Isabella, pushed open the creaky door of the pub and was greeted by the lively hum of chatter and the smell of beer.She stood at the doorway in her sunflower-patterned dress and let her gaze wander from one table to another in search of her friends with an uncomfortable look on her face.Since she got married, she has only been to a place like that twice and that explained her current awkwardness.“Hey! Bella, over here!” Just then, she heard someone call her name and turned her gaze in the direction of the voice.Almost immediately, she spotted her friends in a cozy corner and weaved through the bustling crowd with a big smile on her friends.“Please, promise me we won’t have to meet here next time,” Isabella said as she took the seat one of her girlfriends pulled out for her.There were three of them sitting around the table with their faces flashing with a smile.“Oh… I see someone has grown accustomed to having dinners at fancy restaurants…” Rosie, the one with the wavy blond hai
“Gerald! Gerald!!” Isabella stormed into the house holding her phone and handbag in one hand. Coming into the living area, she looked around for the husband who clearly told her he wasn’t going anywhere.Just now, she saw his car parked in the driveway. It looked like he was either on his way out or had already gone out and returned.“Gerald!” There was a high-intensity pitch in Isabella’s tone as her heartbeats topped up by a few notches.It was hard to believe that this was the same woman who outrightly defended her husband in front of her friends, but here she was, shouting at the top of her lungs like some crude woman because she didn’t trust her husband one bit.Just then, her husband famous actor husband walked out of the room with a slight frown on his face. “What is it? Why are you screaming my name?”Isabella breathed heavily as she gave him the death stare. “What is the meaning of this?” she went straight to the ‘Scandalous Gossip Blog’s’ page on her phone and opened the pos
As Isabella stepped into the elevator of her company’s building, she adjusted the huge sunglasses covering more than half of her face.After literally crying all night, her eyes surrounded by dark circles were swollen, a clear sign of her lack of sleep.Isabella was still trying to get over Gerald’s response last night after she asked him to choose between his family and an outsider.“I’m sorry, I can’t give you an answer now,” was what he had responded with.The nerves!Her husband had answered her without thinking twice, and that made her begin to rethink their entire relationship.Isabella and Gerald’s union was not an arranged meeting, so how could a man who loved her for so long suddenly have a change of heart?She could remember all those years he told her that she was perfect for him. What happened now? Did he lose that part of his memory?Well, Gerald did not suddenly stop loving her. This was something that happened over time and she had failed to notice it still, she was ove
Two days later, Isabella filed for divorce from her husband and it made it to the blogs within a few hours.But what others were yet to find out was that filing for a divorce was not the only thing she did through her lawyer. She also filed for the custody of their daughter, demanded half of her husband’s assets and sued the mistress, Kareen for emotional damages for a hefty sum.Even Kareen would cough out blood by the time she received the lawsuit.Since Gerald refused to give Isabella a clear promise stating that he would end things with his mistress and cut off all ties with her, she decided to help him make a decision.She refused to be manipulated by his emotional blackmail. How does he expect her to condone his promiscuous nature and remain by his side while he continues to see his mistress?On a scale of 1-100, how foolish and naïve did he think she was?Isabella was having none of that. As soon as she filed for divorce, she packed a few of her things and went to her parents’
“You didn’t ruin your life. If ending your marriage is what will bring you peace of mind and happiness, then you are on the right path,” Isabella’s father said to her.“Yes, Bella,” her mother added in support. “You don’t have to worry about what people will say. You are still young, so don’t think that no good man will come your way again. Bella, you are a good woman. One day, someone who will love you and accept Isla will come into your life. Don’t give up, sweetheart.”If Isabella has not heard anything good in a long while, she has heard enough from her caring and supportive parents in the past hour.She had been so filled with pain and anguish when she arrived but right now, her tears had dried up and her empty heart had already started to get filled with hope again.“Don’t cry over people that are not worth it.” Mr. Smith said, patting her back.Smiling, her mother rose to her feet. “I made chicken soup and banana bread for dessert. I will set the table.”Isabella managed a smil
It’s been ten days since Isabella filed for a divorce from her husband, Gerald, and only six hours since her flight to New York City landed after her short vacation with her daughter, Isla in Costa Rica.Her friends had chattered a Mercedes van just to come to pick her up from the airport before driving her back to her parents' flat somewhere out of town.At first, Isabella had been alarmed by the expensive welcome her friends threw her, but after they all told her several times that she deserved more love than what she was receiving, she accepted the red rose bouquet she was given and drank the champagne they poured in her glass while on transit.With Bella back in the city, she was ready to face her problems head-on, except that Gerald wasn’t going to let her have some peace, especially after he kept losing several advertisement deals.Later that evening, after trying to reach her and failing for the umpteenth time, he had no choice but to go to one of her best friend’s places,
Isabella blacklisted him so he wouldn’t gain access to see her at her workplace.Gerald balled his fingers into a fist at that realization. ‘Bella, do you think you can run away from me forever?’ Gerald was so mad, but he controlled himself since he was in public. He didn’t want any more attention, especially one directed towards the negative. Turning to face the receptionist, he demanded, “I want to see Mr. Richard Cooper.”“Do you have an appointment?” The receptionist asked. In her mind, she couldn’t wait for him to leave, but she didn’t dare show it.Gerald fumed. “I don’t! Just give him a call and tell him that Gerald Falon is asking for a minute of his time.”“Mr. Falon, this is not how things are done here. You can’t…” The receptionist didn’t get to finish her words when Gerald slammed his fist on the desk, scaring the hell out of her. “Do you want me to teach you how to do your job?”The lady released a breath and picked up the telephone in front of her. “Please stand
Gerald did not understand what Richard meant by ‘He would be there to take over every opportunity he gives up on’ he thought it was a mere speech so, he didn’t think too deeply about it.With his uncle refusing to invest in his movies, Gerald walked out of his office and almost ran into Isabella. Both of them held each other’s gazes for almost a minute before Gerald broke the silence.“Who knew that this would be the only way to see my wife of five years after she ran away from our home,” he said without a care in the world.He didn’t even think twice before making that kind of statement in a workspace. He was pinned on getting a reaction out of Isabella unfortunately, she wasn’t in for it.“Are you and my boss related?” she asked, still maintaining eye contact with him. It was obvious the things that were most important to her. His taunting right now could not be compared with the truth she wanted to hear.She never thought that these two men would be related when Richard first