In His Grasp: A Mafia Romance novel Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Pleading

Emanuele's hand gently caressed Isabella's cheek. "Isabella, I won't allow her to hurt you anymore," he declared. His patience had reached its limit.

Chloe, however, was cunning. She avoided hitting Isabella's face to prevent visible damage that could give her away. But the rest of Isabella's body bore the marks of countless injuries, all inflicted by Chloe.

When Emanuele learned about Isabella's numerous old bone fractures from a doctor, his anger flared up like a roaring lion, desperate to break free from within him.

"Are all your injuries done by Chloe?" he asked, his voice strained.

Isabella nodded. There was no need for secrets any longer. In her fear and dread, she might have held back, but now, she had overcome her psychological trauma. So, she answered Emanuele truthfully.

Chloe deserved to rot in hell. A monster like her had no place in this world.

Emanuele, after receiving Isabella's confirmation, pressed on. "The doctor said you have many old bone fractures. Were they all caused by Chloe?"

Isabella looked at Emanuele, her mind replaying painful memories. Even though she had recovered from her trauma, recalling those moments was still agonizing. But she knew that facing her past was the only way to heal her wounds more quickly.

"Yes, they were all Chloe's doing," Isabella replied.

Emanuele couldn't bear to see Isabella in pain. His heart clenched, feeling as though an invisible hand was squeezing his chest, causing excruciating pain. He couldn't explain why, but hearing about Isabella's past suffering made him feel as if he had lived through it too.

The emotional pain was a thousand times worse than any physical injury he had ever experienced. His heart ached for her.

"Why did she treat you this way? What methods did she use to hurt you?" Emanuele needed to know everything, no matter how painful.

Isabella continued to recount her traumatic past. "I don't know why she treated me that way. It felt like she hated me from the very beginning. When I was a child, she forced me to eat grass and bugs. As I grew older, she pushed me down the stairs, tied me to trees and let me fall, causing my bones to break."

"Did she threaten you not to tell your mother?"

"Yes, she said that if I ever told anyone, she would kill me. Her cruelty made me believe she was capable of it."

"Did she do anything else?"

"She told me I was fat and that no one would ever like me. She said that men who were with me only wanted to sleep with me and would eventually abandon me."

Emanuele felt an intense surge of anger and an overwhelming desire to confront and kill Chloe. He couldn't fathom how Isabella had survived all these years.

She had suffered not only physically but also mentally. It must have been incredibly challenging for her to survive all of this.

She even had mental health issues. Thinking about Isabella taking medication and how he had manipulated her emotions in the past, causing her to live in constant anxiety, Emanuele felt a deep sense of remorse and guilt. He couldn't believe he had inflicted such harm on Isabella.

After Isabella finished speaking, she felt a sense of relief. When she looked at Emanuele, who appeared ready to take action, she knew he was upset and angry about her past. This showed how much he cared for her.

Isabella made an effort to reach out and held Emanuele's hand. "Emanuele, don't be sad. I'm fine."