Isabel returns home early to find her wealthy husband, Paul, with his mistress, Jane. Undaunted, Paul boldly takes Jane into their home. Paul is powerful and dangerous. Isabel cannot leave, but she soon demonstrates her strength against him.
Isabel returned home, arms laden with bags and gifts to surprise Paul for his birthday. But her excitement vanished when she heard voices coming from their upstairs bedroom and saw women’s clothes on the floor.
Isabel climbed the stairs, her heart pounding. Her world came crashing down when she peered through the half-open bedroom door and saw her husband sharing their bed with another woman…
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“Do you want to do it again?” Paul asked the woman, Jane, without noticing Isabel.
When he finally saw her, as she dropped her bags in shock, he was as cold as a cucumber.
“Hey! Jane, this is my wife, Isabel,” he said calmly.
“Hello,” Jane said, not caring that she was in bed with a married man.
“This is crazy!” Isabel shouted. “How could you…”
“Relax,” Paul said. “Why did you come home so early?”
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“That’s my dressing gown she’s wearing, Paul, and she’s in our bed!” cried Isabel, pointing at Jane. “And you care why I came home early?”
“You said you’d be back at 7:00. It’s not even 5:30,” Paul said, avoiding the subject. “Grab your things and disappear for a few hours.”
“Yes, you have 10 seconds to disappear, darling,” added Jane, lying confidently in her bed.
Isabel was devastated. She decided to leave Paul forever and took her change of clothes to the guest room.
As she was packing her things downstairs in the living room, a voice distracted her.
“Why are you packing your bags?” Paul asked angrily.
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“I’m leaving you! The children will stay with me!” said Isabel. She would never see that man’s face again in her life!
“Are you leaving me? And where exactly will you go?” Paul cried, reminding her that she had nowhere to go. Her mother was dead, Isabel had fled her hometown with Paul, and she had no friends.
“What about Julia and John? What will happen to them when I block your cards?” Paul threatened, using their children against her.
“You have your mistress. What do you want with my children and me?” cried Isabel.
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“They’re my children too. And remember, darling, that without me, you’re nothing,” Paul said cruelly. He was right. Paul was a powerful man; he had connections and he was rich. Isabel? She was just a housewife who sacrificed her life, her career, and her dreams to be there for her husband and children.
“I’m leaving, Paul, and it’s final!” she said, gathering some courage.
“If you want to leave, go ahead. But you’ll never see your children again,” he threatened.
Hearing this, she froze. If he had said she would never see her children again, he would have been prepared to do anything to make that happen. Thankfully, the children were sleeping at a friend’s house and didn’t see anything.
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Isabel decided to stay, but she didn’t want Julia and John mixed up in this, so she sent them to summer camp the next day. During their vacation, they had insisted on visiting the camp. She knew Paul hadn’t come home that night; the last time she heard from him was around midnight, when he left with Jane.
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As Isabel was preparing breakfast, Paul and Jane returned, acting as if nothing had happened.
“Hello wife,” Paul chirped. “Honey, how are you?”
“Hello Isabel,” Jane said arrogantly.
“Baby, where are your manners? Say hello to our guest,” Paul said to Isabel, who just glared at him.
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“I don’t suppose you’re in the mood for jokes. Well, set the table for three, please,” Paul said, gently leading Jane to the dining table.
Isabel felt hurt after seeing her husband with another woman, but she said nothing. Yes, Paul turned out to be a jerk, but he was the same man she had once loved with all her heart.
During breakfast, Paul bragged about his business and connections, trying to annoy Isabel, but she didn’t react. Then he suggested something shocking.
“We should do this regularly. Jane should move in,” Paul announced.
“What?” cried Isabel.
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“The spectator finally decided to speak. What? Is there a problem?” Paul looked at Isabel. “I figured as much,” he smiled, ignoring her.
“I think that’s a great idea! Will you help me move my things, darling?” Jane asked Paul.
“Sure, why not?”
Isabel felt even more betrayed. She and her children deserved better!
When Paul and Jane left home, Isabel called a divorce lawyer named Charles. She had found him online. She was nervous but explained that she needed help keeping her children safe from Paul.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Yeats, but I can’t take your case. Your husband is too powerful and too dangerous. Everyone knows him,” Charles explained.
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“Please, I beg you,” she cried.
“All right. Find something against him and call me back. I have to go,” Charles advised before hanging up.
How am I supposed to do this now? she thought. When Jane moved in with her luggage later that evening, Isabel felt even more lost. Was she going to stay stuck in an unhappy marriage where she had to tolerate her husband’s mistress? Isabel couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about how to protect her children and herself from Paul.
The next morning, she was making coffee in the kitchen when Jane walked in.
“Coffee?” Isabel asked him, a plan forming in the back of her mind.
“Yes, of course,” Jane said, sitting down.
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“That’s my raincoat you’re wearing, isn’t it?” Isabel pointed out.
“Yes, it’s going to rain,” Jane replied carefreely.
Isabel handed Jane a cup of coffee.
“I hope he’s not poisoned,” Jane joked. Isabel took a sip from her cup and smiled.
“What is this about?” Jane asked, sensing something was up.
