Dragana took in a deep slowly and exhaled slowly through her mouth, reminding herself that the young woman was going through a lot and couldn't really fault her for her skepticism and rudeness. With a much calmer demeanor, she explained, “Without his memories of the present, whose side do you think he will take?” Asher chewed on her inner cheek. How worse could things get? Will Lucas go back to being the asshole he was before? Is it permanent or just temporary memory loss? She has so many questions yet so little answers. And no matter how angry she was, there was no one she could blame but Edith and fate. Dragana, Asher, and Marcia were all just trying to shield her from a fate similar to her mother's. She wasn't an idiot not to know that. The lengths Asher is going to for her is unmatched loyalty. And she can't keep acting up like a kid and making their lives harder. “I am sorry.” Isabella blurted. “I have been behaving like some ungrateful teenager, which I know is annoying.” Dra
Somewhere in Garcia's mansion, Edith hid away in a room panicking. She had begun seeing ghosts of Marina everywhere, her unsuspecting daughters had no other option but to call their grandfather. Edith's father. The minute the older man stepped into the room, he dismissed his granddaughters. "Daddy..." Edith looked so relieved seeing her old man. She wobbled up and hugged him immediately. "Please take me away from here." She cried shaking like a leaf. "This damn woman won't leave me alone." Unknown to the old man, Asher's and Dragana's plan was going on too well. Especially when Asher began using illusions of Marina's bloodied body to scare her in the middle of the night. "Get a grip of yourself." Edith's father, Frederic boomed. The coffin dodger was known for his strict demeanor. "I am scared, Daddy." Edith tightened her grip on her old man when he attempted to step away. "Please don't leave me alone in this mansion. Marina is coming for me. She wants revenge." "Shut up!" Frederic
When Asher woke up the following day, he quickly spoke to his supervisor asking for the day, claiming that looking for the run-away heirless was taking a toll on his well-being. Of course, by now the security supervisor, Mathias, knew of their affair and felt more than pity for the fool who fell for the spoiled brat. Let it not be said that Mathias didn't attempt to warn Asher in advance. If anything, he advised him to resign and look for another job instead of compromising his morals, but the headstrong man wouldn't heed his words. And now he was paying the price. Mathias thought sadly. “Take care of yourself, Marlowe. No woman is worth dying for.” Mathias encouraged sincerely. 'She is worth every trouble.' Asher thought you himself but on the outside, he nodded wanting to be dismissed fast. After a firm yet cordial goodbye, Asher was about to step out of the Garcia mansion without suspicion whatsoever. His mission was simple, follow Edith when she leaves the mansion. Not because h
“I take it he wasn't so cooperative.” Dragana continued eyeing the limp body at the back of Asher's car. The bodyguard doesn't bother answering the rhetorical question. “She is still sleeping.” Dragana offered knowingly. “She stayed up late last night with her new boyfriend.” Asher's eyes snapped back to Dragana's face. His jaw tightened. He knew she was just pulling his leg, but the what-if at the back of his head showed just how insecure he was about their relationship. No day goes by he doesn't wake up and wonder why she would choose him. Some so many eligible men would be more than glad to call her theirs, and yet, he got the honor to. “My son is so smitten with her. I would suggest you watch your back.” She joked. Asher found himself exhaling heavily with a relieved chuckle. He was battling an urge to ask Dragana to take him to Isabella's room. He had missed her so damn much and wanted nothing more than to stare into her lovely face, even if it was just for a few seconds. And hol
“Let me go, you brute!” Isabella kicked Asher's leg to no avail. His steely hold on her remained.“You are angry,” Asher stated the obvious.“Really?” Isabella screamed. “I didn't know that. What gave it away?” She felt like all the anger that has dampened after talking to Dragana resurfaced. “I was able to get Lucas out.” Asher changed the topic. Isabella stopped struggling. “He is in the next room.” Isabella frowned. How comes she hadn't seen him?“Did he get his memory….”“No.” Asher cut in. “I am not sure if he ever will, but we can hope.” Isabella let herself relax in her lover's arms begrudgingly. She had plenty to a cold her for, but there would be plenty of time for that. Currently, she wanted to see Lucas and ensure the man was alive. At the risk of him not recognizing her or even hating her. “Can you take me to see him?” She asked with a small voice, telling Asher just how uncertain she was. “You can see him anytime.” Asher soothed, burying his nose in her neck. “He will
Asher left a few hours later than he would have wanted to because he kept giving in to the 'just a little while more' from his compelling girlfriend. By the time he left, the two lovers were right as ever and the only thing Isabella asked from him was to be careful out there because her life was tethered to his. She also promised not to stress him anymore and that she will wait patiently for his signal. In the next room, Dragana had dragged a couch next to Lucas' bed and sat unmoving, admiring the sleeping man. All the sentiments she had been believed to have died with her husband strangely clashed forth like a tornado. She couldn't pinpoint what it was exactly about the man who made her want to strip naked, bend over, and demand he fuck her to oblivion. The longer she stared, the hooked she became. She was literally one breath away from jumping at his unconscious self. Her body ached deliciously in all the right places that she hadn't felt an itch in what felt like forever. Even he
By the time Isabella finished her narration, Lucas was weeping like a baby. Luckily, no one else, apart from his daughter who got to see him break down since Dragana had excused herself to give the two the privacy they deserved. To say Lucas was disgusted with himself it would be putting mildly. He couldn't believe that, on top of believing that Marina had killed herself, he went ahead and married Edith, who was supposed to be the best friend. Thanks to the internet, Isabella was able to confirm her words by showing the happy family. That's when Lucas realized there were no pictures with Isabella in it.His heart sank, remembering the promises he had made to Marina before she agreed to marry him. He was to be a father to her little girl. But from his understanding, Lucas had failed in that as well. He ended up asking Isabella how she can bear to look at him after everything he had done. Isabella reminded him that he had somehow reverted back to his old self and was helping prove that
“I am the worst challenger you should choose to be an enemy of.” Frederic replied, landing another fist on Asher's other cheek. Once a soldier…Asher, ignoring all the logic, leapt up despite the pain and lunged at Frederic, pushing the man to the ground. Before he could do any considerable damage, more than five guns aimed at him, waiting for the slightest command from Frederic. Since Asher knew Frederic wouldn't kill him without getting the answers he so desperately needed, the bodyguard smacked his captor hard on the face before spitting on him. “You know so much about me but missed the important one. I don't negotiate with delinquents.” “Get him off me, dammit!” Frederic screamed, wondering why his hooligans thought holding guns on Asher was more indispensable than pulling the man off him. Once Asher got pulled roughly off Frederic, the men wasted no time giving him a beating of his life. They could have killed him. But Asher still wouldn't beg. Somehow, he surrendered to the d