Lahat ng Kabanata ng Entangled Hearts: The Forbidden Bond: Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

ISLAThe morning sunlight filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting its warm rays all over my face.I stirred slowly under the sheets half awake, eyes blinking at the sudden brutal intrusion of light that fell over my face. I cursed slightly under my breath as I turned on my side trying to escape the unavoidable reality that it was dawn, and of course, I had a fucking day job.For a brief moment, I had completely forgotten Hailey was in my room, not until my eyes fluttered open slowly to the pink-haired human sitting at the vanity table just across the room.I blinked back every bit of sleep that still lingered in my eyes as I sat up on the bed, every joint in my body aching badly.“Hailey?” I called, and she snapped her head towards my direction, eyes glinting brightly. It was nothing like the dull look she'd brought in yesterday.“Isla,” she smiled, face lit. “You're up.”I let out a loud yawn as I climbed out of the bed and stretched out my tired muscles.“I was going

ROBERTEver since that outright revelation by Hailey that Isla had been very worried about me, something in me broke.Maybe it was the last wall of restraint that was still standing somewhere in my heart. But right now, I didn't think I'd be able to hold back ever again. And then this morning, she'd walk down the stairs looking like a goddess. One I wouldn't mind worshipping for the rest of my life. It wasn't just the make up, it was everything she was.The way her eyes glinted when she smiled? It didn't look made up. It looked real. Peaceful. Happy. And I swear, that was how I always wanted to keep her. It didn't matter if it meant having all her friends over, it didn't matter if they'd turn the mansion to some club, what mattered truly to me was seeing that radiant smile on her ever glowing face.My hand briefly squeezed hers before I reluctantly had to let go.“Come on,” I said, smiling. “Let's go turn heads.”I didn't miss the curious eyes of the staff that nodded at me as Isla a

ROBERTThe air in my office still felt tense even with Bryan taking his leave.My hand impulsively reached out for the desk phone, but then on a second thought, I withdrew. My eyes shut tightly as I tried to gather my thoughts. I shouldn't even want to see her after what just happened. But still, I found myself getting up and walking out of the room.When I got into her office, she was right behind her desk, working concentratedly on her laptop, but she still looked very much upset. It wasn't hard to miss how worked up her face looked. Knowing Isla very well, she was still reeling from the embarrassment. And yes, it was all my fault.“Hey,” I called, and she jumped with a startled face, eyes staring wildly at me like I crawled out of nowhere.“Oh my god, Robert. You scared me!” she shot out furiously.I forced a smile as I walked across the room “What are you doing?”“Working. Do you need anything?” She looked at me with wary eyes. Her cheeks were still very much flushed, but I couldn

MIAI sat there for minutes, legs crossed, posture poised, but my eyes? They were pretty busy moving back and forth the men sitting just across from me on the table.Robert looked as calm and collected as always as he spoke, but Bryan? he was practically trying to melt into him like he was some sort of anchor.I looked on with a new found interest. The way Bryan leaned in when he had something to say, how his hand grazed Robert's arm like he was trying to pull every bit of attention from him. And Robert? All his attention was currently focused on the man, his eyes glinting with interest as he listened.There was a bond the both men shared. A bond I suddenly felt jealous of. But really, why should I? I mean, it wasn't new that Bryan was such a persistent leech. There had been times I even found it irritating—his clinginess.It wasn't new. That was something I kept telling myself over and over again, but still something kept twisting in my chest, causing my face to twist in disgust at

ISLAI sat primly across from Robert, staring attentively at him.It was a new day at work, another day to work beside him still as his practicing secretary. Last night, he'd come back to the mansion very late. I had found out from the maid that served me this morning. Well, by now I'd become used to his busy lifestyle and personality.A notepad was currently open on my lap, though half of the words I'd written down had stopped making sense some few minutes ago. We were currently going over his schedule, rescheduled meetings and new appointments with associates and directors—all the things a good secretary should have been able to do without even breaking a sweat. But somehow, I found out I was still depending on Robert even more than I should have. Although, he didn't seem to find anything wrong with the fact that he'd doubled as both the CEO and secretary ever since he'd asked Mia to stay off my radar. Still, I couldn't help the guilt that tugged somewhere deep within me.Robert pu