The Scripted Villain's Second Chance

signed them without reading. The t

felt more like a gilded cage with every passing hour. He felt a familiar ache

d to lea

r from when their families were closer, intercepted him. "Ms. Rossi's or

ce. He was a prisoner in his own home. The irony

e frantic. She was talking to a doctor, then to Daniel. Danie

fix it. I'll get the best

n was a phy

still influential despite his past crimes. "Dad,

ad almost ruined the Rossi name before Miller Holdings stepped in. The

Daniel. For Ethan, in his first life, she

t was a raw

arity that was agonizing. Her love for Daniel was a raging inferno. Her... whateve

swallowed it. He had to. Ther

e partly open door. She was on the phone again,

g you your favorite soup from that

health, perhaps a minor procedure or a worrying consultation, but

a reservation at a restaurant she' d mentioned, a thoughtful gift. She' d usually accepted th

arity wa

nd turned, seeing hi

ere," she said,

won't let

ked closer, her gaze intense. "I want your word, your absolute guarantee, that you will release me from ev

e' d already signed everything, tha

just nodded, a slow,

dy have, Isabella! I' m setting y

hear it. She wo

n her own narrative, wh

wasn't in her path when she