Chapter 87: A Mind in the Dark

Meanwhile, James refused to be kept in the dark. He was determined not to be thrown aside and left uninformed about what was happening. Yes, he had wanted to act like he didn’t care much about Isabella, but at this stage, he cared too much to remain indifferent. As he stood there watching her and observing Alex's mom as she left, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of panic, not knowing what was happening to her. There was no news. Even Lily had no updates on her, and she didn’t seem worried at all. But James was damn worried.

He knew he couldn’t go into that place, or else he and Alex would have to confront each other, and they would have to battle it out together. So, he decided to stay put. He had been in front of this hospital for days, coming and going, yet he had no information about Isabella. Just at that moment, he saw a wheelchair being pushed out and instinctively poked his head out to see.

It was Isabella being pushed out by Alex. How badly James wanted to rush out and hug her. But he knew he couldn’t do it. So instead, he just hid in a corner and watched as she was helped into the car. He couldn’t believe it. She was even discharged, and yet nobody knew about it yet. The case concerning the attempted murder was still ongoing at the police station between Alex and Lily. It seemed as if everything had not been resolved yet and was getting more heated than usual. That alone confused him. He couldn’t pinpoint what exactly was happening or why everything was unfolding this way, and that worried him.

He continued to watch as Isabella was assisted into the car and then drove off. Now, he had to trail after them to find out where they were taking her next. He knew for sure Isabella would not be allowed to return to the hostel or resume school due to what had happened to her. The school authorities had already made decisions and granted her a break of more than a month. Meanwhile, Lily was going to face a lot from the school authorities and the police for attempted murder. Even Lily's parents had gotten involved. But yet, Isabella's mom was still kept in the dark, along with her dad, who was just too busy at the same time. That gave Alex and his mom the opportunity to keep everything a secret.

Isabella's parents were not staying in the same country as where she was schooling, so they wouldn’t hear about the news. That was where Alex and his mom had the upper hand while they waited for the results to come out. Yes, Isabella had truly been poisoned, and yes, Lily was the one who did it. But since Isabella did not die and had no memories of how it happened, they had to remain low-key for the meantime. The doctor had said he was going to run a few tests and try some things to see if getting her memories back would be possible. So that was all they could hope for,a positive result from the doctor, even though it was going to take a while.

As Alex drove the car, he couldn’t help but glance in the side mirror and the rearview mirror from time to time, checking on Isabella as she played a game on her phone, chuckling to herself. That was one thing Alex was not able to get used to these past few days. Ever since Isabella had lost all her memories, she was always happy, always laughing, and being cheerful. That worried Alex, but he found it much better than her being sad and withdrawn. 

This was much easier for him to cope with. As they continued to drive, Alex's mom couldn’t help but mutter a word to him. “Don’t you think she’s acting a bit weird? What if whatever herbs were given to her or whatever medicine she was fed is one of the reasons why she’s acting funny, laughing and acting like she doesn’t care about anything in the world but just to smile?” Mirabelle muttered to Alex as he shook his head sideways.

“I don’t think it is because of the drugs. I don’t think this is the real Isabella. The real Isabella would not be able to keep things together like this. I don’t know why I feel so emotional whenever I see her laughing, because she would never laugh on a normal day. She had so many things going through her mind. I feel like I have done something bad to Isabella, and I can never forgive myself. Not even in this lifetime,” Alex said as they continued to drive. Isabella didn’t even look at them for a second, not because she didn’t hear them, but because she still didn’t know that her name was actually Isabella.

That was how severe the situation had gotten. Alex took Isabella straight to their family mansion so that he could keep a close eye on her. He even had to take a break from work and school just so he could concentrate on Isabella’s well-being.

“We should stop talking about her for now and just work on her getting better.” Alex said to mirabel as Alex mom escorted Isabella up the stir and to her new room, Alex never thought the situation would run out like this and he wasn’t liking the outcome neither did he know how to solve the problem. 

“How are we going to end all this? We need a solution and we need it quickly.” He said to Mirabel who was still angry and was thinking of a way out of all that was happening.

“Why don’t we force all her memories back?”

“Why don't we ignite it? I don’t think that is a bad idea either.” Mirabel said as she acted more crazier than she sounded.

“It can never be the same, we can’t force memories to come back to her when it’s not time for it to happen.”