Dangerous Secrets: My Mafia Stepbrother

With a heavy heart, Isabella stared at the noodles in front of her, feeling no appetite at all.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Isabella, the doctor said it was an accident. You need to recover, and then we can try for another baby. Maybe our daughter will come back,” Emanuele said, cautious not to tell Isabella that her miscarriage was caused by poisoned food. If she knew, she definitely wouldn’t dare to eat.

She was already weak, not eating would lead to her demise. Emanuele thought he could only encourage Isabella as much as possible.

Indeed, when Isabella heard Emanuele’s words, she began to eat. Was it really a miscarriage? But she had felt the baby moving inside her, kicking her belly. She had felt the vitality and health of her unborn child. How could she suddenly be gone?

With these thoughts, Isabella’s heart filled with sorrow. She couldn’t accept this fact. Why? Why did it have to happen this way? In just a few more months, her daughter would have come into the world. She had everything prepared, even clothes for the next year or two. She had eagerly awaited her daughter’s arrival, only to be met with this outcome.

However, Isabella’s emotions had stabilized somewhat. She silently ate the noodles, stopping only when she couldn’t eat anymore.

“I’m full,” Isabella said to Emanuele.

Emanuele nodded, placing the container aside. “How about a little walk with my help?”

The VIP ward was spacious, with a TV and a sofa. They couldn’t go outside, but walking inside the room was an option. Isabella agreed, letting Emanuele assist her in walking around the ward.

She had made a decision – she must recover quickly. Her daughter had left, and she was grieving, but it was an accident. She couldn’t blame anyone. She thought about the dream she had and Emanuele’s words. Maybe if she recovered and got pregnant again, her daughter could return?

Surely, she had everything ready. God would show her mercy and bring her daughter back.

At that moment, the door to the ward opened. Elisa and Lilly walked in. Lilly immediately embraced Isabella. “Poor child, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, Lilly, don’t worry about me,” Isabella said, containing her own grief and comforting Lilly, who had started crying.

Elisa interjected, “Lilly, didn’t you prepare a cake for Isabella? Don’t forget about that.”

Seeing Lilly crying and not wanting Isabella to be upset, Elisa quickly changed the subject. Lilly, realizing her mistake, tried to shift the mood. “Yes, Isabella, I’ve prepared your favorite strawberry cake. I added a lot of strawberries, hoping you’d like it and it would lift your spirits,” Lilly said, offering the cake to Isabella.

Looking at the beautifully wrapped cake, Isabella wasn’t really hungry, but seeing the earnest look in Lilly’s eyes, she opened it and took a few bites. The sweet cake, with its creamy frosting and tangy strawberries, lifted her spirits considerably. Indeed, when feeling low, something sweet could do wonders. Initially, Isabella hadn’t wanted to eat, but after tasting the sweetness, she couldn’t help but have a few more bites.

Emanuele, however, felt it might not be suitable for Isabella to eat much of it at the moment. Seeing her eat about half, he suggested, “Let’s not eat more for now. It’s too rich, I’m afraid it might upset your stomach.”

Isabella set the cake down. However, she looked at Elisa and then Lilly, and something crossed her mind. She asked, “Where’s Evelyn? Where did she go?”

She remembered Evelyn holding her when she was in pain, even summoning Tony, but since waking up, she hadn’t seen Evelyn.

“Evelyn has some issues to deal with. She went to see her parents,” Elisa said. It was a bit awkward for her. Evelyn hadn’t even waited for Isabella to wake up before leaving and hadn’t appeared since.

Her parents were already settled in a safe place by James, yet Evelyn hadn’t found the time to visit Isabella. Isabella had been so good to her, showering her with gifts and trying to please her. But now, when Isabella was pregnant, Evelyn had vanished?

Elisa couldn’t understand. However, she wouldn’t tell Isabella for fear of making her sad.

“Is she okay? How are her parents?” Isabella inquired.

“They’re fine. She said she’d come to see you in a few days, and asked me to tell you to take care and not be sad,” Elisa said, understanding the appropriate words for the situation. She had been with Emanuele for a long time, after all.

Emanuele glanced at Elisa, seemingly satisfied with her responseIsabella didn’t say anything more. She just hoped Evelyn was alright. She had found Evelyn’s behavior strange over the past few days. “Is William threatening her?” Isabella asked Emanuele.

Emanuele nodded, not denying it. “I feel like I owe Evelyn too much. If she hadn’t been my best friend, she wouldn’t have attracted William’s attention. Emanuele, you must protect Evelyn.”

“I’ve already arranged for James to look after her.”

“Good,” Isabella’s mood seemed to brighten a bit as she mentioned James. “I feel like Evelyn likes James, and James likes her too. It wouldn’t be a bad thing if they ended up together.”

Elisa’s face immediately displayed a shocked expression. “No way! The big guy likes Evelyn? Oh, my goodness. I can’t imagine what it would be like for that block of a man to be in a relationship.”

Having worked alongside James for so long, she couldn’t fathom what it would be like for that rough man to be gentle with someone, especially a girlfriend.