Isabella's point of view"Jason," Zachary called out making the arrogant smirk on Jason's face wipe off.He kept his hand to himself and used the other to hold unto his daughter."Uncle Zach," She cried out, a large smile on that little face.I had no idea what her name was till now and the thought made me feel bad. "Zachary," Jason said, his tone a bit cold, "I had no idea you would be here. In this city. Going on what seems to be a date with your future wife."His eyes held mine for a few seconds before moving to Zachary's again. I could feel the tension rolling off both boys, so thick I could cut through it with a knife."Hey little girl," I waved my hands at her, "Why don't we leave this place because people are watching us and I hate drama," I clapped my hands together like I was in a fucking drama.Screw me. Two weeks ago, I thought the whole arranged marriage stuff was off the table and now, here I was, standing in-between both brothers, one I was supposed to get married to wh
Isabella's point of view."She's asleep," Jason announced as he came into the sitting room.I was currently working on a new dress I planned to add to my collection before I travelled back to my mother. The whole auctioning stuff had delayed my plans for a whole week now so I might as well use it to make some money.I waved my hand in the air mockingly, "Whoopee, that's the best news anyone can hear."I half expected Jason to tease me some more or even say something stupid about my drawings but he didn't, he sat down on the couch opposite me and turned on the TV, giving whatever movie was on his full attention.Reminded me of our time together when we were younger. The calm before the storm."There's a little smudge there" He muttered under his breath, "But you're way better now, no longer the girl who couldn't even draw a straight line and had to follow me around begging me to teach you."I huffed at that. Was that how he saw me? Still a little girl because that stuff happened about
Jason's point of view.She slept like an angel when she was mad. A little snoring and mouth slightly opened in a way she would deny if I ever told her.An habit she did not grow out off once she got older, it seemed.I knew she would become offended whenever I made her remember the exact situation that brought her to my house. To my bed. The way I wanted it to be. And yet, I still did everything in my power to make her angry.My brother's betrothed. The press would have my head, boycott me probably if they knew about what I was doing.If my dad knew what I was doing, he would probably disown me a third time. I wasn't the good son, the golden son that took over the family business and did everything in his power to dote on the old man.I wondered if Zachary was even inlove with her or he did all this to spite me? But if the latter was the case then that means he knew about everything which wasn't possible. Mom would never tell anyone and neither would Zade.They were the only ones I tr
Isabella's point of view."And where did your daddy say he was going?" I asked as I walked around, trying to find an appropriate breakfast for Amethyst and myself.The little bundle of joy jumped around the penthouse with me, dressed in just her pyjamas with a little bow on her head while clutching her toy. She looked so much like Jason."To meet Uncle Zade, he said I'll be spending an entire day with you," She took a seat on one of the island chairs. I nodded at that, "He left us his credit card so we'll be going shopping, get manicures and probably even some other things I haven't thought of yet," I poked her in the stomach which seemed to make her happy as she started giggling.Breakfast for the day turned out to be cereals since that was the only food item I could find in the kitchen. Couldn't even find some fruit to make it more nutritious.And that was why the shopping with Amethyst seemed to make more sense."You look exactly like her," If I wasn't listening, I would have miss
Isabella's point of view.I had no idea how mad Jason would be when he came back home and somehow that turned me on.I prepared a special dinner, dressed Amethyst up in one of the new dresses and even made her hair up in a fancy updo while I got dressed in a simple black gown that hugged my curves. To top it off, I wore the ring I bought and then placed his credit card on the table."Dinner is ready. Come here soon," I texted him before I lost the courage to change everything, get Amethyst out of her gown and just go to sleep.His reply came back faster than I expected, "I had a rough day, does that dinner comes with a dessert that includes you."I had no idea why his reply seemed to make the butterflies in my stomach wake up. I was his brother's betrothed and he refused to help me.I had to keep that in mind.I dropped my phone down and turned to Amethyst, "So did we have fun today?" I asked her, listening carefully to know if I made some sort of mistake today.The grin that came to
Isabella's point of view.All we did was sleep that night, I was mortified while Jason could not stop laughing like a maniac.The next morning, Jason had made breakfast already, already serving a huge chunk on Amethyst's plate by the time I arrived in the kitchen."What do we say to the pretty lady when she wakes up in the morning," He kissed Amethyst on the cheek but his eyes never left mine.I had to roll my eyes at him. But I did smile sweetly when I saw Amethyst was in one of the outfits we had gotten yesterday."Good morning Meda," She said a bit shyly, turning back to her food immediately.I had no idea if I should place a kiss on her forehead or just ruffle her hair a bit to show my affection without it seeming like I wanted to overstep. I ended up ruffling her hair."Good morning Amethyst, I'm pretty sure you had a great night," I said to her, the smile still plastered on my face.I walked to the refrigerator and got myself a box of fruit juice as I had no intention of eating
Isabella's point of view."I can't believe he gave you this," Cameron waved the paper around, her eyes wide in disbelief, "He wants you and also doesn't want you because of his family. It's fucked up."I had a very complicated relationship with Jason. One second, I had the intense desire to jump his bones and the next minute, I want him to stay as far away from me as humanly possible.I fell down on the bed, "It's so frustrating, like why didn't my dad negotiate for the better thing when he thought an arranged marriage was a good idea," I wanted to punch something so badly at the moment.I had no idea what moment this was.After I had my much deserved shower in my own apartment and slept all through the night, I woke up to the sound of Cameron slamming doors as she entered into the apartment."I'm really sorry, I did not expect you till tomorrow," She said once she realized I was home and had the most angry sleep face she had ever seen.We hugged and I shared the apology letter Jason
Isabella's point of view "Amethyst, don't you know it's wrong to jump on someone," Annabelle's scolding reminded me of my mom when we were younger."You could have gotten her injured or worse, gotten yourself injured."Amethyst looked at the ground shyly, "I'm sorry, Meda," She muttered the words with her tone so low, it was almost difficult to hear her.A lot of people were watching us now, some giggling and pointing towards my direction. I had no idea if anyone knew the engagement party was for me. I could feel his gaze on me but Jason was nowhere to be found. His scent lingered in the air. I knew he was somewhere in the room, I just couldn't pinpoint the location.I had to bend down and place a kiss on Amethyst's forehead, "It's alright princess, why don't we get ourselves something to drink."There was no way I could be sure I had not seen the hint of a smile on Annabelle's face. Amethyst held onto my hand and led me to the buffet table, "Let's get a cupcake, daddy said I could