Twisted Ties of Love

Chapter 43

"It doesn't matter if I said that four years ago or now, the only way you'll be able to leave me is in death," Brett declared, his tone resolute. He grabbed Izabella forcefully, pulling her into his embrace against her will.

"Izabella, your heart can only belong to me," he asserted, his grip tightening.

Witnessing his audacity and his sense of entitlement, anger surged within Izabella, causing her stomach to ache. She looked up at him, her eyes filled with indignation. "Brett, you can't even control your own heart, and yet you expect to control mine?"

"Don't compare yourself to me. I've told you, Kaley is different. She won't mind," Brett retorted dismissively.

To him, marriage and love were separate entities. He believed that even after getting married, he could still treat Kaley well, and they could live in peaceful coexistence, just as they had before.

As long as his marriage with Izabella is still there, he won't allow her to have anything to do with others, even if their marriage is just a contract on paper, not even spiritually because he has a cleanliness habit.

Izabella didn't know what he was thinking, but just listening to what he said, she was totally shocked by his shamelessness.

She always knew Brett was scum, but she didn't know he was so scummy and didn't even realize how shameless his words were! Just saying these things so high and mighty was so typical of him!

Izabella's stomach hurt even more. In addition to the pain, she felt cold. It was spring and the temperature wasn't low, but she seemed to be feeling the cold of winter, as if she had been thrown into a snowy ground and chilled all night. Her lips were stiff and it was hard to speak.

"If Kaley heard what you said, she might cry out from a blood fest."

"She won't," Brett stared at her, with a seriousness he had never shown before. "I've made it clear to her."

When Brett told Kaley about these things, she seemed a little disappointed. However, she quickly accepted the situation without resisting, unlike Izabella, who had something to say about it. This left Brett somewhat confused. If Kaley could accept the arrangements, why couldn't Izabella?

"Strange birds of a feather flock together," Izabella mocked, expressing her disdain. "You two really disgust me. I'm different from her, that's for sure."

"Sick or not, you'll have to endure it," Brett responded with cold, emotionless eyes. His gaze was as icy and chilling as his words, sending a shiver down Izabella's spine.

"Nothing ever happened between Kaley and me. She's just my friend now. When she moves in here, I hope you won't make things difficult for her. I'll still be with you in the future."

Brett's words felt like an undeserved act of generosity. They left Izabella speechless, leaving a bitter taste in her throat, as if she had swallowed a bitter pill. Biting her lower lip, her eyes started to redden—not out of sorrow, but out of anger. She didn't want to waste time dwelling on the messy situation between Brett and Kaley.

Izabella pushed Brett hard, his hand still holding her, causing her real pain.

"You're really special with this friend thing, doing stuff that couples should," she sneered. "Now everyone is praising your childhood sweetheart love story."

It was Brett's turn to be choked. His face was hesitant, he moistened his lips, but said nothing.

The atmosphere sank into an odd silence; Izabella turned around, "I'm going to clean up a room so that your beloved can move in."

She was about to leave when she suddenly thought of something and turned back, "Is the room decorated according to your taste or Kaley's?"

Brett answered, "Just clean up a room for her, I'll sleep with you."

Izabella ignored him, "Then I'll arrange it according to your taste. Kaley, who doesn't mind being a mistress who can't see the light of day for a lifetime, certainly won't mind that it was me who arranged the bedroom."

Her tone was so calm that it was hard to tell if she was being sarcastic.

There are four bedrooms in the villa, all the same size. In fact, she could also give her master bedroom to Kaley, but she was used to living in it. If she moved, she's afraid that she would walk in habitually and bump into Brett and Kaley flirting or even making love, causing a big problem.

To avoid this situation, Izabella deliberately chose a room far away from the master bedroom. The house was soundproof and separated by a corridor, so no matter how noisy they were at night, they wouldn't disturb her.