Betrayed, cheated, and humiliated, Isabella faces the fall of her first marriage. After a painful divorce, she finds herself caught in a one-night stand with a mysterious man who disappears from her life forever. Leaveing her alone to wrestle with an unexpected pregnancy, Isabella must gather the shattered pieces of her heart and raise her son alone. Years later, when her son yearns for a father figure, he takes matters into his own hands and seeks out a stranger to marry his mother. To their surprise, the stranger turns out to be the same mysterious man from that fateful night. Dearest readers, Join me on this journey as we unravel their past and uncertain future, will they overcome their doubts and fears to find love and happiness together? ***** Luciano gazed at the little boy who tugged at his sleeve. His eyes mirrored the green of an emerald, a trait they shared. Kneeling down, Luciano faced the boy. "What's your name?" "Juan," the boy replied, a shy smile gracing his lips. "Juan, what a wonderful name," Luciano said, pulling him into a gentle embrace. He couldn't help but wonder where the boy's parents were. "Where are your parents?" he inquired softly. "My mom's at the store over there," Juan pointed across the street. Then, turning to Luciano, he asked, "As for my daddy... Will you be my dad, sir?"
View More*Don Julio met up with his mother at the mayor’s office. He sat comfortably in one of the executive chairs beside his mother.The mayor was a chubby man with a pot belly. His glasses hung at the tips of his long nose. Anytime he speaks, he pushed the glasses up as though it will soon fall.However, Don Julio still wondered why the glasses returned to the tip of his nose.“So this property…what do you want to use it for?” the Mayor asked with a smile. His mouth widened, revealing some of his lost teeth. When he noticed that his question did not pleased the Reyes, he added “I-i just want to know because the Reyes family is known for development in Santa Marta and beyond.”Grandmother nodded. When her family was praised, it boosted her pride and she hung her shoulders high by adjusting her position.Apart from her sons' success, Luciano had made waves for himself in the country. The shipping company was so popular that she felt more proud than his parents. Paul was doing well too. He su
**Isabella greeted his parents respectfully before leaving the office. She wont have felt embarrassed if they knew that she was dating Luciano. It was supposed to be secret.Luciano facepalmed before he turned around and greeted his parents. By now, Isabella already left in a hurry. She looked confused and ashamed.He wished he could have gone after her to calm her down.He hugged and kissed his mom. It was a good thing they came to his office, however he wondered why they did not call him first.Were they informed that Isabella works at his company? Fear gripped him as his eyes darted from one person to another.“Isabella?” don Julio shook his head as he smiled. His son surprised him with his newfound love for a woman.“I will explain later” Luciano looked down. A blush crept into his face and his cheek reddened. “sit down, dad and…”“No, I’m leaving now” don Julio took a glance around the office. As each day passed by, he became more impressed with his son’s talents. The boy has p
The door flung all of a sudden, and she jumped back out of fear. A cold shiver racked through her body as he stared at her confused.Isabella wished the ground would swallow her. If only she had been a magician, she would have disappeared from the office.She was caught standing at his desk like a thief or a spy.He closed the door and walked to the center of the room, asking “Do you need something?”“Something?” She chuckled, looking away. The only question that kept racking through her brain was: who would want a thief as a girlfriend?Probably not Luciano Reyes. A stealing Jimenez won’t do any good to him or the company.Maybe she was thinking too hard. She did not steal from him nor had any intention.“What are you looking for?' he asked calmly. His eyes narrowed, aiming to confuse her.“I-I was…” Isabella attempted to talk, but her voice betrayed at the wrong time. She closed the drawer and raised her hands.“You were going through my things”. Luciano took steps forward. When she
**Chapter 39.It was morning. She would have gone downstairs to prepare breakfast for everyone, just like every morning, but she did not. Rather, she laid in bed like a lazy cow.Mrs. Julio did not blink her eyes all through the night. Last night was the first time she lied to her husband. They have been married for thirty-nine years and seven months.It was a love marriage. They have always loved each other right from childhood till this day. Keeping secrets from each other was not allowed in their relationship. Don Julio tells her everything and vice versa.Recently, she kept so many things away from him because of Luciano. Mrs. Julio was caught between her husband and son. Incidents such as Luciano helping the Jimenez at the market, becoming Juan's father and loving Isabella.She hid them from her husband. Why?Mrs. Julio knew what her son went through when he could not contact his mysterious lady from the wedding party in Suncity. He barely recovered from it. Not only that, Lucia
Chapter 38.The next morning, they dropped Juan at school and drove to the office. Isabella knew the people at work were going to start gossiping if they kept seeing them together.It was the last thing she needed right now. If news got to her mother, she would stop her from seeing Luciano. Who knows, she might call the rest of the family to come back home.Isabella got out of the car before Luciano could open the door for her. He had a habit of doing that, and she did not want co-workers to see her boss doing that.She walked to his side and asked for his brief.. Exactly what a good secretary would do.