I Love You

I Love You
Isabella's Pov :

I almost dropped the phone from my hand, crashing down on one of the chairs as I read the recent viral tabloids, my eyes widening in surprise while my chest felt heavy, clenching in response to whatever my eyes read.

This couldn't be fucking true !

HotShots : Layla May is pregnant with ever so known famous industrialist Julien Fernando's baby ? Is the too good to be true fairy tale love story of Isabella and Julien over ?

Fairy-tale Love story. A middle class girl with lots of dreams falling in love for a rich and handsome bad boy, him changing for her and them starting their lives together, this was too good to be true isn't it ?

The first tear of betrayal from Julien fell from my eyes, the words written in the article blurring as more tears pooled in my eyes.

He was cheating on me, with Leyla !

This couldn't be true can it ? Julien would never cheat on me, but then there was a video clip attached at well with the news.

I looked around myself, my feelings shattering as I took account of all the decorations that I had set up in our house, to confess to him about my love. I had prepared for this since the morning, gathering up the courage to say those three little words and see his eyes filling up with the love and adoration for me. But it was probably never for me, I just misread everything.

The video started playing itself and a little tiny hope that was in me wanted him to deny it, deny anything and everything that was written by the media, to point all of this out as a rumour.

But no.

It was true.

"Yes. We have been meaning to declare this in front of the media for a while now,
Ms. Leyla May and I are together and expecting our first child together," I heard his voice--Julien's voice saying the words, encircling his arms around her waist as they looked into each other's eyes.

I glanced down at my belly, my lips trembling as I threw my phone, the last thing on it being Leyla's wide smile. It should have been me there-- us announcing about our baby, the smiles, the adoration and the love. I let tears fall shamelessly from my eyes, not being able to hold back the pain that was causing within me.

"Bella..." I heard his voice ring in my head as I looked up to meet his eyes, him looking as perfect as he always is, a charmer, just not mine.

I opened my mouth to speak but couldn't. I had nothing left to say. I wanted to fight-to cry-to get angry on him but couldn't, the picture of him holding Leyla coming back again and again in my mind.

He was there beside me in seconds, his face holding that same concern it always does when he's with me, I just did not know if it was true this time.

"Are you fi-"

"Why ?" I cut him in between as he started speaking, my voice cracking because of the crying while my hands freed themselves from his hold, clutching over my chest in a way to protect myself, not from physical but emotional break down.

"Bella I can explain it to you, whatever you saw or heard or fucking whatever things are not true. You need to believe me I-"

"Believe you ? It was all a lie..right ?" I cut him again, lowly chuckling as I heard him. He wanted me to believe him even now ? His shoulders slouched as he once looked around, his eyes widening as he took in the surroundings all the set ups that I had put in for him.

"Little Honey Head-" he began, his right hand coming towards to cup my face but I cut him again. Getting up on my feet, walking few steps behind, away from him.

"Isabella it is," I replied, wiping my face to have the least self respect that was remaining in me. I had already lost it all when I fell into his trap, let myself shamelessly fall in love with a man who was not capable of loving back.

"Fine. Isabella you need to let me complete my sentence before cutting me in between. I can explain everything to you. Whatever you saw or happened is not the entire truth," Julien said, his teeth gritting, his eyes still stuck at the back drop decorations particularly on the red heart with the hashtag IsaLien written on it, the name that Cabir had given us. I wanted his day to be special, for us but everything had to go wrong. So bad.

I picked up my phone, turning the screen towards him and playing the video. Julien's eyes wondered away from the phone to my face, we were standing just five hands away from each other but it felt so much more, he felt so away.

I just wanted to forget all of these fucking mess and just kiss him, claim my guy in front of the whole damn world and believe that all of this was just a dream, rather a nightmare.

"I thought I loved you Julien, but clearly that wasn't enough for you. You betrayed and cheated on me,"I whispered the words as I confessed to him, there was no way I could hold back anymore, the worlds now held no meaning. He wanted Leyla, probably he has wanted her forever and I was just a play thing for him which he grew bored off.

Julien came close to me, embracing me hard. I let myself be engulfed, the reality that this could be the last time we ever do this holding me back from pushing him. Silence prevailing as the only thing between us being our heavy breathing.

“You gave up on me... why?”I whisper against him, my head resting on his chest, taking in as much as of him possible so that I can learn to live without him after this.

“I do owe you an explanation, but I can tell you I did not have a choice. Believe in me Bella. I cannot explain it to you now. But I will. Just keep your trust in me," Julien answers as I tear myself away from him. I cannot trust him. I cannot trust the man who decided to keep anything over whatever we have.

“I never meant for this to happen," he replies after a while with a sigh. I take it as him talking about his affair with Leyla, so he was sad that he couldn't be more secretive about it ? The thought itself filled disgust in me, making me wonder how could I fall for him ? But then he was a known charmer.

“But it did," I answer, looking down at our still intertwined fingers.

His hand holds mine, not letting me completely draw myself away from his hold.

"I believe I need to leave Julien and I hope you want the same," I say, trying to not show how much it pains for me to say that to him, to think of leaving him and leading a life without him being there, his care, his love and warmth.

I turn my back, starting to walk into the mansion to get my things packed so that I could leave for New York as soon as possible. I did not want to stay here anymore, not after what happened. Being the ex-wife of Mr. Julien Fernando wouldn't be easy here and I do not want to raise my kid in an environment where everyone questions us nor can I see Julien with someone else.

"You cannot," I heard Julien say, his voice authoritative as I turned towards him with a glare sitting on my face.

Was he trying to control me again ? And did he really think that I would give into his bullshit again this time ?

"You cannot freaking control me Mr. Fernando !" I shouted this time letting all the anger and frustration build up inside me take the control while he simply smirked before seating himself down on the chair.

"I can little Honey Head. And I will," he replied as he took out a bundle of papers from inside his blazer before laying it down on the table for me to look as he sat there with that perfect majestic smirk on his face which made me fall for him in the first place.

I peeked at the papers only to have my eyes widen in surprise.

It was our contract papers. But did we not tear them off ?

"A businessman always has back up Bella," he replied as if he could read my curious mind while I understood that I was in a deep shit even now.

"Then I will expose you in front of the media," I threatened him with the obvious though I do not really know if I actually had it in me to do that to him.

He raised an eye at me before nodding his head sideways with a sarcastic laugh.

"The contract is non-disclosure one Bella. You will earn yourself a lawsuit if nothing else," He replied.

Jerk.

The same freaking Jerk with whom I had collided in that auditorium.

I took my steps towards him as I took hold oh his collar pulling him up to look into my eyes, hard. He was getting on my nerves so bad and now not even letting me go.

"Why don't you just let me go?" I asked while he took hold of my hand that was on his collar and spinned me hard, making me lose balance as I ended up landing on his lap, his hot breath fanning on my neck.

Damn these pregnancy hormones but I freaking wanted him.

"Don't forget that you have sold your one year to me little Honey Head and I am going to have you. Right Here. You like it or not. Just this time I will do it love, love," He replied right into my ear, biting down on my ear lobe softly as a harsh breath left my mouth.

Two could play this game if he wanted.

"One month is what you have left," I reply before turning my head to meet his lips, taking them into a fierce kiss.