In His Grasp: A Mafia Romance novel Chapter 121

Chapter 121: Emanuele's Heart Breaks

Indeed, Sophia was unaware of what had happened. All she knew was that they were in the living room, watching TV and chatting when Isabella mentioned she wanted to check on the garden and left. Shortly after, Chloe also left. Later, Emanuele left as well. Then, Phillip suddenly entered and ordered Chloe to be taken away to the dungeon. Everyone in the room was left bewildered, especially Chloe's parents. They asked Sophia to find out what was going on.

Sophia immediately called Emanuele. Now, hearing his explanation, she still hadn't seen Isabella, and a sense of foreboding began to creep over her.

Sophia had Phillip take her to the hospital. When they arrived at the hospital and saw Isabella lying on a hospital bed, pale and unconscious, Sophia cried out and rushed towards her. But before she could reach Isabella, Emanuele, who was standing nearby, stopped her.

"Isabella is severely injured. She needs to rest, so please don't touch her," he said.

"What's going on?" Sophia's tears fell as she looked at Isabella on the bed. She felt her heart shatter.

"It was Chloe who hurt Isabella," Emanuele explained.

"Chloe? That can't be. She's so gentle," Sophia instinctively denied it. In her impression, Chloe was a lady, always kind and gentle. How could she have done this to Isabella? Given Isabella's injuries, it was clear that the attacker had been merciless.

"When Isabella went outside, Chloe followed her. Here's the surveillance footage from the garden," Emanuele handed the video to Sophia.

Sophia watched Isabella and Chloe chatting, but suddenly Chloe grabbed Isabella's hair and dragged her into the bathroom. Sophia didn't know what happened afterward, but the injuries on Isabella's body were undoubtedly caused by Chloe.

"That's why I had Chloe locked up," Emanuele said.

"But they were close sisters," Sophia still couldn't believe that her niece could do something like this.

"Maybe you only thought they were close," Emanuele said, with a bitter laugh.

Soon, a doctor entered the room, and the look on his face was complicated. "We've performed a full-body examination on the patient. She has a severe head injury with a minor concussion, and she needs to be observed in the hospital for three days. Most of her injuries are bruises and abrasions, and there's nothing major, but there is a concern. She has multiple old fractures, and it's hard not to suspect she may have experienced abuse in the past."

If there was regular abuse, she needed to report it. Emanuele looked at Sophia with an icy expression, demanding an explanation.

"Isabella had a few accidents when she was a child," Sophia said. "She claimed they were all self-inflicted, and I even scolded her back then, thinking she was just clumsy."

Emanuele couldn't contain his desire to kill in this moment. It was difficult to fathom how Isabella, who had such a reverence for life, had to learn to lie to her mother at such a young age. He refused to believe that Isabella, with her constant awe of life, had suffered accidental fractures of such severity.

"Have you ever seen her get hurt with your own eyes?"

"I haven't. I was working outside most of the time, and I'd go back home about once a week."

Just then, the doctor came back with another question, "Has the patient been taking any medications? Is she allergic to any medications?"

"She's been taking estazolam."