Chapter 319

Isabella's lips curled into a sly smile. "I'll reveal everything, but on one condition. You must guarantee my safe departure from Sterling Enterprises and provide enough funds to last me a lifetime."

"Agreed."

Nathan's immediate response caught her off guard. Never had she imagined he would concede so easily for Evelyn's sake.

"Such regrets now, Nathan? How poetic."

"Don't waste my time. My tolerance has limits."

Isabella shook her head slowly. "Do you take me for a fool? I know you won't let me leave if I confess now. Unless..." Her eyes gleamed with cunning. "You personally ensure my departure. Only then will I tell you everything."

Nathan's expression darkened with disgust.

"No one threatens me and lives to tell the tale."

With a snap of his fingers, his security team materialized from the shadows.

"Deliver her to Sebastian. We're past the agreed timeframe."

Panic flashed across Isabella's face as realization dawned. This wasn't a bluff.

"No! Nathan, please—"

Her pleas fell on deaf ears as the guards seized her arms, dragging her toward the exit.

A cold dread gripped Isabella's heart. Being handed to Sebastian Blackwood meant certain death. Survival instincts kicked in.

"That night you were drunk! Nothing happened between us! The child wasn't yours—it was all a setup!"

Her confession spilled out between sobs. The guards paused at Nathan's subtle gesture.

"I've made terrible mistakes. Spare me, Nathan! I don't want to die!" Tears streaked her contorted face.

The heavy doors swung open at that moment.

Evelyn stood framed in the doorway, her expression unreadable. Once, her eyes had burned with passion for Nathan. Now they reflected only glacial calm.

"Mr. Sterling, was this your grand revelation?"

The pieces clicked into place.

"The package came from you, didn't it?"

Nathan offered no denial.

Evelyn understood his elaborate charade now. This theatrical confrontation with Isabella served one purpose—to prove his innocence regarding the supposed child.

With a dismissive wave, Nathan signaled the guards to remove Isabella.

Silence descended upon the grand hall, leaving only former spouses who now stood as strangers.

"Evelyn," Nathan's voice held uncharacteristic vulnerability, "if Isabella caused our separation, does this truth change anything? There was never anything between us. Can we... start anew?"

Evelyn remained silent.

The proud Nathan Sterling, who had never bowed to anyone, had humbled himself today—all for her to know the truth.