Isabella pov's condI stared hard at him. He always looked so sure, like he would carry the world on his shoulders and he wouldn't even flinch while doing that. And a part of me just wanted to let go of everything but I couldn't. At least not yet. When I was still hiding the truth from him.“Very good Declan. You have to stay with me for a long time, because I think I will need someone to forcibly feed me my medicines for a while”“Then it's a deal between us” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The nurses checked on me before leaving and the doctor said I would be discharged the next day because I was still placed under observation and there were a lot of samples and medical tests they were to carry on me.Visiting hours had ended but Declan sat beside me as though he belonged here. Like there was nowhere else he would rather be and maybe for the first time in a long time. I would let myself believe that someone would want to stay just for me.“Are you cold?” he asked as he noticed the way I curled my f
Ryan's POV.“Grandma” I screamed and I rushed downstairs, towards her then I knelt down beside her. I picked up her body and placed it in my arms as I tapped her cheeks trying to revive her.“Grandma. Please wake up, you know you can't fucking do this to me. I need you more than ever” I begged and she opened her eyes slowly then she shut them again.“I told you I wasn't immortal right?” she said in a voice that was audible enough but I had to strain my ears just to hear her.She tried to speak but then she began to breathe heavily as she struggled with herself. I didn't know what to do, if I should take her to the hospital or just wait for the family doctor’s arrival. The doctor said he was close by so I expected that he was going to reach here soon enough. But if I decide to take her to the hospital, we might arrive late because the hospital is far from the house and what if she doesn't make it?I shook my head as I removed such thoughts out of it. I wasn't meant to be thinking abou
Ryan's POV.I leaned against the edge of the bed as I folded my arms across my chest. My eyes were locked on Cairo and and I couldn't stop staring at her because I felt as though she had completely lost her mind.“Cairo, are you fully aware that we could have talked downstairs? So why did you want us to come into one of the rooms?” I asked and she closed the door behind her with a soft jam.She walked towards me and her heels clicked against the cold tiles as she smiled at me. “It's because whatever message I have to give to you is important and I had to rush to you immediately. I got the chance to,” she replied with a low voice.“Is there a problem at the office?” I asked as I felt bothered and I needed to hear her answer in order to quench my curiosity.She didn't respond to me immediately. Instead she just stood still and stared straight into my eyes, making me feel more nervous than ever.“Cairo, can you please speak up and not just look at me like that” I snapped at her and she d
Ryan's POV.I was seated in the living room and the entrance door swung open as I watched Isabella step inside the house. She didn't notice me at first or maybe she just pretended not to notice me, she can always be guilty of that. I crossed my arms as she shut the door behind her. “Where are you coming from?” I asked as my voice interrupted the silence that erred in the air. She stopped in her tracks, then she turned to look at me. For a moment, she just stared at me with her unreadable eyes and then before I could blink. I noticed her moving towards me and she stood in front of me. She was too close to me and he began to have an effect on me. I inhaled the sweetness of her usual familiar vanilla perfume. She rose on her toes and her face was barely an inch away from mine, just as if she was about to kiss me and my heart pounded in my chest. But then she smiled, I wasn't expecting her to smile at me. “None of your fucking business” she whispered and her breath was warm against my
Levi's POV.I stared at the untouched coffee in front of me as my mother's voice resonated in my ears. “Levi?” my mum called out my name, bringing me out of my thinking phase and I turned to look at her.“Yes mum” I answered.“Have you spoken to your girlfriend lately?” “What girlfriend are you talking about mum?”“Are you really serious? Don't act as though you don't understand what I'm saying to you. Why would you even ask me such a question? Who is your girlfriend, isn't she Mia Genovese?” my mum asked and I chuckled at her words.My stomach clenched tightly inside of my body and I knew much earlier that this day would finally come and play right in front of my face. The moment I agreed to have lunch with my parents in the same house, I should have known that they weren't after family bonding like the usual family would do. I noticed the way my dad folded his newspaper and kept it aside then he looked at me straight into the eyes. “One of the reasons why we called you here is be
Levi's pov“If Mia doesn't want to be with me anymore then I am not going to force her to do so. Because that isn't love but toxicity and obsession, which is extremely bad. If I force her to be with me, I will be hurting her” I lashed out and my mum also stood up to her feet, challenging me.“You are talking about love right? Don't you dare talk about love to me. We sent you into Mia's life to trick her into falling in love with you but just take a good look at you, everything backfired in your face. She became the woman who tricked you into falling in love with her. She got into your head and now you are acting like a lovesick fool” my mum expressed in a harsh tone and I balled my hands into fists, clenching them tightly beside me.“You can talk to me in whatever tone you want mum but don't talk about Mia like that” I warned.“If you don't want me to talk about her like that then grow some guts. You have to fucking grow it Levi, because if you don't do something about this matter we h
