Betrayed, cheated, and humiliated, Isabella faces the fall of her first marriage. After a painful divorce, she finds herself caught in a one-night stand with a mysterious man who disappears from her life forever. Leaveing her alone to wrestle with an unexpected pregnancy, Isabella must gather the shattered pieces of her heart and raise her son alone. Years later, when her son yearns for a father figure, he takes matters into his own hands and seeks out a stranger to marry his mother. To their surprise, the stranger turns out to be the same mysterious man from that fateful night. Dearest readers, Join me on this journey as we unravel their past and uncertain future, will they overcome their doubts and fears to find love and happiness together? ***** Luciano gazed at the little boy who tugged at his sleeve. His eyes mirrored the green of an emerald, a trait they shared. Kneeling down, Luciano faced the boy. "What's your name?" "Juan," the boy replied, a shy smile gracing his lips. "Juan, what a wonderful name," Luciano said, pulling him into a gentle embrace. He couldn't help but wonder where the boy's parents were. "Where are your parents?" he inquired softly. "My mom's at the store over there," Juan pointed across the street. Then, turning to Luciano, he asked, "As for my daddy... Will you be my dad, sir?"
View MoreNo one answered her. Isabella could not even look at her properly. Mama Dora felt her blood boiling. What was this Jimenez girl doing at the Reyes' mansion?Why was she walking about with Luciano, who was supposed to be Dora's husband?When mama Dora looked down, her eyes met with Juan. They knew each other, yet he did not greet her. The boy was smart, he knew exactly what was going on. He knew that it was wrong to be in the enemy's den.“Let’s go”, Luciano broke the silence. He held Isabella's hand, ignoring the fact that they had guests.“I’m feeling sleepy” Juan faked a yawn. He scratched his eyes and looked under his palms to see if mama Dora was watching. Yes, she was.Juan knew what was going on. Lately, he found out from his grandmother's conversation with friends that Luciano Reyes was an enemy to the family. She rebuked anything that had to do with them.Unfortunately, he had already chosen this man for his mother and there was no going back.“Come here, son”. Luciano let go
Isabella swallowed subconsciously as she stared at the woman in front of her. It was clear that Mrs. Reyes did not like her for anything. The fact that she invited her for dinner does not mean she had accepted a Jimenez.No matter what she said, Isabella was glad that she did not let Grandma Reyes embarrass her in front of everyone. “I’m still grateful, ma. Thank you.”Mrs. Julio sighed. The Jimenez' girl was annoying her with those words. She did what she thought was best in the situation. “I did it for Juan and Luciano. They should not suffer for what they know nothing about.”Isabella nodded. Now she understood what was going on. Mrs. Julio thought she knew what had transpired between their families years ago.But the truth was that she had no idea. Before the Reyes moved back to town, her mother always spoke about them with hatred.She thought at first that it was just a little misunderstanding. But when they moved back to town, she found out that there was more to this.“I don’t
“Good” grandmother nodded. She sipped from her drink. The rest ate in silence. It seemed like her questions bothered them, but she was doing the right thing…maybe at the wrong time. But it still counts.Just when she was going to stop asking questions, did it occur to her that no one spoke about Isabella’s parents or family? At least, she had to know whose daughter she was.“If you don’t mind, I have one last question”. The old woman dropped her cutlery. She saw the unhappy looks on their faces. They were tired of her, but she didn’t care.“What could this question be that it can wait after dinner?” Mr Julio asked with his eyes darted. He was trying to warn her that the children were on the table and if she was going to ask silly questions, it was high time she stopped disturbing their peace.“It is a harmless one, my dear Julio”, grandmother gave a smile. Her gaze returned to the woman seated beside her favorite grandson. “Isabella, I never asked…who are your parents?”**That was ex
**A knock came on the door, interrupting the moment. Luciano knew that his family were running out of patience. He had to get downstairs. Looking at the watch beside his bed, it was time to have dinner.“Let’s go and meet them. I don’t want Juan to feel lonely” Isabella said, breaking away from the hug. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and waited for him.Luciano plugged his phone into the socket and asked “do you even have my number?”“No, I don’t. You don’t have my number either” she replied. If she had his number, she would have learned about Juan's bullying before reaching school.“Who said I don’t have yours?” he went to the door and opened it. Rosa was still standing there. She came to inform them that it was time for dinner and everyone was waiting. “You? How long have you been standing here?”