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CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

~ADRIAN~There was only one problem with my plan.How was Carlos and I going to enter Jax’s club without him noticing me?Because if Carlos saw me in his club, he'd be on edge and on alert. So how the fuck was I supposed to go in?Either way, I left the house and went into my car, after which I sped off heading to Carlos’s place.By the time I got there, he was already outside his gate casually leaning his back against his car.Instead of getting down, I whined down my driver's seat window.“What are you waiting for buddy? Let’s go shopping,” I told him.“You make it sound as though we are going to shop for normal things. We are shopping for torture weapons Adrian and we aren’t even the police or the mafia,” Carlos scoffed.He was right, but when we were done with the items, we would discard all of them.Aside from Isabella, I wanted revenge for myself too.What Jax did to me back in high school gave me PTSD and I felt doing this would make me feel better.“Get in Carlos. Let’s go,” I

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

~ISABELLA~I was pissed at myself for kissing Adrian back. I felt cheap for doing that.Adrian only kissed me because I explained myself and he felt guilty that he had mistreated me all this time for nothing.But thank goodness that all this had happened because it made me see Adrian for who he was. An asshole.However, that didn't mean that I wasn't attracted to him because I was. A lot.When he kissed me my attraction to him intensified. It made me want him to claim me there and then.However, I focused on my hate for him which was what even made me able to pull away from him.When I stormed out of the room, I walked to the garden to calm down because spending time with nature always did wonders for my mood.When I got there, I tried Ella’s line and it connected this time around.“Jesus Christ Ella, why has your line not been going through?” I asked her after she picked the calls.“I’m sorry, my phone developed a fault. Are you okay?” She asked.“No, I'm not. Adrian just kissed me,”

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

~ISABELLA~“Young lady, I won't tolerate you coming to my house and threatening my son. Because a threat to my son, is a threat to me too,” Susanna said sternly.I saw Charlotte swallow with fear. She didn't look so confident and arrogant anymore.“This girl you see here,” Susanna pointed at me. “She is a good girl and she is going to be my future daughter-in-law no matter what. The only thing you can be to my son is a mistress.”Everyone looked at Susanna with shock. I had never seen her so serious and angry like this before.She had a menacing look on her face that made someone not even have the nerve to argue or question her.“Mistress?” I couldn't stop myself from asking.“Mom, I don't want a mistress. I love Bella and I can't cheat on her. It will be embarrassing to her if others start gossiping that I have a mistress,” Adrian said to Susanna.“You brought this on her, Adrian,” Susanna snapped angrily. “You have to take responsibility for your child. Charlotte will be your mistre

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

~ISABELLA~Adrian sighed and nodded. “Telling you won’t be a problem at all. But you can see it for yourself when we go back home.”Hearing him say home made my heart flutter in a good way. He made it sound like his house was my home too and I liked it.“Why not just tell me?” I asked him and he scratched the back of his neck.“Okay, here's what’s going to happen. If you let me kiss you, I'll tell you why,” he grinned.It was so contagious that I smiled too, but shyly though.No one had ever been so straightforward with me. If he wanted to kiss me why didn't he just get in with it?Saying it before doing it made my heart begin to race with anticipation. I didn't even know what to say to him because, yes, I wanted him to kiss me again.But I didn't want to make it look like I was cheap.“I’m still waiting for an answer,” He said, his eyes fixated on my lips.I loved the way he looked at them. It made me feel wanted. That was why I said what I said next.“Kiss me, Adrian Belkov,” I said

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

~ISABELLA~When Susanna came in, she sniffed the air and then gave me a knowing look.“Well, I'm glad you both were having some action while I was fuming in anger,” She said with a blank look.I’m sure my face reddened with more embarrassment because I knew she had deciphered that Adrian and I had been making out.“It’s not—” I wanted to finish what I was saying but she interrupted me.“You don’t need to explain, Bel. It’s not bad for you to have sex. You’re a grown woman and you are engaged to my son. I’m actually happy because at this rate I'm sure you’ll get pregnant soon and I can’t wait to have beautiful grandchildren from you,” She said.My heart skipped at the thought of getting pregnant for Adrian. But it didn't excite me anymore after the thought of Charlotte having Adrian’s child first popped into my mind.“Well, you will have a grandchild from Charlotte first,” I answered, unable to hide the sadness I felt.Susanna sighed and walked to me. “The children you will Adrian are

