When Isabella went out of the hospital, she saw a bench on the other side of the road, opposite the hospital. She sat on the bench sadly while feeling sorry for herself. Her life had changed in a matter of days. She didn't even get to say goodbye to steve and she probably never will. Isabella did not realize when tears began dropping from her eyes.
An elderly lady who was passing by, saw Isabella crying and came to sit beside her on the bench. "Why are you crying my dear?" When Isabella looked at her, she realized she had been crying in a public place and quickly wiped her eyes. "Thank you very much for your concern" she replied, "but please don't worry about me.""It's fine my dear, the woman said. Go ahead and share your grievances with me, I'm sure you will feel a lot better.""No, I won't feel better" Isabella said. "I am very sad, I feel this tightness in my chest which I cannot explain and from here on, my life is only going to change for the worse. I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders."The woman sighed and said, "I am so sorry about what you are going through. I may not understand how you're feeling right now but I want you to always remember this; everything happens for a reason and no matter how bad our situation may be, there's always a silver lining." Isabella looked at the woman and said "thank you so much once again, I have troubled you unnecessarily.""No my dear, it isn't a bother at all," the woman replied. Isabella then stood up and said, "I want to get food for my parents. Please excuse me." She walked away, went to a restaurant that was close by and bought three plates of food with water before going back to the hospital.Isabella went back to the hospital and convinced her parents to eat while she did the same. She knew starvation was not going to solve any of their problems as they all needed food in order to function. Her father pleaded with her once more to go back to London and reject Angelo's proposal."My mind is already made up dad, so please stop trying to convince me otherwise, you will only be making things more difficult for me," Isabella said sternly to her father.Since they didn't have any where else to go, Isabella and her family made use of the hospital's facilities. She had a few relatives in Panama but they refused to show their faces or lend a helping hand because they were afraid of becoming Angelo's targets.Isabella didn't blame them, afterall, her parents wanted her to do the same thing. They all spent the night at the hospital, in Isabella's father's ward and she woke up very early the next day and sent a message to the number that was written in the folded paper Angelo had dropped before leaving."I accept your proposal," she said in the text message. "I will meet you at the marriage court, be sure to come prepared."After bathing and brushing her teeth, she wore a simple white gown and allowed her long hair to fall freely on her back. Her parents had a sad expression on their faces as she left but she assured them that everything was going to be fine.Isabella got in touch with her father's Lawyer and had him draw up a contract which clearly stated that her marriage to Angelo was on the condition that her parents would get back all the money and properties they had lost and they would be reinstated to their former positions in the society.She couldn't completely trust Angelo so she pleaded with her father's Lawyer to be present when she signed the contract. At 9a.m, Isabella met Angelo in front of the marriage court with her father's Lawyer by her side.He regarded her for a while and couldn't deny that she was extremely beautiful with her perfectly fair skin and long hair. However, she seemed petite and fragile as opposed to his big and sturdy frame."Before going ahead to get married, we will sign a contract first" Isabella said confidently, while bringing out the contract from her bag. Angelo shook his head and said,"miss spoilt princess, I call the shots here, not you. So I decide when the contract will be signed, where it will be signed and what would be included in the contract. And I say the contract will be signed after we get married.""Then I guess we have no deal," Isabella said proudly and turned to leave. Angelo laughed and said, "hold on, I can see you are feisty. This makes me more eager to marry you.Yes princess, I will have so much fun taming you. Fine, let's sign the contract right now, however, we will sign the contract I have drawn up and not that thing you have in your hands." He went to his car, took out a file that contained the contract and handed it to Isabella.Isabella read through the contract and noticed that the benefits that would be accrued to her parents upon her marriage to Angelo was the same as what she had stipulated in her own contract.However there was a big disparity between the two contracts. According to Angelo's, he had the final say over her life. She was expected to obey him at all times and could never leave the marriage except he got tired of her and sent her away.Isabella couldn't help but squint her eyes when she read this part of the contract. She dug her nails into her palms, determined not to show the anxiety she felt. After composing herself, she handed the contract to her father's Lawyer. His face turned white after reading the contract.He took Isabella to the side and said, "the contract is in order. However, if you sign it, you are resigning yourself to slavery for the rest of your life. Think about this carefully.""It's okay uncle," she replied. "I am willing to die for my parents if I have to but I'm sure it won't come to that. I can take care of myself, just forget about how hefty Angelo looks, I will handle him."Isabella signed the contract which had been duplicated into two copies by Angelo. She handed one copy over to her father's lawyer and gave the other copy back to Angelo.After signing the contract Angelo told Isabella, "it is done. All that is left now is for us to sign the marriage papers and all your father's properties, everything he has lost, will be returned back to him."Isabella went into the marriage court with Angelo and they both signed the marriage papers. "This is it" Angelo said after signing the documents. "We are now officially man and wife"Angelo took out his phone and made a phone call after which he told Isabella that her father had gotten back everything he lost. Isabella found it difficult to believe that everything had been returned to her family so quickly."Let's go home" Angelo told Isabella. However, she said, "I need to confirm the information you just gave me right now and I need to go back to the hospital to check on my father and get my luggage.""That wi
