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Isabella was almost breathless as she pleaded with Richard, her voice trembling and eyes glistening with unshed tears. She was desperate to make him believe her. She knew who Joshua was a global tycoon with a business empire that spanned continents. 
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He was also Lysander’s mentor, someone even Lysander looked up to with great respect. 
How could Thalassa, a country bumpkin raised in the sticks, possibly be Joshua’s daughter? 
How could she, after being kicked to the curb by the Sinclairs, suddenly transform into the daughter of a business magnate like Joshua? 
Why should Thalassa be so lucky? To be adored by Lysander and now to be recognized as Joshua’s daughter? 
Isabella was eaten up with jealousy, resentment, and rage! 
She had witnessed everything that happened when Zephyr arrived at the hospital. 
She saw how Zephyr could barely stand Thalassa, even issuing a cold ultimatum that she was never to show her face around Lysander again, claiming she wasn’t fit to be the mother of his children, then taking away Thalassa’s four children from her without hesitation. 
Isabella found the scene incredibly satisfying. 
Thalassa, who had always overshadowed her, was finally discarded by the Sinclair family The grand villa Lysander had built for her crumbled to dust. 
And Lysander, with his fate hanging in the balance, had no time to care for her. 
Zephyr had snatched Thalassa’s children and spoken those heartless words to her. 
Isabella couldn’t contain her glee-Thalassa was finally getting her comeuppance. 
Leopold had adored her, yet she spurned him, leading to his tragic end. 
Why should she continue to thrive, to rise like a phoenix from the ashes? 
Isabella’s sense of injustice was overwhelming, so when Susan contacted her for Thalassa’s address, she spilled the beans without hesitation. Just to make sure Thalassa suffered, 
She hadn’t come to the hospital to donate blood for Lysander because of Thalassa; she couldn’t bear to see such an outstanding man like Lysander perish. 
It didn’t mean she wished any well for Thalassa! 
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Isabella had seen Thalassa’s fall from grace, her descent into nothingness. 
So why was Richard now telling her that Thalassa was Joshua’s daughter? And that Joshua had been searching for her all these years, never giving up the hunt! 
That was Joshua-the business magnate whose reach extended far and wide. If Thalassa were his daughter, she would bask in endless wealth and luxury. 
A lifetime of comfort, with influential people to have her back, becoming her rock-solid support. 
Isabella could not accept it-she refused to see Thalassa turn from a nobody into a somebody! 
Thus. She grabbed Thalassa’s jade pearl, claiming it as her own! She wanted to be Joshua’s daughter; she craved that extravagant wealth! 
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“Isabella, hand over the jade pearl!” Richard demanded sternly, his face set in an implacable frown as he confronted Isabella.