She Chose Him Now She Wants Me Back novel Chapter 413

Isabella sprang to her feet, clapped her hands, and said, “I’ve got it! As long as we do this, no one will dare slander my husband.”

Katherine looked at her in confusion. “What did you come up with?”

Isabella smiled faintly. “You’ll know when the time comes.”

That response made Katherine glare at her in irritation, and the guilt in her heart faded by more than half.

She could not help thinking, ‘Isabella, you really deserve to be cheated on- No! Wait. No, no! You do not even have the right to be cheated on anymore.‘

At the Grant residence…

Zachary chuckled after ending a phone call.

“The Hales won’t step in. That guy is finished this time.”

Elijah heard him and nodded. “What about White Cosmos No. 1?”

Zachary shook his head with a hint of regret. “The people in the capital are not willing to hand White Cosmos No. 1 over to us.”

“So, they are using us as a weapon and giving us nothing in return?” Elijah sneered, his voice cold.

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“There’s no way around it,” Zachary said helplessly. “From the very beginning, our demand was simply to get rid of Dominic.”

Elijah thought for a moment before speaking. “Then let it go for now. As for White Cosmos No. 1, I’ll communicate again. After the trial, Dominic will receive a three–year sentence.”

“Three years?” Zachary laughed with disdain. “Once Jessica returns to the capital, if he survives three days inside, that will already count as good luck. And today Isabella posted that video. Looks like she still has deep feelings for her ex–husband.”

Elijah shook his head. “It doesn’t matter. In Skyline City, the Sinclairs carry little weight. I also spoke with Stephen. He never liked Autumn being involved with that brat in the first place. That takes care of all his trump cards. This time, he will not escape.

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A pleased smile spread across Zachary’s face. He had never forgotten the humiliation of being beaten so badly by Dominic last

time.

Time passed slowly.

On the surface, everything seemed calm, except that Lydia continued crying online.

In front of the camera, she clutched a tissue and wiped away tears again and again, her voice breaking. “No woman would joke about her own innocence. Just thinking about that night gives me nightmares every day.

“He was like a devil. The moment I close my eyes, I see his terrifying smile, so twisted, so horrifying…”

In only a few days, she had amassed a massive following on short video platforms.

Public opinion grew louder by the day, and countless people waited for the trial’s outcome.

Some extremists even made reckless claims online, calling for Dominic to receive the death penalty.

Today was the final day before the trial.

Dominic asked Ezra to arrange a meeting with Lydia.

Ezra agreed.

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An hour later, Lydia arrived at the police station.

When Dominic saw her, he smiled. “Your eyes are swollen. Looks like you’ve cried quite a bit these past few days.”

Lydia stared at him for a long moment before speaking. “What do you want to say? I’ll tell you this now. After what you did, reconciliation is impossible. You have to accept the punishment of the law.”

Dominic shook his head. “Let’s not talk about that yet. I just want to ask you something. Do you have family?”

Lydia’s eyes widened. She shot to her feet, shock and fury flashing across her face. “What do you mean? Are you threatening me?

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Dominic spoke with a calm smile. “Hey, you misunderstood. I’m speaking hypothetically. Purely hypothetically.

“You trust someone deeply. You share a very close relationship, and you help him with many things. But for certain reasons, once you are no longer useful, he has no choice but to discard you. In the end, he kills you outright.

“And that person has an extreme personality. He believes in eliminating the root of the problem. After killing you, he would never spare your family either. If something like that happened… you would surely die with unresolved resentment, wouldn’t you?”

The words made Lydia shudder. She snapped, “You’re insane. You’re completely crazy.”

With that, she stormed out in anger. Even so, her expression looked deeply unsettled as she left. Clearly, Dominic’s words had planted a seed in her heart.