CHAPTER 153 WARNING

Michael's head jerked back from the force of the slap, his eyes stinging with shock and pain. "Isabella, what the...?" Isabella's eyes blazed with anger and hurt, her voice trembling with emotion. "Remember, Michael? Remember how I tried to sleep with you in the college? How I threw myself at you, and you rejected me? You humiliated me, Michael. And now, you're rejecting me again." Michael's face went white, his mind racing back to that night. He had forgotten, or maybe he had just buried the memory. But now it came flooding back, and he realized the depth of Isabella's obsession. "Isabella, I...I'm sorry. I was young and stupid, and I didn't know how to handle it. But that's no excuse. And this, what you've done, it's not okay. You can't manipulate and hurt people like this." Isabella's face contorted in rage, her eyes flashing with tears. "You never gave me a chance, Michael. You never loved me back. And now, you're going to pay for it." Michael's voice was firm, his eyes filled