"I didn't drug her!" Isabella shouted desperately, but her voice was drowned out by Dianna's cruel laughter.

"The evidence says otherwise, you lying snake," Dianna hissed. "Isn't that right, Xavier?" She batted her eyelashes at him pushing her huge chest on him.

Xavier's jaw clenched as he looked between his girlfriend and wife. "Dianna wouldn't lie about this... Besides, I also saw the CCTV footage. So don't bother covering up with more lies as usual!" He warned, anger lashing out from his words as he believed she could do anything.

Isabella's heart sank. Ever since Dianna had wormed her way back into their lives, Xavier had been utterly bewitched by her. Dianna could do no wrong in his eyes.

Kate, Xavier's stepmother who despised Isabella, chimed in. "That girl is poison, Xavier. A poor orphan like her never deserved to be part of this family in the first place." She spat.

"Exactly," Dianna purred, looping her arm through Xavier's possessively. "It was a marriage out of pity. Just because I'm away to study."

The two women continued spewing venom, Isabella saw the undisguised contempt in Xavier's eyes as he looked at her. The man she had sacrificed everything for - her career, her dreams, her very identity - now regarded her as a liar and the one responsible for drugging his grandma.

It was all for nothing. No matter how perfectly she had played the role of obedient wife, Xavier could never see past his hatred for their arranged marriage, for her.

Ever since Dianna's return, she had been constantly at Xavier's side, monopolizing his time and attention. Isabella was utterly invisible to her own husband. Dianna made sure to flaunt her intimacy with Xavier, even in public.

It all started at the studio launch party two months ago where Isabella had worked tirelessly behind the scenes to see everything was perfect, the food, the setting, all of it but when she went to congratulate Xavier, he brushed her off dismissively welcoming his ex-girlfriend.

"What do you want Isabella?" He shouted, "Can't you see I'm with the one I love after being away from her for years, give us some space would you!" he spat, not even looking at Isabella as Dianna smirked triumphantly.

The memories cut like knives as she recalls how he favors Dianna over her even though she's his wife. Be it in public or in private, she even caught them kissing. Isabella had given up so much for this family, for this man. Yet none of it mattered to him, not with Dianna now whispering poisoned lies in Xavier's ear.

It was only Rose, his grandma who accepted her, and the very one who forced Xavier to marry her and now with Dianne framing her for drugging the only one Xavier loves and obeyed and her savior, there's nothing she can say to wash herself. She knows her days in the Stone's mansion have come to an end.

"...so we have no choice but to cut out this cancer from our family tree," Kate added viciously.

Isabella realized with sinking dread that her nightmare was coming true. Her marriage was ending, just as Dianna had always wanted. Even though she tried hard to make it work, doing everything Xavier said.

Xavier turned to her then, his expression unreadable. "Well? Do you have anything to say for yourself?"

Looking into the eyes of the man she once thought she could make their marriage work out, Isabella knew there was no point arguing. The die was cast.

"I have nothing left to say, even if I try explaining, it would be the same, you won't believe me like how you did the previous years." Isabella said quietly. "If this is what you want..."

Dianna's vindictive grin stretched wide. She had won.

With a deep breath, she continued. "Then, let's get a divorce," Isabella added, realizing it was for the best before he could publicly disgrace her further once Rose's condition worsened.

Xavier's stepmother cackled cruelly. "Oh, that's what's gonna happen eventually."

The corner of Xavier's lips curved into a smirk. "I've had the papers prepared since the beginning of this week. I knew this farce couldn't last." He spat, even though she said it first, to think he was already planning for it.

He snapped his fingers and an assistant hurried in with a briefcase, laying it open to reveal the divorce papers.

"Well? You wanted out, didn't you?" Xavier slid the papers and pen towards Isabella tauntingly.

Dianna clung to his arm, mock pouting. "Poor little orphan girl. No family to run home to now that she's been cut off." She laughed.

Isabella's hands trembled as she signed the papers finalizing the end of her marriage.

When she finished, she got up and left without saying anything.

A few minutes later, she came back carrying a small bag with the few things she owned that she had collected over the years.

She put the bag down, then took out her wallet and removed Xavier's credit cards and bank cards, placing them on the table in front of him.

"Here is everything you or your grandma ever gave me, I've supported myself doing freelance fashion design work, knowing a day like this would happen." Isabella said evenly. "So, I'm returning it all."

A heavy silence hung in the air as Isabella returned every last possession from Xavier and his family. Everyone was amazed at her. They took her off the gold digger but she proved otherwise. Dianna's mocking laughter sliced through the tension, happy her plans worked.

"Oh, this is priceless! The little orphan girl has nowhere to go now." Dianna cackled cruelly.

Isabella paused, turning to face her tormentor with a newfound fire blazing in her eyes. "I lived just fine before his grandmother begged me into this marriage. Before I ended my own career to become the perfect wife and daughter-in-law you all demanded."

Her voice dripped with disdain as she stepped closer to Dianna. "You didn't have to stoop so low as to frame me for drugging Rose just to get your way back into this family."

Dianna's eyes went wide with shock before narrowing in contempt. "How dare you, you ungrateful bitch! You should be grateful they even allowed a piece of trash like you into the Stone family. Your whore mother should have aborted the mistake that was you!"

