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1. Chapter 1 If You Don't Come Back, I'll Find Another Man
2. Chapter 2 Divorce is Fine, I Want Three Hundred Million Dollars
3. Chapter 3 This Painting Must Be Sold Even If It's Not For Sale
4. Chapter 4 The Money Was Spent Soon After It Was Received
5. Chapter 5 When Being a Male Prostitute Is Just a Part-Time Job
6. Chapter 6 Recognizing the Adulterer, but Not the Wife
7. Chapter 7 Is This How You See Me in Your Heart
8. Chapter 8 Am I Also a Part of Your Couple's Play?
9. Chapter 9 This Is the Gift You Carefully Chose
10. Chapter 10 The Bracelet Representing the Wife Given to the Mistress?
11. Chapter 11 Divorced Three Years Ago?
12. Chapter 12 The call you need to make now is to emergency services, not to me.
13. Chapter 13 Did Kalista Lose Her Memory?
14. Chapter14 He's Very Enthusiastic About You
15. Chapter 15 Nora Must Go to Jail
16. Chapter 16 The Victim Is Nora!
17. Chapter 17 Pleading for Kalista
18. Chapter 18 The Accident Four Years Ago
19. Chapter 19 Letting Go Is Truly Helping Him
20. Chapter 20 Isaac's Concern
21. Chapter 21 Nora Becomes an Adulterer
22. Chapter 22 Isaac, You're Crazy!
23. Chapter 23 Forced Love is Unhappy
24. Chapter 24 Relearn Dining Etiquette
25. Chapter 25 Isaac, the Big Jerk
26. Chapter 26 Isaac Thinks She's Dirty
27. Chapter 27 It's on Fire
28. Chapter 28 Isaac Risked His Life to Save Nora
29. Chapter 29 It's Worth Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
30. Chapter 30 Don't Covet What You Can't Have
31. Chapter 31 Kalista Can Change Medicine
32. Chapter 32 They Look Like a Happy Couple
33. Chapter 33 Isaac Was Drugged with Aphrodisiacs
34. Chapter 34 Do You Hate Me?
35. Chapter 35 Do I Need Your Permission to Hit You?
36. Chapter 36 Isaac Hits Her for Kalista
37. Chapter 37 Steve, are you jealous?
38. Chapter 38 Of Course, I Find You Unlucky
39. Chapter 39 Who Stole the Bracelet
40. Chapter 40 Stealing from Others Will Bring Retribution
41. Chapter 41 Learning the Truth, Driven to Frenzy
42. Chapter 42 Falling into His Arms
43. Chapter 43 Isaac's Respect
44. Chapter 44 Nora's Demise
45. Chapter 45 Nora Admits She Framed Kalista
46. Chapter 46 Isaac Agreed to Her Request
47. Chapter 47 Nora's Attempt to Seduce Isaac
48. Chapter 48 She Called Out Another Man's Name
49. Chapter 49 You're So Bad, I Can't Help but Love You
50. Chapter 50 Isaac Lashes Out for Nora
51. Chapter 51 Nora Reveals the Reason
52. Chapter 52 Isaac Punishes Kalista for Nora
53. Chapter 53 Could Steve be Isaac?
54. Chapter 54 I Will Explain
55. Chapter 55 Something Off About Steve
56. Chapter 56 Completely Allaying Nora's Suspicions
57. Chapter 57 Nora's Abduction
58. Chapter 58 Touch her and see what happens!
59. Chapter 59 Isaac Takes a Stab
60. Chapter 60 Don't Worry, I've Got You
61. Chapter 61 Isaac's Funeral was Done
62. Chapter 62 Isaac Opened His Arms for a Hug
63. Chapter 63 They're Doing Something Shameful
64. Chapter 64 Isaac Said She Couldn’t Compete with You
65. Chapter 65 So She Found Another Man to Complain About Her Problems
66. Chapter 66 Avenge Nora
67. Chapter 67 Isaac Put Nora at Kalista's Disposal
68. Chapter 68 She was Tormented to the Point of Wishing for Death
69. Chapter 69 Mortimer, I'm Hurting
70. Chapter 70 Nora was pregnant. Isaac’s Choice
71. Chapter 71 Back then, She Killed Their Child with her Own Hands
72. Chapter 72 She didn't Want the Baby
73. Chapter 73 Isaac Took Care of Nora Himself
74. Chapter 74 Nora Was going to Tell Isaac her Secret
