overnight.
Luxury brands canceled partnerships.
Charity organizations removed her name.
Friends disappeared.
But Isabella Rossi was not someone who surrendered easily.
Inside her attorney’s office, she sat calmly.
No tears.
No fear.
Only anger.
“They ruined my life,” she said.
Her lawyer remained silent.
“You promised me this would work.”
The lawyer looked uncomfortable.
“It was supposed to look like an accident.”
Isabella leaned forward.
“But it didn’t.”
A long silence filled the room.
Then another voice appeared.
“You’re blaming the wrong person.”
Isabella looked toward the doorway.
A man stepped inside.
Daniel Voss.
Marcus Thorne’s former business partner.
The man who disappeared three years earlier after a massive corporate conflict.
Marcus thought he had destroyed him.
He was wrong.
“You were supposed to break the marriage,” Daniel said.
“Not expose yourself.”
Isabella’s eyes narrowed.
“You told me the cameras were disabled.”
Daniel smiled.
“Some cameras were.”
The room became silent.
“What does that mean?”
Daniel walked closer.
“It means someone wanted you to fail.”
Isabella stood.
“Who?”
Daniel placed a folder on the table.
Inside were documents.
Bank transfers.
Private messages.
Evidence connecting Isabella to years of manipulation.
But there was one more name.
A name Isabella never expected.
Marcus Thorne’s mother.
Isabella stared at the document.
Impossible.
“She hired me?”
Daniel nodded.
“She didn't want Khloe.”
“She believed Khloe was destroying the family legacy.”
Isabella slowly sat down.
Suddenly everything made sense.
The opportunities.
The invitations.
The access to Marcus’ family.
The constant pressure to separate them.
She thought she was controlling the game.
But she was only a piece.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Khloe finally woke up.
Marcus sat beside her.
He had not left.
Not once.
“She knows everything,” Khloe whispered.
Marcus looked at her.
“Who?”
“My instinct.”
She swallowed.
“Isabella wasn’t acting alone.”
Marcus remained silent.
Because deep down, he knew she was right.
His entire family was built on secrets.
And now those secrets were finally coming to the surface.
Later that evening, Marcus received an anonymous message.
One sentence.
“Your wife survived the attack. But she wasn’t the only target.”
Attached was a photograph.
It showed his unborn child’s medical file.
Marcus froze.
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Someone had been inside the hospital.
Someone was still watching.