Angelo Flores sat in his office waiting for a phone call. He played with his phone and swung it back and forth as he had a mischievous smile on his face. His phone finally rang and he immediately answered the call, asking, "yes, what is the update?"the person on the other end of the phone said, "well, she broke the window and jumped out of the house and she said you should go to hell."Angelo laughed and said, "oh really? is that so? well, I will send her there first." Isabella didn't disappoint him at all, he thought to himself."Nothing short of what I would expect from a spoilt princess," he said happily. He neatened his suit, got up from his chair and left his office.Isabella stopped a cab and asked the driver to take her to Mato Hospital. She felt her time would be better spent by her father's side. On her way to the hospital, she once more thought about steve and wondered if he had gotten over his anger. She decided to call him but, after bringing out his number on her phone,
Isabella came out of the room feeling very self conscious. The heels were so high that walking was more or less a chore. When Angelo saw her, he smiled and said "perfect. You look so beautiful my lovely wife."Isabella ignored the mockery in his voice as she just wanted to get this night over with. As she waited for Angelo to pay the make up artist, she fidgeted with her phone anxiously. When the lady had gone, Angelo snatched the phone from Isabella's hands while saying, "you won't be needing this tonight princess".He took the phone into her room and threw it on the bed before escorting her out. Acting like a gentleman, he opened the door of the car for Isabella and let her into the passenger seat, while he took hold of the wheels and drove off.On their way to the club, Isabella kept looking at him, wondering what exactly he wanted to do to her. Was he planning to have sex with her at the club? She cringed at the thought and hoped that it wasn't anything of that nature.When they f
Isabella struggled to control her anger which was slowly rising. Angelo had described her as a whore in her presence. As if that was not bad enough, he was pimping her out on a silver platter to this wanton stranger.Isabella was so angry that her eyes stung from the tears she tried to inhibit. She made a promise to herself that she would pay Angelo back, even if it was the last thing she did.The man whom Angelo had offered Isabella to, could not believe his ears. He expressed his appreciation by thanking Angelo and showering him with praises. The more he stared at Isabella's fair skin and beautiful face, the more he was enthralled. "I'm going to enjoy you so much baby," he said as he walked much closer to her and grabbed her butt cheeks.Isabella smashed one of the bottles she was holding on the man's head, drawing blood immediately. As Angelo stood up to interfere, she threw the other bottle at him. He instinctively protected his face with his arm. The bottle shattered on his arm a
Isabella was woken up by the sound of the door opening. She had spent the night shivering outside until sleep finally overtook her. She stood up slowly and turned to face Angelo who was standing by the door. He stared at her disgustedly and said, "get in quickly before people around will know that there's a cheap prostitute living in my house."Isabella stared at him for a while without saying anything and quietly walked inside. As she passed by him, she noticed the deep cut on his arm. The blood had dried up and he didn't even bother to get it cleaned up. She told herself that he deserved it for what he did to her at the club.She felt really tired and her back ached from sitting in one position for too long. She quickly went into the bathroom, freshened up, and put on something decent. She picked up her phone which Angelo had thrown on the bed last night and noticed that there were several missed calls from her mum.Isabella quickly returned her mum's call. Her mum answered the call
When Isabella got to her room, she laid under the quilt and covered herself with it. Her marriage to Angelo hadn't even completed two days and she was already exhausted. She decided that the best thing for her to do was to avoid Angelo as much as possible.Henceforth, she will live as if she didn't exist in the house, she will immerse herself in so much work that Angelo would not get the chance to even come close to her. She was done taking her mum's advice and she was done trying to promote peace and showing him any form of kindness.She would behave herself but if he tried to cross the line, she would show him a very crazy side to her. But right now, she was feeling very sad and lonely. She wished she could vent to someone but Steve was the closest friend she had. It had already been more than three days. Was he still mad at her?She hadn't even told him about her marriage to Angelo. Would he hate her if she told him the truth? She missed him so much and wondered if it was possible
Steve tried his best to convince Isabella to trust in him because he was going to fight for their love but she refused and ended the call. Steve decided to take the next available flight to Panama and immediately began making preparations.When Isabella ended the call, she went back under the quilt and cried her heart out.Hearing her conversation and seeing her cry so much began to tug at Angelo's heartstrings. He started to think about his actions toward her. Was he being unreasonable?He never knew that Isabella had someone she was so much in love with. She had given up so much for her parent's happiness.As he walked back to his room, Angelo slowly began to feel bad about how he had been treating Isabella.He took out a box from under his bed and brought out the pictures that were inside. As he looked at the pictures, he recalled how he used to play with his little sister outside their garden. He also recalled what his uncle had told him."Antonio Monte deliberately pushed your he
Isabella stared at the parts of her phone in shock before pushing Angelo away and running back to her room. She brushed her teeth again and sat down on her bed thinking of what to do. She was feeling very hungry but didn't want to step her foot into Angelo's kitchen.She searched for good restaurants using her laptop and ordered for Pizza online. She paid and waited for it to arrive meanwhile, Angelo went back to sit on the couch. He didn't bother to wash off the blood on the surface of his skin from Isabella's bite.The doorbell rang and Isabella knew that her pizza had arrived. She quickly came out of her room and opened the door before Angelo could react. She opened the pizza box to ensure that it was the type she had ordered for and signed before taking it inside.Just as she turned with the pizza, she saw Angelo standing in front of her. She noticed the blood on his arm and naturally felt the need to help him treat it but when she recalled the things he had said to her the last t