Isabella's pov;I dragged my bag down the stairs and placed it near the door. As I looked outside, the morning sun glowed through the door, blinding me unable to see the sky properly. Mr Martinez was working on his laptop when I looked around the living room. I'm not sure he'd notice me coming downstairs.Mateo took the bag and inquired, "Are there any other bags?""Only this one," I said, shaking my head."Okay. I'll then take it to the car." He took the bag out of the house and headed to the car."Come and have your breakfast," Rose invited as I was watching Mateo taking the bag outside the house.Mr Martinez didn't seem to notice my presence yet, so I stood by the doorway and watched him work until I couldn't take it any longer, then walked over to the kitchen and sat at the dining table.The food was placed in front of me by Kirk under a cloche."It's exciting already. Can I open what you cooked for me today?""Go ahead and open it," he said hurriedly."It's cioppino stew! My favou
Isabella's pov;I went out with Noah, Evelyn, Sophia, and Carey, four of my high school friends."How come you're not drinking anything?" Noah asked, looking at the glass in front of me."Did Liam mention anything about coming today?" Evelyn asked Sophia."He said he had some work to do, busy guy." Sophia said with a shake of her head."I thought so, too," Evelyn murmured. "It'll probably take a few days for him to take a break from his work.""I'm not sure why you guys let him go when he says he's busy but not when I say I'm busy," I explained."Because he's really busy and you're not," Noah explained as he sipped from his glass."Why do I feel like a third wheel when I hang out with you guys?" I inquired of Noah and Evelyn. "What made you date your friend?" I inquired of Carey. "How did you even end up with this girl?""Then bring Alexander next time so you don't feel like the third wheel," Sophia advised."Why are you mentioning Mr Martinez all of a sudden? Did you get jealous? Do y
Isabella's pov;After two weeks, the college reopened.When I first arrived at college, I couldn't believe I was already a sophomore. I walked into the college, looking around the campus as if it were my first time there. I couldn't believe that I will graduate next year."How did your holidays go?" Carlos asked, leaping in front of me."I met my high school friends, ate dinner in restaurants, played some PS5 games, pretty good," I yawned, "how about you? How was your holiday?""I went hiking with my parents and brought my girlfriend along and introduced her to them.""Woah! That was unexpected. Did your parents accept her?""Not yet. I said she was a friend of mine, and you know how my parents are about dating and stuff.""How long are you going to try to keep it from them?""I guess until they find out," he said, laughing nervously.Julian arrived while I was talking with Carlos."Hey, Bella! Shall we go out tonight?" Julian says."Where are you going?""The club where we go on a reg
Isabella's pov; When I awoke, I was in Mr Martinez's embrace. Why are we hugging? Did he kiss me goodnight last night? I let go of his hands and slowly rose from the bed. When I got out of bed, Mr Martinez rubbed his eyes and asked, "You woke up?""Did I startle you?""No, I got up by myself. How do you feel right now?" He motioned for me to approach him.I sat in front of him and tried to place his hand over my chest. He paused and came to a halt. "How's my heart?" I asked, smiling as he placed his hand on my chest."It's perfectly fine now," he said, holding my cheeks together, "and I told Mr Johnson to take care of your father, so don't worry about him.""What if he comes back?" I asked, touching his hand."Did you forget how I protected you by blocking him away from you last night?" he tapped his biceps."My knight in shining armour," I said as I patted his head while smiling at him. He kissed my cheek and stood up from the bed, saying, "OK. Get ready. It's time for your colleg
Isabella's pov;At university,Someone suddenly closed my eyes from behind and forced me to walk somewhere while I was on my way to the library to get the book that Mr Davis mentioned for tomorrow's quiz. I had no trouble removing their hands because the smell was familiar. I saw their faces after they removed their hands."Don't you know how to communicate? Why do you always close my eyes from behind?""How come you didn't come to the club?" Carlos asked."Did you go to the club?"He struggled to respond, saying, "I... I had somewhere to go.""Then why are you questioning me?"I began walking into the library, and he trailed behind me."What exactly are you doing in the library?"I took one of the books from the rack, hit him on the head, and said, "Of course, to take the book to study." I then put the book back into the rack and continued walking along the bookshelves.I got to the section where Mr Davis mentioned it and began looking for the books one by one. When he told me about t
Isabella's pov;"Have you picked up any song to learn, Mr Martinez?" I asked Mr Martinez who was eating breakfast opposite to me on the dining table."Not yet. There's so many songs out there. Why is it so difficult to choose one among them?"I smiled at him and said, "There will be some songs under easy fingerpicking songs. Choose one among them and tell me the name of the song you like to learn. I'll teach you how to play it. And, I'll be late today since I got to do practice with others."He nodded and continued eating his breakfast. Big brother sat at the dining table and asked, "Why does the atmosphere seem so quiet today?"I gave a stare at him.He asked, "What? You fight with him almost every morning so it's weird when you're silent like this."I asked Mr Martinez, "Do I?" He shook his head and said with one of his eyes shrinking, "A little." Big brother asked, "Did you prepare for the quiz today?""Yes, I studied for a long time last night. Wait, how did you know that I hav
Isabella's pov;In Mr Martinez's house, I let out a yawn while entering the house. When I took a look around, there wasn't anyone in the hall. I think Big brother and others left home already. My stomach growled as I walked into the living room so I headed to the kitchen to find something to eat since I felt hungry after practising for a long time. While I was rummaging through the kitchen, I saw fish tacos covered with plastic wrap. Did Kirk prepare this for me? Awww! He's so sweet. Thank you, Kirk.I opened the plastic wrap over the plate and took a bite of the fish tacos. The fish melted in my mouth as I took another bite one after another. The tacos were crispy and the fish tasted good with other veggies. I wonder how veggies taste good when it comes to Kirk's cooking.After finishing eating fish tacos, I walked out of the kitchen and saw Mr Martinez holding his coffee cup in his hands and was walking towards the kitchen. He looked surprised to see me and asked, "When did you co
Isabella's pov;"What is this?" Big brother asked me when I handed over the business plan to him."It's my business plan for my restaurant.""You already prepared a plan?" "Yup! As soon as I graduate, I'm going to work on my restaurant dream. Take a look at it and give me a review." While he was looking at the business plan, Mr Martinez came downstairs. "Mr Johnson!" He called out Big brother. I said to Big brother, "Sit down, I'll take care of it. You sit and continue reading my business plan." I walked to Mr Martinez and asked him, "What do you want, Mr Martinez?""I didn't call you. I called Mr Johnson. What is he doing?" "He...is looking through my business plan.""Business plan?""The restaurant. I wrote down some points so he's reviewing it for me." "Why didn't you show it to me?" Before I answered it, my big brother came with my business plan and said to Mr Martinez, "She will show you for sure because she wrote down your name under the investor."Mr Martinez asked, "I