Isabella's POV.The silence in the house was self attacking to me. Ryan had left for office a few hours ago, he informed me that he will be back before dinner but that's none of my business if he comes back or not. I didn't care about him.I was left alone in the house with nothing but my thoughts swirling in my head. I had a remote control in my hand but it wasn't of any use to me because I had gotten used to it already. I wasn't paying attention to the movie anymore because I had watched the movie three times already in one sitting. It was the same storyline and the same happy ending that I had expected. I leaned my back against the couch as I was dressed in an oversized hoodie that I loved so much. The sleeves of the hoodie swallowed my hands but he didn't bring me the comfort I needed. My fingers absentmindedly brushed against my phone screen as I saw that there were no missed calls or no new messages from Declan. The truth was that I missed him so very much. I missed Declan a lo
Mia's POV.The click of my heels filled the four walls of my parent's house as I made my way towards the sitting room. My mum was seated at her usual spot towards the window with her favourite parsley tea in her hand as she slipped it slowly, scrolling through her phone then she glanced up at me.“Mia you don't look like someone that just lost a baby” my mum said, dropping her cup down on the table.“Maybe, it's because I'm not heartbroken about it” I replied, shrugging my shoulders at her as I sat on the couch beside her and I noticed the way her eyes looked at me with curiosity. “That is your child we are talking about. It was you and Levi's baby, I thought you were in love with him?” my mum asked and a dry laughter escaped my lips. It was so funny of her not to know my real intentions behind wanting Levi all to myself and I achieved it.“I was never in love with Levi mum. I just wanted him because he belonged to Isabella, I just couldn't stand watching her have everything. So I did
Mia's pov“Do you think I am that cheap to hook up with Ryan? I'm a business woman and here to discuss business with him, so shift away from my path otherwise you won't like what I will do to you” I warned, pointing a finger at her and before she could reply, Ryan's door opened.“ Where is all this noise coming from?” Ryan asked as his eyes landed on me.“Mia?” He called out my name and I smiled at him.“Your personal assistant Cairo tried to stop me from seeing you” I said, glaring hard at Cairo as Ryan glanced at Cairo with a frown on his face then he turned back to me.“Mia, why are you here unannounced?”“I need to speak with you. It's very urgent” I said as I noticed the hesitation in Ryan's movements then he finally nodded.“Come inside my office” he urged and I looked at Cairo one last time with a smirk on my face and walked into his office as the door clicked shut behind us.“What is going on Mia?” Ryan asked and I folded my hands across my chest.“I should be asking you that
Mia's POV.The click of my heels filled the four walls of my parent's house as I made my way towards the sitting room. My mum was seated at her usual spot towards the window with her favourite parsley tea in her hand as she slipped it slowly, scrolling through her phone then she glanced up at me.“Mia you don't look like someone that just lost a baby” my mum said, dropping her cup down on the table.“Maybe, it's because I'm not heartbroken about it” I replied, shrugging my shoulders at her as I sat on the couch beside her and I noticed the way her eyes looked at me with curiosity. “That is your child we are talking about. It was you and Levi's baby, I thought you were in love with him?” my mum asked and a dry laughter escaped my lips. It was so funny of her not to know my real intentions behind wanting Levi all to myself and I achieved it.“I was never in love with Levi mum. I just wanted him because he belonged to Isabella, I just couldn't stand watching her have everything. So I did
Isabella's POV.The silence in the house was self attacking to me. Ryan had left for office a few hours ago, he informed me that he will be back before dinner but that's none of my business if he comes back or not. I didn't care about him.I was left alone in the house with nothing but my thoughts swirling in my head. I had a remote control in my hand but it wasn't of any use to me because I had gotten used to it already. I wasn't paying attention to the movie anymore because I had watched the movie three times already in one sitting. It was the same storyline and the same happy ending that I had expected. I leaned my back against the couch as I was dressed in an oversized hoodie that I loved so much. The sleeves of the hoodie swallowed my hands but he didn't bring me the comfort I needed. My fingers absentmindedly brushed against my phone screen as I saw that there were no missed calls or no new messages from Declan. The truth was that I missed him so very much. I missed Declan a lo
