Chapter 18

Isabella, who was standing nearby, heard these words and felt a heavy pain in her heart.

Jackson angrily spoke these words, his anger boiling over, and every word was like a dagger to the heart. Aiden had no defense and nodded in confession, his voice hoarse:

"Yes, what he said is true. I admit everything. Sophia's scheme, my going along with it, led to the deaths of Isabella and her father."

Aiden's lips were tightly pressed together, his face is heavy, and his black eyes were as lifeless as death. He, who had once been so high and mighty, was now bowing his head in confession here.

"He even abused Isabella within the marriage. Such a person using his power to torment a woman to this extent should be punished by the law!" Jackson's eyes flashed with anger as he slammed his hands on the desk.

Jackson's love for her, she always knew. That he would come all this way, across oceans, just to clear her name was more than she could ever have imagined.

And Aiden?

Apart from silence an