From Discarded Wife to Queen (Tyrone) novel Chapter 29

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But the next second, Isabella felt like she was overthinking things.

Why would William be angry for no reason?

There’s no way he could know she’d lied to him.

Just as she was thinking this, William’s icy voice came through the

phone:

“Lied to me.”

Isabella’s heart stopped.

How did he know?

“I… what did I lie to you about?”

Isabella managed, her voice steadier than she felt.

“What do you think?”

“Mr. Brown, I’ve never lied to you. I don’t know why you’d say that.”

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She sounded confident, convincing, even. He couldn’t possibly tell

she was lying… right?

A soft sigh drifted through the speaker.

It was barely audible, yet it felt like it brushed right against her ear,

heavy, disappointed, almost helpless. It sent a shiver down her spine.

“Isabella, if you can’t take good care of yourself, then I’ll have no

choice but to…”

Isabella’s eyes widened slightly.

Do what to her?

She waited, breath held, but he didn’t finish the sentence. Silence

pooled between them.

Just as Isabella was about to speak, William’s voice came through

again, radiating a hellishly dark aura, “Confine you somewhere I can

see you.”

That ghostly, sinister voice made Isabella’s face turn pale, and all the blood in her body seemed to freeze instantly.

For some reason, in that moment she actually felt William might

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really do such a thing.

She was terrified, “I’m sorry, Mr. Brown, I was wrong!”

“Wrong about what?”

His mood seemed to lift, just barely. His voice was no longer as cold

as before, though still oppressive.

Isabella was trembling, her voice rushing out in a shaky, frantic

stream, “I… I shouldn’t have said I ate. Actually I didn’t eat. I lied to

you, I lied.”

“Why did you lie to me?”

Isabella told the truth, “I was afraid you’d be angry.”

She hadn’t forgotten what William told her about eating properly. She

instinctively felt that if she said she hadn’t eaten, he would be angry.

“Afraid of me?”

Isabella: “…”

Could he only hear the first half of what she said?

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“Afraid you’d be angry,” she emphasized.

There was a world of difference, and she needed him to hear it.

“Don’t be afraid of me.” William’s voice softened considerably.

Isabella nearly cried.

You think I want to be afraid of you?

It’s because you’re so terrifying.

“Good girl.”

William suddenly said this.

Isabella’s breath caught.

What was he doing?

Why did it feel like awkward flirting from a straight guy…

“Go eat.” William said again.

Isabella rubbed the goosebumps rising along her arms.

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“Okay, I’ll… I’ll go right now…”

Just as she hung up, there was a knock at the door.

Isabella opened it to see a servant standing there.

A stranger?

“Yes?” Isabella asked cautiously.

The servant was holding a tray filled with exquisite dishes and

snacks. “Ms. Taylor, I’m here to bring you food.”

Isabella looked curiously at this unfamiliar face. “Wait, who are you?

Why haven’t I seen you before?”

“I’m new here,” the servant said. “You can call me Jada.”

“Jada?” Isabella muttered quietly.

What an unusual name.

“When did you start?”

“Today,” Jada answered.

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