Chapter120:

Kent had just returned with the search party. Outside the mansion, Nicolai and Jasmine waited anxiously. The moment Jasmine caught sight of the guard cradling Isabella's lifeless body, she gasped and raised a trembling hand to her mouth, her eyes brimming with disbelief. Nicolai's expression hardened. His voice cut through the silence. "What happened, Kent?" "She took her own life." Kent replied solemnly. "It looks like she ingested a large quantity of wolfsbane. By the time we found her, it was already too late." Jasmine shook her head, sorrow creasing her features. "But why? Why would she choose death over coming clean—for someone like Cruella?" "Fear." Nicolai answered, his tone heavy with certainty. "I can still smell it on her. She was terrified of what awaited her... and that fear became her prison." He paused, the weight of the moment hanging in the air. "Whatever her sins, see to it that she receives a proper burial." With that, he turned and walked back into the house. Jasmine