“No, it’s fine” Luciano told her. His phone rang, and she used the opportunity to get inside the office.When Isabella got to her office, she found a lady at her desk. There was a nametag on the desk, indicating that she was the new secretary.She was speechless. Luciano sacked her without informing her about it. He should have said something this morning, but he didn’t.Feeling frustr
"Say something. Your silence kills me", Luciano whispered. He cupped her face with his hands. "You don't want it?"No response. Her heart thumped within her chest like a drum. He said he was the fire, but she doubted it. Her body was so hot and the heat had just started. When their gazes met, Isabella's heart stopped beating. She swallowed subconsciously. It was going to happen anytime soon and her body was not complying with her brain. When he pressed his forehead against hers, she let out a sound. Luciano kissed her neck and let go of her.He took a step back and smiled “We both want each other, Bella. Do not let our families stop us from being today.”Isabella looked at him. She lost her senses a few minutes ago, and it was beginning to come back slowly.She was about to answer him when the lights turned on in the mansion. “I think my mom is awake. You have to go now, Lu…”She did not finish her sentence. Luciano took a quick step forward and kissed her cheeks. It was unexpected.
“I don’t know, mother” she shrugged. They walked out of the mansion. A car was waiting for them. Dora was glad, Mrs. Julio told the driver to drop them off.“I think I know exactly how to find out the truth” mama Dora smiled. She entered the car and prayed for tomorrow to come. It was high time she took action and made her daughter, Luciano's wife.**They drove in silence to the Jimenez Mansion. Luciano got out of the car. He went to the passenger seat to get Juan, who slept on their way back.“Luciano, can we talk first?” she stopped him from opening the door. Whatever happened back at the mansion was none of his fault. He only wanted to make her happy.Isabella got out of the car, and she leaned against it. Luciano’s driver stopped a few meters away from her house. He switched off the headlights and waited in the car.Beside her was Luciano. He stood with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Inside his mind, many thoughts ran back and forth. Is she going to break up with him whe
No one answered her. Isabella could not even look at her properly. Mama Dora felt her blood boiling. What was this Jimenez girl doing at the Reyes' mansion?Why was she walking about with Luciano, who was supposed to be Dora's husband?When mama Dora looked down, her eyes met with Juan. They knew each other, yet he did not greet her. The boy was smart, he knew exactly what was going on. He knew that it was wrong to be in the enemy's den.“Let’s go”, Luciano broke the silence. He held Isabella's hand, ignoring the fact that they had guests.“I’m feeling sleepy” Juan faked a yawn. He scratched his eyes and looked under his palms to see if mama Dora was watching. Yes, she was.Juan knew what was going on. Lately, he found out from his grandmother's conversation with friends that Luciano Reyes was an enemy to the family. She rebuked anything that had to do with them.Unfortunately, he had already chosen this man for his mother and there was no going back.“Come here, son”. Luciano let go
Isabella swallowed subconsciously as she stared at the woman in front of her. It was clear that Mrs. Reyes did not like her for anything. The fact that she invited her for dinner does not mean she had accepted a Jimenez.No matter what she said, Isabella was glad that she did not let Grandma Reyes embarrass her in front of everyone. “I’m still grateful, ma. Thank you.”Mrs. Julio sighed. The Jimenez' girl was annoying her with those words. She did what she thought was best in the situation. “I did it for Juan and Luciano. They should not suffer for what they know nothing about.”Isabella nodded. Now she understood what was going on. Mrs. Julio thought she knew what had transpired between their families years ago.But the truth was that she had no idea. Before the Reyes moved back to town, her mother always spoke about them with hatred.She thought at first that it was just a little misunderstanding. But when they moved back to town, she found out that there was more to this.“I don’t
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