Jeniva felt her knees knocked against each other. She's certain that if she wasn't sitting, she might need help with someone to support. She glanced at Alex and saw him staring at the same woman intently. What, is he thinking what she's also thinking? Did he see Isabella in that woman besides Lan Keith? Her complexion turned pale but quickly she regained her composure and faked a relaxed smile. But as Lan Keith and Fiona approached them, her mind was beating faster than usual. Lan Keith and Fiona walked side by side as the manager of the eatery walked over and bowed slightly before Lan Keith “We're glad to have you here, CEO Lan” he said. “Thank you” Lan responded, turning his gaze on Alex and Jeniva briefly. He maintained his usual expressionless face and looked away. Fiona glanced at the two betrayals briefly and looked away. She looked elegant and classical and the first impression is that she's Lan Keith's girlfriend. A part of her was fuming with
Fiona just stared at him calmly as if she didn't understand what he said. The idiot has discovered her true identity. How long does she have to hide it more? “You left me and eloped with your lover and returned with a changed face and didn't bother coming to find me?” Alex chided. His eyes had turned reddish. How on earth can Isabella treat him this way? He loves her. He flopped once, yes, that's true. And he doesn't deserve it to be treated. “What are you saying Mr Foster?” She asked, acting to be lost. But Alex wouldn't buy that pretence anymore as he suddenly raised her chin and below it was a port wine stain birthmark. But Fiona grew furious and flinged Alex's hand off. She glared at him with a killing intent. She'd always had that mark and Alex was fond of caressing it back then. “How dare you Alex Foster” Fiona thundered. Who said he could touch her? Who says he has that audacity to do so. But Alex just glared at Fiona for a few seconds until sud
Without waiting for her mother to respond nor passing a glance at whoever was standing there, she moved forward and touched Nathan's chin with her palm. “His fever had subsided, mom,” she said in a relaxed tone. That was when she glanced at the fellow standing and next she squinted as a broad smile followed. She went to him and hugged Fred “Doctor Fred” she chimed. Her eyes became teary. She couldn't look at him back then,the disfigured face made her lose her self esteem. Fred held her close and next cupped her face in his palm. He was looking into those eyes, he recognised those eyes, they were the only part on her face that wasn't covered in a bandage. This is her, this is his patient back then. The one that made him had sleepless nights, missed many dinners with his parents and siblings and made him desperately want a positive outcome. The patient that the other medical team described as having 70/30% chances of survival. Many said she won't come out of it. He
Alex had been hanging around. He trailed the two lovers to the hospital and waited outside, taking notes of which ward they've been to and the ones he shouldn't make a mistake of stepping into. It was only now that he saw a woman with a striking resemblance with Fiona, the new look of Isabella, that he got the exact ward. Fiona who had sat next to her son on the hospital bed raised her head to glance at whoever stepped in. Perhaps it's the doctor or her Mom forgot something and came back to pick it. But the person that got in was not those she expected, it's the last person she ever thought to see. She stood up and walked closer to Alex. The latter stood, he stared at the little boy sleeping peacefully and a faint smile appeared on his face. He is the spitting image of Isabella Manor. The boy really took after his mom. No matter how she disguised herself, she cannot hide the gene from flowing freely from one generation to the next. In order to hide away
Fiona's words caught him off guard. He didn't expect that Isabella would know about it. It was just between them both and she pressured him to have the pregnancy terminated. Thinking about it now, he is not even certain if the pregnancy was his. Having discovered that she's a bitch, he no longer believes a word of hers. “Yes, Jeniva was pregnant with my child,but it only happens after you leave. I couldn't control my heartbreak and eventually we started having a thing or two with each other. But that doesn't justify the fact that you are a saint. There isn't anything more innocent about you and I. We both have fallen in the same direction. So before you judge me, do think twice because you aren't saint yourself. And back to the issue, I'm going to stay with my son until he recovers. You have taken him away from me for too long. And now that I have found him, I'm keeping him with me henceforth” Alex defended. “Stay away from my kids. You are not their fa
Within seconds, a thousand thoughts run through Fiona's mind. Fred Keith knows about her true identity. He knew about her change of personality from Isabella to Fiona. He knows what made her have a different facial look from Isabella and more than that, he saved her life and that of her babies. He is Lan Keith's brother? The latter is searching everywhere for Isabella Manor and she is trying her best to watch her nervousness whenever he mentions the name Isabella by her side. But how long can her secret be kept a secret, how long can she pretend to Lan Keith that she's not Isabella Manor and does not even know the person? What if Fred tells his brother about her, what if he spills the beans and Lan got to know that she's the same person he'd been searching everywhere for? “Do you both know each other?” Lan asked, looking from Fiona to Fred. They should know each other in some other ways but not what he's thinking about. Fred is good with his job but he
Lan glared at his brother, why is he acting as if he doesn't understand what he meant. “How well do you know Fiona?” He asked. He hopes he will understand him now? “As long as I have known Mrs Ebele Johnson. They once visited the hospital when I was on duty and we have had a cordial relationship since then” Fred lied. Inwardly he sighed. See just how he lied to his brother about Isabella. He couldn't bring himself to tell Lan that he had known her since she was surnamed Manor. But somehow, it isn't really a complete lie. He truly had only known Fiona after he met her foster family. And last that he remembers, they are not in each other's bad books. “You've been away for so long and yet have a cordial relationship with the Johnson's?” Lan grumbled, hissing and walking in front of his brother. Fred would never lie to him. They've been siblings all their lives and he certainly knows that he would never prefer other people to him. Seeing his brother wasn't sh
“You are mine. Whatever is said on social media should not in any way affect our relationship” she concluded. She's the master of the game. He cannot back out until she says so. Until she's done with him, he cannot say such things as it's over between them. “The scandal that broke out on social media is nothing compared to the humiliation that you gave me. You hurt me and I don't think there's anything else here for us both” Alex rebuffed. After he heard it with his ears that she prefers other men making love to her, because they can please her well, how could he still consider keeping a relationship with her? Jeniva sneered. She placed the glass of coffee down and accompanied Alex to the top floor. She pushed the door open and got in. She'd told the servants to go off for the night and resume the next morning. She needs to be alone with Alex. If she ever wants to get him back, she needs to settle their differences behind closed doors and her back agains