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

~ISABELLA~A week had passed since the day Susanna called Adrian and I to help her plan for Adrian’s foster Dad’s funeral.We had successfully held the funeral. Aside from the fact that there was a lot of crying, everything else went well.Imagine my surprise when I saw that Ivan and his Dad were the ones who cried the most during the funeral.I scoffed in disbelief so many times wanting nothing but to give Ivan and his Dad a knock on their heads.Don’t blame me. It's because my Dad used to scold me that way.Moving on, Adrian and I had been making progress in our relationship. It wasn't like we had to rekindle our old flames.There was no need, because our old flames never died out. It still kept burning even after all these years.We had to postpone the DNA test at the last minute to focus on the funeral preparations.Charlotte even attended the funeral too.And now today was the day that we were going to meet up with her at the hospital I would choose.I was anxious and of course s

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

~ISABELLA~“What the hell do you mean by she is under arrest for murder. Charlotte is dead? How? She is supposed to meet us here,” Adrian thundered.I just watched as the cop lady cuffed my hands. I was speechless and still trying to process everything that was happening.Charlotte was dead? How? She replied to my text back in the car, so how the hell was she dead?Was it an accident? And why was I even being arrested for her death?Susanna whispered something into Adrian’s ear, but I heard her anyway.“Keep your voice down. You're drawing attention to us, and you know how bad that can be,” she cautioned him.Then she turned to the cop lady. “Do you have evidence that she killed Charlotte?” “All will be revealed at the station, Mrs Belkov. Please follow us if you want to know more,” The cop lady replied to Susanna with utmost respect.Adrian looked as though, if he was given the chance he’d beat all the cop officers and yank the cuffs from my hands.I felt sad because I didn't want t

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

~ISABELLA~Who on earth framed me for Charlotte’s murder? Was it Charlotte?If it was Charlotte, then it didn't make any sense, because why would she kill herself just to frame me for her death?It had to be someone else, but the bone of contention was who could it be?Could it be Ivan and his Dad? Or worse, someone who held a grudge against me but I didn't know about?“This must be some kind of mistake. She is clearly being framed,” Adrian insisted, he sounded frustrated and scared.I hated what was happening because I didn't want to be a burden to them. I hated being a burden to them.“I’m sorry Mr Belkov. But there is nothing we can do. For now, we are going to keep her in the cell and she is going to be tried in court. She has the right to an attorney,” Melisa said with a straight face.The way she looked at me, was as though she saw me killing Charlotte with her own eyes.She sounded and looked sure that I did it.“I didn’t kill her. I have never harmed anyone or even thought abo

CHAPTER TWENTY NINE

~ISABELLA~With my heart racing, I followed the officer to the interrogation room.Wondering if this was going to pan out like in the movies or books, where the person who framed me shows up, and offers me a way out which of course comes at a price.I shook the thought out. It wasn't the time to be delusional. This was the time to be strategic.I heaved a sigh of relief when I entered and saw it was just Carlos.I guess my time alone in the cell doing nothing but staring at the ceiling made me start imagining things.I needed to get out of that cell before I lost my mind.Carlos stood up with a worried and concerned look on his face as he walked up to me.He drew out a chair for me which I sat on before he went to sit on his chair.“I’m sorry. Adrian told me what happened,” Carlos gave a sad look.“It’s life I guess,” I smiled sadly. “Why isn't Adrian here with you?” I asked curiously.The moment I saw him and realised Adrian wasn't here that was the first thought that came to my mind

CHAPTER THIRTY

~ISABELLA~I waited for Adrian to tell them that this was some kind of prank but instead he looked at me with so much sadness in his eyes.“I’m sorry Bel,” He apologised and looked away.No.No.This wasn't happening. There was no way Adrian killed Charlotte. He could never do such a thing.“Shut up Adrian,” I snapped. “You’re sorry about what? You didn't do it. I know it. So tell them, and we’ll find another way to get out of this situation.”“I did it okay? I killed her,” He retorted and I could see the pain in his eyes. “You were so concerned about her being the first to have my child. And I also wanted you to be the first so I paid a hitman to kill her.”I staggered backward in shock. I refused to believe that Adrian would do such a thing.He was trying to take my place and that made me feel bad for being such a burden.Susanna was probably going to blame me for her son doing this. How could I face her? How could I face Carlos?The trial in court was going to begin tomorrow and ju

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