Chapter 61: Chapter 61

Chapter 62: keep your wild thoughts to yourself

“Was he doing this on purpose cause he knows I can't watch him keep up like this? She asked no one in particular.

She couldn't watch any longer, she returned to the bed briskly. She had tried to continue with her movie like nothing had happened. But how could she when the person she had given a place in her heart was under the rain probably freezing.

” Bella, he hurted your feelings. Stop being soft or he will keep taking advantage of you“ she tried brainwashing herself but it felt like her brain left her at some point.

She didn't even realise when she put on her slippers and headed out of the room hastily.

On her way outside, she came across Lucy who had a smile on her face. ” Miss, have you forgotten it's raining outside?“ she said, handing me an umbrella.

Isabella took it and went out, immediately Jason saw her and a smile appeared on his pale looking face.

Isabella was putting on a poke face ” here take this since you don't want to leave my house “ she said handing him the umbrella.

She turned around to leave but Jason grabbed her wrist.

” cupcake you can't even lie or deny the fact that you care about me “he said as his lips curled up into a smile.

She glared at him angrily ” you think I care? I just don't want you to die outside my house “ she said.

”Just look, you came out to give me this,cause you couldn't bear to see me catch a cold ”he said as he began to sneeze.

“Keep your wild thoughts to yourself ” she turned to leave again.

He held her arm tightly. His hands were as cold as ice, immediately she felt his touch she could feel goosebumps all over her body.

She avoided locking eye contact with his dark bottomless eyes for some reason she couldn't comprehend.

” Jason, I don't want to speak to you. So please let me go ”she said with her eyes squeezed shut.

She yanked her hands away forcefully and ran back into the house leaving him with the umbrella.

Back in her room her mood was gloomy; she was no longer in the mood for movies or popcorn. After thinking for some time she decided to give Chris a call.

“ Look Chris, please come take Jason away from my house. He's been outside my house for the past hour under the rain ” she said.

Chris was astonished '' Bella can't you bring him in at least. He must be cold right now or perhaps  running a fever ” he said

Isabella's heart softened, she said in a very strict voice “ I have no business with him if he feels like staying under the rain then so be it ” she said and hung up.

She had done it  intentionally, so Chris could come take Jason away from the rain. She knew how stubborn he could be and he might end up spending the night outside her house.

She paced around in her room for about 30 minutes. She watched as Chris and Alexander approached Jason who was standing outside.

She couldn't listen to their conversation but she could see their lips moving. Jason was being resistant but the both  of them forced him into the car and drove away.

She sat down on the ground and hugged herself. She began to cry loudly. The reason she felt hurt was because Jason lied to her and he rushed over to Chantal ignoring how she felt about it. He wasn't considerate towards her feelings at all.

She finally laid down in bed in deep thoughts and drifted off to sleep.

Back at the Car

Alexander and Chris were both silent, ignoring Jason's presence completely.

“ why are you all quiet won't you say something ” Jason said while drying himself up with a towel.

“ What do you even want us to say? Like really what's the meaning of what you did out there? You keep making a fool out of yourself and I heard you got slapped by her in school today ” Chris said.

“ don't you get it , just give her some space you will see she will be the one to come around at the end of day that's how ladies work. You are giving her too much importance, ” Alexander said.

Jason rolled his eyes at him “ how do you know all this stuff you are still single ” he said.

Alexander smirked, “ Just try this trick and thank me later “he said.

Chris sighs loudly ” now that we know, you didn't do anything wrong then how did those pictures get to Isabella “ he asked as his gaze remained on the road.

Alexander snorted ” it's definitely Chantal who planned all this“ He said.

Jason didn't share his thoughts on the topic; he had already begun his investigation ever since Chris and Alexander mentioned the pictures that were sent to Bella.

He just wanted Isabella to forgive him first before diving back into the matter.

He could reason with her point of her behaving this cruel towards him. Even if he was in her shoes he would have probably acted the same way.

The car slowly came to a halt close to a unisex store.  He went in and got a new pair of clothes and changed into them.

“ should I drop you off at home ” Chris asked Jason as they walked out of the store together.

“ What should I do over there when my beloved wife is angry at me? ” he said casually.

The corners of Chris and Alexander's lips twitched slightly. “ Is he okay? ” Chris thought inwardly.

Alexander glared at him “ when did she become your wife? ” he asked.

“ She will eventually when we tie the knot soon, ” he said unceremoniously.

He browsed through his phone casually and he came across a picture of Liam and Isabella hugging each other in the library.