75. Chapter 75 Nora, You're a bitch
76. Chapter 76 Kalista conceive Isaac's baby
77. Chapter 77 Nora Escaped
78. Chapter 78 Kalista Agreed to Work with Nora
79. Chapter 79 Isaac Was Scolded by His Grandfather
80. Chapter 80 Childish Isaac
81. Chapter 81 Her Plan had Begun
82. Chapter 82 It's a Drug that Makes Him Recognize People as His Favorite
83. Chapter 83 Isaac Found out Nora Was Counting on Him
84. Chapter 84 Isaac Said that He still Loves Her
85. Chapter 85 She's the Source of Isaac's Pain
86. Chapter 86 Live in the Ex-husband's House
87. Chapter 87 Remarriage
88. Chapter 88 Isaac pushed her to the Brink
89. Chapter 89 Physical Contact
90. Chapter 90 He Won't Let Anyone Insult His Children
91. Chapter 91 Steve Takes Charge and Kicks Kalista Out of the House
92. Chapter 92 He's the Outsider
93. Chapter 93 Watching Him Being Discovered
94. Chapter 94 Induced to Reveal the Reasons
95. Chapter 95 Who do you want me to have a child with?
96. Chapter 96 He Didn't Touch Her, so How Did She Get Pregnant?
97. Chapter 97 Will You Marry Me?
98. Chapter 98 Isaac's Differential Treatment
99. Chapter 99 She Had No Way Back
100. Chapter 100 Nora Is Tainted
101. Chapter 101 Made a Big Mistake
102. Chapter 102 Isaac gave up the position of heir for her
103. Chapter 103 Nora Disappears
104. Chapter 104 Forcing Him to Marry Kalista
105. Chapter 105 Knowing Nora's Whereabouts
106. Chapter 106 Nora, you are my woman!
107. Chapter 107 Betting with Isaac
108. Chapter 108 I don't want to see you for a moment
109. Chapter 109 The Appraisal Results Are Out
110. Chapter 110 He Was Deceived by Nora
111. Chapter 111 Recheck
112. Chapter 112 Isaac's Heart Like Ashes
113. Chapter 113 Nora, I will definitely get you
114. Chapter 114 Marrying You in the Next Life
115. Chapter 115 Can't Help Feeling Sorry for Her
116. Chapter 116 They Ended
117. Chapter 117 Infidelity Video, Nora Gets Hit
118. Chapter 118 The Child is Gone
119. Chapter 119 Isaac knew, that was his child
120. Chapter 120 Isaac Seeks Revenge
121. Chapter 121 For Her, Not Afraid of Death
122. Chapter 122 Deceived Her
123. Chapter 123 When to Repay, When to Let Her Go
124. Chapter 124 The Mistress
125. Chapter 125 Do you like being a mistress so much
126. Chapter 126 Nora Bites a Man to Death
127. Chapter 127 If You Die, I'll Die with You
128. Chapter 128 Can You Let Me Go?
129. Chapter 129 Contact Steve Again
130. Chapter 130 Stole Her House
131. Chapter 131 She Was Being Used from the Beginning
132. Chapter 132 Arrange Affairs for Herself
133. Chapter 133 Suspicions Arise About Steve
134. Chapter 134 Scheming against Isaac
135. Chapter 135 Expose Isaac
136. Chapter 136 You Only take advantage of Her
137. Chapter 137 Isaac's Explanation
138. Chapter 138 Nora Deliberately Provokes Him
139. Chapter 139 Isaac Lends a Hand
140. Chapter 140 How Despicable! Twisting the Truth
141. Chapter 141 The Incident from Four Years Ago Exposed
142. Chapter 142 Have You Made Up
143. Chapter 143 Isaac's Favoritism Towards Her
144. Chapter 144 Who Is Helping Her
145. Chapter 145 Infuriate One at a Time
146. Chapter 146 She'll Come Back to Me When She's Tired of Playing
147. Chapter 147 Her Two Children
148. Chapter 148 Isaac Meets His Daughter
149. Chapter 149 Do You Really Like Being Fickle
150. Chapter 150 Eavesdropping
151. Chapter 151 The Child is Missing
152. Chapter 152 Magnus Followed Isaac Home
153. Chapter 153 A Familiar Feeling
154. Chapter 154 Nora, Let's Start Over.
