This is one of the days Isabella has been eagerly waiting for. From the high gate of the Villanueva mansion, she can hear the joy happening inside. She smoothed out the dress she was wearing, her grip tightened on the gift she bought for her child. When she saw that the guard watching the other side momentarily left because someone called him, she took advantage of that moment to step forward again, but before she could fully enter, her eyes met with Dalia's.Dalia's eyes widened, she quickly pulled Isabella at the side where a wall can cover them while glancing at the guard who's still busy talking to someone through phone call. "Isabella, what are you doing here?" Dalia asked, she's panicking now. She doesn't want Isabella to be in any kind of trouble because she's sure that she might fail protecting her this time, since Nerissa's still has a boiling blood towards her and Rose. "Dalia, please... Just let me pass. I am just going to give this to Amara." Isabella shows the paper bag
Isabella found herself just walking at the side of the rode without any destination in mind. She doesn't want to go back from where she's staying, she just want to wander and let everything she sees distract her from everything that has gone so wrong and painful. The sky quickly turned into a shade of grey as the light started fading away. And in just a few more minutes, the rain started to pour down heavily. "Hey, come over here!""You are going to get sick!" Isabella heard someone call out, but then she didn't listen. She let the cold rain soak through her clothes and make her shiver. "I-I can't endure it anymore. I want e-everything back like it was before," Isabella murmured in desperation. Her tears kept falling fast like a river, she could feel them running down her cheeks. Her eyes burned with all the sorrow inside of her, making her vision blurry. She was drowning on nothingness of emotions she could not name. She step her feets forward even though she feels so weak a
Mateo in his office, staring at the photo of Isabella and Roman, that he's actually trying not to look at since then. After some time, he played and listen into the voice recorder came from Isabella herself years ago. "Damn it!" he yelled, slamming the phone down. He leaned on his swivel chair with his eyes closed, breathing heavily. It took him some minutes to open his eyes again. He thinks of how he treated Isabella. Her words were still ringing in his ears, making him feel like a bad person and a jerk all at once. "Why you keep on pushing your damn reasons, Isabella? How can you think that I can easily believe in your lies when I have this?" he said to himself, rubbing his forehead, and then his eyes soon caught Roman's side on the photo. He started to think about what happened to that man. "Yet... if she really cheated on me, why I didn't even see her with him?" he asked out loud for a couple of seconds and continued with a quiet tone."No! It doesn't make sense, Mateo. Just.
The sleek, glass-walled conference room of the NexaSphere is packed to the brim with a group of people who could be categorized as either rich or middle class. Some of theme are really waiting gor Isabella to start. They are all aware that their boss, Elijah, the CEO of the NexaSphere's the one who recommended her and has a great trust that Isabella can work well in the company. A large oval table dominates the center, surrounded by high-backed leather chairs. At the head of the table, Isabella as Head of Machine Learning Research, stands in front of a projector showing a video, a holographic display of data and algorithms floating in the air beside her. The room is filled with key members of the executive team, including Elijah, who's already proud of her even she's not even starting yet. After some time, Isabella cleared her throat, commanding the people's attention in the room. She actually feels nervous, especially that she doesn't want to disappoint Elijah for giving his time
"Oh, no!" Elijah says quickly, shaking his head, then he chuckled. "Isabella, there's nothing like that. Yes, rivals are normal when it comes to businesses or companies to pursue profits. However I haven't tried to gain anything from you or anyone else. And, I'm not against Stellar Venture. I do have companies I considered as our rivals, but... your ex-husband's company was not one of them," Elijahsaid, smiling. And Isabella looked down, bitting her lower lip, then she quickly apologized. "Oh...S-Sorry, Elijah. I judge you mistakenly. I'm really sorry, I should have—" "Hey, it's fine. Don't need to blame yourself. But... since you trusted me also when you tell me about your life, I think I can also answer your question honestly." "No, Elijah. It's okay even if you didn't answer my question anymore. I don't want to pressure you. How embarrassing I am for acting this way towards you, you are my boss." This just made Elijah laughed softly. "Well, it's my decision. The reason why I
"Don't worry, Isabella. I will help you," Elijah said. They're both sitting across the desk in his office, but then his words can't still make Isabella calm down by the thought that Villanueva's would take her daughter away from her. "I'm sorry, Elijah. But I can't just sit here, not knowing where Aunt Cynthia's planning to go abroad with my daughter. W-What if it's already too late when I find a way," she said, trying not to panic."Are you sure that your ex-husband agreed to her mother's suggestions?" Elijah asked. Isabella sighed, she actually wasn't sure about what to aswer."Isabella?" "I-I'm not sure, but Dalia told me about their conversations. And... knowing that Mateo also want to prevent our daughter to see and know that I am her real mother, it's possible that he will agree." Isabella whispered to herself, but loud enough for Elijah to hear. She could feel his gaze on her. "Listen, Isabella... We could start consulting an attorney about the steps we can do to fight fo
It's a sunny morning at the Sunshine Elementary School. The stage is beautifully decorated with colorful balloons and a banner for recognition day program. "Good morning, parents, and welcome to our Nursery Recognition Day program! Today, we celebrate the achievements and growth of our little stars. Let's give them a big round of applause!" From afar Isabella can still clearly see Mateo and Nerissa with her daughter, Amara. Pain pinched her heart like an iron fist. This is all so wrong in every sense. She knew that should be her. The program goes on, she endured the bitterness of it and now. "Let's take a picture, darling! Amara, come here," Nerissa says gently. "One...two... three!" "We are so proud of you our little one!" Isabella can't help but to think of how their daughter is just growing up, and the realization that she can't show how proud she is to her daughter make her heart twist. After some time, when Isabella already noticed that Nerissa and Mateo's attention were be
Isabella's just staring blankly at the balcony of her apartment. She knows that tomorrow will be the flight of her daughter with Mateo's mother, because Rose message her about it.Her tears began to fall as she thinks of her daughter. There's no painful that what she's feeling. She wants to be with her, but some part of her mind's trying to understand Mateo's mother concerned also for Amara. She's about to go back inside when her phone vibrated, it's Dalia who's calling, but to her surprised instead of Dalia's voice, she heard Mateo's mother's. "A-Aunt Cynthia?" She can even heard the loud sighed on the other line, before she received another response. "Let's meet tomorrow at Deluxe Restaurant. I want to talk to you before our flight, Isabella." Isabella was stunned by this, but it wasn't long until she immediately agreed hoping that it can be an opportunity for her to convince Mateo's mother not to take Amara with her. ~With a straight composure on the chair, Ms. Cynthia elegan