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**Isabella arrived at the venue Luciano sent to her. She stood in front of the penthouse and wondered if she got to the right location.It was at the outskirts of the town. She took such a risk to come and meet him. There was a killer in roaming around in town taking advantage of women before butchering them.She would have thought twice before coming out. Luciano did not call her. He sent only texts…what if he was not the one?What if someone was impersonating him?A cold shiver ran down her spine as she took a good look at the environment.Everywhere was quiet. Since it was at the outskirts of the town, only a few houses could be found.The very one she was asked to meet Luciano was position far away from the others.She waited patiently after texting Luciano she was there.Meanwhile, Dora saw Isabella at the junction, closed to the Jimenez' mansion. She recognized her car because she had always wanted it for herself.Unfortunately, she was not born into luxury like Isabella. Daugh
Isabella managed to calm her mom down. She was sleeping in her room after taking a sedative.Manuela’s lie about dating Luciano helped the situation. However, she wished she could have told the truth.“How long will we keep lying?” Isabella asked, with tears in her eyes as she left her mother’s room.“Do you want to tell the truth? Did you see your mom’s condition?” Manuela spoke in a low tone. The doctor had already told them that Mrs. Jimenez's blood pressure was high…too high. The last time she got a heart attack. If they had told her the truth, this wouldn’t have ended well.“She will call my dad home when she finds out the truth” Isabella said, with her arms crossed in front of her chest.Her parents were still married to one another, and even the love was one-sided.“I don’t think she will do that” Manuela shrugged. Don Jimenez was trouble. No one wanted him back in town. “She is not stupid to do that.”Isabella laughed as though she was forced to say “You don’t understand. My m
Grandmother was hesitant, but she realized that they were not going to make her part of their conversation. She had to leave.Don Julio called the boys and asked them to sit down. Calling for meetings when someone committed a wrong was not his way of handling issues but his mother’s.“Why did you send the rest away?” Luciano asked. He was not going to change his mind about Isabella if this was one of his dad’s techniques, then he had already failed before it started.“Because this is my way of handling issues. By the way, you just told me that you are adults”. Don Julio picked a bottle of vodka from the bar and walked to where the boys sat. “We will discuss like men. Hopefully, you will act like men and not like children afterward.”He brought three glasses and handed each to the boys.“Thank you, uncle. I don’t really understand why I’m being called”. Paul Reyes stretched his hand for the drink.Don Julio poured the vodka into their glasses. He sat on one of the sofas and crossed his
**A cold shiver ran down his spine. His blood boiled in anger. It was hard to believe what his father said. Years ago, when he asked what happened to his aunt, the elders told him that she left the gas on and got burnt.The male workers from the farm were able to save her just on time. She delivered Teresa on her way to the hospital and kicked the iron bucket.It was a very difficult moment for the family. Luciano remembered clearly who called him to deliver the news…it was grandmother.He left the mysterious woman on that one-night stand and traveled back to the city where they were.“Now, do you still want to associate with such a family?” grandmother asked with her left brow raised. She knew that they got him on this one.“They made Teresa motherless”, Roberto added.Luciano wondered if this was the truth, or they were trying to buy time for themselves. “I don’t believe you” his hand tightened as he held his jacket. “Back then, you told me that she died from carelessness. How do y
**Isabella was scared to go and meet her mother. Her name was called again for the third time. Manuela ran to Juan’s room. She couldn’t sleep due to the noise downstairs.“Are you going down to meet your mother or do you want her to bring down the roof of this house?”“I-i…scared to go and meet her,” Isabella said, biting her nails. She knew that it was for obvious reasons.Manuela was confused. She leaned against the wall to give it some thought. What could possibly be wrong?Mrs. Jimenez sounded furious. It was strange because she had never come back from work by this time... she didn’t scream Isabella’s name like that.“Wait…did she know about you and the Reyes?” Manuela asked. Her friend nodded and sat on the floor.Mrs. Jimenez' voice rang again.“We need to go downstairs” Manuela told her. She was calm because there was no use panicking. It would scare Isabella more.She called one of the maids to stay with Juan while they went downstairs to meet Mrs. Jimenez.“You? Why did yo
Chapter 46.Luciano darted back and forth in the living room. The other family members also got tired of waiting for their grandmother. She kept them for more than an hour saying she was on the way.“Do you know why they called us together?” Paul Reyes asked. He was called by the office to come home immediately. At first, he thought someone was dying, so he drove home like a maniac.“No, we all don’t know” Rosa answered. She sat on the sofa with her legs crossed. Her eyes were on the screen of her phone. “Maybe she wants to make an announcement.”“An important one…hopefully it won’t be about whom to avoid this time”, Paul Reyes said. He watched Luciano moving around like it was about him. Did he get caught?Paul wondered if his cousin knew the reason why they were asked to come here. He was worried. If Luciano was caught, then hell would break loose.He chatted Luciano up, asking if it was because of him that the meeting was called.Luciano took out his phone from the pocket of his tr
Mrs. Adela Jimenez sat back when she saw the evidence. It was a picture of her daughter walking hand in hand with Luciano. She had no idea what Reyes' mansion looked like right now. But seeing them together was enough to back up her friend’s accusation.A cold shiver ran down when she realized the implications of what her daughter had done.It was difficult to believe that Isabella had disobeyed her rules. She was not that kind of person to break rules. What got into her all of a sudden? Did she fall for Luciano Reyes just the way her father did for Mrs. Julio?Adela refused to believe that Isabella was in love with Luciano. Maybe it could be that she was looking for answers and ended up at his side.“I did not mean to hurt you by showing you that picture” mama Dora spoke. She finally hit her target for the day and was ready to go back to her store. However, she could not leave her friend in this condition.Adela turned pale. Her hands trembled with fear, making her almost drop the ph
Chapter 42.Mrs. Adela Jimenez sat in the comfort of her office. She just called from her secretary, saying that Mama Dora wanted to see her. She was surprised. Even though, they had known each other for years, the woman never visited her at the office.They met at home, parties or the market. Why will she show up at her working place all of a sudden?The hotel she was working at, happened to be the only property her husband left her with. She has no idea was going on with the rest…whether he gave them out to his baby mama or side chicks!The pain she felt when she found out Boaz Jimenez had another kid outside their marriage almost led her to the grave. She went into coma immediately. It happened three years after Isabella was born.He broke her heart into pieces many time yet she never divorced him. Adela wondered if it was stupidity or fear. Her daughter, Isabella wasted no time to divorce Rodriguez when she caught him cheating. Even though she was carrying his child, she stood tal
**Don Julio did not believe the accusation against his wife neither did he believe that Isabella was Boaz and Adela's daughter.He knew they had a child. In fact, God blessed them with twins but the male did not survived. Only the female was born healthy.They knew nothing about the girl right from the time she was born. None of the Reyes had an idea of what she looked like.Adela kept her away for years…from them. She wanted nothing to do with the Reyes. But who would blame her? She was just another victim of love.“She can’t be a Jimenez” grandmother shook her head. She was sure about it and knew that Juan was not a part of that foolish bloodline.The old woman had come to love the little boy. She was hoping that she would marry his mother to her grandson, Luciano."My mother is right. The Isabella you saw at our house is different. Maybe you are confused” don Julio nodded in support of his mother. He prayed that whatever he was thinking would turn out to be the truth.Mama Dora si
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