Chapter 40

"Isabella, sister." Williams ran towards her. "Wow, what you did was amazing. I can’t believe you actually stood up against queen mother and sisters. And when you gave Camila that double slap. ‘Whack’ ‘Whack’. It was awesome. You showed her."

Williams reenacted Isabella’s defense and they both laughed about it.

"Haha, really? Did I look that way?" Isabella asked amused.

"Yes you were great." Williams said enthusiastically. "And the way you made eye contact with queen mother. I get the shivers every time I see her. She is very strict."

"Enough bad mouthing your mother." General Marcus approached them. "Isabella dear. I am sorry." General Marcus sighed.

"What for, grandpa? You didn’t do anything wrong." Isabella said.

"I feel that I have been a negligent father to my daughter. I was on the battle field when she was growing up. And after the war, I thought I had to make it up to her and spoiled her with love and affection. I gave in to her every whim, thinking it was for her own happines