LOGIN~Isabel~His head snapped toward me, his eyebrows drawing close together before his lips parted into a small smile. I didn't even know where the question had come from, it had just slipped past my lips before I could stop it."Love," he said, shaking his head. "Yeah, a long time ago.""What happened?" I whispered.My eyes drifted over him, noticing the small details I usually overlooked, his curly hair was trimmed much shorter than before, at the office, he always wore a vest sweater over his shirt, but now, Now, with just a shirt stretched across his shoulders, I could see he was lean muscled while William was thicker. Shit! I swore, I had compared him to the person I wanted to take my mind away from. "She fell out of love and ended things," he shrugged, his eyes still on the road.Fell out of love, I thought. To be completely consumed by someone one day, then the next, the feeling just evaporates into nothing? How? If you fancy someone, you fancy them. How do you just turn it o
~Isabel~I scoffed at the message "push him?" He was the only one who had not only pushed me but stomped on my heart. My fingers tightened on the edges of my phone, holding back the heat rising in my throat as I bit down hard on my tongue. The nerve of him to come meet me for a talk after spending time with Juliana, counting the number of times i had seen them together these past few days was annoying, a knot tightened in my chest that wouldn't loosen. Oh, William, how could you play me this way? How?"What's going on with you and William?" Jax asked.He peeled his eyes away from the road to glance sideways, his gaze dropped to my grip on the phone before his chin jerked back toward the windshield."Nothing," I said, my voice flat.He shook his head, his hands shifted on the steering wheel. "That doesn't look like nothing, Mayfield. Did you see what he did? He nearly created a scene just now," Jax stated.Not nearly, he created a scene, he just stopped because maybe Juliana rem
~Iaabel~She was in a haste to go out, I watched her retreating figure walk down the corridor. She hadn't even spared me a glance nor given me that glare she always had on when she looks at me.Picturing her actually getting married to William, made my insides turn, the room tilted, i gripped my chest, hitting my fist on it just to force the air back into my lungs.Mrs. Brian watched me from her desk, with a cocked brow."Miss Vane dropped some work for you again," she said, gesturing toward my desk with a stiff nod. A single folder with the word 'Confidential' stamped across it sat at the center of my workspace, looking like a threat.'Fuck,' I swore silently under my breath. I really didn't have the energy for this right now. My world was falling apart, and here I was expected to sit and review sensitive corporate files. I forced myself into the chair spending the rest of the day going through the file, Immediately the time struck for dismissal, the others started leaving. I
~Isabel~I gripped my phone hard, as I rubbed my palm across my face to clean the tears. My whole body felt weak, I forced myself to drag one foot in front of the other, just trying to get away from the restroom area. It was so not fair. It shouldn't hurt this much, but it did. My heart ached. Anyone who saw me right now will notice how dejected I was, it was clear right across my face, from my red eyes to my pale lip. I can't even face Juliana right now. How can I look at her? How do you stand in front of someone when the man you like is being engaged to them? The worst part was hearing it through office gossip.I had almost gotten to the legal department when I met Jax. He stopped where he was going too, cutting his stride when he saw me. He was carrying a stack of files, but his focus shifted entirely to me the moment our eyes met."Hey? Are you okay?" he asked, his eyes dropping to my face."Yeah, I am fine," I replied. I forced out a smile"You look pale," he said, his brow
~Isabel~ I dropped the files on her desk without saying anything. She stood up, collected them, and sighed. "I hope everything is in order, as there's no time, I can't go over it myself. Is it complete?" she asked, her voice softened, maybe noticing I had no energy left to argue. "It is, ma'am," I replied. She nodded then walked toward William's door, opening it after a brief knock. I watched, peering inside to take a peek at what he was doing. Three men in suits came out as she entered, their faces blank and professional. I caught a glimpse of William standing with both hands in his pockets, looking over the vast city view from his glass-walled office. He turned immediately the door closed and I ducked. Fuck, he almost caught me peeking, my heart nearly stopped. I know today's meeting was important. With all the information I gathered, it seems he will be promoted to chairman. Does that mean Arthur has finally handed over his shares to William? Maybe, seeing how fr
~Isabel~I realized then that the best way to face a problem is not to duck, but to rise up fully to the challenge. I accepted the risk, and now, I have to be careful; showing any sign of guilt will not work to my benefit, there is simply too much at stake. I looked around at all four of them, their gazes fixed on me, waiting for an explanation. My chest felt tight under the weight of their scrutiny, that look of judgment on their faces seemed to penetrate my skin, I tried to steady my hands, forcing my fingers not to tremble as I picked up the flash drive. It felt small and cold against my palm. I forced a smile, stretching the muscles in my face until it felt natural enough."I’m just returning your flash drive. I’ve finished everything and am about to hand my work over to William’s PA. Since I’ll be away from my desk, I thought I’d drop it off in case you need it immediately and I’m not around."She looked at me, pondering my explanation, her eyes bored into mine as if trying
~Isabel~The dining room was way too big for just four people. It always felt like the walls were leaning in, trying to hear our secrets. I sat there, moving a piece of chicken around my plate with a fork. Across from me, William looked like he’d been carved out of steel. He was now wearing a fre
~Isabel~ The mansion felt different when I walked through the front door that evening. I needed to do something normal to keep my mind busy. I needed to take my mind away from William’s text, So leaving the solitude my room I followed the smell of cooking spices toward the kitchen. Mrs. Da
~Isabel~“How”? I spoke out, still conflicted. I stood paralyzed in the middle of the buzzing cafeteria, staring down at my phone until the screen blurred. William’s words felt like a physical hand around my throat again. My brain was firing off a million questions per second, he was supposed to
~Isabel~Marcus must have felt the tension because he straightened up, cleared his throat and looked at me with a bit of sympathy, then leaned down and pressed a lingering, soft kiss to the top of Chloe’s head.“I’ll leave you two to talk. See you later, Chlo.”He walked away, leaving a gaping hole







