Isabella struggled to control her shaking hands which held the steering. That was close. Meeting Angelo at the conference was the last thing she had expected.She recalled how difficult it had been for her to walk away from him. When Steve suggested that she fake her death, the idea made her uncomfortable. Leaving Angelo when she was so much in love with him and when she had just given herself to him the previous night was a big blow.She had said no at first. She was willing to bear Angelo's hatred, to stay by his side until he regretted his actions and accepted her as his wife, however, Steve reminded her of what Angelo was going to do to her parents.She could endure Angelo's torture as long as it was directed at her but she could not bear to watch her parents suffer.Steve told her exactly what to do and she went straight to her parent's house. She told them everything that happened with Angelo and how she had woken up to see Steve by her bedside.Her parents agreed it was for th
The night was unusually long for Angelo. He kept thinking about what would happen at the conference and each time he tried to sleep, his heart would trick him into thinking it was morning, only for him to wake up and be disappointed.The time finally came and as Angelo made his way into the hall, he promised himself that he was going to do things differently.He had taken his time to dress up and even wore powder on his face because he wanted Isabella to be attracted to him. She had once been, so he was confident that it could happen again.Contrary to what happened the day before, she appeared during the first segment of the meeting and when she was called in, Angelo stared at her without taking his eyes off even for a minute.Isabella seemed unbothered and gave her speech effortlessly. Angelo kept staring at her mouth as she spoke. He couldn't help but wonder if he kissed her, would he get the same feeling as he did before?The moment she was done, Isabella bowed respectfully and to
Isabella drove her car for a while and parked it by the side of the road. She touched her lips and briefly recalled Angelo's kiss. "I'm sorry for saying bad things about your parents, Angelo. It was the only way to push you away because I don't want you to hurt me again."After collecting her emotions, she called someone and said, "I am done but I can't meet up with you guys. Come to the hospital when you're done."As she drove to her hospital, she felt relieved that she wouldn't be needed at the conference anymore. At least she would not go through the torture of seeing Angelo once again.Angelo kept hiding in a corner while thinking of how to get close to Mirabella. Hamzat's phone suddenly rang and he picked it up but because of the music that was playing, he couldn't hear the other person.He stared at the plate of ice cream that Mirabella was happily scooping from. He tapped her on the head and said, "excuse me for a few minutes, let me answer a call."She nodded her head and turn
Angelo spent the night dreaming about his trip to Steve's house. In his dream Steve told him that doctor Elle was Isabella and after that, he confronted her, she agreed and they reunited.He woke up feeling quite happy and hopeful. Even though it seemed like he was building castles in the air he still decided to be optimistic especially since it gave him quite a good feeling.It was Sunday and the conference wasn't going to hold until Monday so he had so much time on his hands.He freshened up and ate his breakfast. Just when he was about to leave his hotel room, his phone rang and he saw that it was from his doctor in Panama.He had completely forgotten about Mirabella and what he asked the doctor to do. He answered the call and wanted to tell the doctor that they could talk about the test results later in the day.However, immediately after greeting him, the doctor said, "the relationship is that of father and daughter."Angelo paused for a moment as he tried to understand what the
Angelo called his private investigator and said, "I am sending you a video of a little girl. I want every available information on her, especially who her mother is."After making the call, Angelo decided to proceed with his initial plan of visiting Steve. He ordered a taxi and gave him Steve's address. Steve lived in a luxurious estate and when Angelo got to the place, he was quite impressed. He rang the doorbell and waited but there was no response. After ringing it two more times, he was about to leave when a young lady opened the door and stared at him suspiciously.Angelo heaved a sigh of relief the moment he saw her because she was the same person in the wedding pictures. "It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Gabriel." Seeing that Angelo knew who she was, the lady relaxed a bit, "what can I do for you, sir?""I am here to see your husband Steve. He was friends with my wife back in Panama and I just want to find out a few things from him." Angelo said without taking his eyes off her.""
Isabella's heart began to beat fast. Hamzat had told her that Mirabella's beads fell on the floor when they went to get ice cream and the hall where the conference took place wasn't far off from there.Also, Mirabella looked like Angelo's late sister so he would naturally be drawn to her. She quickly went on Instagram and searched for Angelo's account. She noticed that he used her picture in his profile and most of the pictures he had posted were of her.If someone did not know better, they would think he was an obsessive stalker. After searching for a while, she finally saw a picture of him. He wore a black suit and looked quite handsome but as usual, he wasn't smiling.She showed Mirabella the picture and asked "is he the one?""Yes, that's my friend" she replied excitedly."Did he ask you anything about your mummy?" Isabella prodded.She heaved a sigh of relief when Mirabella said, "no." Angelo may have just been nice because she looked like his sister. She had taken a huge risk b
Angelo smiled at Mirabella, "yes darling, I will love to meet your mummy.""Yay!" Mirabella said happily. "Let's wait for her together." The lady whom Angelo had earlier spoken with, stared at both of them and smiled at how cute they looked together.Angelo asked Mirabella to get on his shoulder but she said she was afraid of falling. He decided to let her be but promised himself that once he had revealed the relationship they shared, they would do everything together.Isabella parked her car at a distance, walked toward the gate, and was about to get in when she noticed Angelo holding onto Mirabella's hand.She clutched her chest in fear. How did he know that Mirabella was schooled here? Did she open up to him about it? She could not let Angelo see her because the moment he did, he would be convinced that she was Isabella. For now, he was just suspicious. She didn't know if he believed what Steve said but she had been thinking of more ways to ensure that he completely believed that
After seeing the way Mirabella ran to Hamzat and hugged him, Angelo decided not to say anything. Perhaps the best thing would be to share his concerns with Isabella's mother. The delay also gave him enough time with her but he couldn't help but worry about how his daughter would have felt if he had not been with her. He didn't want to speak with Hamzat because he didn't like the fact that he was entrusted with Mirabella most of the time. Did he not have a job?The realization that Mirabella's mother hadn't shown up today, made him uneasy. Could it be that she was hiding from him? But that would only mean that she had done something wrong."Goodbye, Angelo." Mirabella waved at Angelo with a smile on her face as Hamzat took her away. Angelo also waved at her. He could tell that Hamzat did not like him, from the way he looked at him with hostility in his eyes. The feeling was mutual though and Angelo had hoped that Hamzat would confront him about coming to spend time with Mirabella. H