“I know why you’re with Paul. It’s for his money, isn’t it?” Isabel said.
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“Paul loves me,” Jane affirmed, but she sounded unsure of herself, which was exactly what Isabel needed.
“Paul only loves himself. Help me, and I’ll make you rich,” Isabel offered. “I don’t need his money. I want my freedom and that of my children. Once he leaves me, we’ll split whatever I receive. 50/50.”
Jane seems deep in thought. “Well… let’s do it 70/30, and I’m in.”
Isabel paused. “Okay, deal,” she finally agreed.
Two days later, Jane and Isabel met to discuss their plan. “Have you obtained any evidence against him?” Isabel asked. Paul was away, so she knew there wouldn’t be a better time to discuss it.
But just then, a surprisingly familiar and completely unexpected voice spoke up. “Get WHAT?”
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Isabel’s heart pounded, her body jerked forward in shock and disbelief. It was Paul. She hadn’t heard him return.
“Pau-Paul,” she breathed, her voice fading as she turned to him.
“Did you think I’d help you? Paul’s connections can do so much more for me!” Jane smiled.
“Paul, everything she must have told you isn’t true,” Isabel stammered, trying to salvage the situation.
“Give us a minute, Jane,” Paul said calmly, and once she left, his demeanor changed dramatically.
“I won’t hit you or give you a weapon to use against me, but I promise to make your life unbearable!” Paul hissed, his face inches from Isabel’s, his breath hot with fury.
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“Paul, please. I promise to be obedient from now on!” Isabel begged, her voice breaking as tears streamed down her cheeks. She knelt before him, her body trembling. “Please don’t take me away from my children!” she cried.
A look of cruelty spread across Paul’s face as he stared into Isabel’s tear-filled eyes. “Thank you. Thank you for the suggestion. Until I decide what to do with you, you’re not allowed to leave,” he said coldly before turning and leaving the room.
In a last-ditch effort to escape her husband’s clutches, Isabel rushed to her phone and called Charles. But he refused to help her.
“Never call that number again! I refuse to put myself and my family in danger!” said Charles and hung up. Isabel was at a loss. What am I going to do now? She realized that Charles was probably being threatened by Paul.
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As the weeks passed, Isabel’s situation only worsened. Paul monitored her every move, and Jane acted like the mistress of the house. Isabel couldn’t even see her children when they returned.
“Don’t worry, I told them you were sick. They’ll see you when you’re better,” Paul told him.
Feeling trapped and desperate, Isabel begged Paul to let her see her children. “Paul, why are you doing this? I’ll let you be with Jane if that’s what you want!” she cried.
“Jane is just my assistant. She’s here to help me take care of you,” Paul mocked, rejecting Isabel’s offer.
Feeling angry and helpless, Isabel could only cry in frustration. But when Paul left on a business trip with Jane a few days later, Isabel decided she’d had enough. She hatched a plan to escape and find evidence against Paul.
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Disguised as a maid, Isabel slipped out of the mansion and went to Paul’s office. She used a key card she had surreptitiously taken from her home to gain entry and began searching his office for anything illegal.
As she rummaged through some papers, her phone rang again and again. When she finally picked it up, her face paled. It was Paul calling her. She looked up and noticed the cameras in his office.
She panicked when she realized Paul knew she was there. She quickly took pictures of all the documents she found.
Isabel sent these photos to the police, the media, and everyone she knew, hoping someone would help her. She then rushed to leave, but saw Paul enter with security. She didn’t know he was returning from a trip that same day.
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“Arrest her! She’s my wife, and I can attest that she’s crazy. She broke into my office, and who knows the damage she’s done to the files I keep there?” Paul ordered the officials behind him.
“Paul, what are you doing? You know I’m not crazy! Stop it!” Isabel yelled as security grabbed her. Her eyes scanned the lobby, searching for any sign of help or sympathy from the onlookers, but all she got was Jane’s triumphant smile.
At that moment, despair gripped Isabel. She was convinced this was the end—that Paul would make her disappear into a psychiatric ward.
But just as this grim realization settled in his mind, the front doors burst open and police officers rushed into the lobby. “Mr. Yeats, you are under arrest,” an officer said, handcuffing him. The security detail stopped, unsure what to do with Isabel.
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As Isabel watched Paul being taken away by the police, she couldn’t help but wonder who had acted with such speed. She knew someone had sifted through the documents she’d sent and helped orchestrate Paul’s arrest. But who?
It was then that she spotted a familiar figure next to the police car Paul was driven into. Charles, the very lawyer who had vehemently told her never to contact him again.
“I guess he’s a good man after all,” Isabel told herself silently, her heart filled with gratitude. As she left, she couldn’t help but notice the shock on Jane’s face. “I should have accepted your offer,” she whispered loud enough for Isabel to hear.
Isabel paused and turned to face him. “I wouldn’t have given it to you. You don’t deserve any of my money,” she replied, her voice firm and imbued with new strength.
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As she walked away, Isabel felt a sense of liberation she hadn’t experienced in a long time. She had fought against overwhelming adversity and emerged victorious. She was about to start a new life with her children, and this time things would be under her control, not Paul’s or Jane’s.
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