Chapter 1775

Isaac turned around, surprised to see Fiona awake, sitting on the couch, and watching him with a piercing gaze.

That look was too familiar. Twenty years ago, Sophie had looked at him and his mother just like that.

The memory stirred up a wave of bitterness inside him.

"When did you wake up?" he asked.

"I never really slept," Fiona replied, her eyes steady on Isaac.

young age, she had been trained to sense danger, far more acutely than most. The moment she walked into the office, she was on high alert. That ether? She hadn't breathed it in at all, so fainting was out of

could

crafting his persona as a chemistry teacher,

you kidnap me?" Fiona asked, a hint of doubt in her voice. "You've got nothing to gain, and my godfather will find me

expect Sophie and Colby to have such a naive daughter. After all the trouble I went through to grab you, and you're telling

Deston, I'm saying this for your own good," Fiona insisted sincerely. "My godfather and his crew

curious about what they'd do," Isaac shot back, his eyes burning with anger. "Your parents took everything from me! For two decades, I've been living like a rat, hiding in the shadows! If it weren't for your mom, my family wouldn't have crumbled. I'd still be the heir of the Russell family! I wouldn't have had

lunged forward, gripping Fiona's throat, hissing through clenched teeth: "Why should you live in comfort while I've suffered? Why does

never visited her old family home, and her mother had said there was no family left. As she grew older, Fiona discovered her mother's

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