Chapter 138: A Way Out

Rachel stood by the window, watching how Alex kept acting aggressively towards Isabella while she was unconscious, and she felt pity for her.

"I'm going to find a way to separate Alex and Isabella, and I will do it secretly. In order to help Isabella, I must find a way to separate the both of them because Alex is becoming too aggressive, and I don't think Isabella deserves this kind of treatment he's giving to her," Rachel thought to herself and immediately walked out of the hospital. She went back to the car only to find James standing by the car.

"I've been waiting so long for you. Where have you been?" James said to her.

But she just walked straight up to him and said, "I'm sorry, I was busy doing some things. I was making a phone call," she said to James.

James made an appointment to open the car door so they could leave immediately before anybody would spot them. But she told him to hold on.

"I need to check on Isabella," Rachel insisted.

James looked at her, stunned.

"What? Yes, you checked on her already. Why can't I check on her? At least I have to show that I also care for her," Rachel said to James, and she started walking back into the hospital. She walked straight to where Isabella's family, Trisha, and Alex were all waiting in the waiting room.

As she walked up close to them, she said, "Good afternoon, everyone. How is Isabella?"

They all turned their heads in that direction. Alex got all angry and started shouting, "What the hell are you doing here? Who gave you permission to come here?" he said to Rachel angrily.

Meanwhile, Rachel just ignored him and went to Isabella's parents, introducing herself.

"I came to check on Isabella's health. How is she doing? Was the operation successful?" she said to her parents, but they just looked at her in silence and didn't say anything.

Meanwhile, Trisha walked up to her and said, "Why did you come here? Did you come here to stir up more trouble?"

She said to her, "Won't you just leave Isabella alone? Even while she is in the hospital and lying unconscious, you still want to come and cause trouble for her," she said angrily to Rachel.

But Rachel just looked at her and said, "I didn't come here to cause any trouble. I came here sincerely as a friend just to check up on Isabella. You can't think that I'm that bad. Yes, I betrayed Isabella once, but still, she is my friend, and I just came to show my concern. And besides, why didn't anybody inform me about it, and why didn't anybody inform James? James is also important to Isabella. You should have at least informed him that she was undergoing an operation. He would have come here to show his sincere concern."

Rachel said directly to them, though she really was talking to Alex. But she didn't look in his direction, though everybody saw clearly that she was speaking to Alex.

"Why is it that you guys kept her operation from James? James is also important to Isabella, and he means at least a tiny bit to Isabella. I'm sure if Isabella were awake, she would have wanted to see James also, and I'm sure that she might feel bad knowing that James didn't come to check on her while she was undergoing an operation. You guys didn't even tell James anything about her operation," Rachel shot back at Trisha while Trisha looked at her, stunned.

She was confused as to why Rachel had come here and was now saying all these things. Was it just to fuel the anger in Alex? She thought to herself. But Rachel knew what she was doing. She purposely said all those things so that Alex would get frustrated and reveal his true character in the presence of Isabella's parents and Trisha.

She knew that if Trisha found out that Alex was too aggressive and was treating Isabella wrongly, she wouldn't allow Isabella to be with Alex. She wanted to find every way possible to separate Alex and Isabella, and this was her method. She thought that this was the best way to expose Isabella and Alex. Making him show his true colors in front of Trisha and Isabella's parents was just the perfect plan, she thought to herself, and then she continued speaking.

"You guys should have called James over. I'm sure that you would have appreciated it more. You didn't have to act at least and not inform him about her operation. What if something went wrong? What if her operation was not successful? At least she should have been with friends in her last moments. But thank God that the operation was successful. Even as it was successful, you guys should have informed James. She underwent an operation, and it was successful."

Trisha looked at Rachel. She wanted to drag her out of the waiting room, but Rachel wouldn't budge.

"Just let me speak, Trisha," Rachel shot back as Trisha just stood there, stunned, and couldn't utter a word. She couldn't even move due to the shock she was receiving from Rachel.

"Why have you come here again? Why are you causing trouble? Why do you always have to make things hard? Why do you always stir up trouble wherever you go?" Trisha said to Rachel.

Rachel just smirked at her and turned a glance back to Alex.

"I know you wouldn't call James. That's why I came here on my own after finding out that Isabella was undergoing an operation. We all want the best for her, and I also want the best for Isabella. I'm not that bad as to not come to check on her while she's in the hospital after going through an operation," Rachel said to Alex, looking at him disdainfully.

Alex was boiling up, feeling very angry now. He didn't want to say anything so as not to reveal his true character in front of Isabella's parents, but Rachel was already pushing him to the wall.