Mrs. Bailey was covering her face as her voice turned hoarse from crying as that was all she had been doing recently. Her world shattered, after all.
However, Isabelle grabbed Mrs. Bailey and held it tightly. “Mom, Grandpa and Dad said that they’ll need me to support the family from now on, but how can I hold on if anything happens to you as well?”
Immediately, Mrs. Bailey stopped crying before she stared at Isabelle and turned around abruptly.
Although Mrs. Bailey’s face was teary, her facial expression had completely changed as her eyes widened. “What are they trying to do with you now? Haven’t they learned their lesson? Look at what they’ve done to my Dexter?! How dare they put their expectations on you now that Dexter is gone?! Do they still want to ruin more lives?!”
Isabelle’s expression was one of helplessness. “I did tell Grandpa that I’m afraid that I won’t be able to manage it as I’m already under a lot of pressure, and I don’t want to do it, but maybe Grandpa and Dad have no other choice anymore.”
Mrs. Bailey gritted her teeth. “All these people talk about is family and profit. Is the money that they’ve earned all these years not enough for them to spend?”
Then, her mother tidied her hair and wiped off her tears before looking at Isabelle. “Belle, you can’t end up like your little brother, okay? You’re the only one that I have left now. Don’t listen to them, and don’t live for them. Instead, live for yourself.”
Then, tears started falling from Mrs. Bailey’s eyes again. “I know that you’ve been sick of this in the past. You’ve been just as unhappy as Dexter was, and I won’t force anything on you anymore. What matters the most is you being happy.”
It seemed like Mrs. Bailey had thought things through a lot after what happened.
After that, she spoke to Isabelle in a serious manner. “If you really love John, just fight for it without caring about anything else. Life is too short for you to worry about others, so just try hard to fight for what you want and what you like.”
Isabelle immediately cut her off. “No, no, no. I don’t like John anymore. He’s about to have a kid after all. If I continue going after him, I might need to suffer other people’s criticism in the future. Moreover, with my qualifications, I am able to get someone who loves me.”
Although Mrs. Bailey was taken aback by what Isabelle said, she still felt relieved as she commented, “It’s good that you stopped being so stubborn. To be honest, I don’t think John deserves you.”
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Returning EX (John and Sophia)
So what happens to Ian and Cindy. Is she/ or does she get pregnant? Do they go back to the city and Ian works with Logan? Does Aurora stay in the entertainment industry or return with Ian? Terrible ending, who cares if Aurora was drinking/drunk with colleagues. What happened with Ian and Cindy?!...
Get rid of Gary. Apparently Cindy is too dumb to figure out his motives 😡...
Why are you trying to break them up when they just got together and are a loving couple. Let them stay close and move back to their true friends, Logan, Lola, John and Sophia!...
Sure hope Ian pulls his head out of his behind and works this out with Cindy. His brother needs him at the company and neither one of them truly like the celebrity life. Sophia and Lola will love her …....
I can’t wait for John to take down the Bailey’s including Isabelle so he, Sophia, William and Matilda can live in peace. Introduce Yolanda to Richard so they are out of the picture....
Ugh, don’t break up Sophia and John… they belong together and Sophia is just stubborn for no reason...
Sophia lives John, he just needs to tell her he loves her and get on with their life and family. Too much interference from others....
Sophia is so stupid....
John needs to man up, tell his mother and Isabelle to take a flying leap and confess to Sophia that he made a horrible mistake in divorcing her. This story is taking too long and once again, the bitches are looking like they are on the right side. Awful...