Chapter 30

The previous night, Isabella dreamt about her father. And, she found that odd. But the thing that made it feel weirder was the realization that it was the first time in a while that she was seeing his face. Slowly opening her eyes, a small sigh left her. Then, seconds after, with a heart that felt somewhat heavy, she sat up. After scanning the room that was void of Charles' presence, Isabella wondered if her father ever felt guilty for cruelly marrying her off to Gabriel Manifold Isabella knew that the man she grew up with would have felt such emotion. But, judging by how he left her to rot in a damned marriage, it was evident that her father became a version of himself that she would have failed to recognize. And, that made her heart ache. The fact that the only parent she had and depended on so much was double-faced made her quite sad. But then... her father was the only one she had for a long time. Isabella never knew her mother and since her father hated the idea of hiring n