Chapter 78: A Solution

Mirabelle felt like her world was about to shut down because after all the warnings she had given to Lily, telling her that she wouldn't be able to escape what she was about to do to her. Only for her to see that she was actually the foolish one here. Because Lily had actually forgotten everything. She stared at the doctor, then back at Alex before staring again at Alex's mom.

“What exactly are you all talking about? What do you mean by memory loss? This must be a joke because nobody is losing their memories at this moment. Not now, not when we need her the most. We should stop that loss of memory. She has to keep it!” Mirabel yelled as she rushed towards Isabella. 

But before she could even reach there, Alex stopped her and pulled her back. 

“You need to stop acting so funny, okay? I want you to know the way you would limit your emotions to me. But you didn't listen. Instead, you were trying to act like you were right. You were trying to act like you could be the only one to warn her the most. Now I think you are satisfied and you are happy that you are finally going to face Lily and watch her mock you. Because she knew exactly what she was doing. She knew that the medicine was not just going to kill her, but instead, it was going to make her lose her memory. Yet we were so foolish enough to fall for it. Mostly you. You were even more foolish to have fallen for it like it was nothing,” Alex said to Mirabel angrily as she began to sob. 

“This is all nonsense. This is rubbish. This is us watching injustice right in our faces. She knew exactly what she was doing. She knew we would get angry and we would catch her. She knew that she would be caught, but yet she did it because she was more than sure that Isabella would not die. And aside from that, she also knew that leaving Isabella would make her lose her memory. That was the reason why she acted so manipulative and so tricky. Despite everything, this is just Lily being a foolish person,” Alex exclaimed angrily as Alex's mom rushed towards her.

“We are not going to let Lily go so easily. Lily would never be able to escape this or whatever we have planned. Do not worry. I will make sure that Louie does not know that Isabella has lost her memory. If it is going to be this way, if this is how she wants to play the game and how she wants to act, then we would also play the trick game with her. We just have to tell Isabella what to say,” Alex's mom said as Alex nodded.

“That is very much right,” he agreed. 

They turned to Isabella, who had a smile on her face, looking at them with no memories. She smiled so satisfyingly and happily. It was good. It made Alex so happy. At the same time, he felt so satisfied by the fact that Isabella had forgotten everything. All her worries and all her situations with him. All her arguments. She had forgotten everything and now felt like a brand new person. That alone made him happy as he did not hesitate to rush towards her and hug her tightly. He made sure to squeeze her into his embrace as he kissed her on the cheek gently.

“I have missed you so much. I am so happy you are back, but please can you just stay safe for me? Can you just listen to me? You don't have to go to school for now, okay?” Alex said to Isabella as she laughed. 

“What exactly are you talking about? School? Where? How? What is going on here and who is this person you guys are talking about? Who is Isabella?” she said as the doctor felt a bit confused. He motioned for the nurse, and they got close to Isabella, and Alex had to step back. 

They ran a quick scan for her, and at that moment, Alex felt like his world was about to crumble. Meanwhile, Alex's mom could not even help but cry. Mirabelle was trying her best to hold in all the tears that were coming down because she couldn't believe it. Isabella was such an innocent person to her. Isabella was the kind of person who had a kind heart, and now to see her in this situation, it couldn’t help but worry her as she tried to stay cool and watched as everything went on. 

“How are we going to treat her? What exactly is wrong with her?” Alex asked eagerly as the doctor looked at him sadly.

“I don't know how to say this to you and I don't know how to put it to you, but her situation is getting worse every hour. I'm even going to say this, even though I know I might sound like a bad person, but her being unconscious was even better than this. Like she's losing every bit of her memory and becoming more like a child minute by minute,” he tried to explain to Alex, who felt frustrated. 

“What do you mean? How can you tell me this? You need to treat her. She has to be well!” Alex warned as the doctor motioned for the nurse, and they both walked away. Alex knew chasing after the doctor would be meaningless as he looked at Isabella, who had a sad face. 

“Is something going on? Did I do something wrong?” she said as Alex ran again towards her and hugged her even tighter, kissing her cheek gently. 

“You did nothing, okay? You did nothing. You just have to get well for me. Please. You have to get well for me,” he uttered again, only for his phone to start vibrating. He picked it up instantly, and it was Lily. He couldn't help but groan as he rolled his eyes before picking it up.

“Why are you calling me? What news do you want to hear?” he yelled at her as Lily scoffed. 

“I'm not calling you because I want to hear any news. I am calling you because I wanted to ask about her health and what is the number of her ward. I want to see Isabella myself. I need to question her; she needs to tell me the truth. I don't mind you guys being there, but I have to question her,” she said. 

Lily said to Alex as he looked at his mom, who immediately shook her head sideways, meaning that she wasn’t able to hear the call. 

“I am not telling you her ward number, neither am I giving you any other information. Get out of here. Do not try to acknowledge her now that this happened. Meanwhile, you made her life a living hell. Get out and find somewhere to rest your head. Don't come anywhere close to her or else you will regret it!” he yelled and ended the call, but not because he wanted to, but because he was very much frustrated. He was scared of what would happen if she found out that Isabella was actually not sick at all.