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~ Isabella ~

It felt like my heart stopped beating… The second the bullet connected with Emmerson’s chest and I watched blood burst out of the open wound…

So visceral and rough…

I watched him slowly go down… until his body hit the ground while I remained rooted in the spot.

I’d never seen someone bleed so much.

He was in danger.

My heart sank, even before my brain could catch up.

He could die...

Because of me...

Because he decided to shield me.

Was that his way of showing me he was sorry, reall
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    ~ Isabella ~“Have you eaten?” Emmerson suddenly asked, and I stared at his smooth face. He‘d recently been able to get a clean shave and looked more handsome than ever.“Not yet.” “Eat with me.” I didn’t understand what he meant… until he gently pushed the spoon I was holding into my mouth. I chewed on the banana oats while staring wide-eyed at him.“We can’t use the same spoon.” I muttered, looking around for extra cutlery.“Why not?” “Because—”“We’ve kissed multiple times, which, if you ask me… involves more exchange of fluids than this.”"But…"“No buts… just eat with me.” And I did just that, until the plate emptied out. I was about to stand up to dispose of the plate… and head back into my shell when he stopped me.“Stay.”“No, I—”He frowned. “Why are you being so hard?” “And why are you being so clingy?”“I love your presence; that’s why.” He responded without batting an eyelid. My heart skipped a bit at his words… I don’t think I’d ever get used to this version of Emmerso

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    ~ Isabella ~“Are you okay?” Emmerson’s voice jolted me out of my daze… and I brought my attention back to his bandage I was changing. It’s been two weeks since he got discharged, and his wound was healing nicely. It was only a matter of weeks before he could go back to work.“Yes.” I say, nodding…though the truth is…I was far from it. It’s been so many days, and I still haven’t gotten any death on my mom’s suspected killer.I was running out of time…As I was regularly reminded by Emily…But what could I do?I couldn’t hire a professional private investigator, as some of the best ones were under his influence.I could only work with the ones I could afford, and apparently… they weren’t enough.I would have happily asked Junie for help… But I couldn’t drag her into this… not when she's got her triplets to think about… and we still haven’t figured out who sent the gunman.The man had insisted he was a freelancer and often had no idea whom his bosses were, and this time… It had been n

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    ~ Emmerson ~I opened my eyes again… just in time to watch Isabella walk into the room…Her citrus perfume overpowered the smell of antiseptic the second she did.Maybe because I had been asleep for so long, but she looked more beautiful than I remembered and her eyes? They were dazzling.“Isabella.” I say… catching her off guard. “You are awake.” She reached out to touch my IV hooked wrists. “I am.” I replied, gazing deeply into her eyes… which spoke more than she let herself voice. “You’ve been asleep for so long….” She returned my stare, just as intensely.“But I am awake now….” I squeezed her palms a little. “I miss you….” Her eyes widened… it felt like I had professed my love rather than just make a statement.“Do you miss me too, Sab?”“Sab?”“Yes, my nickname for you.”“Em… should I call the doctor?” She turned to leave, but I held her.“Stop… I’m okay.” I waited painstakingly for her to turn to face me, and by now, her eyes were heavy with unshed tears. “I remember everyt

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    ~ Isabella ~The man in front of us… whose name I later found out to be George Herbert.Lost his wife…The doctors failed in resuscitating her.He was currently in the room with her… to say his final goodbye before her body would be taken to the morgue.“Would he be okay?” Lily, who had been attentively listening to the doctor’s words, asked.“Not for a while… but he’ll be fine.” I say, recalling how broken and shattered I had felt after my dad's death… But here I was, being almost fine.“And her kids?” Emilia asked… and I felt my heart ache as the reason she was asking dawned on me… No child should have to grow up without a mom… yet children lose their moms every day despite it being the worst thing that could happen to a child. “She’ll take care of them from a distance…” I say, trying not to cry at how deeply I felt for them.“You mean… like her becoming a guardian angel and watching over them?!” I nodded… even though I wasn’t really sure I believed that.“I believe God will take c

  • The Billionaire’s Unwanted Wife   A widow?

    ~ Isabella ~It felt like my heart stopped beating… The second the bullet connected with Emmerson’s chest and I watched blood burst out of the open wound…So visceral and rough…I watched him slowly go down… until his body hit the ground while I remained rooted in the spot.I’d never seen someone bleed so much.He was in danger.My heart sank, even before my brain could catch up.He could die...Because of me...Because he decided to shield me.Was that his way of showing me he was sorry, really?I had almost forgotten about the elephant in the room until I felt the gun pointed at me….This time… I reacted almost immediately… And with the tips I was taught in self-defense school… I was able to take down the gunman in seconds… though I wasn’t able to stop the trigger that was pulled last minute and the bullets that went straight into my living room table.The man lay motionless at my feet when the doors flew open, and paramedics along with police officers rushed in. My young female nei

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    ~ Emmerson ~The first emotion that hit me at the sight of her was…. Longing.She was as beautiful as I remembered…Though she’d been constantly in our lives these past three years… it felt like she’d gone for a lifetime when she went back home to Australia.And now…She was here…I had no doubt we’d be seeing each other more often.And then what?We simply exist… like familiar strangers, like we’d done this the last three years…I had thought Emilia’s sickness would bring us together…But I was wrong…Because though we were in close proximity to…She kept her heart out of reach…I couldn’t blame her…I had been too terrified to even reach out…And now…We were here.I headed back to my study… Hoping to continue looking at the designs my architect sent over…But I just couldn’t focus…My thoughts were still set on her…Isabella…The mother of my twins.And the woman….I’m undeniably falling for…Though I had made sure to keep my distance…But my feelings only grew stronger and deeper

  • The Billionaire’s Unwanted Wife   An accident?!

    ~ Isabella ~“Ma’am… the fall you had was great, and you’d lost a lot of blood as a result. We’ll have to perform an operation on you to bring the baby out.” I nodded, feeling a tidbit of gratitude at being told what would be done to my body.My consciousness soon began floating after I was shot wi

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    ~ Isabella ~ …. “Who would have thought that a saint Mary like you would get pregnant before marriage?" Emily snickered as she made her way into my room, if I could call it that. It could as well be called a storage unit, locked in the fartherest part of the mansion. “And would you like to te

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    ~ Emmerson ~ I’d always dreaded this day and always hoped it would never come. But as it turns out… it did. “I just heard from one of my sources that you’d gotten one of Beatrice Chan’s daughters pregnant.” I froze hearing my grandpa’s words. “How… did you find out?” “You think I wouldn’t fin

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    ~ Isabella ~ I woke up from a dream I have always had, one where I saw myself being awarded my doctorate in clinical psychology. It never ceased to make my morning and always made me look forward to the grind of the day. I’d just lifted my eyes when I froze… the room felt unfamiliar. I tried

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