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Isabella and Solam were whispering sweetly into each other's ears, paying no attention at all to Bruce riding toward them. It wasn't that Isabella didn't care about her fiancé; it was simply that she had never imagined Bruce would come rushing over at a time like this.

She had merely assumed those people were from Themis's side. As for how intimate she and Solam looked right now, Isabella found nothing inappropriate about it. She truly had no intention of taking things further with Solam—or perhaps she simply had not figured out how to handle their relationship at all.

She had long grown accustomed to Solam taking little liberties with her, so she did not think their current actions crossed any line. Sometimes, habits really were terrifying things.

But just because she did not care did not mean others would not.

From Bruce's perspective, he saw every interaction between Isabella and Solam clearly. He was a scout, after all; spells like Eagle Eye were essential. And the Radiant Kingdoms were not as foolish as people imagined.

That was why Bruce had spotted Isabella being pursued by Solam at once. And now, seeing the intimacy between Isabella and Solam nearly made him lose his mind. Naturally—any man would go mad with rage upon seeing the fiancée he had not seen in so long being affectionate with another man.

Still, Bruce had faith in Isabella. He did not believe she had betrayed him. He simply assumed Solam had used force to "coerce" Isabella. Hadn't Isabella been chased by that bastard just moments ago?

Burning with rage, Bruce no longer bothered with unnecessary thoughts. He had only one idea: kill that man!

As Bruce and his men drew nearer, Isabella finally recognized who was coming. Seeing her fiancé, whom she had not seen for