Lost in You novel Chapter 86

Morley books the ticket for me and the plane will take off in a few days. All I have to do is to reassure James, making him feel I won't be leaving again.

Ella seems very satisfied with James and plays with him every day. In fact, I don't like to let Ella and James have too much contact, because one day they will be separated and Ella will miss James.

"Mom, is this handsome uncle really my real father? That's what he says." Ella snuggles in my arms and looks at James. "I like him, I really do."

Not knowing what to say, I sigh and say, "You like him, don’t you?"

Ella nods happily and says, "Yes, it would be great if we could be together like this for the rest of our lives."

James is watching us from a distance, his eyes deep and full of affection, but I don't dare look him in the eyes for fear that he would find out how guilty I feel.

In the evening James shows me his paternity test with Ella.

"She is really my daughter!" James says happily.

I don't look at it because I know what the answer is.

"Don’t you know it early?" I chuckle.

"But there is no more reason for you to leave with this. Ella is my daughter and she is the descendant of the Orlando family. I want her to have a loving family, you know?" James stares at me and makes me feel guilty.

James frowns and says, "Why don't you say a word?"

I immediately strike a negotiating posture and say, "Ok, if you want me to stay, that's fine, but there are a few things you must promise me."

James nods and says, "Yes."

“First, you can't have any contact with your previous fiancée. Second, Ella has to be approved by the Orlando family. And third, Isabel and I are going to be against each other for the rest of our lives. You need to be prepared for the possibility that we might have a fight and either you or I might end up dead." I say so firmly without flinching.

"I will deal with the matters with Salome. You can rest assured. As for Ella, she is my daughter. I will certainly protect her. But she is my mother, and I know what has happened between you. I will give you an account of it." James promises me.

"But she's your mother, and you can't stop a lot of things."

I sneer at him, "She wants to kill me, and me, too. This is the irreconcilable problem between us."

James purses his lips and says no more.

See, there are a lot of things you can’t control.

"Rest assured. With me here, I won't let you suffer grievance again." James puts his arms around me and says firmly.

I close my eyes in his arms, feeling his temperature, his breath, and the last moments he is by my side.

Let me have a few peaceful days. A few days later we will part, never to see each other again.

"James, get out of here! Come out! You are so dutiful to your mother that you don't care what happened to her. Come out!"

It is noisy downstairs. Isabel is bickering.

Frowning, I push James away.

"Wait a minute." James walks out, and then he looks back at me and says, "Don't come out, lest my mother will find fault with you."

I do not answer. Could you control me? At this time, the winner should go out to see how embarrassed the loser is.

I stand on the upstairs and look over.

Isabel has been worn out for a few days, but she is still grim.

"Mom." James greets her and sits down.

Isabel glares at him. "I'm your mother. Are you sure you don't care about me at all? It's unfilial of you not to help me win back your father’s love for me after what has happened to me!”

James glances at Isabel. "You know what you did." he says, "Do you think I would help you out? Dad isn’t angry with me because he now has only one son. If he has one more, I would have been disgusted by him, so I couldn't help you."

“But I almost get whatever I want!" Isabel clenches her fist.

James doesn't seem to care at all. He shakes his head and says, "You've cheated on daddy. You deserve it."

"Are you still not my son? Whom do I work hard for? It’s you! Otherwise you and I are still abroad! Who will still remember you!”

"Don't say that. I don't care whether I can go home. You know what I care about, but you're sabotaging it again and again. Mom, don't you think you're cruel? You deserve it." James looks at Isabel with a note of reproach in his tone.