Levi's pov“If Mia doesn't want to be with me anymore then I am not going to force her to do so. Because that isn't love but toxicity and obsession, which is extremely bad. If I force her to be with me, I will be hurting her” I lashed out and my mum also stood up to her feet, challenging me.“You are talking about love right? Don't you dare talk about love to me. We sent you into Mia's life to trick her into falling in love with you but just take a good look at you, everything backfired in your face. She became the woman who tricked you into falling in love with her. She got into your head and now you are acting like a lovesick fool” my mum expressed in a harsh tone and I balled my hands into fists, clenching them tightly beside me.“You can talk to me in whatever tone you want mum but don't talk about Mia like that” I warned.“If you don't want me to talk about her like that then grow some guts. You have to fucking grow it Levi, because if you don't do something about this matter we h
Levi's POV.I stared at the untouched coffee in front of me as my mother's voice resonated in my ears. “Levi?” my mum called out my name, bringing me out of my thinking phase and I turned to look at her.“Yes mum” I answered.“Have you spoken to your girlfriend lately?” “What girlfriend are you talking about mum?”“Are you really serious? Don't act as though you don't understand what I'm saying to you. Why would you even ask me such a question? Who is your girlfriend, isn't she Mia Genovese?” my mum asked and I chuckled at her words.My stomach clenched tightly inside of my body and I knew much earlier that this day would finally come and play right in front of my face. The moment I agreed to have lunch with my parents in the same house, I should have known that they weren't after family bonding like the usual family would do. I noticed the way my dad folded his newspaper and kept it aside then he looked at me straight into the eyes. “One of the reasons why we called you here is be
Ryan's POV.I was seated in the living room and the entrance door swung open as I watched Isabella step inside the house. She didn't notice me at first or maybe she just pretended not to notice me, she can always be guilty of that. I crossed my arms as she shut the door behind her. “Where are you coming from?” I asked as my voice interrupted the silence that erred in the air. She stopped in her tracks, then she turned to look at me. For a moment, she just stared at me with her unreadable eyes and then before I could blink. I noticed her moving towards me and she stood in front of me. She was too close to me and he began to have an effect on me. I inhaled the sweetness of her usual familiar vanilla perfume. She rose on her toes and her face was barely an inch away from mine, just as if she was about to kiss me and my heart pounded in my chest. But then she smiled, I wasn't expecting her to smile at me. “None of your fucking business” she whispered and her breath was warm against my
Ryan's POV.I leaned against the edge of the bed as I folded my arms across my chest. My eyes were locked on Cairo and and I couldn't stop staring at her because I felt as though she had completely lost her mind.“Cairo, are you fully aware that we could have talked downstairs? So why did you want us to come into one of the rooms?” I asked and she closed the door behind her with a soft jam.She walked towards me and her heels clicked against the cold tiles as she smiled at me. “It's because whatever message I have to give to you is important and I had to rush to you immediately. I got the chance to,” she replied with a low voice.“Is there a problem at the office?” I asked as I felt bothered and I needed to hear her answer in order to quench my curiosity.She didn't respond to me immediately. Instead she just stood still and stared straight into my eyes, making me feel more nervous than ever.“Cairo, can you please speak up and not just look at me like that” I snapped at her and she d
Ryan's POV.“Grandma” I screamed and I rushed downstairs, towards her then I knelt down beside her. I picked up her body and placed it in my arms as I tapped her cheeks trying to revive her.“Grandma. Please wake up, you know you can't fucking do this to me. I need you more than ever” I begged and she opened her eyes slowly then she shut them again.“I told you I wasn't immortal right?” she said in a voice that was audible enough but I had to strain my ears just to hear her.She tried to speak but then she began to breathe heavily as she struggled with herself. I didn't know what to do, if I should take her to the hospital or just wait for the family doctor’s arrival. The doctor said he was close by so I expected that he was going to reach here soon enough. But if I decide to take her to the hospital, we might arrive late because the hospital is far from the house and what if she doesn't make it?I shook my head as I removed such thoughts out of it. I wasn't meant to be thinking abou
Isabella pov's condI stared hard at him. He always looked so sure, like he would carry the world on his shoulders and he wouldn't even flinch while doing that. And a part of me just wanted to let go of everything but I couldn't. At least not yet. When I was still hiding the truth from him.“Very good Declan. You have to stay with me for a long time, because I think I will need someone to forcibly feed me my medicines for a while”“Then it's a deal between us” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The nurses checked on me before leaving and the doctor said I would be discharged the next day because I was still placed under observation and there were a lot of samples and medical tests they were to carry on me.Visiting hours had ended but Declan sat beside me as though he belonged here. Like there was nowhere else he would rather be and maybe for the first time in a long time. I would let myself believe that someone would want to stay just for me.“Are you cold?” he asked as he noticed the way I curled my f