155. Chapter 155 Sorry, I Don't Love You Anymore
156. Chapter 156 Why Does Magnus Resemble Issac So Much?
157. Chapter 157 Falling Off a Cliff
158. Chapter 158 Isaac Arrives
159. Chapter 159 Compared to Danger, I'm More Afraid of Losing You
160. Chapter 160 Isaac Confesses to Her
161. Chapter 161 Reconciliation
162. Chapter 162 Let Isaac Know About the Children
163. Chapter 163 It's Actually Him!
164. Chapter 164 Proposing to Her
165. Chapter 165 The Terrible Truth
166. Chapter 166 The Person Isaac Wants to Marry Is Not Her
167. Chapter 167 Thank You for Pushing Her Towards Me
168. Chapter 168 The colder you are to me, the more excited I get
169. Chapter 169 Protecting Her Under Another Identity
170. Chapter 170 Have you two slept together?
171. Chapter 171 Don't You Want Me to Be Your Daddy?
172. Chapter 172 Be Careful, I Might Cut Ties with You
173. Chapter 173 Don't Feel Wronged, You Chose This Yourself
174. Chapter 174 Long Time No See
175. Chapter 175 The Truth of That Year
176. Chapter 176 If He Dies, I Won't Live Either."
177. Chapter 177 Nora Takes Action
178. Chapter 178 Leave It All to Me
179. Chapter 179 The Explicit Video Exposed
180. Chapter 180 Could You Stop Being So Violent?
181. Chapter 181 How You Be a Grandfather
182. Chapter 182 One Wave After Another
183. Chapter 183 Am I Really That Bad?
184. Chapter 184 Isaac Needs Her Now
185. Chapter 185 It's All Her Fault
186. Chapter 186 Nora, Do You Have a Conscience?
187. Chapter 187 Isaac in Critical Condition
188. Chapter 188 Save Him One Last Time
189. Chapter 189 Don't Want to See Him
190. Chapter 190 Nora, My Wife
191. Chapter 191 How Could I Have Slept with You?
192. Chapter 192 He Doesn't Understand Her
193. Chapter 193 Magnus is about to Be Discovered by Him
194. Chapter 194 Magnus is Discovered
195. Chapter 195 Their Child, Back for Revenge?
196. Chapter 196 In the End, He Still Needs to Help
197. Chapter 197 You Don't Have to Thank Me, but You Can't Blame Me
198. Chapter 198 Don't Want to Hear Her Excuses
199. Chapter 199 She Was Dying
200. Chapter 200 Sophia is Under House Arrest
201. Chapter 201 Isaac Sees Two Children
202. Chapter 202 Deceiving Isaac, Encountering a Helper
203. Chapter 203 Isaac Gains Recognition
204. Chapter 204 Kick Him Out
205. Chapter 205 Nora, Do You Still Love Me?
206. Chapter 206 I Will Give You the Answer
207. Chapter 207 Our Family
208. Chapter 208 Isaac's Confession
209. Chapter 209 Are You Feeling Very Touched Right Now?
210. Chapter 210 Isaac, I'm Giving My Life Back to You
211. Chapter 211 Nora's Funeral
212. Chapter 212 You Are Not Worthy
213. Chapter 213 She Might Be Scared, I'll Stay With Her.
214. Chapter 214 Nora, I'm Here to Keep You Company.
215. Chapter 215 To Get Her, At Any Cost
216. Chapter 216 Suffering the Same Pain as Her
217. Chapter 217 Nora Wakes Up
218. Chapter 218 As Long as You Remember Me, That's Enough
219. Chapter 219 Proposal, Encountering an Acquaintance
220. Chapter 220 Tell Isaac, Nora is still alive!
221. Chapter 221 Investigating Whether Nora Is Really Dead
222. Chapter 222 Get Nora Back!
223. Chapter 223 Nora's Suspicion
224. Chapter 224 Engagement
225. Chapter 225 What Are You Going to Do to My Wife?
226. Chapter 226 Isaac is Here to Snatch Someone
227. Chapter 227 Nora Was Forcibly Taken Away
228. Chapter 228 What He Said Might Be True
229. Chapter 229 Nora, This Time I Won't Let You Go
230. Chapter 230 You Can Have Any Woman You Want
231. Chapter 231 Saw the Evidence of Their Love
