Chapter 112

"Charles, I only kept it from you 'cause I was scared it'd hurt you." Isabelle's voice was trembling, eyes full of tears as she held her head weakly. "It's fine, Isabelle. You've said what you need to." He looked at her with a chill in his gaze, the whole room seeming to freeze with the cold he radiated. Isabelle shrank back at his expression, but quickly put on a pitiful, helpless look and lowered her voice again. "Charles, maybe you won't believe me, but I swear I'm telling the truth. When I was rescued, Stella was already untied. Edward... he treated her differently." Differently? That word hit Charles like a punch to the gut. His hands clenched into fists so tight his knuckles popped, but he forced himself to hold it in, asking with a cold edge to his voice, "Different? How?" Isabelle bit her lip, as if struggling, but under his intense stare, she finally spoke. "He told Stella to stay with him as his partner. Said she was the most important person to him. I freaked out... didn't d