Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 716

He was shivering uncontrollably. She had walked over and pressed a hot water bottle into his hands.

"Dylan, hold this. Don't catch a cold," she had said softly.

"Thank you, Isabella."

"Don't worry, I won't leave you. I'll stay right here with you."

She had been a whole head shorter than him, but she had stayed loyally by his side in the freezing cold.

And then there was the pitch-black basement where he had been locked away in solitary confinement.

It was Isabella who had snuck in to keep him company.

"Dylan, don't be afraid. I'm here. The guard dogs won't bite you!"

"But I'm so cold. The floor is freezing."

"Don't be scared. I'm here. I'll keep you warm."

She had wrapped her small arms tightly around him in the dark.

When they were finally let out the next morning, he had been fine because of her body heat.

But she had collapsed, burning up with a dangerously high fever.

He had felt an overwhelming sense of guilt back then. He had sworn to himself that he would grow strong enough to protect her at all costs.

As he grew older, he poured his blood, sweat, and tears into proving his worth, finally earning his father's reluctant acknowledgment and becoming the CEO of the company at a young age.

Whenever a servant dared to disrespect her, he ruthlessly made them pay.

When she got a tiny papercut on her finger, he rushed her to the hospital in a panic.

He had treated her like absolute royalty. He had viewed her as his emotional anchor, his safest harbor in a cruel world. Yet the moment he was crippled, she had discarded him like trash.

She had even paid someone to physically abuse him.

And now, she threw it in his face that every single sweet memory was nothing but a calculated performance.

Not a single trace of genuine affection.

It was a devastating, crippling blow to his heart.

"Hahaha! Of course I am! Life is just one big stage, and this performance... has to keep going!"

With a wicked gleam in her eyes, Isabella suddenly scrambled toward the door. "Help! Help! Someone help me! Dylan has lost his mind! He's trying to force himself on me!"

She ripped the door open and screamed into the hallway.

Within seconds, the servants rushed over, gasping when they saw Isabella's torn clothes and disheveled state.

Amber quickly arrived on the scene. "What on earth is going on?"

"Aunt Amber! Dylan has gone completely crazy! He barged into the house and tried to force himself on me!" Isabella sobbed hysterically.

Amber shot Dylan a look of utter disgust. "Someone, get a coat for Miss Bennett immediately!"

A maid hurriedly brought a thick coat, and Isabella wrapped it tightly around herself.

"Dylan Sinclair! Have you no shame? How dare you pull a stunt like this in your own home? Even if you have feelings for Isabella, this is completely unacceptable behavior!"

Dylan stared at her, an icy numbness spreading through his veins. Just look at this. His own flesh and blood immediately took a stranger's side without a shred of hesitation.