Chapter 32: A Plea For Understanding

Alex looked at his sister a bit angry. "That is why I did not want you here. That is why I don't want you to come home to my own house. You would intervene. You would intervene in everything. Now you want me to forgive her without even actually knowing what the story is about. There is nothing you can do to stop whatever she is doing. She is the one causing it for herself. If you really are not sleeping with that man, then I think you should cut him off. Cut him off in every possible way. I don't know why you are still going around with him. Rumors are spreading around and it is not nice at all. I don't like to listen to their rumors. I don't like to hear them compare my girlfriend with girls that sleep with lecturers. I hope whatever is happening is not true. I saw a video of Lily accusing Professor James that he had something to do with you and you could not even oppose it. Yet you did not even come. You did not go. You had to make him face it all alone. I don't know what is wrong with you exactly."

"Then there was another video of him confronting you right there in the passage of the school. You guys don't even know yet how to discuss. Yet he pulled you to his room, to his classroom. I looked for you everywhere. I searched for you. I could not get to you. Do you know how I felt? I felt like it was true. I felt like you were inside the office and trying your best to satisfy that man. Maybe for a grade or whatever. I... I don't know what you were doing. Please, Isabella. Leave me alone. Mirabel. You don't know what she did. Please don't get involved. That is why I don't want you here. I'm repeating it. Don't get involved in my matters. Not because you're married means you are wiser than me. Okay? I don't want to get married to someone who cheats on me right on my matrimonial bed. Get that into your scalp."

He yelled at his sister when he noticed Isabella still was not making any move to leave. He walked away with a loud hiss as he went into his room and slammed the door, making sure to lock it as Isabella fell to the ground, feeling frustrated. Mirabel felt a bit speechless, but she knew she had to console Isabella because she knew what she was passing through. She slowly sat beside her on the floor as she kept quiet and watched as Isabella slowly cried to herself silently without even looking up or even thanking Mirabel.

After that, Isabella stood up, trying to leave without even saying a word to Mirabel as Mirabel held onto her hand before standing up as she pulled her back. "You can't just leave that out. You need to explain to me. Yes, I know my brother. When he loves, he loves with all his heart. But when he hates, he also hates with all his heart. There has to be a reason why he believes there is something between you and that professor. He just doesn't have evidence. And the minute he gets evidence, just know that your relationship has come to a halt. Because he would make sure that you don't ever get to enter his life ever again. And I don't want that for you. Because I know how difficult it is to make someone love you. So you have to tell me. Is there something going on between the both of you? And if there is nothing going on between you and that professor, then you need to end every connection you have with him. You need to quit everything. Don't give him the chance. Don't give him the chance to even do something like that. At the same time, save yourself the chances of doubt from Alex."

"Alex is doubting you and you need to get his love back. I don't know if you are really doing it or he's just making up words because he also doesn't know if you are doing it. But if you are, please clear the doubts. Stop it. Leave those preferences alone. It does not usually end up well. It does not go as you always want it to. It ends up going sideways. And you won't like the result of it going sideways. I promise you it is very difficult. I have passed through a lot. But one thing I would never do is cheat on my husband. Because I know how hard it was for him to choose me out of every woman, dedicate his life to me, and still keep himself faithful to me. That is what Alex is doing. I know you rushed here thinking maybe he was cheating on you. But you yourself check deep within you: has Alex ever for once in his life tried to do something behind your back? Not thoughtless, something as bad as cheating?"

"I am not doing anything with him” Isabella said

Then at least stop going there. Stop the connection. Stop being close to him. Rumors spread fast. Mostly fake rumors." Mirabella said to her as she nodded with tears dripping down her cheeks. 

"I would try my best to stay away from him. All I wanted was just a little tutoring because I was losing concentration in classes. Not just in Professor James' class, but everyone. But Lilly is focused on me. One of our students thinks there's something going on between the both of us. She's the one causing all of this and I don't know how else to stop her, how else to push her away. I don't know what else to do. I don't know how to prove to her that there's nothing going on between me and Professor James. At the same time, I have to pass my exams with flying colors or else I have my mom to face, and it will be difficult. I am trying to explain to Alex but Alex doesn't want to understand me. Yay. He doesn't want to listen to me. He still believes there is something between the both of us. I don't know what other proof I will bring. Maybe I should get a voice note of Professor James teaching me. Maybe that would be more than enough for him."

Isabella said as Mirabella scoffed. "You don't need all that. Your genuine thoughts and your actions would prove it all wrong. Alex just has to see how you behave, see how you do, and he would believe you without even you forcing it or bringing any proof. Any proof that he does not even need." 

Mirabella advised as she tapped her on the shoulder gently before walking away, leaving her alone.