Lahat ng Kabanata ng A baby for the billionaire: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

Isabel raked her fingers through her hair and leaned against the balcony railing of their cruise suite. The ocean stretched out forever under the afternoon sun. Isaac’s phone rang on the table. He picked it up fast and answered. “Yeah this is Isaac.” Isabel turned around and furrowed her eyebrows, “who is it?” Isaac held up one finger and listened for a minute. “The lawyer. Daniel is still in custody but he wants to talk to you right now, he says it’s important.” Isabel crossed her arms and leaned harder against the railing. “Daniel? After everything he did he wants to talk? I don’t know if I’m ready for that.” Isaac walked over and handed her the phone. “You don’t have to take it if you don’t want to. But the lawyer says he’s ready to apologize and he’s been asking about Hugo nonstop.” She took the phone and raked her fingers through her hair again. “Okay put him on. I need to hear this for myself.” The line clicked and Daniel’s voice came through shaky. “Isabel? I

Isabel leaned against the balcony railing while the morning sun hit the cruise deck. The kids were already running around in their swimsuits. Isaac walked out with two coffees and handed her one, "ready for a full day with the twins?” She took the coffee and smiled. "The kids have been begging for the water slides since we got on board.” Mia ran up and tugged her hand. “Mommy come on the big slide first! Zack says he is going to beat me but I am faster.” Zack followed right behind her. “No way I am faster. Daddy can you time us?” Isaac laughed and raked his fingers through Zack’s hair. “I will time you both. But first we eat breakfast so Mommy does not get sick again. Deal?” Mia nodded fast. “Deal. But after that we do the slides all day.” They ate at the poolside buffet. Isabel leaned against the table and watched the kids pile their plates high. Isaac sat next to her and rubbed her back. After breakfast they headed to the water slides. The twins screamed th

Isabel twisted the ring on her finger and watched the twins race around the private deck of the cruise ship. Balloons in pink and blue floated everywhere and a giant white box sat in the middle with a big ribbon on top. The cake next to it had little question marks all over the frosting. Isaac stepped up behind her and brushed her arm. “You ready for this? The kids have been asking about the gender nonstop since the doctor appointment.” She bit her lip and nodded. “I’m so ready. After the vacation and the court case closing it feels like the perfect way to celebrate. Mia and Zack are going to lose their minds no matter what it is.” Mia ran over clutching a handful of balloons. “Mommy is it time yet? I want to pop the box and see if I get a sister. I already picked out all my old dolls to give her.” Zack followed right behind her dragging a toy truck. “I still say Truck is the best name even if it is a girl. She can sit in the truck with me. Can we open it now? Please?”

Isabel spotted Mercy by the fountain and shifted her weight from one foot to the other. She clutched her bag tighter and walked over.They hugged awkwardly, arms stiff at first. Isabel pulled back first and sighed.“Look, I am really sorry,” she said and sat down on the bench. “I know our relationship has gone through a rough patch and there is nothing I can say to mend it. But I just want to have my best friend back in my life. Things have been so chaotic lately. Everything has been really intense and I just didn’t know how to process it. I know I keep doing this, but can we just fix our loose ends?”Mercy sat beside her and sighed too. She twisted the strap of her purse. “I miss how we used to be before everything became this way. You were my person Isabel. I hated how distant we got after the Vera stuff and the arrest and all of it.”Isabel bit her lip and leaned forward on the bench. “I hated it too. I felt like I was drowning with the twins and the pregnancy and Isaac and I didnt

Isaac raked his fingers through his hair and leaned against the kitchen counter when his phone rang. He grabbed it fast.The voice on the line was urgent. “Mr. Dun? This is emergency services. We received a call from the mall. Your wife Isabel was shot. The shooter fled before paramedics arrived but based on the CCTV footage it’s vera. She has lost a lot of blood. We are taking her to the hospital right now.”Isaac froze and furrowed his eyebrows. “What the fuck? I thought she died. Vera was dead. How is she shooting Isabel? What the hell is going on?”The operator kept talking fast. “We do not have all the details yet but the victim is Isabel Dun. She is in critical condition. Please come to the hospital immediately.”Isaac paced the room and clutched the phone tighter. “I am on my way. Tell me which hospital. Is she conscious? Is she breathing? Tell me something.”The operator gave the hospital name and said “She is being transported now. She has lost significant blood. The doctors