His mood suddenly fell.“ What's wrong again?“ Alexander asked.

Jason passed him the cellphone. Alexander furrowed his brow `` this Liam of a guy is really scheming his always looking for opportunities to get close to Isabella.“

” You have to make things right or else I can't guarantee that Liam won't take hold of this grand opportunity “ Alexander added.

” Well since you don't have anywhere to be, let's head to the bar '' Alex suggested.

Jason was suddenly in the mood to get drunk ”  let's go out for some drinks “ he said.

Chris sigh loudly they headed to their favourite bar and ordered a lot of drinks and soon it became a drinking fest.

Back At The Jackson's

Mrs Jackson arrived home and plopped herself down on the sofa exhaustedly while massaging her neck.

She felt like something was amiss. Her brows knitted into a frown as she studied the whole house with her gaze.

On a day like this  she could have heard Emma's voice throwing a tantrum on how to go out to seek revenge.

She heard a faint noise coming from the kitchen. She rose from her seat and went ahead to check.

The maids were caught off guard and they began to panic.

Mrs Jackson pursed her lip ” you better come and speak now “she said.

She knew something bad might have gone wrong.

Each step they took they could feel their legs shaking, they kept pushing each other to go forward. The bravest among them was the one who finally summoned the courage to speak.

” ma'am mis… miss Emma … ra… ran ..away “ she said with her voice already breaking.

Mrs Jackson mouth fell open at once she glared at them like she was about to eat them up.

” What did you say! “ she said, emphasising each word.

The maid gulped down her saliva nervously ” ma'am we tried to stop her but she pushed us and locked us up. Luckily Madison went to buy some groceries she was the one who unlocked the door for us “

” You are all useless “Mrs Jackson yelled furiously.

Mrs Jackson noticed that they were still standing in front of her ” get out of my sight now “ she yelled again and the maid bounced on her toes before running away.

She quickly brought out her phone and called Mr Jackson ” dear, Emma has run away from home “ she breaked the news instantly.

” What! How?  I'm on my way home ” Mr Jackson said he couldn't contain his anxiety.

“ Please just come home, I can't say it over the phone, “ she said.

After crying and pacing around in the room for a while, Mr Jackson arrived and he quickly rushed up to his wife.

Mrs Jackson walked over to him with red eyes and she explained everything.

Mr Jackson sighs loudly “ I need to inform Jason right now she might be going to look for Isabella ”he said, fetching his phone from his pocket.

Mrs Jackson laughed codly “ why are you telling him. His good for nothing fiancee is the cause of Emma's misfortune. You should leave them to suffer and face the consequences of their actions after what they did to my child ” she said.

Mr Jackson glared at his wife “ how could you say something like that. You were the one who did not install good values in our daughter. That's why she's now a bad egg in the society causing harm and as for Jason he did the right thing by abandoning Emma.

He ignored his wife and quickly dialled Jason's number. It rang for a while and got disconnected.

He kept trying and soon his number was switched off.

Mr Jackson furrowed his brows `` I hope he is fine '' he muttered under his breath.

Back at the Bar

Jason was already drunk to stupor. He felt very dizzy but he kept downing the drink.

” dude it's enough you are so drunk already “ Chris said while rubbing his eyes.

Alexander chuckled ” just let him have more. He's going to be officially single very soon “ he said, adding more drink to Jason's glass.

In Fact the both of them were very drunk except for chris.

He had to drop both of them home all by himself. After dropping Alexander, he finally arrived at globex and helped Jason in.

After he took his leave, Jason brought out a bottle of  liquor from God knows best and continued drinking. He must have caused Isabella so much pain for her to treat him this way and he also decided to inflict pain on himself.

He drank still he felt his upper abdominal burning up and soon enough he started  coughing out blood and he suddenly passed out.

The following morning, Isabella opened her eyes groggily. She was having classes early in the morning. She got up and dragged her lazy feet to the bathroom to freshen up.

After preparing for school,She picked her bag and phone ready to leave the house when her cell phone started ringing . She was shocked to see more than 30 unanswered calls from Chris.

” Hey Chris, is everything okay? “ she asked immediately.

Chris sneered ” Isabella how could you be so cruel. Will you be finally at ease when Jason dies “ he said angrily.

Isabella knitted her brows ” what are you talking about Chris.? What happened to Jason?“ she asked.

Chris noticed that she really sounded like she didn't know what was going on. ” Chloe didn't inform you?“ he asked with a hint of amazement in his voice.