บททั้งหมดของ THE BILLIONAIRES LOST LOVE: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

He opened his door, got out of the car, and walked around to the passenger seat where Isabelle was sleeping. He opened the door and then picked up her purse to grab her apartment keys just as Lisa had instructed.As he reached out to grab her, she woke up abruptly. "Lucas?" She asked as she rubbed her eyes."N-no, it's Marcus," he paused for a while, trying to find his words. "Lisa could not bring you, so she asked me to drive you home, and because you were asleep, I thought to carry you upstairs instead of waking you up."He nervously explained in case she could not remember the events of the night."Thank you, I can walk. You do not need to carry me," She said sheepishly.She tried to step out of the car as he moved a few steps further to give her enough space.She got out of her car and tripped as she tried to walk by herself. Marcus quickly rushed to her aid, holding her up, preventing her from falling."Just let me carry you up. I promised Lisa I would get you home safe."Isabel

Two hours later, Lisa walked into Isabelle's apartment. Isabelle welcomed her and offered her a cup of coffee when she noticed how cold Lisa seemed to be.A few minutes later, after the small talk and shared laughs about the previous nights events from the book launch, Lisa finally asked Isabelle why she had sounded serious on the phone when she called her earlier.Isabelle calmly and with so much hesitation explained everything she could remember from the time she had left Lisa at the after party.Lisa listened carefully and tried not to interrupt even when Isabelle got to the part where Marcus and her kissed."and then I blurted out that I am pregnant in between moans." Isabelle ended."What?" Lisa quickly stood up and grabbed her purse.Isabelle did not know how exactly Lisa would react when she told her about what had happened between her and Marcus, but she could not tell what reaction Lisa was having."Lisa? What are you doing?" sabelle got up too immediately she saw Lisa pull

"Am I late?" Isabelle cheerfully joined Lisa and Marcus for lunch as if nothing had happened to hurt her that day. "Oh, no. Just in time." Marcus and Lisa both responded at the same time, and all three of them chuckled. "How are you, Isabelle?" Marcus's voice warmed Isabelle's night. She pulled out a chair and took a seatbas she digested his voice and tried not to the about the night he had his fingers in her. She looked at Lisa and Marcus and realised she had not responded to Marcus's greetings, "I'm sorry, I got a little distracted. I am fine, thank you for asking," she brought a hand to her mouth and cleared her throat,"Marcus." Marcus and Lisa looked at each other for a second, both unsure of what to say. It was evident to both of them that something was bothering Isabelle. Marcus thought it had something to do with what had happened between them the last time they were together. 'Is she ashamed? Does she think I am judging her for letting what happened happen even when she

As she sat at that window, thoughts about her night with Marcus after Lisa's book launch event. 'I need to give my self chance to be happy.' She decided in that moment that she would reach out to Marcus. She thought of why she needed to sit alone every day crying about the divorce and her ex-husband moving on from her and her marriage to someone else. 'I deserve to be happy too.' She stood from her seat at the window and walked to the couch where her phone was. She picked up the card Marcus had left with his contact details on it from her side table and dialled in his number. She wanted to call him but decided against it and sent him a text message instead. 'Hello, stranger. This is me texting you and hoping we are good.' She clicked send on her screen and immediately regretted it. She did not regret sending a text message to him. She just wished she had gone through the text message a couple of times before sending. She kept her phone in her hands in hopes that he would

"Annnd.... what did you say?" Lisa shrieked, unable to hide how excited she was."He said he liked me when we were in high school, and he still does. I reminded him that I am pregnant and he insisted that it does not change anything." Isabelle sighed deeply as she finished her sentence."Oh, why do you not sound excited then? Is that not good news?" Isabelle could not see Lisa's face, but she imagined the shock and confusion."I told him I needed some time to think about it." Isabelle defended herself."Yep! That makes sense," Lisa giggled. She knew Isabelle liked Marcus too, but she also knew Isabelle well enough to know that they only reason she was holding back was because she still hoped that one day Lucas would come back to her."I just-I guess I do not know if he is really fine with starting something with me knowing that I am pregnant for someone else," Isabelle tried to find an excuse that Lisa would believe. Even though she had developed feelings for Marcus, part of her was