After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 118 Pressuring Isabel to

Chapter 118 Pressuring Isabel to Divorce

So this is what's going

Isabel's brow furrowed, confusion overtaking her.

They were so desperate for her to divorce Xander. If she wasn't mistaken, Rachel had to be behind all of this, secretly pulling

the strings

But she wasn't ready to just give in. She couldn't divorce Xander like this-not without a solid plan. She needed to think things through carefully

Before Isabel could form a strategy, Xander's voice cut through her thoughts.

"Take the money back. I won't divorce her."

At his words, Isabel turned to face him, wide-eyed

Samuel quickly jumped in, "Mom, this is too much! You're trying to break them apart? Isabel worked so hard to help me with my leg-how can you just throw her out like that? She hasn't done anything wrong." Samuel's words made Xander add, "Even if she did something wrong, that's between me and her. As her husband, I'll bear the consequences.

"Exactly, Xan's right!" Samuel agreed,

Isabel blinked, shifting her gaze between Xander and Samuel, stunned into silence.

Ivana, on the other hand, was seething with anger. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

She had been acting in the best interest of her son, but instead of backing her up, the two brothers were standing up for Isabel-someone who had barely been in their lives-and even accusing her of being unreasonable. This woman, who has only been in our house for a short time, has already won the affection of both my sons. If this continues, what would be left for me in the family?

Rachel was right, Isabel, who seems so innocent on the surface, must have some hidden agenda. She has to be driven out before she gets any deeper into our lives. "Now that everyone's made their stance clear, I won't keep beating around the bush."

Ivana's voice grew sharp as she glared at Isabel, her expression turning icy,

ever wondered how it was such a coincidence that she ran into Xander right outside city hall?

the most, so of course, I noticed him right away." Xander,

Silence.

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eyes burned with jealousy as she stared at the

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doing it here, right in front of Mom? Are you trying to make her lose her temper? Rachel nudged Ivana snapping her out of her daze. Ivana took a

"I have." Xander admitted.

"Then why-

it. Isabel was heartbroken after being hurt by a jerk. I was left hanging by someone, so we connected through that shared experience. That's how

still didn't

you have proof of anything else?" Xander shot back, his

silent, unable to

gaze, focusing on her

identity. What really surprised her, though, was that Xander was willing to go this far to protect her, even standing up to his own mother. Ivana was only

was no way she would harm Xander. Not in a million

Ivana glanced at Samuel

all by herself? Doesn't that seem suspicious? What if those people were in on

Samuel

do you know that?" Ivana

brow furrowed as he recalled that