Chapter 151: Wonderful Plan

Megan's POV

"Isabelle! Wait, please!" I shouted as Ashton's sister ran through the field. I am just glad the moon was shining brightly on us, and I could see where she was going. I yelled until she fell to the ground, and I came to her side in an instant.

I could tell she was crying, but she tried her best not to make a sound.

"I am sorry," I mumbled as I helped her to get up from the ground, but she remained seated on the grass. Belle still looked so beautiful in her sleeveless knee-length red dress.

"It wasn't your fault, Meg. I thought Dex would still wait for me until I am ready to have him again; but I was such a fool for thinking he was still the same man I fell in love with years ago." She declared after a long moment.

I sat beside her and listened to what she wanted to say."

"I hurt Dexter terribly, and now this is his way of getting back at me." She added.

I was speechless since I couldn't speak for my brother, and what he did was something he would only understand.

"Is she beautiful?" Isabelle asked as she averted my gaze and looked up at the night sky.

"Yes," I honestly replied, and she cried even more, and this time she didn't hide it from me. I let Belle sob until her tears subsided.

"Allow me to cry, Meg; I want to release all the negative feelings I have been keeping in my heart for so many years." She stated, and I took her hand and I nodded my head.

"Dex must have loved her so much that he planned on marrying this girl," Belle added as she sniffed.

"I don't know, I only met her once, and I didn't greet her properly since she thought Dexter was two-timing her; Monica thought I was Dexter's girlfriend," I responded, and she laughed in between her sobs.

"I got angry since I was upset with my brother that he didn't tell me about her; if I didn't go to his place, I would never know he had a girlfriend already," I added, and she was silent.

"I hate your brother for making me feel so miserable all these years, but I knew it wasn't his fault at all." She stated.

"God knows how much I wanted to reunite with him and be in his arms again. Your brother tried to win me back, but instead of telling him that I still feel the same way towards him, I got scared and drove him away." Belle added.

"If there is something I can do to save you from another pain caused by my brother, I would do it in a heartbeat, Belle. I like you to be my brother's wife." I declared, and she half laughed.

"I wished the same thing too, but I knew Dex; there is no way to make him change his mind." He replied.

"I think there is; you need to fight, Belle," I said as I got up from the ground and pulled her with me.

"How?" She asked with confusion all over her face.

"Stop crying and make a plan," I replied, and her face fell.

"No, I can't further humiliate myself, Meg; he already told you he was getting married to this woman; your brother will never choose me after what I did to him." She replied, and my face saddened.

I know Isabelle can be a good actress too, she was in pain, but she was smiling at me.

"Don't worry about me, Megan. I will be okay, and I admit I am in too much pain, but I needed to be strong and face the consequences of my choice." Belle added.

"I want to let go of all the pain I felt, but forgetting your brother again will never be easy, but I have to face it with my head high; I can't cry forever." She said as she weakly smiled at me.

"It is not yet late, Isabelle; you have to fight for your love for each other," I insisted as I looked at her in the eyes.

"Megan, your brother already let me go, and it only meant one thing, he was over me. He doesn't love me anymore; this is the saddest news I have ever heard." Belle replied.

"He promised me he would never get married to anyone. I felt like I was dying because of the excruciating pain that I feel right now; I didn't realize there was this kind of torment." Isabelle declared, and I could relate to what she was going through.

I offered my arms to her, and she clung to me like a child, she sobbed again, caressed her back, and I didn't realize my tears were falling on my cheeks and wet my dress.

"I have to leave Astikoz tomorrow. I can't stay here, Meg," she mumbled.

"You should be surrounded by your family, Belle; you need us," I replied.

"Believe me, I needed to leave, and that is the only way I can find myself again. Seeing Dexter with another woman would surely break my heart into pieces, and before I can see him with this girl, I have to flee," she answered, and I could see the pain all over her beautiful face.

"Just remember, we love you, and I am just one call away, Belle," I stated as I squeezed her hand.

"Thank you, Meg, for telling me about it, or else I would end up like a fool since I was hoping I could speak with Dex one of these days and ask him to give me another chance." She declared.

"What if you will do that, Isabelle? There is nothing to lose; tell Dexter how you feel; maybe you save your hearts from further damage." I responded.

"I am tempted, Meg, but if I do that, I will hurt an innocent woman, and I am scared that I will only embarrass myself." She replied.

We both fell silent, and we sat on the ground for a long time, and we didn't notice my husband joined us.

"Ashton, I don't want to talk about it anymore, I already spoke with Megan, and I am tired of crying." Isabelle declared as she looked at her brother.

"Okay, just call me when you need me; you know I will always be here for you," My husband responded.

"I know, thank you, can you drive me to Grandpa Hector's estate tomorrow?" She asked, and my husband beamed at her.

"Of course, Axel would be excited if he learned we will be visiting his great-granddad." My husband replied.

It was past midnight when we said goodbye to his siblings, and I put my head on his shoulder as he drove his car.

"I hope my sister will be alright," he mumbled as he drove into the roundabout and took the lane leading to my parent's house.

"I doubt that; it will never be easy to forget someone you love; in my case, I was thinking about you most of the time; and I hated myself that no matter how much I wanted to forget you, the more I long to see you. I thought I was crazy," I declared, and he took and squeezed my hand.

"You are not crazy, Meg. When you left, I felt the same, and I spent my college days hoping one day I would see you again." My husband said as he turned his gaze to me.

"Every game we won, I was thinking of you, and I wanted to search the entire Astikoz, but I was a jerk and so afraid that my father would find out that I am still in love with you." He added, and his words melted my heart.

"Now that we are together, there is no way I will allow dad to ruin our relationship, and I will go to his mansion tomorrow and hand him my resignation letter." He seriously said.

"I am not asking you to resign, my love, but I will support you."

A few vehicles were running fast on the first lane while my husband was in the center lane, and I could tell he was taking his time as he drove his pick-up.

"Are you excited about going to grandpa Henry's place tomorrow?" Ashton asked, and I was smiling from ear to ear.

"Of course, my favorite place all over Archois," I responded, and I couldn't stop recollecting the first time Ashton brought me to his grandfather's estate.

I fell in love with the place, and I was more in love with the person I was with; my younger, innocent self-experienced how to be in love for the first time.

"Why are you smiling like that, my love?" My husband asked as he looked at me sideways.

"I am excited to see your grandparents, and I couldn't wait to swim in the lake again together with our little boy," I responded as I imagined the tree house.

"Me too, and I couldn't wait to be alone with you at the tree house; we can ask Belle to look after our son as we have another round of our honeymoon." My husband declared, and I felt my face blush with excietment.

"Besides, my sister needed a distraction, or else she would lose her mind, she is fond of Axel, and I am sure she would be delighted to spend her night with her nephew." He added as he returned his focus to the road.

"That sounds like a wonderful plan," I replied as I straightened my seat.

"I am sorry that you have to wake up early tomorrow," he stated.

"It would be okay, and I wanted to enjoy my whole vacation with you and Axel; it felt nice to have time with our family," I replied.

"Of course, you have a wonderful family, Megan, I am happy when I am with them, and I can act freely, unlike in our house where our moves were numbered. I am sorry that I have a selfish father," he declared.

"Hey, it is okay; what matters the most is we are happy and in love with each other," I said as I realized we were home at my parent's house; Ashton helped me climb out of the car, and we walked towards the main door.

I was shocked when my husband pinned me to the door frame, and before I could react, he captured my mouth with urgency, and I could feel my knees feel weak as I kissed him back with the same fervor.