232. Chapter 232 A Caller Named 'Baby'
233. Chapter 233 Her Children Are Suffering
234. Chapter 234 All the Contacts Are Isaac's Friends
235. Chapter 235 Nora Regains Her Memory
236. Chapter 236 Contact Mortimer and Question Him About the Children's Whereabouts
237. Chapter 237 Nora Was Poisoned, Which Leads to Stomach Cancer
238. Chapter 238 It's Best to Stay Away from Her Forever
239. Chapter 239 Isaac Will Never Find You
240. Chapter 240 Isaac Intends to Kill
241. Chapter 241 What's the Point of Doing This Now?
242. Chapter 242 Can I Still Trust You?
243. Chapter 243 Afraid of Her Regaining Memory
244. Chapter 244 Why Is She So Emotional?
245. Chapter 245 How Could She Bear to Leave
246. Chapter 246 Discovering the Truth
247. Chapter 247 It Turns Out She Has Been Protecting Him All Along
248. Chapter 248 Forcing Her to Swear
249. Chapter 249 Magnus and Soren Found!
250. Chapter 250 He Wants to Live with Her
251. Chapter 251 He will Help her with Anything
252. Chapter 252 Repaying Him
253. Chapter 253 Isaac Is So Cold
254. Chapter 254 They Have Suffered a Lot
255. Chapter 255 Do You Like Him?
256. Chapter 256 Mortimer Wanted Them Dead
257. Chapter 257 Has Nora Completely Lost Hope in Him?
258. Chapter 258 Atonement by Death
259. Chapter 259 Edmund Meets Magnus and Soren
260. Chapter 260 A Miniature Version of Isaac
261. Chapter 261 Is Edmund Sick?
262. Chapter 262 Three with Unspoken Thoughts, Concealing from Each Other
263. Chapter 263 Crazy Hints, He Just Doesn't Get It
264. Chapter 264 Edmund Always Sides with Nora
265. Chapter 265 Accidentally Kissed Him
266. Chapter 266 Call Him 'Honey' From Now On
267. Chapter 267 Isaac's Little Schemes
268. Chapter 268 Just Write Us Down as the Parents
269. Chapter 269 It Would Be Great If Mommy Could Marry Both
270. Chapter 270 Bumped into His Arms
271. Chapter 271 Cooling Her Down
272. Chapter 272 Triplets
273. Chapter 273 Loved Him for So Many Years
274. Chapter 274 Nora, Is That Okay?
275. Chapter 275 Isaac Discovers Nora Secretly Taking Medicine
276. Chapter 276 Confronting Her and Taking Her to the Hospital
277. Chapter 277 Afraid to Face Him
278. Chapter 278 Isaac Is in Trouble
279. Chapter 279 Magnus Becomes Very Strange
280. Chapter 280 Did She Really Misunderstand?
281. Chapter 281 Let Him Come Home
282. Chapter 282 Mortimer Admits His Mistake
283. Chapter 283 Magnus Jumped into the Sea
284. Chapter 284 She Was Mistaken for a Pervert
285. Chapter 285 Magnus and Soren Were Taken Away
286. Chapter 286 Isaac and Mortimer Meet at Nora's House
287. Chapter 287 Your Son Will Call Me Daddy
288. Chapter 288 Nora Suspects Magnus Has Been Switched
289. Chapter 289 Two Men
290. Chapter 290 Isaac's Dominant Stand
291. Chapter 291 Feeling Desperate in Front of Isaac
292. Chapter 292 Can't Wait Any Longer, Time to Take Action
293. Chapter 293 Magnus Pushed Edmund Over
294. Chapter 294 The Facts Are Plain to See
295. Chapter 295 The Whole World Hates Him
296. Chapter 296 Magnus Got Hit by a Car
297. Chapter 297 By the Time He Was Sent in, He Was Already in Shock
298. Chapter 298 Isaac's Revenge on Magnus
299. Chapter 299 He Might Need an Amputation
300. Chapter 300 Isaac Forcefully Takes Her Away
301. Chapter 301 Sleeping While Holding Her
302. Chapter 302 I Know She Is Your Child
303. Chapter 303 Isaac Confesses His Feelings That He Has Always Loved Her
304. Chapter 304 Can't Hate Him Anymore
305. Chapter 305 Magnus Accuses Isaac of Murder
306. Chapter 306 Suspecting He Was Switched
