ログイン~Isabel~"I think I have to go warn him to stop meddling in this," he said, getting up roughly from the bed to snatch his clothes off the floor."No, William, please don't. I beg you. Please," I pleaded as real fear built up in my mind. "You will spoil everything. Think about this first.""I have nothing to lose, Isabel. I have to stop whatever plan he may be thinking about this before he takes it too far, and he can't do anything to you." He shoved his arms into his shirt."I can take care of you myself…your car, your tuition, anything you need. Even with the internship, the company is mine now!"He raked his hands through his hair to arrange his tousled hair. I dragged my nightgown over my body to stand in front of him, blocking his path to the door."You're freaking out again," I reasoned, touching his hands that remained clenched into fists. "Hey, look at me. You had your plans before you accepted his deal for you to marry Juliana. He is your dad. I know he means well for you ev
~Isabel~"You are not serious, are you?" I asked, watching his face for any sign of humor."Do I look like I am joking?" he said, his voice dropped into a tone that showed me he felt insulted by my doubt."No, no. It's just, how do I pull it off? Your dad, my mom..." I eyed him, chewing on my lower lip while my brain calculated the trip.“I will let them know it's work-related…for real it is," he said, closing the distance between us to drag me flush against his chest. "I have a foreign conference on Saturday, and there's a business with an important investor I want to seal. You're coming with me for the conference, then you can actually put the skills you have been learning from the legal department to use. I will need you to draft the contract for the investment."He pressed a lingering kiss to my forehead. I rustled against the tangled sheets, noticing the rain had stopped battering my window, I watched him with pure adoration. How did I even manage to capture the attention of
~Isabel~"Don't worry about that," he cuts me off, his voice fierce. "Just stick to me, focus on me, I will handle them, trust me, okay?"I watched him for a moment then nodded, shit I know hell will break loose if this gets out, Arthur won't take it lightly finding out he was tricked by his own son. My stupid heart has trapped me here, rendering me unable to call him off despite the danger, and the stress could shatter his dad's unstable health."Your dad…" I started to say,"Shhhhhhsh," he cuts me off then leaned in to kiss me, erasing any remaining distance between us.As soon as his soft lips met mine, thunder cracked angrily outside and the rain which was subsiding poured down more, rattling the windows and hitting against the building. I moaned into his soft slow kiss…as his hot tongue twirled slowly in my mouth playing with my tongue, dominant and demanding.He tilted my head to the side, gripped my neck with his hand that was previously tilting my chin to his gaze, while hi
~Isabel~ "Fuck, Bel, ho..how did you know, it's just..." He shook his head, his fingers twitched against his sides. "How did I know?" "William," I called out his name but it sounded broken from my lips… So it's true, he was really going to marry Juliana, it wasn't just some rumor. I was praying it was, maybe those staff heard it wrong. No, for him reacting this way… "You played me, you're going to marry her and you didn't bother to let me know?! You don't think I deserve to know?!" "You fucking slept with me just yesterday morning!" I whispered, blinking back my tears. "Isabel, I plan on not telling you because…" I held my hand up to stop him, cutting him off before he could twist the truth. "Don't bother, I don't care. You can marry her for all I know and about this," I said, gesturing quickly to the crumpled resignation letter on the now cold floor. "He didn't do anything wrong, he followed me to Burford to find Chloe as I didn't know my way, that's all. My phone fell dow
~Isabel~ I woke up the next day to a loud knock on my door. I checked the time, it was 5:00 AM in the morning. Who is waking me up at this time? I quickly went into the toilet to freshen up, then wrapped my nightgown around my naked body as I sleep naked. The thin silk fabric barely offered any coverage against the morning chill. The knock came hesitant again. I walked over to open the door, only to find William huffing like he'd ran a marathon. He was dressed in a black tee and sweatpants. Before I could get over the shock of him standing at my door at 5:00 AM, he pushed in, forcing me to step back inside as he locked the door. "What are you doing here at this time?" I asked. He turned around with a dead look, walking closely toward me. I stepped back with every step he took forward. I can feel he was in a dark mood. "Where the fuck did you go to with Jax last night, Isabel?" he questioned as my feet stopped at the bed, I couldn't move further. I wrapped my
~Isabel~ "Are you going to answer me, or just stand there moping, young lady?" my mother asked. She stood directly under the chandelier, her arms crossed over her chest, under the bright light I could see the lines of exhaustion on her face. I swallowed hard. "Mom... I was with Chloe…" "Isabel, can you see the time, you're with Chloe?" She gestured at the clock on the wall. "It's 10:30 PM, for crying out loud! You think you are an adult now..." "I don't think I am an adult, Mom. I am an adult," I cut her off quickly. I knew she was angry, but I did not purposely stay out late. If she would just allow me a moment, I could explain. "Okay, dear adult, need I remind you that you still live in this mansion and eat our food?" she barked. I flinched at her words "Sarah!" Arthur called from the wheelchair. She huffed, released her hand from her waist. I walked closer to her, trying to keep my voice down, "Mom, I am sorry I came back this late, but I had to see Chloe
I clocked into Sterling Global at 7:30 AM, my footsteps echoing through the hollow, marble lobby. The only other people around were the maintenance crew, and I’m pretty sure the guy buffing the floors thought I was crazy for being there voluntarily on a Saturday. If it wasn't for my scheming step
~Isabel~The office had begun to quiet down as the clock ticked toward closing time. I was already mentally picking out which shoes would survive a club floor for tomorrow night when my desk phone buzzed."My office. Now," William’s voice was curt, stripped of the strange, observant calm he’d sho
~Isabel~I sank into my chair, stretching my back. The air in the open-plan office felt thick though the air condition was mild, I was feeling exhausted and hot, and no matter how many times I told myself to focus on the folders Sophia had dumped on my desk, my mind kept drifting back to the fiftie
"No I haven't, You're Marcus," Chloe blurted out before the guy could even open his mouth.He froze, his hand still reaching for the frisbee on the grass. He blinked, clearly caught off guard, but then that slow, lopsided grin returned, wider than before. He straightened up, tucking a plastic disc







