Jason's point of viewIsabella had a way of ruffling my feathers, an active imagination that would make one think it was real. She also had a way of pleading that would make one almost consider her offer.I did not consider her offer.I did not even think that wiry girl was the daughter to one of the most famous real estate agent in the country and was the key to getting her mother finally give me that property.Gosh. Why didn't Zade send her away? Why allow her torture me this way?The last thing I needed at the moment was a bottle of alcohol and so that was exactly what I got. A shot of vodka and then I was back to work.My brother's soon to be wife cannot be the cause of my distraction.Zade arrived from his errands an hour later with an excited looking Amethyst clutching a cotton candy and a new teddy bear to add to her collection."Hey man, had a good rest," The asshole said the moment he saw me, the stupid smirk on his face only seemed to make me mad at the moment.I didn't want
Isabella's point of view I travelled back home the next day after my second attempt of begging the brute went wrong and the realization that he would rather eat charcoal than get married to me for a few months sank in.Cameron wanted to stay behind but I convinced her to come with. She still had a boyfriend that was supposed to have turned to a fiancee few days ago and would be royally pissed off at me."I love your mom and the small town," Cameron told me when we were on the plane, "If I had grown up in a place like this, I don't think I would ever leave," She continued, yapping on and on about how much she loved our neighbors and how the dinner at the Newman's had gone so well.Until I couldn't take it anymore."If you had actually grown up in that stagnant place and your dad forced you into an arranged marriage just because of money then you would have left too....." I trailed off as realization set in.I had done the one thing I vowed never to do to someone as sweet as Cameron. I
Isabella point of view.Annabelle walked around the shop, checking out each and every outfit with the little girl trailing behind her.The one Jason drunkenly told me was my daughter."Don't listen to him, he says the most stupidest of things when he's drunk" Zade had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, like he had been trailing us all along.I watched them, even as I moved around the store, talking to whomever I saw and listening to what they had to say. The advice they had to give and some snobbish ones who believed my brand was beneath them yet purchased more than a few dozen."Why are you guys here anyway? I don't remember inviting any of you?" I had asked when Zade placed Jason's hands over his shoulders and moved his face away from the grouchy Jason that looked like he was about to fall down.Annabelle was such a good grandmother, from what I observed....."You're hiding again," And Julius made it his life mission to scare me every single time.I almost jumped away from my spot, b
Isabella's point of view.Cameron came home later that day, her face lit up in a big smile and her hands filled to the brim with bags that contained so much clothes.Stress shopping. Angry shopping. Happy shopping. Whenever Cameron was in a mood, she went on a shopping spree. Clothes, cars, jewelries. And her mom made sure she got the best."Look who the cat dragged back home," I commented from my spot on the kitchen counter, where I had spent the last few hours working on a design.Cameron released a groan, she placed her bags on the counter and walked to the fridge to get a drink. She didn't even acknowledge the fact that I was in the room.I rolled my eyes, "You're so childish, this is childish," I commented, then ripped the piece of paper I had drawn on out of the book, scrunched it all up and threw it away.She scoffed, "You must be in a mood, I shouldn't try to say 'I want to be in your shoes' at the moment," She mocked, her voice going all high pitched as she tried to mimic me
Jason's point of view."There's no way she doesn't know what type of parties the McClain family hosts" Zade commented when I told him about my run-in with Isabella at the club.Or bar. Was that place even qualified to be called a club? With it's musky odor and drinks that tasted fake.He dropped a box of Chinese on my side of the table, "I mean, she literally hangs out with the daughter."Amethyst was with my mom for the weekend, probably getting pampered in a spa or whatever my mom comes up with. "Don't you think they would shield their daughter from the things they do?" I asked, a bit confused.If I was into that sort of business, I would make sure my daughter doesn't know about it. I don't even let her see me smoking or drinking alcohol.Zade raised his shoulders in a shrug, he had the anime he was watching on a pause so he could listen to me."Of course they would, I have seen their son a couple of times always in the backroom with some bimbo, doing the nastiest of stuff but no g
Isabella's point of view.I got deja Vu when I slept on Jason's arms and woke up on my bed in my apartment, with Cameron reading a book and sipping coffee while sitting by the chair close to the window pane.She didn't spare me a glance yet she knew I was awake because the next moment, she asked the question."Your head really hurts?""Yes," I replied, holding my head with both hands because it felt like it was about to ripped right off.She took another sip from her coffee before replying, "That's really good," She said before she pointed at the medicine and glass of water on the bedside table, "He told me to give it to you when you wake up, he's the only reason I'm here and the only reason I'm talking to you at this moment."He?"Jason Newman, your betrothed twin," She continued, "Seems like you don't remember your night of fun."Cameron was getting on my nerves with this bitchy behavior, I admit I said some bad stuff last night and I snapped at her during the airplane ride home and
Isabella's point of view.Cal McClain was a beautiful woman. I always admired her for her hard work, her diligence, her attitude with dealing with Cameron and her brother with more patience than most mothers. And her style of dressing could almost rival Annabelle Newman.Currently dressed in a blue sleeveless floor length gown, her hair curled up in ringlets. She wore no mask though.And now, I admired the fact that she could keep this whole auctioning stuff a secret from Cameron for such a long time."What do you mean by auction?" Cameron had asked after my little showdown with Jason.Fuck. Cal clamped her lips together, "This is not exactly the right place to explain this," She started saying.Those were not the right words to use because Cameron's eyebrows shot up so fast, I was a bit scared that it wouldn't come back down."No, no, that's not right...."The cool hand on my shoulder was the next thing to startle me. I was so invested in what Cal was saying that I had forgotten all
Isabella's point of view.The uproar after was so loud, everyone trying to outbid the offer of ten million dollars. One man even punched another straight on the nose.I had no idea the time Jason reached the stage and pulled me away from there, Cameron in tow."You just have to put yourself in danger to get what you want, don't you," He said gruffly, barely sparing me a glance.He dragged me all the way to his car, an almost five minutes walk from the main building."Ten million dollars Isabella," Cameron finally screamed out of delight, "You made them bid ten million dollars for you, that's so mind-blowing," Cameron would rip her hair out if she could.A black Audi, fit for someone with a soul as dark as Jason though. Zade was not out yet and Jason was the cause of all this madness.As soon as he released my hand from his grip, I punched his shoulder."What was that for?" He asked admonished, his hand rising upwards to hold his shoulder.I snorted at that, adding an eyeroll to emphas