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The Surrogate He Discarded

Chapter 190: The Power Play Between Two CEOs · Oct 11, 2026

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201 Chapter 201: The Showdown 2026-10-11
202 Chapter 202: A Sister, By Blood 2026-10-11
203 Chapter 203: The Confrontation 2026-10-11
204 Chapter 204: Forgiven! 2026-10-11
205 Chapter 205: The Burden He Carried 2026-10-11
206 Chapter 206: The Ghost of Leon’s Past 2026-10-11
207 Chapter 207: Unexpected Visitor 2026-10-11
208 Chapter 208: Unexpected Visitor 2 2026-10-11
209 Chapter 209: His Trump Card 2026-10-11
210 Chapter 210: Meeting an Old Friend 2026-10-11
211 Chapter 211: The Beginning of Richard’s Troubles 2026-10-11
212 Chapter 212: The Story of Sharon 2026-10-11
213 Chapter 213: The Green-Eyed Monster 2026-10-11
214 Chapter 214: Delusional 2026-10-11
215 Chapter 215: Her Calculations 2026-10-11
216 Chapter 216: Happy Daddy 2026-10-11
217 Chapter 217: The Mother and Son Confrontation 2026-10-11
218 Chapter 218: Plotting Against Isobel 2026-10-11
219 Chapter 219: Plotting Against Isobel 2 2026-10-11
220 Chapter 220: Richard’s Dark Secret 2026-10-11
221 Chapter 221: Richard’s Dark Secrets 2 2026-10-11
222 Chapter 222: Isobel’s Confession 2026-10-11
223 Chapter 223: The Storm Raging In Him 2026-10-11
224 Chapter 224: His Pain 2026-10-11
225 Chapter 225: The Homecoming 2026-10-11
226 Chapter 226: The Warmth Of Family 2026-10-11
227 Chapter 227: The Sisters 2026-10-11
228 Chapter 228: The Invitation 2026-10-11
229 Chapter 229: Something Isn’t Right 2026-10-11
230 Chapter 230: Isobel’s Suspicion 2026-10-11
231 Chapter 231: Her Burden 2026-10-11
232 Chapter 232: The Voice She Borrowed 2026-10-11
233 Chapter 233: The Price of A Secret 2026-10-11
234 Chapter 234: Preparing For The Gala 2026-10-11
235 Chapter 235: A Rival From The Past 2026-10-11
236 Chapter 236: The Reason She Came 2026-10-11
237 Chapter 237: Women of Courage 2026-10-11
238 Chapter 238: The Auction 2026-10-11
239 Chapter 239: Stealing The Spotlight 2026-10-11
240 Chapter 240: Shaming Her 2026-10-11
241 Chapter 241: Standing Up For Her 2026-10-11
242 Chapter 242: The Dance 2026-10-11
243 Chapter 243: The Dance 2 2026-10-11
244 Chapter 244: The Masked Man 2026-10-11
245 Chapter 245: The Man Behind The Mask 2026-10-11
246 Chapter 246: The Jealous Man 2026-10-11
247 Chapter 247: The Scheme Failed 2026-10-11
248 Chapter 248: The Rivals 2026-10-11
249 Chapter 249: They Came For Her 2026-10-11
250 Chapter 250: Between the Father and the Grandpa 2026-10-11

Morgan looked at Kristoff with undisguised disgust.

”You still haven’t found out?” His voice dripped with contempt. ”Then I must have overestimated your capabilities.”

Kristoff met Morgan’s gaze, his eyes unblinking and devoid of warmth.

Then, he continued pushing Isobel’s wheelchair down the hospital corridor, his expression calm and unreadable. Beside them, the orderly walked quietly, his steps slow but steady.

”We’ve apprehended the man who carried out the attack,” Kristoff said evenly. ”What I’m looking for is the mastermind behind him.”

His voice was controlled, but the slight tightening of his jaw betrayed how seriously he was taking the matter.

Isobel coughed softly.

She glanced between the two men. The last thing she wanted was for two powerful CEOs to turn a hospital corridor into a battlefield.

Before she could say anything, Morgan suddenly stepped in front of the wheelchair.

Kristoff stopped.

Morgan’s attention immediately shifted to Isobel, his expression changing from cold hostility to genuine concern.

”Are you all right?”

The question was directed entirely at her.

Kristoff’s fingers tightened around the handles of the wheelchair.

He didn’t like that look.

He liked it even less because Morgan seemed to care about Isobel far more than an employer should.

Morgan noticed the subtle change in Kristoff’s expression.

He had nearly called Isobel Sis. He stopped himself just in time.

