Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 428

Chapter 428 Standing Together

After Oscar drove off with Amelia, Stephanie frantically waved the crowd away. She then helped Isabella up and instructed Noah, “Let’s go to a hotel nearby and get some medication for Isabella’s wound.”

Nodding in acknowledgment, he helped Isabella to the car together with Stephanie.

After driving to a five-star hotel, Noah reserved the presidential suite. Then, the three of them took the elevator up.

Once they entered the suite, Noah threw the key on the sofa and gently suggested, “Stephanie, please take care of my sister while I get some medication from the pharmacy.”

Stephanie waved her hand. “Go quickly.”

After Noah had left, Isabella hugged Stephanie and started bawling.

Patting her on the back, Stephanie comforted, “There, there. Stop crying. I’m here for you. Whatever it is, I’ll stand up for you.”

Isabella’s cries grew louder instead. She ranted, “Stephanie, don’t you think I’m useless? Despite giving my heart and soul to your brother, why doesn’t he show me any respect at all?”

As Stephanie’s eye narrowed, something seemed to have struck her.

Patting Isabella’s back in a constant rhythm, she added fuel to fire. “Isabella, there’s nothing wrong with you. It’s Amelia who is the vixen here. I figure that she must have used some black magic on him. For Oscar to fall for you, Amelia must be taken out of the picture.”

Isabella stopped crying and raised her head from Stephanie’s chest. She asked, “Stephanie, what are you trying to say?”

Stephanie grabbed Isabella’s hand. “Isabella, I truly wished that you can become my sister-in-law. Compared to Amelia, I think that only you are worthy of my brother. Moreover, you can help him in his career too. To be honest, I resented the fact that Amelia has returned, and my mom shares the exact same sentiment. Now that she is threatening your position, how shall we deal with her? We just have to dispose of her.”

Suddenly, Isabella’s eyes widened. Filled with fear and anxiousness, she asked, “Do you mean we should kill her?”

Just as she spoke, Isabella shook her head immediately while still being teary-eyed. “No, we can’t murder her. There are a lot of ways to capture Oscar’s heart without resorting to killing anyone.”

Despite how proud and stubborn she was, she had never resorted to underhanded methods such as murder. In fact, it never even crossed her mind before. After all, she treasured her own life and wouldn’t do anything that would result in a death sentence.

Stephanie narrowed her eyes and leaned closer to Isabella. She whispered, “Isabella, don’t tell me that you’re afraid?”

Taking a deep breath, Isabella tried to calm herself down.

“Stephanie, killing is illegal. I’m sure you’re just pulling my leg, aren’t you?” Isabella asked.

As she stared at Isabella, Stephanie’s eyes flashed with disdain.

She had assumed Isabella would do anything for her brother. But in the end, self-preservation was more important to her. Oscar was nothing more than someone Isabella loved when there were no conflicts of interest.

Meanwhile, Isabella had obviously noticed the contempt in Stephanie’s eyes. Gulping, she explained, “Stephanie, listen to me. It’s not that I don’t love Oscar enough. I just don’t think it’s necessary to kill someone over it, other than the fact that it’s illegal.”

Stephanie squirmed her lips. “What’s the big deal about it? In order to force her to leave my brother, I even hired someone to run her down when she was pregnant. In fact, I almost managed to kill two birds with one stone. In the end, my parents helped me to cover up the matter. When my brother wanted to hold me accountable, they begged him to stay his hand. After what I’ve told you, isn’t it obvious to you that she isn’t that important to him?”

Isabella looked at Stephanie in shock. From her perspective, she felt as if she was looking at a lunatic. After all, no sane person would order such an attack on a pregnant lady.

“You keep talking about cheating, but have you forgotten how loyal Oscar is? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ignored your efforts to pursue him for two whole years.”

Isabella’s facial expression drastically changed.

“Stephanie, even if Oscar doesn’t cheat, we can create the illusion that he did. Isn’t this my specialty?”

Stephanie pondered upon the idea.

“Do you have a way?” she asked with her eyebrows raised.

After Isabella whispered in her ear, Stephanie looked at her in disbelief. “Will it work? Instead of Oscar cheating, we make it look like Amelia is the one who cheated instead? Are you sure Oscar won’t see through it?”

Isabella answered with a smile, “We’ll never know until we try. After giving it some thought, I realized women have a greater capacity to forgive, but men will never be able to tolerate a woman cheating. Now that the roles are reversed, do you think Oscar is magnanimous enough to forgive her transgressions?”

Looking at Isabella, Stephanie added thoughtfully, “Isabella, it’s now clear to me that you are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Just when I thought you were soundlessly beaten, you have managed to impress me with your proposed countermeasure.”

Narrowing her eyes, Isabella affirmed with an insidious tone, “You have flattered me, Stephanie. I’m just defending what is rightfully mine. After all, she shouldn’t have returned after leaving. Don’t you agree?”

Giving her a thumbs-up, Stephanie smiled. “Isabella, I now realized that we are very much alike. With you as my sister-in-law, my days after marrying into the Walker family will be interesting.”

Isabella broke into a dignified smile. “Stephanie, Noah is indeed blessed to have a wife like you.”

Despite smiling at each other, each of them had their own agendas. Beneath their smiles, the seeds of contempt for one another had already been planted. Nevertheless, they maintained their alliance due to the presence of a common enemy.