Blizzard, First Love and a Wife Who Finally Snaps novel Chapter 232

“It’s because of me.” Isabel felt a wave of guilt. “He’s been trying to make me take the blame for Selena.”

At this, she turned to Amanda apologetically. “I’m so sorry, Amanda. I dragged you into this.”

She never imagined she would run into Adrian at the airport and expose Amanda’s whereabouts.

To this day, she still had no idea that Leo and Oliver were friends who could see each other’s social media posts.

Amanda let out a helpless, almost amused sigh.

It made sense, she supposed.

Isabel used to have eyes only for Adrian. She had a straightforward personality; when she fell for someone, she dived in headfirst.

After she came to her senses, her focus shifted entirely to her experiments.

Dylan had been in love with her for so long, yet she never noticed, treating him simply as a younger brother and a partner.

She didn't even understand why he had gotten so angry and retreated to the secluded research facility.

And now it was the same with Julian.

It was obvious his kindness toward her was more than just that of a brother, but she stubbornly took it at face value.

So, the time had come to be blunt. “Adrian isn’t just targeting Andrew and Julian to force you to admit you’re Isabel and take the fall for Selena.”

Isabel was confused. “Then why is he doing it?”

Evelyn knew the whole story by now anyway.

“Let’s talk about the child first.” Evelyn held up a finger. “You know better than any of us how calculating Adrian can be. If he didn't want that child, he had a million ways to make it look like an accident without old Mrs. Blackwell ever finding out. But he let you have the baby, and from what I hear, he’s actually a decent father to him.”

Evelyn covered Isabel’s mouth before she could protest. “And don’t you dare say it’s just because it’s his flesh and blood, and that he feels obligated to be a good parent.”

“Let me ask you this: did your own father dote on you?”

“Men are rational creatures. They love a child because they love the mother. If he truly despised the mother, he wouldn't be good to her child, even if it was his own.”

“...”

Isabel processed this for a moment, still finding it hard to believe. “Are you two trying to say that Adrian... actually likes me?”