The child was calm all the while because she was engrossed in eating the food. She didn't pay any attention to her mother.
Helena thought Isabella was being nervous to see that club members after a long time. She knew Isabella was always bullied by Clara and some other members of their group. She said while holding Isabella's hand "Bella... don't worry. Many members lost touch with each others because of personal issues. You're the same. It's just that you dropped out of the university suddenly and got separated from us a bit early. Moreover, no one is young and reckless like before as times have changed. I don't think anyone will bully you now"
"Alright..." Isabella nodded. She couldn't avoid those people forever since she's already back in the country. She might come across any of those people anytime. She decided to go with the flow and accept any kind of challenges boldly.
After dinner, the child was sent back to the room to have a sleep because of jetlag. They had a long plane journey, Isabella didn't want her child to be sick.
Helena and Isabella sat down on the balcony watching the city lights from the top floor of the building.
"Bella, are you sure about fighting with them?" Helena asked sipping on a glass of wine.
"I'm sure. I know it's hard, but I have already decided. I have to... for my daughter" Isabella said with a firm tone.
She did make a few plans to survive on this cruel battle. If she had to look after her child without hindrances, she had to not just survive the battle, but had to win the battle. Only then could she provide a peaceful and harmless life to her daughter.
"Can't you just find a man who can take care of you both? You think it's easy to fight against that bastard George and his family? Don't forget those witches Margaret and Clara!" Helena was left speechless with Isabella's determination.
Though Isabella's the daughter of the infamous Dubios family, right now she had no position in the family and none in the socialite circle would care about her.
She lost her parents because one ruthless woman made a perfect plotting. She's none other than the eldest daughter in law of the Dubois family, Isabella's aunt Margaret.
Because of Margaret, Isabella's parents died in a car accident and before Isabella could even digest the news, she was violated and then came the news of her pregnancy.
Under the influence of Margaret's gaslighting, Isabella's paternal grandparents abandoned her.
From there, Isabella decided to lead a simple life far away from her home country. She flew to the states and began doing random jobs to raise her child.
She became a single mother and continued living a torturous life dealing with foreign people round the clock only to feed her child.
Helena couldn't let Isabella suffer again. She already saw her experiencing the tragic and hideous plots of Margaret once in the past.
"Isabella, why don't you go to Asia? Your maternal family might have changed...." Helena tried to persuade her friend to take a better decision.
However, Isabella cut her words. "My mom already did a deed that's hateful enough. My grandpa didn't forgive her completely and instead held high hopes on me. But with me becoming a mother to a child whose father is unknown, do you think he will accept me and take me back into his family?"
"But... if you are here both those witches and that bastard will trouble you. Don't you think it's better not to stay here in France?"
Isabella chuckled dryly and replied.
"He already did trouble me recently. He asked me to transfer those properties given to me by grandpa Min. I signed and threw them on his face. Still, he had the guts to say that he wants me as his woman. How shameless...."
"What?! He found your location in that far away country. That place is not even on this continent. It's been years since you left this place and he kept searching for you all around. He must be crazy to chase you after what his family did to you" Helena was fuming with rage. She never saw such a shameless man. She always thought that no one could compete with her ex-boyfriend in being shameless. But here she heard of a man belonging to the next level in shamelessness.
"Right. That's why, I decided to run back to France and deal with everything and everyone. if things go well, I can also find my baby's father with more ease. Don't you think so?" Isabella asked with hopeful eyes.
"Right. But you didn't even see his face back then. How can you find that one man in this land populated with millions of people? And what if he's not even someone from France and just a visitor from a far away land? And think what happens if that unknown man is actually a married ugly geezer or some old fart"
Helena muttered seriously, expecting some serious reply from Isabella. But the expectations she built up were for nothing.
"If that's the case then it would make my life a bit more twisted and thrilling that it already was. I might as well use my own life story and write a novel or maybe produce a film..." Isabella chuckled.
"Bella... How can you say that? You should think of your daughter. Don't forget she's already four and she's now at an age to start her schooling. How can you joke about such serious matter?" Helena started nagging because she's upset because of her friend's careless words.
'Schooling?' Something flashed in Isabella's mind and her heart ached tremendously.
Being a child from a rich family, Isabella always had a strict schedule of teaching and her schooling continued with lessons about all kinds of arts like music, dancing, literature, and painting. Her whole school life was filled with rules and principles. She missed the free birdlife she had as a little child after she started attending school.
Only after she entered University, she felt the warmth of freedom. She felt like a free bird again. She joined the best and popular student club at the University. She cherished her dreams and goals. But all her dreams were broken because of one tragic happening.
Meeting that bastard George Romano and falling into her aunt Margaret's trap was her fault.
However, her child Tina was no idiot like her. She could survive even in the darkest of the darkest places. Isabella had confidence in her daughter but not in the other people of the world. To make sure her daughter would be safe in this country, she wouldn't mind to kill anyone.
"Alright. I won't joke again. I'll think of a way to create a path for both myself and my child. And I need your help" Isabella said with a deep thought in her mind.
"Sure. I'll do anything as long as it helps you in recovering what belongs to you originally" Helena patted her chest showing her loyalty towards her friend.