Chapter 21ISLA After the brief encounter with Felix, I made my way to the manager's office.I met the secretary who in turn told the manager that I was around.I was let it shortly after."Good to see you Ms Isla." The manager greeted with a warm smile. I smiled back at him to reduce the tension.My heart was literally thumping while my hand was sweaty.I didn't even know how the manager got to know me that he had to send for me.I was wondering if what transpired between AJ, his girlfriend and I already got to him.Gossips are always easy to get pass everyone."Please have your seat." He told me calmly.The way he looked at me and spoke didn't seem like he was going to chastise me or ridicule me. He seemed friendly and calm."Without sounding rude, please can I know why you sent for me?" I asked calmly."Well...I came to the filming set few days ago and I happened to see you. Your acting was amazing and you did your scene in one shot.I heard you don't cause the people on set probl
Chapter 22JASMINE I screamed in fear as an oncoming van ran towards him.I closed my eyes in fear.There was a screech followed by passer-by screams.I looked at the road and my soul nearly left my body.Isla was on the floor with her body protectively around Aiden.I placed my hand on my chest and breathe in a sigh of relief.I quickly ran towards them and took Aiden away from Isla."Are you okay?" I asked worriedly as I held him in my arms.Isla turned around but just as she took a step to walk, she collapsed.My jaw dropped that my hands and feet went cold.I was finally able to rush Isla to the hospital, while I was at that, Felix called multiple times but I rejected his calls because I didn't want him to be aware of the situation. He would kill me.I sat beside Isla on the bed as I waited for her to finish the infusion that was connected.The doctor actually said earlier that she had a slight concussion on her head but with a little rest, she should be fine.I stepped out to p
Chapter 1Isla"What do you think you're doing with my sister, Joe?" I asked with a clearly shocked look on my face. They were in a fancy restaurant and I didn't want to cause a scene.Too many eyes were on us too.Phoebe and my fiance were smiling and were holding hands across the table. I thought upon seeing me there, they would let go of their hands but I was wrong.Joe didn't look even a bit remorseful."What does it look like we are doing? We having a fancy dinner date." Phoebe replied with a scoff.Joe smiled at Phoebe and kissed the back of her palm. "I don't want to cause a scene here so please can we go out and talk?" I asked gently but I was trying so hard to hold myself from yelling and pulling out Phoebe's hair."There's nothing to talk about, Isla." Joe replied. It was the first time he was saying something since I stepped into this place."What are you saying Joe? Our wedding is on two weeks time but you're here on a fancy dinner date with my sister and you say there's
Chapter 2ISLA"You still don't get, do you? The reason I broke up with you was because you cheated. The man you slept with weeks back wasn't me. Go find the man you had a one night stand with!" Joe yelled to my face.My hands shook as I tried to drink the water on the table but it gave up and the cup fell and broke.My heart was beating loudly and faster, my head was spinning in circles as I tried to understand what exactly Joe meant."What are you talking about? We went to a party together and we got drunk. I remember you taking me to the hotel room and when I woke up, I was naked under the covers.Even if you weren't there by the bed side, I knew it was you." I explained desperately.Let this be a prank."Is this a prank or a lie just to avoid being responsible? I thought you'd be happy about our baby and I thought we liked each other enough to want to have a child together." I added."It wasn't me in the room. We both got drunk, yes. But I left you to use the restroom but when I c
Chapter 3PHOEBEI was twelve years old when dad brought in his mistress daughter, Isla who was nine years old.Mom hated the idea of bringing in Isla but her cute puppy eyes couldn't be ignored. Her mother had just lost her life to cancer and there was no one to take care of Isla.Dad had to take her in. Since dad is wealthy, Isla got to live like a princess. Dad didn't like her that much and I knew.She wasn't pampered like I was but she wasn't mistreated either. But she didn't experience parents love.I liked Isla at first and I was close to her. She looked pitiful and I felt sorry for her that she didn't have a mother anymore.We played as children and we were close.But I started to dislike her when I was starting to get compared with her which was in high school. I was two classes ahead of her but we still got compared.She went on competition and won medals for the school and herself.She was pretty and boys were always hovering around her. She seemed to get all the attention
Chapter 4FELIX"Sir!" My butler called me as he walked up to me on my reading table.I took off my glasses and looked at him."Yes? Any good news?" I asked him hopefully.He bowed his head. "Yes sir. I found her," He said and I immediately stood up from my chair."Are you serious?" I asked."Yes sir. I found her and her name is Isla Peterson."He handed me the portfolio in his hand and excused himself.I was glad that he finally found her.I didn't think of looking for her but just kept the memory with me but I couldn't and a week ago, I told my butler to do anything he could to find her.I knew it was going to be pretty difficult as I didn't even know her name.But I gave him the details I could remember.I opened the portfolio and read through it.He had found her through the CCTV camera and from there, he traced her.I looked through her file and I found out that she wasn't just an ordinary girl.Her family was wealthy and she went to prestigious schools. She graduated as the bes
Chapter 5ISLA"We are sorry but we couldn't save the baby. It's life was already in danger," The doctor finally said."No, don't tell me that! Where is my baby?" I bursted into hot tears.I wept so hard that I passed out. I was deeply hurt.When I woke up, I wouldn't say a word. I just stared into space. Even when Mel came, I didn't talk to her.My parents or even Phoebe didn't show up."You have to eat something," Mel said calmly as she tried to spoon-feed me but I turned my head away.I refused to eat or drink anything. Not when I had lost my baby.Few days later, I was discharged. I was nothing like myself and I looked like I was going to collapse anytime soon.I was told that I was unconscious for three days after the surgery and apart from the death of my baby, they gave me another bad news;I won't be able to get pregnant again.My womb was damaged due to the accident. I was just twenty three years old and my motherhood had been cut short.My life seemed meaningless and I hated
Chapter 6FELIX I couldn't stop thinking about Isla because I was sure it was her. I couldn't forget her face and name all these years. How could I?She was in my mind, my head and even my dream. Thoughts I had about her wasn't all that nice though, I was angry at her.She did something I didn't expect she could do and I was never going to forgive her, ever.I closed my desktop and took of my glasses. I stood up from my chair and went to the sitting room.Aiden was still on his MacBook I looked at the wall clock and it was five minutes past ten. It was past his bed time."Aiden?" I called with a sigh. He looked at me briefly but went back to what he was doing."It's past your bed time, you know that right? Drop your MacBook so I can tuck you in bed," I said softly.He ignored me and turned to face away from me.I've tried to be close to my son and made sure he had everything but he wouldn't open up to me.I don't know if he didn't like me and sometimes, he does hurt my feelings.When