“I don’t know…maybe ten minutes”, Rosa answered. She darted as she searched for the second person. There, she was. Isabella Jimenez…the one her mom and brother spoke about the
Isabella looked through the glass. The view was beautiful. She could easily see the town from here. The greenish nature, the livestock, houses and ranches.Here, she was standing in the room with Luciano Reyes. He called her name and confessed his love for her like it was not a big deal.“Me?” she asked, not sure if he was being honest. Of course, Isabella knew he liked her, but she did not know it was this serious.“Yes, Bella” Luciano said. His lips did not curl into a smile as usual. His face was blank, and it seemed the question stole his facial expression. She had never seen him this seriously. “I know what you are about to say. Our families are still at war. We don’t really know each other, and you don’t want to move on with another man after what Juan’s father did to you, which I totally understand. If it’s time, I will wait no matter long it takes, but don’t shut your door on me.”Isabella was speechless. She did not utter a word because so much was going on her mind as he spo
The room they entered was bigger than she had imagined. His picture was hung above the bed. It looked normal and new…more like a recent portrait of him. The king-sized bed was neatly dressed with white sheets and a blue duvet.Isabella took a good look around. There was nothing in the room to give her a clue that he was the same man. “How many times have you been there?”Luciano dipped both hands into the pockets of his trousers. He sighed and walked slowly. “I think it is up to seven times. I went there a few weeks before we moved back to Santa Marta.”“You like it there? I mean in Suncity”, she looked at the books on the desk. There were business books which were no use to her right now.“Not really”. Luciano’s face dropped. He walked to the windows and leaned his head on the glass. Memories began to find their way into his mind. He wished he could go back in time and correct his mistakes. The woman from that night may never forgive him. He left her early in the morning like she was
Clearing his throat, Paul Reyes hoped that the lovebirds would hear him. He did not wish to interrupt them, but everyone was waiting. He wished he had taken a picture of them. They looked like a happy family "hello.”Quickly, they broke from the hug. With Juan still in his arms, he turned around to see his cousin. “You are here?”Before he came out, Paul had not arrived. He closed from work late and rushed home to dress up for dinner. Since their houses were closed, he followed the back gate instead. “Yes. I am sorry to interrupt, but they are waiting for you inside.”Luciano nodded. He turned to Isabella, “welcome dear. Shall we?”“Yes, we shall” Isabella managed to say. She rubbed her hand on the back of her neck, squeezing it a little.A thing she would do anything she was ashamed of. Paul caught them hugging like lovers. They were all her bosses at work, and she felt it disappearing from the surface of the earth.They walked right into the giant doors which were already opened. Is
The car stopped in front of a huge black gate. Some cowboys stood guarding it. Isabella took a deep breath and hoped that no one would recognize her as a Jimenez. If they do, her mom will be informed as well. Beside her, sat Juan, who was excited about the evening. He never stopped talking about Luciano and the things he promised to do for him that weekend.One of the cowboys approached her car. He studied the plate number carefully before coming to her window.“Miss Isabella?” the man asked, bending a little to see if she was the one.“Yes, good evening” she answered with her heart thumping within her ribs. How did he know she was the one?“Welcome ma” he flashed a smile and moved back. A signal was sent to the others at the gate, and it was opened for her.Isabella took a deep breath and hit the brake. She drove right into the mansion. There were so many trees and flowers on the way. The buildings were far from the car and all she could see were cowboys moving up and down.“Wow…” Jua
Luciano Reyes kept to his word. The next morning, he came and picked up both mother and son. He dropped Juan at school and Isabella at the office.At the office, he had a lot of meetings, so they barely saw each other.Isabella picked Juan from the school because of Luciano's tight schedule. He dismissed her to go home and prepared for a family dinner.Here she was in front of the mirror staring at the blue gown she wore.“A family dinner?” Manuela was surprised. She selected the dress Isabella was wearing. However, she did not understand why the Reyes would invite her over to their place.“Yes Manulita” Isabella answered as she turned and glared into the mirror again. It was surprising, yet she found herself preparing to go and meet the Reyes. “They asked me to bring Juan along.”Manuela's jaw dropped. Why will they want that? Something was wrong, but she couldn’t point it out. There was more to this sudden invitation.However, she won’t be able to stop Isabella. It was her only chan
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