Then an idea occurred to him.

Kristoff put Isobel in danger, so he deserved to feel a little uncomfortable.

”She was only recently discharged,” Morgan said, his gaze deliberately lingering on Kristoff. ”And now she’s back in the hospital again.”

His tone was mild. The implication wasn’t.

Kristoff’s eyes narrowed but Morgan’s words were the truth.

Isobel, oblivious to the silent confrontation between the two men, shook her head.

”I’m fine. My shoulder just feels a little numb.”

Morgan immediately frowned.

”This hospital’s security is clearly inadequate. We should transfer you to Hope Hospital.”

”It’s okay,” Isobel said gently. ”I still need to see Uncle.”

She then remembered something and looked toward the two children walking quietly beside her.

”By the way, I haven’t introduced you yet.”

She gestured toward the boy first.

”This is Randy.”

Then she pointed to the little girl.

”And this is Yana.”

Morgan’s expression softened instantly.

He bent slightly and placed a hand on each child’s head, giving them an affectionate pat.

”Hello. You two are very well behaved.”

Isobel smiled.

”Come on. Greet your Uncle Morgan.”

”Hello, Uncle Morgan,” Randy and Yana said together.

Kristoff’s expression froze. Then darkened.

Uncle Morgan?

The words seemed to strike a nerve he hadn’t known was exposed. His grip on the wheelchair tightened until his knuckles turned pale.

Isobel hadn’t even introduced him.

Not even once.

Yet she had casually introduced Morgan as their uncle and encouraged the children to address him with such familiarity.

Kristoff’s gaze shifted to Morgan. The man was already married.

So why did he have this kind of place in Isobel’s life? And why did Isobel seem so comfortable with him?

A sour, possessive feeling twisted inside Kristoff’s chest.

He knew he had no right to be jealous.

Even if they had a child, he and Isobel weren’t married.

But that didn’t stop the jealousy from burning through him.

Morgan noticed.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched the corner of his lips.

He had seen it.

The possessiveness in Kristoff’s eyes. ℯℯ𝘭.

And now he knew exactly how to provoke him.

Morgan turned back to the children.

”Randy, Yana, stay close to me. Your aunt needs to rest.”

Your aunt.

Kristoff’s jaw clenched.

He wanted nothing more than to wipe that smug look off Morgan’s face with a single punch.

Because, somehow, in the span of a few minutes, Morgan had managed to make him feel like an outsider in Isobel’s world—and Kristoff hated the feeling more than he cared to admit.

Even worse, he hated that Morgan seemed to have a place in Isobel’s life that he couldn’t claim for himself.

And Kristoff Dalton hated being an outsider—especially when it came to the woman he could no longer pretend he didn’t care about.

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”Kristoff, don’t you have plenty of things to take care of?”

Morgan stepped up beside him, lowering his voice so only Kristoff could hear.

”The injured workers are still in the emergency room. The reporters are causing chaos outside. And you still haven’t dealt with the man who assaulted Isobel.”

His tone was deceptively calm.

The message, however, was unmistakable.

Get lost.

But why would Kristoff get lost?

”I have men handling all of that,” he replied without hesitation. ”Isobel is more important.”

His gaze drifted toward the woman sitting quietly in the wheelchair.

”Besides, she took a blade for me.”

Morgan’s expression hardened for a moment.

From behind, all he could see was Isobel’s silky black hair, slightly disheveled from the earlier chaos, and the stark white gauze wrapped around her injured arm.

His eyes lingered on the bandage.

This silly sister of mine.

Does she really care about Kristoff that much? Why would she risk her life for him?

Morgan glanced at Kristoff again, suspicion and annoyance flickering in his eyes.

Isobel had been pretending not to hear them, but she finally couldn’t take it anymore.

Her actions had been instinctive. She hadn’t stopped to think when she saw the blade coming toward Kristoff. She had simply moved.

But she didn’t want him misunderstanding what it meant.

”I just didn’t want Alexander to lose his father at such a young age,” she said quietly.

Her eyes remained fixed on the far end of the corridor, deliberately avoiding both men.

Silence followed.

Morgan slowly turned toward Kristoff.

A knowing smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth.

”Hear that?”

Kristoff shot him a warning glare.

But instead of backing down, a roguish smile slowly appeared on his face.

His eyes returned to Isobel, lingering on her delicate figure before he looked back at Morgan.

”It doesn’t change the fact that she blocked that blade for me.”

The smugness in his voice was unmistakable.

Morgan’s smile disappeared.

Kristoff’s only widened.

For the first time since entering the hospital, he looked completely satisfied.

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