365 Days To Love-Chapter 204 - TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR: Meeting Antonio.
Isabella knew that James wouldn’t have agreed to let her take such a decision,as going out early this morning to see Antonio.
So,she has no option but to leave quite early when he’s still asleep,no one was able to know what time she has left aside the guard at the gate.
He was reluctant to open the gate for her,which she warned him beforehand not to let James know what she was doing.
Although,she wasn’t sure if she sounded intimidating enough to make him scared of what his punishment would be,if he went ahead to go astray of what she wanted.
That wasn’t any of her business at the moment,rather she had her mind occupied with what she’s going to do to Antonio.
Yesterday,she had a call from an unknown number which was him. Luckily, James wasn’t in the room when the call camed.
Atfirst,she wanted to let out all her frustration on him, and also for calling her even after knowing that he’s the one at fault for what their daughter was doing.
But she’s sure Antonio wouldn’t likely take all the blame without trying to make her get part of the of it
That’s who he was.
Nothing but a self centered jerk, who had tricked her into believing that she was in love with him,when all he ever did was let her be maltreated by his family.
Although,she was anxious to know about his sister who was nothing but a weapon fashioned against her,while living as her brother’s wife.
She should be excited now seeing the way things had turned out,that’s what she always wanted.To separate her brother from her who was nothing but a gold digger.
Isabella didn’t knew if Antonio was stupid to think, that she would come to his house nust because they needed to see.
She disappointed him without feeling bad about it,she needs to let it be known to him that she’s not the old Bella that listens to every one of his demands like his toy.
If he was thinking of anything else,which was not about finding out a means to get Hazel back home,he would be disappointed.
Really disappointed.
The old Isabella was gone.
There’s no Isabella Sinclair,and just the way his father had tagged her as nothing but a gold digger who took one of his children away.
She intends on keeping it that way,but she knew that wasn’t possible,once it comes to light and it’s out to the world that Hazel was the missing child.
There’s absolutely no way she wouldn’t come clean to the public about what really happened,that was where she intended on disgracing Antonio.
Just the way she was literally tagged a national disgrace and a bad mother to the public,she intends on returning the favour back.
He also needs to taste the same pain he sent her way, because she honestly couldn’t think of any reason why he would stand idle and watch everyone talk bad about her.
Yet,he claims he loves her, where’s the part of love that always stands up for their loved one?
Rather,he made it quite clear to her that she was nothing,but a puppet for the family to trample upon.
Well,not anymore.
Hazel’s attitude to him was just the start,she would show him what it means to carry the hate of a loved one for years if things don’t work out fine with Hazel.
The drive to the restaurant was a long one,that she was deep in thought and didn’t realize that the location was where they first met.
He sure knew how to bring back old memories,well, Unwanted memories.
She understood what he’s trying to do,but that’s not going to work on her.What’s the point of doing all these?
Doing silly things like this was nowhere going to change her mind,or make her forgive him.she wasn’t a teenager that could be bought over with such a nice idea.
Her car came to a halt,she checked her time and saw that it’s already late.James would be up by now,and...
Her thought was cut short by her phone ringing,which was nobody but James.He would be freaking out right now,yeah,he’s always done that.
"For the love of God bella,What exactly do you think you are doing by agreeing to meet up with that idiot?"James asked.
He knew.
He overheard their conversation, wow!
But decided not to let her know about that,well,there’s no need trying to hide things from him any longer.
"Meeting him to patch things up with Hazel, that’s what I’m doing, he needs to know that it’s his responsibility to do whatever he had to do to get Hazel back here"
"We’ve had this conversation before belll..."
"And I’m sorry to disappoint you James, but i can’t sit and wait for her to be back, Antonio needs to do the needful"She said, tapping her hand on the steering impatiently.
She would have cut the call had it been it isn’t James,she doesn’t want Antonio giving her excuses like him being late for work and all that.
He valued time,and loved his work.
That’s all he ever loved.
But he’s not going to try that right now,not when there’s fire on the mountain and it was set by him.
"And that’s what? Fly to nowhere land to look for your runaway daughter, of course he doesn’t know where she is too"
"You see,I appreciate the fact that you got me to where i am today, but i won’t have you talk about my daughter as if she doesn’t matter,"Bella warned.
No one has any right to question what she wants to do, when it comes to Arabella,not even him,not at all.
"I’m really sorry if i came off rude,but you don’t need to see him without me being right there,what if he does something bad like...like..."
Ofcourse, that was the jealous James being over worried because she was meeting her husband,without him there to know exactly what he wants from her.
But he has to understand that this was meant to happen,they are meant to meet eventually and he has no right to interfere in their matter.
Regardless of who he is to her,this was her fight and she wouldn’t have him stopping her from taking charge.
"You don’t have to worried James,I’m careful, and besides Antonio knows not to mess with me after that day,I’m not the same bella he knows"
"He still has a thing for you,I saw that the other..."
"That’s his business not mine, Arabella is much more important to me than any silly feelings he has towards me,I will call you once I’m done meeting him"She said lastly, and cut the call.
Waiting to hear from him,was also going to change her mind, that’s how James affects her and she doesn’t like it one bit.
He always calms her down,when she’s about to go crazy, but this time she’s not with her safe haven and that’s good.
Stepping out of her car,she put on her dark shades before walking into the quiet restaurant,it’s obvious he reserved it for just the two of them.
It didn’t take long to see him standing,which made her wonder if he was standing because he saw her or if he was doing that before she came.
Was that an art of gesture or just a strategy to get her to soften towards him?
As she took slow steps towards him, without any smile on her face to show him how determined she was,and how much hatred she had for the person she was walking to.
One thing was obvious when she stopped in front of him,he’s aged,just like her.
Yet,that wasn’t a barrier over the handsome devil that was standing right infront of her.
Antonio was a fine young...No!
A fine aged...
What the hell is wrong with you bella?
She asked herself,and coordinated herself before she gives him the opportunity to talk
about old times,just like James has said that he still has a thing for her.
He should shove those useless feelings up his ass,and get her daughter to change her mind towards her.
Although,she doesn’t know which way he intends on doing that,which hwas stupid of her to honor the invitation to meet up with him without thinking.
That’s none of her business though,he should know better that she wouldn’t take it lightly with him, if he called her out here just to talk nonsense.
Clearing his throat,and breaking eye contact with her,to which she’s thankful she was putting on glasses to avoid him staring into her eyes.
He stretched his hands out to her in courtesy, rather than hugging her which was what he intended on doing firstly,but changed his mind the moment she walked in.
"It’s nice to see you again after years, Isabella,"He said.
It sounded cringing to her ears, hearing her name coming out of his mouth after such a long time.
Nothing, but anger at his guts for thinking they were cool for him to call her by her name,as if they were some friends.
Regardless of what he just did,she took his outstretched hands into hers,and at that moment,she knew that no matter what happens.
The chemistry was still there between the both of them, because he rubbed on her hand, caressing its softness thinking that she’s not angry or bothered about it.
Until she drew the line. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
"It’s nice to see you again,Mr Sinclair,and it’s Mrs.Brown to you, and not Isabella "
She spat.
Tugging her hand free from his own,and took her handkerchief out to clean her hands as if she just touched a mess right in front of him.
That’s the highest level of insult.
At that moment,he knew he had lost Bella,his wife.
