Isabella's POV
I don't know if it just me but I feel like Tristan has been acting a little strange for the last few days. He is very distant and even when he is here, it is like his mind is elsewhere. I think that it has to do with the family dinner he went to on Sunday. He came back earlier than I thought he would and when he did, he didn't say anything to me. He just went to the liquor cabinet and poured himself a drink, he had another one and went straight to his bedroom.
I didn't even know if I should even ask him anything so I just sat there and binged on Netflix. I had my wine with me. I went to bed late and when I woke up he was already gone for work. Still I paid no mind to it, it's not like this is a real relationship and so he doesn't have to kiss me goodbye. I finally decided to enroll into a programme, they offered online classes but I decided to enrol as a full time student. I was waiting for a reply and if I
Tristan's POV"Let Isabella go..." My father's words kept on playing in my head.I should have known that Bradley will fight with everything in him. He tells me that he wants me to leave my Isabella alone, that I must let her out of the contract and declare open season. I don't think that he know what he is asking me to do. Yes I have a contact with Isabella but it is not all black and white. There's a lot of grey areas in between. My father is asking me to give up the one person I want in my life.I know Bradley, he is the ladies man in the family. He my heartless and ruthless in with his type of business but when it comes to women, he just has a special way with them and now he has his eyes on Isabella. He was willing to walk away from everything only if I gave him Isabella and now my father has made things worse for me. He doesn't know this but he has just put me under a very difficul
Isabella's POVDinner was lovely, I didn't plan on having a guest during dinner but I couldn't exactly say no to Bradley and I am glad that I did. I haven't had a wonderful time like that in a while. The food was great and the conversation was flowing. I had the time of my life. I suppose one can even say that it refreshing. He then took me out for ice cream and that too was lovely. Brian was there watching me like a hawk. I suppose it was his job to watch over me. I had my last spoon and put the spoon in the bowl."Now tell me if that was not the best Ice cream you have ever had." Bradley asked me."Honestly I would give it a nine out of ten, we had this old woman working for us when I was growing up, she would make us ice cream, I still say that I have never had ice cream like that before." I said."W my mother was a great cook but she hated sweets bu
Tristan's POVI have come to a point in my life where I know that I have to do what is best for me. Isabella is a beautiful and intelligent woman but maybe she might not be the woman for me. I mean she has just proven to me that she came be trusted, I turn my back for a minute and she runs into my brother's arms. I realise how stupid this whole thing is and that I am better than this, much much better. I think it's time I became a little selfish. Just for once I want to do what I want to do and not what is expected of me.This whole time I have been doing everything I can to build my father's empire, I did that and now it's time for me to do things on my own. I have worked so hard in the name of building a legacy for my father but not it is time to build a legacy for myself. No more mister nice guy over here. I know that the least I can do is to tell my father face to face about it.I love Isabella and I want her in my l
Isabella's POVWaking up in an empty apartment has pretty much been a norm these days, at least back at Tristan's house there was staff so I wasn't always alone. I always had someone in the house with me, right now it is only me and I am bored as hell. I still have a week till class starts. I have decided to go forward with furthering my schooling. Even if it means paying for the tuition myself. I wish I could convince my heart to listen to what my mind already knows, that is for me to forget about Tristan.I did notice t think that it was possible but it happened, I always thought that maybe I would be the one to break the contract but Tristan beat me to it. I didn't know that he hated his brother that much and frankly, I didn't get it. Bradley was just being nice to me and I am glad that he showed up when he did or I would have had dinner on my own which I probably would have hated, he was just being friendly and I felt so co
Bradley's POVLife is about choices but I didn't choose to fall in love with Isabella and now I can't get over her. I want her and I am willing to do all that I can to make sure that I get her. I didn't that Tristan would actually fall for this, that he would let Isabella go. I know that he wants her as much as I do. I suppose he has himself to blame for all of this, he should have never tried to play dirty with me, he knows that I am far better than that. He knows that I play the game better.Even then this is bigger than just our ego's, hearts are on the line here. My own heart is at stake here, if Tristan was really serious about Isabella, he would have made sure that she doesn't get away from him, he should have just been truthful. I know that it looks like I am stabbing my brother in the back but I swear that I have never wanted any woman as much as I want her. This is why I want toake sure that she ends up with me. I also know that I c
Tristan's POVThis has officially been the worst night of my life. I hate being here and I hate my brother even more than I have before, he had just ruined the relationship we had only just begun, I thought that we were in a good place but I realised that I might have been wrong. I don't know how my father expects me to just sit here and be happy when he had just ripped my heart out of my chest. I hate this, all of it. Why would Isabella show up here with him? Does this mean that he has won?This whole night has been nothing but a nightmare, everyone was looking at them, I hate to admit this but I was even jealous of the attention my brother got, he took my place, my spotlight and now I am about to bring down the house. I suppose this is the perfect moment to do that, especially since everyone is in such a happy mood. We had gone through most of the night and we had just had dinner, now everyone was happy, as angry and as hurt as I was, I di
Bradley's POV I knew that coming here with Isabella was going to steer up some tension between my little brother and I but I didn't think that he would act so radical. My father looks like he is about to pop a vain, I can't remember the last time I saw him this angry. I don't understand why Tristan would do this, why he would act like this, there is a way to do things and this is not it, he just announced that he is leaving the family business, something we should have discussed with the family, this is just crazy. "What the hell does your brother think he is doing? This could ruin us." My father said in an angry voice. " He has lost his mind all over again." Brandon said. He might be right, my father was right as well, what he is doing will do more harm than good, he established this business, he is the one with the clients, people trust him with their money, we all kno
Robert's POV"This has went on too far, you have to put an end to this and tell the boys the truth." My fiance said."No, we stick to the plan, he is my son, he will come around if he doesn't I will make him." I said."No! You need to call this whole thing off, Tristan has made it perfectly clear where he stands with this family, you know how closed he is to Brandon, what is to stop him from walking away? You are supposed to bring these boys closer to each other and not this." She said."Look as far as their concerned, I am a dying man, as mad as Tristan is, he won't deny me what I want, I think it's time I moved to phase two of the plan." I said.My fiance has always been honest about how she feels about my whole plan from the moment I told her about it, she is an honest woman, pretty much the same as my wife was. I h