Loveless Marriage

Seeming to have found something all of sudden, Minh looked at her face and frowned, "Why is your face so flushed? Are you having a fever again?" Isabella raised her head to look at him, her expression was blank and her voice extremely hoarse: "Fe... fever?"

How was that possible? It didn't feel like a fever.

"Mi..." Fear gushed out of her heart and she suddenly wanted to pull Minh back. However, before she could even touch his back, she fainted to the ground.

Minh's eyes dimmed. In the final moment when Isabella fell, he held her into his embrace, his face extremely cold.

In the deadly silent corridor, the sound of footsteps slowly came. The friction between high heels was clear and loud.

A graceful figure gradually appeared. The woman took off her sunglasses and saw the unconscious Isabella in his arms, smiling, "Give her to me."

Minh narrowed his eyes. His hands around Isabella tightened, but he didn't reply, as if he was hesitating on something.

Seeing him like this, the woman smiled more deeply as her charming eyes flashed with ridicule. "What? Don't want to hurt her? This is your plan, and now you regret? Don't forget, after tonight, you'll get what you want."

Minh pursed his lips. His eyes were frighteningly dark and his stern face was covered with a dense hostility. He caressed Isabella's face and suddenly smiled, "Miss Perez, it'd be better for me to do this."

Hearing this, Lexie was a bit startled. She then looked at him with a mocking smile, "I thought that only an old man like Jafari Hand would have such a perverted hobby, but didn't expected that a young man like you would be interested in her, who have a pretty face and nothing else."

Minh couldn't be bothered to continue talking, and he left while hugging Isabella.

Lexie narrowed her eyes, and said coldly: "Wait, Minh, you must think this through clearly. Give her to Jafari, no matter what happens tonight, it won't have any effect with my dad's cover." Minh turned his head and sneered, "Isn't it perfect that I take her away and save you trouble? Miss Perez, we are only cooperating. And you shouldn't interfere with my issue. " Hearing this, Lexie's face turned gloomy and said furiously: "Do you still remember that we're cooperating? I spent whole night's worth of effort. Don't ever trick me or let all I did in vain." "I'll give you what you want tomorrow morning." Minh's tone was extremely cold. He then took out a phone from Isabella's pocket and threw it to Lexie, "The video you want is here." Lexie quickly opened the phone and found the video that Isabella used to threaten her. She then pressed the delete button, and returned the phone to him, warning, "Remember what you said." Minh bent down to carry Isabella back to the room he'd reserved previously.

A flash of ruthlessness flashed past Lexie's eyes. She then smiled and decided to wait for his good news.

Last time when she was threatened by Isabella and met Minh on her way out, who she hadn't expected to hate Isabella as well.

She had no interest in his stories. As long as they had the same intention, she would just wait for the result.

In a suite of the hotel.

There was only small dim light turned in the large room.

There was a person lying on bed covered in white quilt. She was moaning like a kitty, who seemed to be very painful.

Another person who sat on sofa didn't move for a long time. It was so dark that one could only see a black shadow. He stared at the bed with a gloomy face.

After a long while, the person on the bed seemed to fall asleep again. Minh in the corner slowly walked over. He clenched his fists tightly, his handsome face expressionless as he looked coldly at Isabella, the emotions in his eyes extremely complex.

Minh then took out a bottle of medicine and poured out two pills.

Pinching her jaw gently, he hesitated for a while before slowly stuffing the pills into her mouth.

"I'm sorry... I will never appear again after tomorrow... "

Before he could finish his words, Isabella's phone suddenly rang.

Minh's hand trembled in shock. A pill rolled through his fingers onto the floor.

Being stunned for a moment, Minh then turned to look at the phone screen that lit up on his phone, and his pupils immediately constricted.

He didn't answer it, but his breath started to go out of control.

The phone went silent, which vibrated after a few seconds.

The veins on Minh's forehead were about to pop out. Finally, he picked up the phone and pressed answer.

He didn't say anything, but a voice was quickly sounded, "Isabella, where are you right now?"

It was a deep male voice.

"Isabella?"

Still getting no answer, the man started to become anxious.

Finally, Minh said with an extremely hoarse voice, "Mr. Miller."

...

The next morning, Isabella was awoken by the dazzling light. She opened her eyes and saw she was in an unfamiliar bright room, the sunlight shining through the windows.

She rubbed her aching head and finally recalled something after a whole while. Her face turned pale as she hastily lifted the quilt.

But she was immediately relieved seeing that her clothes were still intact.

Why was she even here?

What happened last night?

Without any hesitation, she put on her shoes and headed out.

Just then, the door was opened.

Seeing the person coming in, she was a bit startled: "Christian?

"You're awake?" He was wearing dark shirt and slacks today, smiling at her faintly.

Isabella blinked her eyes in a daze, "You, you... Why am I here?"

Wasn't she having a dinner party last night?

Then... She went to the toilet... and felt extremely uncomfortable...

Just as she was recalling, her face darkened.

Christian walked over, touched her forehead and explained, "Last night when I came back to Brighton, I called you. It was Minh who picked up the phone and told me you were having a fever. So I sent you here to the hospital."

"Fever?" Isabella frowned as she suddenly grabbed his large palm, "No, it can't be."

She could still tell if she was having a fever.

So...was she even drugged last night?

However, she basically didn't drink any alcohol, but only a few cups of tea before she went to bathroom...She could hardly remembered what happened after that, Minh seemed to be with her as well.

Christian gently pulled her into his arms and said in a low voice, "Isabella, it's indeed a fever, as the doctor said. The pregnant women are easily weak, and you're always very careless. That's why you had it."

Isabella didn't notice his actions. Her entire mind was deep in thought, and she asked suspiciously: "Really?"

But she still felt something was wrong. ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