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Isabella's POV "Izzy, I've turned on the heater already!" I heard Christian say and I shouted back an "okay" from the bathroom and was about to take off my bathrobe but the challenge I made on that day came to my mind and I smirked at myself, hoping my evil plan would work. I opened the door and peeked my head out. "Christian." "Hmm?" he hummed, glancing at me through the mirror while he was brushing his hair. "The water is still cold." I told and he turned around with creased forehead. "But the heater is working well." "Then come and see for yourself." I muttered and his lips twisted into a playful smirk. "If you want me to join with you, all you have to do is, ask." he said in amused tone and I rolled my eyes and didn't reply anything when I noticed him placing the hairbrush and walking towards the bathroom. He entered in and glanced at me before walking into the shower room and I stifled my laughter, moving closer to him and noticed that he was adjusting the heater that was
Christian's POV t's been almost a week and still that cousin of Izzy's was staying with her and as the day passed, Isabella's same routine was getting on my nerves. Wake up next to that brat instead of me; Make breakfast for Chloe; Ignore me all day like I was wearing an invisible cloak; Make Chloe sleep; Read some kind of crappy novel and let herself fall asleep. For God's sake, I just wanted to have some time alone with Izzy. I've been missing her way too much these days and lately after her cousin's arrival she's been acting so strange. Whenever I asked her to meet me, she'd refuse and if we hardly ever get a moment together, she'd ruin it by reasoning that she was tired and she was having a backpain. Backpain? Could that be even taken as an excuse for not spending time with me? I mean, I could give her a massage. Right? "Hayden." I called out and Hayden appeared to my view in no time. "Sir?" I glanced at him, running my fingers through my hair. "Do you have any idea where t
Isabella's POV It was almost two in the morning as I rest my elbows on the bathroom counter, staring at my reflection through the mirror and I could see I was sweating as hell while I was waiting for the result to be shown on that stick that was lying on the counter between my hands. I was just taking a pregnancy test again because I still hadn't gotten my period yet and perhaps it could be delayed as I was taking birth control pills quite regularly but what made me worry the most was, the nonstop nauseous and dizziness. I bit my lip, praying God mentally to make it negative as I didn't know how Christian would react if I were pregnant with his child. If truth be told, I'd always have the longing wish to have a kid on my own; and I'd be on cloud nine if I was carrying Christian's kid, but now was not the right time. We still needed to sort many things out and if I got pregnant, then Christian would need to deal with one more thing while he already has a lot on his plate. These da
Christian's POV 4 months later Isabella was 22 weeks pregnant now and I just couldn't believe how fast the time has flown. In the past four months, Isabella and I got to know each other more and if I had saved a pound whenever she made me smile, I'd have gotten an extra million in my savings by now. I couldn't even think what I would've done if I didn't find her. My life would be still a disaster and I'd be waiting for my life to end itself because no matter how mentally and physically ill I was, I'd never kill myself and abandon Chloe just like Marìa did. I never knew what true love was, until I found her. She was the one who saved me and gave me air to breathe when I was drowning in a sea. I've loved her very much and I would continue to love her until my last breath. Neither my parents nor her parents know about the condition of hers as we've decided to keep it a secret for awhile until my mom arrives and I guess, the cousin of Isabella whose name must be Emma, might've convin
Isabella's POV I could see Trevor clenching his jaw and before he could say anything back, Rosie appeared to our view, looking at us in surprise. I noticed her baby bump has gotten so big as she might be in her third and final trimester. "Hey Bell-" "Does your mom know about your condition?" Trevor questioned at me, cutting Rosie off and I scowled. "That's none of your concern." "Oh, so she doesn't know about it." Trevor chuckled humorlessly, glancing at Rosie. "Look what she has done." he stated, gesturing to my belly and Rosie's eyes widened in shock as if she now only acknowledged my baby bump. "Oh My God! Bella.. how could you be so naive?" she asked in her fake sugary voice and I narrowed my eyes as I didn't understand who gave them the right to judge me. "Hold on, if my memory serves me correctly, you're naive too to lose your virginity to your boss who already had a girlfriend at that time, aren't you?" I asked, crossing my arms over my chest and Rosie shot me a glare, be
Isabella's POV "Come back home. Your dad also wants to discuss something regarding your.. pregnancy." my mom said in a calm tone and I gulped audibly as I forgot that my dad would've come back home from abroad by this time and he would've felt so disappointed in me as I barely talked to him since I've come to London. Before I could reply anything, the phone hung up and I bit my lip, staring at my phone's screen. "What happened, Izzy?" I heard Christian ask and I looked at him, letting out a soft sigh. "Mom called me." "I know that. What did she say?" he asked slightly amused but when he noticed my expression, he knitted his brows. "Is something wrong?" "She told me to come back to Bradford." I informed and he narrowed his eyes at me as if I said a nonsense statement. "Why?" "Uh.. she somehow found I'm pregnant and it seems like she's so enraged about it. Plus, my dad also has arrived." I told in a quiet tone and he gave me a puzzle look. "But.. how did she find out? Who would'
