Returning with Triple Treasures: My CEO Husband Is Obsessed novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28 A Reckless Ride and a Plea

Chapter 28 A Reckless Ride and a Plea

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Sander spoke with a tone of earnest persuasion. Only then did the tension in Xavier’s expression ease slightly, though his chest still rose and fell with ragged breaths.

Sander turned to Isabella as well. “Isabella, say something. We shouldn’t let this misunderstanding grow…”

Isabella was deeply reluctant. It took her a long moment to finally reach up and pull Xavier’s still–raised arm down to his side.

Xavier’s gaze remained locked on her face–furious and frightening, yet carrying a trace of something lost and wounded. Isabella held his hand. His palm was cold and clammy with a thin layer of sweat.

“If you want to assault me, I can press charges. So if hitting me is what you want, you might as well just agree to the divorce instead.”

The words she’d intended as a peace offering came out sharp and defensive the moment they left her lips.

Xavier abruptly shook off her hand. His voice was a menacing hiss. “Divorce? Do you really think I’m clinging to you? But letting you walk free to be with a murderer’s son would be far too generous!”

Isabella jolted, instinctively looking toward Sander. Xavier’s words were clearly aimed at him. A murderer’s son… Could it mean…

Sander’s face drained of color. “Xavier, I believe there’s been a terrible misunderstanding regarding my father. And your father, he-”

“Shut your mouth. When I’m speaking to my wife, a bastard like you has no right to interfere!”

The venom in Xavier’s tone made Isabella flinch. “Xavier, stop this. If you’re angry, direct it at me. Leave him out of it…”

Before she could finish, Xavier seized her left hand forcefully. On her ring finger, the large diamond wedding band glinted sharply.

Isabella was stunned. She always kept that ring in her bag. When had…?

Could Xavier have slipped it onto her finger while she slept last night? She’d been in such a rush that morning she hadn’t even noticed.

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“Do you like seeing her wear this?” Xavier asked, his tone arrogant as he watched Sander’s face pale further. “You’re just like your father. Both of you covet what belongs to others. But it’s a shame. He couldn’t take it, and neither will you.”

Isabella tried to wrench her hand free, but his grip was like iron, the pressure on her fingers so intense it brought tears to her eyes.

“Xavier, you’ve misunderstood,” Sander said after a strained pause, his eyes downcast. “I only ever wished to… thank Isabella for her past kindness.”

Xavier ignored him. He dragged Isabella past Sander and out of the office.

Isabella was hauled all the way to the elevator, then roughly shoved into the passenger seat of his car. As soon as she landed, he was in the driver’s seat, the doors locking with a definitive thunk.

Seeing Xavier slam his foot on the accelerator, Isabella’s heart leapt into her throat. “Xavier, drive properly! I don’t want to die!”

“You don’t want to die, yet you run straight to him?” Xavier retorted, not looking at her. With one hand, he fastened his seatbelt, and the car’s speed surged from 40 mph to nearly 60.

They were on a city street, dense with traffic and pedestrians. Isabella hurriedly fastened her own seatbelt.

“What’s wrong with me seeing Sander? I’m a person, not your property. Don’t I have the right to see friends?”

The moment she finished speaking, the speedometer jumped again. Isabella was thrown forward, her hand shooting out to grip the overhead handle.

Xavier ran a red light, swerved across two lanes, and finally screeched to a violent halt in a deserted alleyway.

The maneuver was pure insanity. Isabella’s heart hammered against her ribs. She gasped for air, staring at Xavier, speechless for a long moment. He had cut off a massive delivery truck- they had missed a collision by inches.

“Xavier, do you have a death wish too?” Her voice was shaky.

She then began frantically trying to open the car door. It was locked, but she pushed against it desperately.

With a soft click, the central lock disengaged. Isabella looked at Xavier.

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The man seemed to have deflated, all his earlier fury spent. He slumped back in the driver’s seat, his expression hollow.

“Dying together wouldn’t be the worst outcome,” he said heavily.

A full–body tremor ran through Isabella. “You want to die with me? Is that revenge against me, or against yourself?”

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