"You might have saved the day, but you've gotten enemies," Melissa said and smirked.
Madison walked towards them, and Melissa walked away. She knew Madison wanted to speak to Isla alone, but she wouldn't let her hurt her friend again.
"What did you do, Isla?" Madison asked angrily.
"I only helped him. Who knows what would have happened?" Isla said.
"Why didn't you call me? You know I want him, but you were foolishly throwing yourself on him. I always knew having you close to me was a terrible idea and you're bad luck." Madison said.
"If I called you, you wouldn't have done anything about it." Isla said.
Madison glared at her and slapped her on her swollen face, in front of everyone.
Isla felt a stinging pain, but she didn't let the tears drop. She had taken enough. And without warning, she slapped Madison.
"What have I ever done to you? Is it my fault men don't want you? Have you ever asked yourself why? Take a good look at yourself. You had to go for a complete makeover to seduce a man who doesn't want you just because you know how ugly you look. And you're not just ugly, you're also a horrible person and I wish you all the worst things on Earth." Isla cursed.
Madison glared angrily at Isla.
"You're fired!" She yelled.
"If you didn't fire me, I would have quit myself. Now, no one would work for you and your business would fail because you're a lazy person who thinks life is a bed of roses." Isla said and walked past Madison, making sure to bump into her and push her out of the way.
"Plus, let's see how you get any job after this video is posted online," Melissa said with a grin.
Madison only realized then that the whole thing had been recorded. She covered her face in shame and ran out of the place to her car.
Amber saw what happened and decided to act more sensible.
She walked towards Isla with a smile and Isla frowned.
"Hey, Isla." She said.
"Uh...hi Amber," Isla said.
"I love your outfit," Melissa said to her.
"Thank you. It cost a fortune to look this good. But I'm glad because I don't have to worry about the money, I'll only get more money and first-hand designs." Amber said. Her statement had different meanings.
"Isla, thank you for saving Ethan. I don't know what I would have done if something bad had happened to him.
"You all really need to stop thanking me. I only did what anyone would do."
Isla said with a shrug, she wasn't comfortable with Amber's presence.
"How's your mother?"
Isla stared at her.
"My mother is fine. Is there any other thing you have to say? My friend and I would like to leave now." She said.
Amber laughed softly.
"Okay, just in case we don't meet again, I'd like to invite you and your mother to my wedding."
"You're getting married? When? I love weddings. Can I come too?" Melissa asked.
"Sure, you can. After all who wouldn't want to be at Ethan's wedding?"
Isla and Melissa exchanged glances.
"You're getting married to Ethan George?" Melissa asked.
"Oh, I thought I said it before. Ethan is my fiancé. We're getting married very soon." Amber said staring straight at Isla.
Melissa and Isla looked shocked and confused, which was exactly the reaction Amber hoped to get.
"I might send you invitation cards if I'm able to. Have a nice day." Amber said and walked away proudly.
Now that she had openly declared herself Ethan's woman, will Isla still try to cause trouble?
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Mrs Jacobs had seen the news about what Isla had done.
So, she patiently waited for her to come home.
As usual, Isla returned home late, hoping her mother was asleep and hadn't seen the news too.
So, when she got home, she tried to sneak in, but her mother was sitting on the couch waiting for her.
"Welcome home, Isla." Mrs Jacobs voice said behind her startling her.
"Mum, I didn't see you there." She said.
"Of course, you thought I was in bed."
"I... I didn't want to disturb your sleep." Isla said.
"I saw the news." Mrs Jacobs said without wasting more time.
"What news?" Isla asked, feigning ignorance.
"About what happened between you and Ethan George. Why were you flirting with him?" Mrs Jacobs asked.
"What do you mean mum? I wasn't flirting with him!"
"The news says otherwise." Mrs Jacobs said.
"Seriously mum? You believe the news and you don't believe me? Take a good look at my face. I was hurt because I tried to save Ethan's life and all you can say to me is, I was flirting with him. What if I was? I'm not even a kid." Isla said.
Isla wanted to go, but she turned back and faced her mother.
"And I also got fired from my job, just because my boss wanted Ethan too. The crazy thing about all this is that I don't even want him. Why does everyone think I do? I only helped out because I am human, and that's what a normal human would do." Isla said and walked out.
She felt disappointed in her mother.
If no one believed in her, her mother should, but she only stared at her doubtfully.
"You're a hero sis," Karen said with a smile and hugged Isla as soon as she got into the room.
"Yeah, and don't listen to mum. She'll come around soon. I wonder why she has been following trending news lately." Ruby added.
"Oh, really? I never noticed that." Isla said and touched Ruby's cheek gently.
"Karen said you pulled a man out of a fire. How did you do that?" Pearl asked.
Isla turned to Karen and laughed.
"What? Didn't you actually save a man?" Karen asked.
"I did save a man, but from bad people and not from a fire, okay?"
"They are literally the same. Bad people, fire, monsters, they're all the same." Emerald added.
"Are you going to save us from bad things too?" Pearl asked.
"Of course, I will. As long as I can." Isla said and grinned at her sisters.
Even if the world was crumbling, she had her sisters for life...