All Chapters of Stolen Heart : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

After two weeksIsabel.I think this is the perfect opportunity to announce my pregnancy to Jude.I have been monitoring his movements, I know he spends most of his time in a bar, drinking. But I guess this will stop once I announce to him that he will be a father soon.I take out my suitcase, and I start arranging my clothes. I am planning to start living with him. There is no way I will stay alone while I am carrying his baby. There is not a chance I will do that.I know that this is the perfect time to go over to his house. I know I will find him at home. It was morning. And he is always at home during this time.* * * * * * * * * * I quickly take a cab, which drives me over to his house. I knock on his gate, and he finally comes to open it for me.“Glad to see you, Jude.” I say. He looked as handsome as ever. It's just a matter of time until I make Jude fall for me. I know he is hurting right now, but I will try my best to be a comforting girl. Until he starts to like me.“What a

Seline“Are you okay, Seline?” The man stops the car in front of my house. For the first time in a long time, someone asks if I’m alright.He is a stranger who has helped me twice now, but there’s already a worry in his eyes, earned and real. My chest tightens. I swallow hard and try to steady my voice. “Yes… just normal stress. I will be fine in a couple of days, I guess. Thank you for bringing me home.” I say it between sobs.The question opens the dam. All the heartbreak surges back, and I can’t hold it in. I didn’t know I needed someone to actually ask, I only knew I needed someone to listen. His silence holds me for a moment, simple and steady.“Clearly you’re not fine. Come, let me take you inside.” His voice is gentle, not pushy. Something in the way he looks at me makes the world feel a little less raw.I want to argue. We have met only twice. Trust is a slow thing. But my chest feels like it’s closing around a stone, and I can’t breathe through it alone. “But we’ve met only

Seline.I was supposed to decline Alex's offer, but I find myself accepting it. I don't know, but I feel so safe with him. This morning when he came to give me a ride in his car, I felt so happy. Alex has been my distraction from Jude. For the first time in weeks, I feel somehow better.I have decided to let Jude go. Since they are expecting a baby together, then it's better they start their family. They deserve each other. Since they decided to betray me, I have no problem with that. I will just move on with my life as if nothing has ever happened to me.I take a cab, and within minutes I arrive at my place. I notice Alex’s car parked next to my gate. He was here early. He always keeps his word, at least.I pay the taxi driver, and he drives off, leaving me with Alex. He is still in his car; I know he was waiting for me to arrive. I knock on his car window, and he lowers it immediately.“You are here early. Have I kept you waiting for long?” I ask.“No, I arrived about five minutes a

LucaThe moment Jude opens the gate, my chest tightens, and guilt floods me like a storm. His eyes lock with mine, and all I can feel is the crushing weight of what I did to him. I ruined his life. I stood by while his world burned, and now I can’t keep quiet any longer. He deserves to know the truth about Isabel , before it’s too late.“Jude.” My voice is shaky, but I push the words out. “I’m sorry. Back then, I was blinded by money, and that’s why I agreed to help her, Isabel. She is the one who planned everything, even what happened on Seline’s birthday. The truth is, my relationship with Seline ended a long time ago. I just couldn’t hold it in anymore. You need to know who Isabel really is. I will not let her manipulate me again.” I say to him.Jude frowns, confusion and hurt swirling in his eyes. “Are you sure about this, Luca? Why now? Why are you betraying Isabel if you two were working together?” he asks.“It’s because Isabel betrayed me. She hasn’t even paid me a single cent s

JudeThe next morning, I wake with a weight pressing down on my chest. My body feels heavy, but my mind won’t rest. I spent most of the night turning from side to side, haunted by every mistake I have made. Isabel is gone, I threw her out of my life, but even with her out of the picture, peace doesn’t come. Because the truth is, my greatest mistake was not Isabel. It was losing Seline.Her face floods my thoughts the moment I open my eyes. The sound of her voice echoes in my head, begging me to believe her, to trust her, to fight for us. And I did not even give her time to speak. Instead, I doubted her. I turned her away. I let her cry, let her suffer, let her walk out of my life. How could I have been so blind?I can’t take it anymore. I needed to see her. I don’t know what I will say to her, or if she will even hear me out. But I need to try.* * * * * * * * *By the time I reach her gate, my palms are sweaty, and my heart feels like it’s beating out of my chest. I stand there for a