307. Chapter 307 She Is Her Biological Daughter
308. Chapter 308 Magnus Is Up to No Good Again
309. Chapter 309 Isaac Saw Soren's Face
310. Chapter 310 Let's Have Another One
311. Chapter 311 He Was Abandoned
312. Chapter 312 Stay with Him, He Actually Wants Someone to Be with Him
313. Chapter 313 Nora Suspects Magnus Was Switched
314. Chapter 314 Isaac Misses Her
315. Chapter 315 Old Habits Die Hard
316. Chapter 316 Seeing a Therapist
317. Chapter 317 Nora Is Angry
318. Chapter 318 For Her, Even the Child Can Be Forsaken
319. Chapter 319 They Slept Together
320. Chapter 320 Isaac Is Going to Have a Vasectomy
321. Chapter 321 She Was a Step Too Late, Isaac Was Already in the Operating Room
322. Chapter 322 Lying to Isaac
323. Chapter 323 Helping Him Check His Wound
324. Chapter 324 Jumping Down from Upstairs
325. Chapter 325 His Decision
326. Chapter 326 He Kept Crying, So I Softened
327. Chapter 327 He Doesn't Believe Her
328. Chapter 328 He Will Never Be Better Than Mortimer
329. Chapter 329 Isaac Is Angry
330. Chapter 330 Half-heartedly Succumbing
331. Chapter 331 Last Night, He Was Also Impressed
332. Chapter 332 Everyone likes Mortimer, and so does she.
333. Chapter 333 Personally Verify Her Words
334. Chapter 334 She was no longer the person Nora liked.
335. Chapter 335 He Is Just a Scumbag
336. Chapter 336 The Gift He Gave
337. Chapter 337 Touched His...
338. Chapter 338 Do You Know Him?
339. Chapter 339 She's taking a shower and can't answer your call right now.
340. Chapter 340 Do you think I'm that easy to fool?
341. Chapter 341 If you're disabled, what will I use in the future?
342. Chapter 342 Honey, I Want It
343. Chapter 343 Isaac saw a boy who looked very much like him.
344. Chapter 344 Are they his and Nora's biological child?
345. Chapter 345 He Was Willing to Shorten His Life by Twenty Years
346. Chapter 346 He Was Vicious at Heart
347. Chapter 347 Never Thought of Not Wanting Him
348. Chapter 348 A Major Shift in Attitude Towards Him
349. Chapter 349 Isaac's Secret Revealed
350. Chapter 350 She Actually Didn't Choose to Stay with Him
351. Chapter 351 Soren Might Have Been Killed
352. Chapter 352 Honey, I Really Want to Hold You
353. Chapter 353 Nora Was Worried About Him and Went Home Overnight to See Him
354. Chapter 354 Not Sure How Much Longer I Can Keep This Secret
355. Chapter 355 Nora Found Out
356. Chapter 356 Everyone Is Avoiding Her, Afraid to Face Her
357. Chapter 357 Isaac Must Marry into the Hansen Family
358. Chapter 358 The Two Kids, Isaac's Stain
359. Chapter 359 Why Are There Two Magnuses?
360. Chapter 360 How Many Children Do You Have in Total?
361. Chapter 361 Isaac, You're Not Human!
362. Chapter 362 Silent Companionship
363. Chapter 363 Is It Incurable?
364. Chapter 364 Confirm the Identity of the Two Children
365. Chapter 365 We Are a Perfect Match
366. Chapter 366 Just What She Wanted
367. Chapter 367 He Inherited the Bloodline Worse Than Beasts
368. Chapter 368 In this Game, Isaac Won
369. Chapter 369 His Stamina Overwhelms Her
370. Chapter 370 Can We Invite Mortimer to Play?
371. Chapter 371 Don't Get Smitten by Isaac
372. Chapter 372 Seriously Injured, Possibly Beyond Recovery
373. Chapter 373 Like a Couple in Love
374. Chapter 374 Isaac is Dating Other Women
375. Chapter 375 Nora Disdained Him
376. Chapter 376 Sneaking into Her Room
377. Chapter 377 The Punishment for Cheating
378. Chapter 378 Did I Hurt You?
379. Chapter 379 Sowing Discord
380. Chapter 380 Is She Really That Bad?
