Chapter 181

They were standing near the couch in the living room when he grabbed her shoulders, trying to push her down onto it. But Isabella Scott was still hurting from what he’d just said. There was no way she was going to give in like that. She fought back, shoving at him, but the more she resisted, the more it fueled Liam Sterling’s urge to control. To him, she was someone he’d won over—he wasn’t about to let her slip away. “Don’t treat me like this, please—don’t!” she cried out, tears streaming down as her voice cracked. “Isabella, you’re not going anywhere. You promised me you’d always stay, and you begged me to let you stay. You don’t get to just walk in and out of my life like it means nothing!” He called her name. Her real name. Not Ariella Rios. She never really wanted to leave him. She belonged to him—always had. Even if it meant being lowered, even if he didn’t love her, she’d still give him everything. What she said about leaving earlier? That was just because he mistook her for some