Isabella 134.There was a nervous pit in my stomach as we got closer to home. Jackson the jovial bodyguard was grim with worry as he drove the car and looked at the rearview mirror almost every time. Her would glance at the side view mirrors too every chance he had. He was in ultra-watch dog mode and I was confident that he could spot anything that stood out of place as he drove.I looked over at Damien, who was looking moodily out of the window. He was not really looking at anything because it was the only way he could avoid any form of conversation with Jackson still present.We both quickly and silently walked into our apartment without saying a word to Jackson. It was a really long hard and bad day and his funny or snarky comments were not going to cut it. I had believed that we would at least make it into the bedroom before we fell apart, but we could not even make it to the staircase before we both erupted.“I can not believe that you willingly went with him, behind my back,” Da
Damien 135.I was left with a myriad of emotion as soon as my Cara left me. I had seen the look of sadness on her face and without even realizing it, my words had caused her more sadness than I intended. Why could she not see that I was only looking out for her? If she thought that this was a game, then she was sorely mistaken.I had seen how dangerous and depraved some business could be and who they had hired when it comes to protecting their nefarious agenda. I was not going to risk her life by letting her into the dark secrets of the business world. I was so hurt and I knew that she was right. Her feelings were valid and if truth was to be told, I had let Vito had his way for so long because deep down I had been hoping he could at least reach out. Do something to make amends but he had been cold, unrepentant and unremorseful.I would give Isabella the space she needed. In time she would soon come to realize and accept that this for the best. I was still armed and restless. I had a
Isabella 136.I might have not thought my actions through because as soon as I sent my resignation letter to Renaissance, things between Damien and I began to get strained. I looked out the window and saw a long Royce pulling up close to the house. Damien was still down stairs after we had our fight. I saw my two worst enemies step down from the car as soon as the driver opened up the door for them.Natalia and Camilla were two ladies who had made life a bit unbearable for me during the times that I was an employee under them. To make matters worse, Damien used to date one of them and even almost married her, twice. However, it did not work out but I believe that Natalia had not yet taken the hint that Damien had moved on.I saw the two women saunter happily into my home to break the news of my departure to my husband. The truth was that I did all these on purpose. I needed Natalia and Camilla to distract Damien while I got the truth from my dead beat dad. I knew that he would never l
Damien 137.I had heard enough of what these two insane women were talking about. I hated how they both looked at me as if they knew something I did not. I hated that I did not know any of their angle or what ever the fuck they were up to. As soon as my wife resigned, things have been rather confusing. Natalia had a problem with letting go and it was beginning to get on my nerves. Camilla was not who I thought she was and I kept feeling like I had been played for a total fool.“Just who the hell are you, Ms. Valdez?” I asked. From then, on, I had decided to play their game. It was the only way to ease my way out of this. I just hated the method that I had used on to get my way.“I am the woman who is going to bring you to the very dark places, Damien,” Camilla said with a cold professional look etched on her face. It disturbed me a little bit because of how sure how very sure she sounded.“You don’t mind explaining the terms, dark places, do you?” I asked.“It is better to show you, t
Isabella 138.The drive was a slow and long one. Emilio said that the key was to blend in and my husband was probably looking for me as of now."He knows that you are gone by now, he is going to be very upset," Emilio said as he drove."I can not believe that I am doing this to him," I said more to myself than to Emilio."You want answers and this is the only way to get them," Emilio said with a shrug. "I believe that this moment or situation is going to test your love for each other," He added wisely."What do you know about love?" I asked him in disdain."I know about love enough to know that dishonesty and secrets will end it quickly," Emilio replied."Was that how close you and mom were?" I asked. "defying every odd just to be together," I added."Your mother rode with me till the very end, Isabella, even on the verge of death," Emilio said with intense pride.I could tell that Emilio loved mother with all his heart. So how did everything go wrong?"You said something about Damien
Damien 139.I knew that there was no point in trying to search for Isabella because she was long gone. I was alone in the house with Natalia who was my ex. We had tried to make it work but then I realized that I wanted something different. She is still hung up on me and I do not know what to do.The second person with us was Camilla Valdez. Apparently, she was part of Renaissance and I had no idea. In fact, it was safe to say that I had little clues about the company that I worked in.I took a deep calming breath but it did nothing to calm me down."And so it begins," Natalie said with a happy smile."Whatever game you want to play, I want to part of it," I warned her. She shrugged where she sat."The game has already begun, Damien, it does not matter if you want to play or not," Natalie replied."This is how it starts," Camilla said wistfully. "She is not going to stop going behind your back, you sealed your fate the moment you refused to tell her all your dir
Isabella 140.I held the man that I hated so much with love and care. It surprised me so much that the silence that followed after we stopped embracing was long and a bit awkward.We had a quiet tea together while I looked around some more. His house neither felt like a home nor an apartment. It looked like a more like a rented Airbnb. It looked temporary."How is he treating you?" He asked in a neutral but respective manner."Overprotective," I said.Father looked genuinely surprised when he heard what I said."As he should be," He answered stoically. But I could see that my answere had changed something in him."He wanted to punch you out when he first saw you," I told him."Please do not remind me," Father said with a small chuckle. "I was caught by surprise, that is all," He added.We went silent again. Something was gnawing at the back of my mind."About earlier, when I told you that I did not want to hear anything about you and mom, I did not mean that. I was just very angry,"
Damien 141.I waited for my wife in the dark. I had sent the maids home immediately after Natalia and Camilla left my home. I needed to be alone so I could ruminate on what to do. I was angry all through the day because Isabella had disobeyed me.How could she not see that I was trying my best to protect her? I had to do something about Emilio telling her things that she did not need to know. She had also been right about Vito. It disgusted me to refer to him as my father but he had to go.He had put the life of my wife under threat for the third time and he had to pay with his life. However, with the current development happening at the company, it will be too hard to get to Vito without garnering suspicion.It was fully dark before Isabella came back but my anger had dissipated into a sad acceptance. I heard her first before I saw her. I had been meaning to call someone to fix the creaking door that led to the house but I never really made time for the