Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Isabella hesitated for a minute, uncertain of what to say.

“| never get the chance to see your biological father and don’t know who he is. But | think you have the right to know about this. I’ve been thinking whether or not to tell you about it for several days. Then, | kept dreaming about your mother. She wanted you to know about this because she loved him, | suppose,” Mike said in a hoarse and low voice.

Isabella could no longer think clearly. She appeared helpless as she rubbed her head.

Mike seemed to have exhausted himself. “Open the second drawer/’ he said while pointing to the cabinet next to him, although he seemed weak.

Isabella saw that there was a blue velvet box when she opened it. The velvet’s pattern had faded slightly, making it appear worn.

“That’s your mother’s most cherished treasure, yet she never wore it after you were born. Take it with you, Tracy.”

Isabella attentively listened to Mike’s words before reaching out and taking it. Inside the box, she discovered a golden necklace upon opening it. The necklace was delicate and lovely and had a sun-shaped pendant with an engraved cheerful face. It was classy and beautiful.

After leaving the hospital, Isabella remained silent the entire way. The atmosphere seemed serious. Her phone screen suddenly lit up, showing that she had a text message. She was not in the mood to talk to anyone, so

she turned her head to stare out of the window.

“Mike’s your uncle no matter what, so don’t blame him. | think you 468 That Man should probably call Jasper and tell him the news yourself,’ Sitting next to her, Anna persuaded Isabella.

“Okay,” Isabella said softly as if she didn’t want to continue their conversation. She carefully touched the necklace around her neck and had an urge to cry.

Once she realized this, Anna stopped talking, Anna observed Isabella’s expression the entire way and thought that she appeared melancholy.

“Do you have something on your mind?” Anna couldn’t help but ask.

Isabella smiled and said, “Nothing, I’m just exhausted. There has been a lot going on in school recently.”

bed. Several hours later, she opened her eyes to discover that she was surrounded by darkness. She turned on her phone and started

In fact, the things that bothered her and made her feel sweet were all related to him. She

a long time. Lily watched Jasper’s phone screen with

moment, unsure of what to say. Even though she only heard one word, she still recognized Lily’s voice. Isabella immediately felt regret and broke out in a sweat. She thought,

were qualified to receive all of Jasper’s calls and

speak to Jasper,” Isabella replied in a

talk to me, and I’ll pass it on to him for

be necessary,” Isabella said before abruptly hanging up. Her heart was pounding

dark and blended into the darkness. Isabella sat up in bed, feeling

mocking herself. Then she did the math and realized it was noon in the United States. Jasper hardly ever showered in the middle of the day, so Isabella guessed

dark, suddenly lit again. Isabella read Sean’s message before

time, Lilly was in a fancy restaurant in downtown New York. She was sitting by the window, watching a little

she had deleted the call log from his phone and put it where it had just been. She acted as though nothing

o’clock, and I need to attend a meeting at three. What exactly did you

was impatient, she felt upset. Once again, his phone on the desk rang

got better slightly when she

the matter?” Jasper asked over the phone. 468 That

“Did Isabella call you?”

“No.”

with the wind making her voice sound somewhat unnatural. She felt even more anxious

hospital in the afternoon,

“| got it; I’ll call her” He immediately hung up the phone and stood up. “Just give me a call if you have something important

while calling Isabella. As he walked away, Lily could only see his back. She continued to eat her lunch in silence

Isabella many times, but she still didn’t answer. By then, it was midnight in England. Later, Jasper asked his assistant