Family dinner

Chapter 40

ISABELLA'S POV

I strolled in the garden as I did every evening, my eyes on the flowers. It was early in September, and I wore a light jacket to protect me from the cool wind.

I hadn’t heard from him, not a word. After our last argument, it was as if he disappeared from the face of the earth. He hadn't even returned to the house.

For some time, I had thought I might be pregnant, from that last time Alex had taken me, but it had turned out to be a false alarm.

My system had simply gone awry from depression. Besides, I was on birth control.

I was depressed. Depressed and upset. Anger at Edward for not letting me pursue a modeling career, for not letting me have kids of my own.

I was also angry at Alex. For stirring up my emotions and leaving me hanging. For not reaching out to me. For being selfish. For making me pine after him so much, it hurt.

The wind became colder and I headed towards the house, into the living room. I sat on one of the sofas, brooding, wondering how I wou