Chapter 2 The tension inside the car thickened into silence Dominic noticed her shift in mood .
I knewthere was no hiding hiding the wedding incident from her , so he offered a half hearted explanation .
[ Before Chloes grandfather died , I promised him Id look after her .
You know Lucas Montgomery .
If Chloe married him , her life would be ruined .
Thats why I had to stop the wedding- These were just empty y excuses to pacify Isabella .
|| The real reason he crashed the wedding was because he still had feelings for Chloe and couldnt stand watching her marry someone else And his desperate search for that necklace , a token that hadnt meant anything legally for years was because deep down , he believed he should be the one marrying Chine The thought twisted something sharp inside Isabella She turned her face toward the window , letting the tears fall silently.
Well .
Lucas has found someone now .
He wont be bothering Chloe anymore .

You can relax- Hearing her confident tone , Dominics brow furrowed .
Lucas found someone new ? Who told you that ? ] Isabella was about to tell him that she was the bride .
But just then , his jarring ringtone cut through the car .
The moment he answered , Chloes sob came through the line Dominic , my parents are furious I ran off .
Theyre making me kneel and threatening corporal punishment .
Im gonna die in there : What should I do ? Tin coming right now ! he barked He hung up quickly and turned to Isabella Tabella , somethings come up .
Can you go look for the necklace first ? tubella opened her mouth , but no sound came out .
She nodded silently .
Then she opened the car door and stepped out alone .
After watching his car disappear into the darkness , she hailed a Uber to the dump The garbage truck had already emptied its load .

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Looking at mountains of trash under the dim lights , she rolled up her sleeves .
] Fighting through the stench , she spent five grueling hours before finding her discarded things || After turning every box upside down , she still couldnt find the necklace || Then the housekeeper called Miss Bennell , we found the necklace .
It was under Mr.
Hintons pillow .
Mustve slipped there Isabella let out a bitter laugh e while he was sleeping .
1 How deep must his love be to sleep with that necklace , holding in memories even in his dreams ? And theyd shared that same bed every night , yet shed never noticed Might had fallen completely .
With no taxis in the remote area , she had to walk home .
Down was breaking , her feet bloodied and legs swollen , when she finally reached the house Shed left in such a hurry shed forgott I forgotten her keys .
Too tired to even knock , she leaned against the door and passed out .
Some time later , Isabella was awakened by someone Б she opened her eyes to see Dominics assistant standing over her .

He was clearly anxious .
Miss Bennett , Mr.
Hinton is in trouble .
Please come to the hospital right away ! [ ] Isabellas mind was foggy , unable to process what was happening before being pulled into a car .
The cold autumn wind brought her back to her senses , and she finally thought to ask what had happened .
] The assistant looked uneasy , hesisting before pulling out his phone to show her a video Mr.
Hinton went to the Winslow estate yesterday .
He offered to take Miss Winslows punishment .
They gave him one hundred lashes .
He passed out afterward and was taken to the hospital .