Blizzard, First Love and a Wife Who Finally Snaps novel Chapter 200

"What was that?"

"A listening device."

Isabel quickly checked the hem of her clothes. "When did..."

Adrian had only grabbed her hand; he had never gotten close to her.

The only other person who had was Catherine.

But she hadn't been asleep then; she was fully conscious. If Catherine had gotten that close, she would have known.

"This is from the Gray Zone. It doesn't need to be placed by hand. It can burrow into the fabric of your clothes and attach itself to your skin."

Isabel was incredulous. "But I would have felt something."

"That's what makes it so effective. It's military-grade technology."

"..."

Only then did Julian explain the bigamy issue.

"Your divorce certificate is real. But in the government system, your divorce from Adrian was never officially registered. Legally speaking, you two are still married."

"What?!"

After the initial shock, Isabel quickly calmed down.

It made sense. In a place like Westbridge, he always got his way.

"But you're not Isabel anymore, so don't worry about it. He has no authority over you now."

Julian patted her head. "Still, I have to admire you. You must have loved him a lot to have your official records tied to his."

Isabel explained, "If I had parents, I wouldn't have needed to. My records were originally with my grandmother. My mother never added me to the Hayes family's registry. After my grandmother passed away, I was on my own. So at the time, since we were getting married, it made sense to combine them."

Her explanation was plausible.

Julian didn't press the matter. "Go get some rest."

Isabel went to her room.

She found it hard to sleep.

The fact that she was still legally married to Adrian was a thorn in her side.

But now that she had a new identity, it was difficult to bring it up.

Her only option was to speed up her plans. Once she dealt with Selena, she could finally get that divorce.

...

"I'll come back to eat."

"I'm afraid you'll forget the time."

Isabel smiled. "Alright, then. You can bring it."

After she left, Martha began tidying up the villa.

When it was nearly lunchtime, she prepared some food.

Sure enough, Isabel hadn't appeared by noon, so she went out to deliver the meal.

"Give it to me." Evelyn, who had flown in as soon as she heard Isabel was back, intercepted her. "I was just going to see her."

Martha recognized Evelyn. "Please wait a moment, ma'am. I'll get a portion for you too."

"I ate on the plane, thank you. You go on and have your meal."

With that, Evelyn entered the laboratory.

The main door of the lab wasn't password-protected.

But the room where Isabel was working had two layers of security.

Evelyn knocked on the glass partition. When there was no response, she found a button and pressed it.