Isabella's POV When we were walking away from the place I once called home, everything my mom said flooded back to my mind. That you're adopted! You're not my biological child. We adopted you from an orphanage. I felt Christian whispering something to me but I couldn't hear anything as my mind was repeating the same phrases my mom uttered over and over again. Am I an orphan then? And I didn't know it for the past 28 years? "BELLA! Bella!" I heard a familiar voice call out and we all turned around and noticed Emma scurrying towards our way and stood infront of me, panting heavily. I stared at her blankly until she began to speak. "Err.. Aunt wants me to go with you.." When I stared at her with the same flat look, she added. "..As you're pregnant." I frowned but somehow nodded my head and she gave me a quick smile and was about to go back inside but stopped in her tracks when Christian called her out. "Where are you going now?" he asked and she cleared her throat. "Uh.. to pa
Christian's POV I opened my eyes slowly when I felt someone touching my face continuously and furrowed my brows when I saw Isabella smiling at me. "Izzy.. what's the time now?" I asked in a sleepy tone and she glanced at the clock before answering. "It's three in the morning." I blinked, looking at her with a frown. "And may I know why you're staring at me at this time like a ghost?" She smiled again, moving closer to me. "Yes. I'm a ghost. Your ghost." She stated, pressing her lips on mine and I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her closer but not too closer to hurt the baby. She slid her tongue, deepening the kiss and I slipped my hand under her t-shirt, which she stole it from me a few days ago, and my hand started to roam all over her body, starting to feel her bare skin and realized she wasn't wearing anything underneath. "Woah Izzy.."I groaned, pulling away and she looked at me with swollen lips. "I haven't even touched you and you're already wet." I breathed, smirking a
Emma Davis-Wilson"How long will it take?" I asked, glancing at Hayden through the mirror who was drying my hair with the hair dryer and he shrugged, keeping his full focus on my hair."No idea. Maybe an hour?" He deadpanned and I grunted in response and was about to stand up but he gripped my shoulder and made me sit back on the vanity chair again. "Don't be rushed. Today your hair is more wet than you, so it needs time."I gave him a flat look before speaking. "I'm starving here and you're trying to make some lame-ass jokes.""I stated merely a fact, Em." Hayden said, giving me an amused glance through the mirror while blowing out my hair. "You look cute when you're mad by the way.""So you're implying I'm not cute when I'm not mad, huh?" I asked and he shrugged, setting the dryer down on the table."I guess. Because as far as I know, you've always been mad with me." he stated and I shot him a mock glare."Because you've always been an asshole.""Ouch. that hurts." he placed his hand
Emma Davis-Wilson When my brain processed what Hayden said, I literally started panicking.Why on earth did Christian disclose this which no one had brought up for more than a year?I cleared my throat, trying not to meet Hayden's eyes. "I- um, I should head back. I'm.. tired."Before I could leave, Hayden gripped my elbow making me stop. "No. You can't leave unless you tell me everything.""Wh-What's there to tell?" I played dumb, shrugging my shoulders and Hayden let out a groan in response."Em, why won't you let me know you? Why can't you just open up to me?"I stared up at him and let out a soft sigh, shaking my head faintly. "It's not that easy..""But it's not hard either! I mean, you confessed all of this to Christian but you couldn't even share a single detail of your life to me ever since I've known you? How is this even fair?""Because you've never understood me even in the slightest!" I admitted bluntly and he seemed taken aback as he looked at me with furrowed brows."Wh
Emma Davis 2 years laterI scrolled through my Instagram and when I tapped on his profile, I noticed there was a round circle around his profile picture which meant that he had posted a new story.I instantly viewed it and my eyebrows shot up in surprise when he posted a picture of mine that was taken almost two years ago, in which I was obviously fake-aweing while showing my ring finger to the camera which had a giant diamond ring wrapped around it. And he has written 'Happy Birthday Em! Imy.' below that picture and didn't even tag me.Bruh!Eventhough his wish was so bland, my heart warmed as he has still remembered my birthday and never forgot to post it every year eventhough there were so many things that have changed over the period.Contrary to what I said above, I was still engaged to Hayden and he began the wedding plans three months ago when I told him I finally graduated.I didn't mind when he didn't attend my graduation ceremony. And neither did he mind that I was still no
