Chapter 317


    Just then, hurried footsteps echoed from the entrance, and the security guards sauntered over, yanking


    Michael by the arm as they escorted him out.


    "Mr. Andersen, please show mercy! Forgive us, please!" Michael''s voice gradually faded into the


    distance until it was no longer audible.


    The CEO''s office was once again quiet. Magnus stood in front of therge floor-to-ceiling windows,


    silently observing the world outside.


    James broke the silence. "Magnus, what''s our next move?"


    "Wait. Isabe will show up soon."


    Sure enough, just as Michael was forced out of Andersen Corporation, Isabe found herself in


    Magnus'' office the very next day.


    Magnus had deliberately pressured the Simmons Group, hoping to corner Isabe. But as he gazed at


    the venomous woman standing in front of him, he felt a bitter taste of irony. He had allowed this woman


    to wreak havoc on his life.


    Facing the fully-recovered and imposing Magnus, a hint of despair shed in Isabe''s eyes. She had


    known all along that he would find out about her true identity once he woke up.


    It''s just because she wasn''t ruthless enough. If she had been, how could she have given Natalia the


    antidote to revive him? She still loved him after all.


    "If it weren''t for my mercy, you wouldn''t be alive right now! And instead of being grateful, you are


    tormenting my parents. You are heartless!" Isabe yelled defiantly, her eyes set on Magnus'' icy ones.


    "Mercy?" Magnus scoffed. "Isabe, you''ve always had a knack for twisting the truth. Did you save me?


    Tell me, who poisoned me in the first ce?"


    Faced with Magnus'' usations, Isabe faltered, but quickly regained herposure. "Yes, I


    poisoned you. But only because you refused to ept my love. After all these years, you''ve only


    repaid me with cruelty. You forced my father and me to cut ties, leaving me penniless. And now, even


    though I''ve returned, you still don''t love me. Magnus, I wonder if you have a heart at all! I acted


    impulsively by poisoning you. But didn''t I give you the antidote in the end? And you, you''re relentless


    and relentless, pushing our Simmons Group to bankruptcy but still not willing to let it go. I may be in the


    wrong, but I don''t want my parents to end up on the streets. Magnus, why are you so ruthless! You and


    I are the same kind of people!"


    Magnus'' fury zed in his eyes, and he practically spat fire at Isabe. "You dare use me of


    heartlessness? If it wasn''t for my wife, who agreed to your demands behind my back, would you have


    given me the antidote?"


    Isabe shrank back, pleading, "Magnus, you know I''ve always loved you. I was willing to do anything


    for you, even the most outrageous things. As long as it was for you, I was willing to do it!"


    "Enough!" Magnus snapped. "Isabe, don''t you dare utter the word ''love'' in front of me again. You''ve


    defiled it. All you''ve ever loved is my power and wealth. If I were a beggar on the street today, you


    wouldn''t even spare me a nce!"


    "Stop! Enough!" Isabe retorted. "What''s wrong with wanting a high-quality life? Does true love mean


    having to beg on the streets? Yes, I love luxury and mour, but that doesn''t mean I don''t love you!"


    Magnus mmed his fist onto his desk, making a loud bang. "Isabe, your soul is so corrupted by


    money, it''s revolting! You''ve always prioritized money above all else. But to me, my wife is the most


    important. Without her, I''d rather be dead!"


    Seeing Isabe''s terrified expression, Magnus knew he had hit a nerve. "Isabe, I gave you a chance


    once. Five years ago, when you and Kendra caused the premature birth of my child and my wife''s


    tragic fall into the sea. I sold Kendra to an underground casino to live a life of disgrace. But all I did to


    you was sever the ties between you and your father. I thought your disappearance was out of guilt, but


    I was wrong. Your soul was never pure. Everything you''ve done is disgusting!"


    Magnus tossed a file in front of Isabe. "Look at this. You were held captive on a farm, and your


    disgusting videos were recorded and sold to cruel viewers. You managed to escape from the man who


    held you captive. There must be some secrets hidden in this story, and it''s time to unearth them."


    "No, please don''t!" Isabe was truly scared now. If Magnus dug up her past, her crimes would be


    exposed. She regretted provoking him. He was a man to be feared.


    As he watched her terrified face, Magnus knew he was right. There were shocking secrets hidden in


    Isabe''s escape, and he intended to uncover them.


    "Magnus, no, Mr. Andersen, I am deeply sorry for the mistakes I''ve made in the past. Here''s a deal, if


    you could spare my father and our Simmons Group, I swear, I will never show up in front of you again,


    nor will I ever disturb you. Truly, I swear."


    Isabe''s desperate plea, however, did not soften Magnus'' heart. His gaze was cold and stern when he


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    looked at Isabe standing in front of him. “Then tell me, what deal did you make with my wife that


    made you give me the antidote?”


    Upon hearing his words, Isabe saw a glimmer of hope and immediately responded, “I made her


    swear to leave you forever, and to never return to you. She sweared on her son. If she breaks her


    promise, her son will suffer greatly!"


    Magnus staggered back upon hearing her words. A storm of emotions raged in his heart. So Isabe


    had made Natalia swear on Jonas’ life. No wonder Natalia left him so thoroughly and disappeared from


    his world.