The resounding slap echoed like a gunshot. Stunned silence followed as Isabella's handprint blossomed red on Dianna's cheek.

"How dare you talk about my dead mother like that." Isabella fumed as Dianna held her cheeks.

Rose was the first to recover, rounding on Isabella with pure venom. "Now you show your true colors, you vile snake!"

Isabella barely spared Xavier's stepmother a glance. Her blazing eyes found Xavier's, and for a moment she searched his face for any flicker of guilt on him but none.

His expression remained as cold and emotionless as chiseled stone.

Drawing a deep, shuddering breath, Isabella spoke the words that permanently severed her from him. "I'm out of your life now, Xavier. Like you've always wanted, this Thorn is outta your way."

"I hope you'll be happy now with the love of your life" she taunted, finally meeting his cold gaze with her own.

With that, she turned and walked out of the mansion, leaving the path of devastation in her wake. Dianna clutched her reddened cheek, cheeks streaked with angry tears holding on to Xavier while Kate continued hurling insults.

Only Xavier remained unnervingly still and silent, an immovable force amidst the raging storm.

Like the heavy Storm outside, but Isabella dared not stay in the house for another second.

Just then Xavier got a call from the hospital that his grandma had woken up and wanted to talk to him.

He dashed out in his car immediately and when he saw Isabella drenched in the rain, he smirked.

"You finally got what you deserved," he muttered as he splashed water on Isabella as she was walking in the streets, blaming her for his sick grandma. He smiled knowing she won't find a ride in the rain and such a quiet estate.

Xavier rushed to the hospital, his mind racing to see his beloved grandma again. As he entered his grandmother's room, Rose beckoned him closer with a weak wave of her hand.

"Xavier, my dear boy," she rasped, "I know the truth about what happened."

He froze. "What do you mean, Grandma?"

Rose fixed him with a steely gaze. "Isabella did not drug me. It was all a misunderstanding."

Xavier felt like the ground had opened up beneath his feet. "B-But Dianna showed me she had evidence! The drugs Isabella bought..."

"Where just a kind deed, she never gave me anything to harm me," Rose interjected firmly. "That girl has been nothing but devoted to our family. Did you forget how she saved my life three years ago, does that not count for anything?"

Shame and regret washed over Xavier in searing waves. As he believes every word of his grandma.

He eagerly believes any fault Isabella does, because of the hatred he had for her for years. Believing she manipulated his grandma into marrying him to her. Now the full weight of his rash actions threatened to drown him.

"Grandma, I...I made a terrible mistake. I signed the divorce papers based on Dianna's lies," he confessed hoarsely as he ran a hand in his hair. "Isabella is gone. "

Rose's withered hand gripped his arm with surprising strength. "Then you must go after her this instant and beg for her forgiveness!" Her voice left no room for argument.

"Our family has wronged her gravely. If she will have you back after this unforgivable betrayal, you must spend the rest of your days making it up to her. Do you understand me, Xavier?"

He could only nod mutely, as he recalled the sacrifice she made realizing the enormity of how he had shattered the wife who had loved and sacrificed all for him. But perhaps...perhaps it wasn't too late to pick up the pieces.

Little did he know he had lost her! And Isabella was out of his life for good.

Isabella walked down the wet road, feeling sick and lightheaded after the event that happened at the Stones' mansion. She didn't have anywhere to go or anyone who could help her. Hot tears mixed with the cold raindrops rolling down her cheeks.

All of a sudden, bright headlights came out of nowhere, as a car sped right at her. Isabella stood still like a deer blinded by the lights, unable to move.

"Hey! Get out of the road!" A female voice shouted.

The tires screeched making a loud noise as the car stopped, almost hitting Isabella.

She fell on the ground in fear, as she gasped for air.

The car door flung open and a worried woman rushed out. "Oh my god, are you okay? You need to be more careful!"

Isabella could only groan weakly in response. Her vision was growing hazy..

"Good God! You're burning up," the woman shouted in fear as she pressed her hand to feel her temperature. "You need to go to a hospital."

Isabella tried to stop her but she was weaker than she thought, the world was spinning around her.

Concerned voices faded in and out as she felt herself being lifted...then everything went black.

Sometime later, Isabella regained consciousness in a dimly lit hospital room. A kindly nurse was checking her vitals.

"Wh-what happened?" Isabella croaked out.

The nurse gave her a small smile. "You did scare us a little but you're going to be just fine now, Mrs Stone. The doctor is coming in to explain your situation."

Isabella's brow furrowed in confusion. Explain what? She fought against the fog clouding her mind, trying to recall...

As a cue, the door flung open and a man in his forties wearing a white coat entered. His face had a serious look.

"Mrs. Stone, I have some big news to tell you," he started seriously. "From now on you'll need to take it easy, because you're having a baby."

Isabella's eyes opened wide in surprise.

"Baby?"

Who knows she would be with a new little life growing inside her. Just as her marriage ended...

She's pregnant! After all that happened after being thrown away... she was with Xavier's baby?!

The doctor's voice became quieter in the background as she put her hand on her still-flat belly.

Isabella stared at the doctor in shock after his revelation. "Wait, pregnant? But how...we never get intimate..." Her voice trailed off as the memories came flooding back.