"Sure...but not until you agree to be my woman" Mr. Romano raised his eyebrows.
"....."
'I know this bastard would say something like this' Isabella thought with fire building up in her heart.
"You do know no one would want to marry a woman like you. It's a blessing that I'm taking a fancy of you" George Romano spoke shamelessly, on noticing Isabella's face had gone all red in anger.
"You don't have to worry about that" All Isabella could say was that single line.
As long as she's alive she would never be his woman.
"It's not that I worry about you. I worry about your fatherless child. I'm more humane than you think. I don't mind taking in this bastard child" Isabella felt disgusted when she heard he was imagining to become her daughter's stepfather.
'This bastard thinks he's a pure gentleman after what all he did to me. Even now he's sucking in all my wealth and he says he's more lenient than others. This shameless dog will soon surely die in my hands' Isabella couldn't argue with this man anymore. She could only go with the flow for now.
She had to find a way to permanently escape from this man even if it meant for her to get stuck herself to a random man.
She signed the transfer papers and threw them rashly and took her daughter to walk out of the restaurant.
Everything happened hastily and she still couldn't believe what she did a few moments ago.
She slapped that bastard's face with the papers in her hands.
Her behaviour might seem impolite to others. But what she did to him was a far cry from what she suffered. In her opinion, only when he's beaten to death by her, her behaviour could be called as rude.
Since she was already late to her work, Isabella thought she might as well give a plausible excuse and take a day off.
"Baby, since I'm already late to work, I've decided to take a day off. How about we hang out in the amusement park?" Isabella asked her daughter while walking out of the restaurant.
"Really. I love to hang out with Mommy" the child clapped her tiny hands with a cheerful smile.
Isabella called her superior and asked for sick leave. She didn't forget about her daughter's nanny.
She messaged that middle-aged woman and said she would take care of the girl for that day and asked her not to come to the house.
Only after making sure everything was fixed, did she hail a taxi towards the park. The mother-daughter duo soon dropped near the amusement park.
They roamed around the toy shops and other game stalls and had fun while riding a few less frightening rides. The sun moved right on top of their heads and it's finally time to fill the stomach.
Because of what she went through in the morning, Isabella had no appetite. She ordered some simple meal for her child.
The daughter never once tasted food from outside and always ate either her mother's or her nanny's cooked food.
Since she got a chance to eat outside food, she ate the food happily with her chubby cheeks filled with food, like a little hamster. Her happy face made the people around the mother-daughter couple feel jealous.
A group of young girls far from the duo mumbled among themselves.
'"Hey, look at that cute child. She's so adorable. See her mother's face, she too looks stunningly gorgeous" one lady in red clothing spoke with glittering eyes with her hands swaying in awe.
"Right..." Another woman said while checking the mother and daughter.
"Yeah. The child's parents are truly lucky to have such a cute daughter. And from the looks of the child her father must also be handsome. Just look at those grey eyes" The first woman declared the child father's features just by looking at the child's eyes.
"My heart breaks whenever I think of someone handsome. Why do all those handsome men escape from us girls?" another woman wept in silence.
"What nonsense. Look at that mother's dressing. With her clothes, she's no different than a beggar. Still, she found a good man. Then why can't we?" the last woman spoke with arrogance.
She then said in a voice that's a bit loud to make sure that the whole surrounding area could hear her words.
"Perhaps that child could be an illegitimate one. Who knows maybe that woman sold herself?"
Isabella knew very well that someone around her was gossiping about her. But she didn't heed much because it was normal for her. She was used to it.
But the last sentence which that woman deliberately said aloud hit her soft spot. That issue regarding how she became pregnant was a taboo.
The truth was an open fact but she would never accept.
She cared less about how people looked at her and what they spoke about her. But she was afraid the words and looks those people give to her would influence her child.
She didn't want her child to hear such heartbreaking words even if those were meant to be heard solely by her. She took her child's arm and patted it lightly and asked in a sweet tone.
"Baby. Would you like to eat anything else?"
"Yeah. Mommy, Let's go and grab some Ice-cream from over there" the little girl was instantly cheered up hearing her mommy's words and pointed at a stall across them.
"No, baby. You can't eat ice cream" the mother was stunned when her child asked for ice cream.
Only Isabella knew what happens when her child consumes something cold.
"No...mommy. I want to eat ice cream and why you would never allow me to eat?" the baby girl's eyes became teary.
'Dear. Don't trouble me' Isabella was put in a tough spot.
So, she wanted her child to understand her words clearly and she tried coaxing the baby with her soft voice.
"Listen, baby. You can't eat cold foods. That's bad for your health" Isabella tried to cajole the kid.
"What's so bad about it? I've seen kids eating lots of ice-cream on TV. Why can't I eat ice-cream if others could eat?" the child started crying.