Twisted Ties of Love

"President Windham, Ariana's matter has been resolved. What else do I need to do now?"

As Izabella had guessed, Brett orchestrated the attack on Ariana by the person with a mental health condition..

Ever since the hot topic blew up yesterday, Izabella was the first person he thought of. He knew how much that cat meant to her, and her love for it surpassed her feelings for him.

The trending topic was filled with all sorts of things, but what stuck out most to him was "Casey and Izabella".

Their names together had an inexplicable pull.

In the years after Izabella's death, he stubbornly believed that nothing had changed. But in reality, everything was different. He was still stuck in the past, hoping Izabella would look back at him again.

Their relationship was the most familiar yet unfamiliar in the world. He knew everything about her, yet he couldn't have her.

The two of them, who had once gone to the city hall to register their marriage, now didn't even have a chance to stand together.

Brett clutched his chest, coughed, calmed down and asked, "Did you send Izabella the illegal files of X Entertainment as I told you to?"

"I did."

Brett fell silent.

Liam thought for a bit and hesitantly said, "I used your account to send them. Maybe Ms. Salotti has blocklisted you?"

Brett's face, already sickly pale, turned even paler at Liam's words, his eyes gloomy. "Who told you to use my account?"

Scratching the back of his head awkwardly, Liam explained, "I thought it might soften her up if she saw all you've done for her."

Maybe in the past, Izabella would have been moved by such a gesture. After all, she was easily comforted then. Just give her a piece of candy, and she'd melt. But the Izabella of today was no longer that person.

Even when he knelt in the rain, hit the ground with his head on the ground, and begged for her forgiveness, she didn't soften. Would she soften over such trivial matters?

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Every time he thought of Izabella's icy gaze, his heart felt like it was being ripped apart.

Brett touched his chest. He couldn't afford to be sick. Now, even if he were to cough up blood and die, nobody would feel sorry for him.

"So, President Windham, should I send them again?" asked Liam. "The shares of X Entertainment are falling. It's the perfect time to acquire the company. Why not just buy it? You'd be Ms. Salotti's boss then." Liam thought it was a good idea, as this could bring President Windham closer to her. If he became Izabella's boss, her support, gave her everything she wanted, and took the initiative to care for her, they might have a chance to get back together.

"That will only make her hate me more." Brett knew better than anyone that Izabella was a confident, independent woman. She didn't like others controlling her life.

He was sure that if he successfully bought X Entertainment, Izabella would ask to terminate her contract, and it would cause a huge commotion.

Brett sat up in his sickbed and said, "Give me the computer."

Liam opened his laptop and handed it to Brett.

Brett's fingers rapidly typed on the keyboard, entering a page and staring intently at the falling data.

Someone was manipulating X Entertainment's shares. It wouldn't be difficult for Brett to figure out who.

Within ten minutes, the results of the data analysis were out. It was the Maple Group, represented by Casey. There was also a hidden figure.

Izabella's name instantly popped up in Brett's mind. He owned the company and the group's name.

Brett immediately understood. After all these years, Izabella still couldn't forget Ryker Dempsey.

Knowing that Izabella was planning to buy X Entertainment herself, Brett didn't need to interfere anymore. He began to think about what he could do for her. But Izabella had turned back into the proud, confident, and flamboyant Izabella, no longer the flower trapped in his house.

Brett always had a selfish thought.

The end of his life was not far off, and he wanted Izabella to stay with him for a year. If Izabella didn't want to be with him, he didn't want to see her with someone else in his remaining time.

Once this selfish thought took root, it was hard to get rid of. Now, it had spread wildly in his heart, turning into a screaming demon. Love was inherently selfish.

Brett gave a bitter smile.

"Liam, do you think it's selfish of me to want to keep Izabella by my side for a year?" he asked.

Liam paused, "Do you want the truth?"

"Hmm."

Speaking in a serious tone, Liam said, "Very selfish. President Windham, have you ever thought about what would happen if Ms.

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that year, but you had to leave this world? You've already experienced the pain of three years without her. Do you really want to put her through that?"

"She won't fall in love with me."

"What if she does?" Liam might not have been in a relationship, but he read romance novels and played dating games in his free time. He considered himself quite knowledgeable about love. "President Windham, you don't have to be in a romantic relationship to love someone. If you truly love her, seeing her happy would make you happy."

"Your logic is too selfless. I might

not learn to do that even on my deathbed. The mere thought of her being with someone else drives crazy." After Brett finished, he started coughing again. He always got himself in trouble over Izabella. The more he struggled, the deeper he sank.

As he looking at the computer, he remembered a phrase Izabella had once told him.

To her, he used to be a star in the sky, shining bright, but now he's just a nobody.

On a pitch-black night, if only one-star twinkling, it'd mean the world to the darkness.

But now, Izabella's world had been taken over by the moon's light.

The white moonlight, wasn't that the guy?

"Take care of the agency that signed Ariana too. If they can't handle their own stuff, there's no point keeping them around."

Liam nodded, closing his laptop on the table.

The trending topic that's been on the recommended list for nearly 24 hours was pretty hard to miss, not to mention some of Nathaniel's businesses were intertwined with the entertainment industry.

Nathaniel was a little taken aback as he watched the cat in the trending video. Wasn't that Brett's cat? How did it end up at Bell's place?

He knew that cat very well, and it was the one Izabella took in three years ago. The cat meant a lot to Brett. There's no way he'd let someone else take care of it.