381. Chapter 381 Living with Him
382. Chapter 382 Is She Jealous?
383. Chapter 383 Isaac Seriously Injured Magnus
384. Chapter 384: Maybe Paralyzed, Could Become a Vegetative State
385. Chapter 385: Truly Heartless
386. Chapter 386 Filled with Hatred for Him
387. Chapter 387 The Child Doesn't Side with Her
388. Chapter 388: I Am Willing to Take Responsibility for You
389. Chapter 389 If You Still Have a Conscience, Let Nora Go
390. Chapter 390: Nora's Misfortune, All Caused by Him
391. Chapter 391: Hugging Nora in Front of Isaac
392. Chapter 392: Who's in Trouble?
393. Chapter 393: Pulled the Child's Oxygen Tube
394. Chapter 394: All of Nora's Things Were Thrown Away
395. Chapter 395: He Doesn't Mind Changing a Woman
396. Chapter 396: Isaac is Going to Meet Her
397. Chapter 397: Isaac Takes the Initiative to Show Goodwill, Is There a Conspiracy?
398. Chapter 398: Do You Like Me?
399. Chapter 399: Isaac's Trap
400. Chapter 400: What Exactly Are You Thinking?
401. Chapter 401 Her Malicious Heart
402. Chapter 402 Isaac's Schemes
403. Chapter 403: Sophia is Dying, Saying the Final Goodbye
404. Chapter 404: No Sense of Survival
405. Chapter 405: Live for Her
406. Chapter 406 About Her
407. Chapter 407: "I am Isaac's fiancée, who are you?"
408. Chapter 408: Let Isaac Teach Her a Lesson
409. Chapter 409: Isaac is Setting Another Trap for Her
410. Chapter 410: He Really Has Two Fiancées!
411. Chapter 411: You should know, Nora hates you.
412. Chapter 412: You're Not Dead, Don't Be So Petty
413. Chapter 413: Actually Slept with Him for a Night
414. Chapter 414: Good News
415. Chapter 415 Mortimer Had Murderous Intent
416. Chapter 416: Magnus Hates Her
417. Chapter 417: So Her Lies Were That Obvious
418. Chapter 418: Isaac Rushed Over Upon Receiving the News
419. Chapter 419: "Nora, are you looking for trouble?"
420. Chapter 420: Even if Nora hates her, she can't listen to her this time.
421. Chapter 421: Magnus Wants Isaac to Accompany Him
422. Chapter 422 Nora Becomes Suspicious
423. Chapter 423: Trick Mortimer into Coming Over and Expose Him
424. Chapter 424 Crying Bitterly in His Arms
425. Chapter 425: It Is He Who Is an Incompetent Husband
426. Chapter 426: Don't Be So Afraid When You See Me
427. Chapter 427: What did you do to Magnus?
428. Chapter 428 Exposing Mortimer
429. Chapter 429: Apologize to Isaac
430. Chapter 430: He Has No Way Back Anymore
431. Chapter 431: The House Was Smashed
432. Chapter 432 Isaac's Claim
433. Chapter 433: Blame the Victim
434. Chapter 434 Isaac Sows Discord
435. Chapter 435: Willing to Kill for Him
436. Chapter 436: Let's Make a Deal
437. Chapter 437: How Can He Be So Cold-Blooded
438. Chapter 438: She Can Only Bow Her Head
439. Chapter 439 Seeing Nora and Mortimer Meeting in Private
440. Chapter 440: Investigating Nora's Whereabouts
441. Chapter 441 Confronting Her
442. Chapter 442: "My business is none of your concern."
443. Chapter 443: She is Really Impressive
444. Chapter 444: Waking Up in His Arms
445. Chapter 445: Isaac is both upright and kind
446. Chapter 446: Stuff the Dirty Pants into His Mouth
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Chapter 26 Isaac Thinks She's Dirty
The morning sun slipped through the curtains, casting a warm glow in the room.
Nora stirred awake, feeling someone beside her. She lazily opened her eyes and saw Isaac's chiseled profile. Her heart skipped a beat, a mix of surprise and heartache washing over her.
"Isaac, wake up," she called out....
