Chapter 554 - Five Hundred And Fifty-four: Calm Me Down (1/2)

The third point of view:

”Isabella, calm down,” Reina said to her fuming daughter.

”No, there's no calming down about this matter, this wasn't what we bargained for,” Isabella told her.

”You two had a deal or something?” Niklaus asked, confused. He never knew his wife and daughter were now having secret meetings behind his back.

Reina sighed, rubbing her temple, ”It's just girls talk,”

”Well, if you say so,” Niklaus said.

”I don't like it here. It's suffocating, restricting,” Isabella went on with her complaint, ”It's driving me crazy. I can't even leave the palace. What do you expect me to do?”

”Survive?” Niklaus offered.

”Ugh!” Isabella growled at him, ”That is not helpful at all, Niklaus,”

Ever since Niklaus shot Jean, Isabella has refused him the privilege of hearing ”father” from her lips. It was her punishment for trying to go back on their deal. Hence, It was now ”Niklaus” instead of ”Father” till God knows when.

”No, your father is right,” Reina supported her husband.

”Really?” Isabella shot her a look of disapproval.

”This is a battle of survival. You've rested in your comfort zone for too damn long, perhaps it's not entirely bad to adapt to a new element?” Reina hoped that encourages her.

Isabella glared at her, ”This is not the fucking hunger games!” She worked hard at controlling her temper. Her parents were driving her crazy, who else has this kind of parents!

”Why are you even blaming me for this? I gave you an option of leaving or staying,” Reina reminded her.

Isabella gasped in horror, ”You wanted to leave me back home, all by myself,”

”Of course not,” Reina threw her hands up, ”Your daughter is impossible,”

Niklaus chuckled, ”Oh, she's my daughter now?”

”Fine, our daughter,” Reina conceded with a sigh, looking to Niklaus for help on how to wrap this up. Even though both father and daughter fought like cat and dog, there was still this inexplicable understanding between them.

”Behave,” Niklaus told Isabella, ”And I will grant you a wish once we're back?”

At once, Isabella's expression lit up nor did anyone see the sly glint in her eyes, ”You will?” she asked innocently.

”Yes, I give you my word,” Niklaus promised her,” Now leave me and my wife alone, ”

”The pleasure is mine,” Isabella gladly left their room. Who even wanted to be here and watch them stare lovey-dovey at each other. Yolk! She didn't even dare to imagine it.

However, a clever smirk tugged Isabella's mouth to the side, she got what she wanted. There was no way on earth she was going to sacrifice her freedom here without gaining something in return - which she just did.

”Where have you been?” Anabelle asked as soon as she made it back into their room.

”Doing something productive,” was Isabella's cryptic answer.

Isabella couldn't help but stare at her cousin lounging on her bed and shook her head sympathetically. How could she live comfortably in such a place? The palace was crawling with guards and she couldn't even leave without constant stares and questioning. Isabella hated it.

She was someone who loved freedom and naturally disliked orders. But here, she had to follow a set of rules that didn't make sense at all. Why suffer yourself to such binding ways in the name of royalty. Were humans masochists or what?

”You missed supper, it was quite a delicacy,” Anabelle informed her, relishing the taste of the heavenly dish.

”I don't care, I'm not hungry,” Isabella said in a dismissive tone and her cousin knew better than to press her.

Since it was night already, Isabella climbed into her bed and chatted Pedro up.

Isabella: Hi babe

Pedro: Where have you been, you missed dinner?

Isabella: Getting my compensation fee

Pedro:????

Isabella: Don't worry, it's nothing.