Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1655

At that moment, the boardroom doors were pushed open from the outside once again. Two heavily armed Shadow Core operatives walked in, flanking a woman between them. She was trembling uncontrollably, dressed in oversized clothes, her hair as disheveled as a madwoman's. Her face was as pale as paper, her cheeks so gaunt she looked like a skeleton, and her unfocused eyes darted frantically around the room. Hearing the commotion, Tyler Nelson instinctively glanced over. The moment he recognized her face, his pupils constricted violently, and he shot up from his chair.

James took in his momentary loss of composure. Leaning forward with his hands planted on the table, he fixed Tyler Nelson with an overwhelmingly oppressive stare.

"What? Surprised I found her?" James asked, his voice low but every word piercing like a dagger. "To make the Summer family swear undying loyalty to you and serve as the blade for your power grab, you not only secretly imprisoned Isabel, but you also illegally purchased Clones. You made that imposter mimic all of Isabel's habits, letting it operate freely within the Summer family, using them as stepping stones for your ascent."

At this, James's piercing gaze sliced like a razor across the members of the Summer family standing behind Tyler Nelson.

"Or perhaps..." James sneered, his eyes brimming with mockery. "Are all of you in the Summer family blind? Your own precious daughter was swapped out for so long, and you could not even tell the difference?"

Upon hearing this, the Summer family members who had previously backed Tyler Nelson froze in place as if struck by lightning. Clones. In modern society, these were known as AI bionics. Ever since the government launched a secret purge of AI bionics leaking into the civilian sector, these fakes had universally been dubbed Clones. Just a month ago, the Clone replacing Isabel had been quietly destroyed by the military. Tragically, the Summer family had been entirely enchanted by that fake, remaining completely oblivious. They truly believed they were supporting the future matriarch of the Nelson family, willingly acting as Tyler Nelson's weapons. Meanwhile, the real Isabel had been locked away in the Nelson estate for the better part of a year.

James looked at the deranged Isabel, a cold, violent edge flashing deep in his dark eyes. According to his intelligence, Tyler Nelson had imprisoned Isabel because he wanted a child. A child with his own bloodline. But Tyler Nelson's ruined body had lost its reproductive capabilities long ago. To achieve his goal, he went completely mad, conspiring with an illegal laboratory to extract his cells, artificially manufacture sperm, and forcibly implant it into Isabel. Such a method, completely defying natural laws, resulted in highly unstable genetics. From the moment she was imprisoned and found out she was pregnant, Isabel developed severe depression. She already had a history of mental illness, and this pushed her right over the edge. She cried, screamed, and even found opportunities to escape several times. But every single time, Tyler Nelson dragged her back and locked her in the old estate to nurture the pregnancy. It wasn't until she was six months pregnant that the unnatural fetus finally terminated itself. The massive blow of the miscarriage, combined with prolonged inhuman captivity and torture, shattered her mind completely.

Seeing his biggest trump card turn against him, heavy beads of cold sweat rolled down Tyler Nelson's forehead. But he was a deeply calculating viper at heart, and he quickly regained his composure.

"Do not listen to his attempts to divide us," Tyler Nelson roared at the furious Summer family. "Isabel is sick. I had to lock her away for treatment to keep her safe." His eyes turned vicious, carrying a naked threat. "Do not forget. The Summer family bound yourselves to me a long time ago. We are in the same boat now. If I lose, the Summer family goes down with me."

However, the tide in the boardroom had already turned.