Emma Davis The worst feeling, in my opinion, was when your life was falling apart and you couldn't do anything but pretend everything was fine as an Oscar award winner.I've had a lot of plans to do on Bella's big day but screwing my own life and being a broken-hearted maid of honour, wasn't one of them.I stood behind Bella with an impassive face, trying my best not to cry while she was confessing her vows to Christian. You may assume I was tearing up because my cousin's finally marrying the love of her life, but no, to be frank, I couldn't even be able to be happy for her, No matter how much I tried. All I wanted to do was, throw up because I was starting to worry that she'd get played too. That even the person you'd be ready to take a bullet for, would pull the trigger.And to make my situation worse, I caught Hayden glancing at my way now and then and it was really hard not to make an eye contact with him as he was straight ahead of me, standing a few feet away from Christian.Ha
Emma Davis "You've got any photo of him?" Hayden asked with a clenched jaw and I was suddenly fazed by his raw anger."No.. why?" I answered honestly as Kyle and I have actually never taken a single decent picture together as he hated being photographed and I never forced him either."How long have you guys been together?""Why do you care-""Just fucking tell me!"I glanced around at the people but they didn't seem to acknowledge our conversation as all of them were too busy to care about anything but Bella."Hayden, we're at church." I hissed and his jaw hardened as if he couldn't care less but nevertheless, he nodded at the entrance."Catch me outside." with that he stormed out and I sighed inaudibly before following him behind."Now tell me. How long have you been dating?" Hayden questioned, the minute we stepped out of the church."It's almost five months." I stated and crossed my arms over my chest. "But what's up with you actually?""You met him at your town?" He asked, comple
Emma Davis Wilson I waved one last time at Bella who was waving back at me through the window of her car.Chloe and Haley drifted off an hour ago and one was sleeping on Bella's lap while the other was in Christian's arms.Christian was totally wasted just like Hayden was, so he called his driver to drive them back home.Hayden has walked out with Christian to send them off and they were still talking, leaning on the car as if they didn't spend the half of the day, conversing with each other.Just as if they heard my thoughts, Christian nodded at Hayden and got into the back seat with Haley in his arms.I glanced around the place and it was a total mess, yet I didn't mind cleaning it all night because it was all worth it.It's been awhile since I've had fun like I had today and suddenly all the memories from the good old days flooded my mind.I smiled faintly, walking around the counter and grabbed the dirty dishes and put them into the sink.Then I put on the gloves, deciding to was
Emma Davis I unpacked the luggage that was lying on the bed when a pair of arms encircled my waist.I looked at Kyle over my shoulder and smiled as he pecked my neck and then my cheek. "Thankyou."I turned around, raising my eye brow at him. "For what?"He shrugged. "For everything. Especially, for respecting my boundaries."I smiled faintly as I, to be honest, didn't even know why I was agreeing to everything he said but maybe my heart was saying he was the right one and I was just listening to my heart.A couple of hours ago, we reached London and he refused to stay with me at Christian's mansion or the guest-house as he found awkward to stay together in a house with people he barely knew except me. So I agreed to let him stay at the hotel and I'd meet him once in a while, and he didn't mind much about my leaving as he had some business arrangements with some people in London too which would keep him occupied.My phone rang, interrupting my train of thoughts and we both looked at t
♡ Emma Davis Wilson ♡I called Hayden for the twelfth time but as per usual it went straight to voice mail.I peeked a glance at the living room and Bella and Christian were having a serious conversation which would be, doubtlessly, about the positions they'd be planning to try on tonight.But I silently thanked God as they still didn't any sneaking feeling, though Bella came to the kitchen a couple of minutes ago, asking if I needed any help and I just dismissed her telling that all I was planning to make was, tea and some popcorn.I tried to give Hayden a call one last time but when I heard the "Hi, you've reached Hayden. Leave a message." I placed my phone down on the counter, sighing heavily.What if I was in danger? He knew I wouldn't call him continuously unless it was serious, but yet this scumbag let his ego win.Way to go, Hayden!I began pouring the tea to the cups from the teapot, trying to think of ways to kill him that'd make his death more painful. Speaking of which, the
Emma DavisI stared at myself and noticed my hair has gotten two inches longer and I've gotten more tan which were not so huge difference, but for me, it was a major glow up.I was seeing Kyle for more than four months and maybe I barely knew about him and maybe I didn't know what relationship we were having, but still he was the reason I was serene again. He was the one who made me forget about the guy who I once thought would be the love of my life.I let out a heavy sigh when Hayden's face popped into my head. To be honest, after I came back home from London a few months back, I haven't had any contact with him till now.And the most important thing was, Christian has found Bella two months ago and they both have welcomed their second daughter, Haley Roberts.Then he proposed to her right after she gave birth and by the end of this month, we were going to celebrate their big day. And no matter how many fights we've had in the past, she inevitably chose me as her maid of honour.It'