Chapter 41

Isabelle was shaking and crying from fear. "No...please…don’t,” she begged Earl.
"Don’t you dare touch her Earl! Damn you to hell!” Victoria angrily yelled.
She sobbed when she felt her back touched the wall. She felt helpless. Moving was more difficult since her hands were tied behind her. She had to ran passed Earl before she could reach the door so even if her hands were free, getting out of the room was impossible. Earl could shoot her anytime.
“Go on Victoria, scream louder! You know I get more sexually excited when you do that. You can also scream Miss Beautiful as you beg me,” he sneered as he took off his shirt.
He tossed it onto the bed. He had a muscular body too with a lot of tattoos. He was slowly coming towards her.
Victoria's face was red as she tried to free herself but it was all in vain. She stopped screaming because it really aroused him. Earl liked women crying and begging as he possessed them. He was a sadist in bed.
"Please Earl not Isabelle..." she instead pleaded in a lower voice.
Isabelle’s face was very pale. She was pressing her back against the wall as if she would be able to get away from him. Tears were running down her cheeks as she begged him not to come closer. His face had a devilish grin as he flexed his neck muscles still walking to her like a panther.
"Are you ready for me Miss Beautiful?" he asked her while he hungrily looked at her body.
She protested when he pulled her to him and then kissed her on the mouth. She was fighting him but he pinned her body against the wall. His hands were on either side of her face so she couldn’t move her head. She clumped her lips together. She didn’t want him to deepen the kiss. Then his lips moved to the side of her neck and started to suck her skin. He was giving her hickeys.
"STOPPP!!" she cried out.
"EARLLL!!" hollered Victoria when he touched one of Isabelle’s breasts against her bra.
Isabelle’s was trying to suppress her tears. She heard what makes him more aggressive but he was continuously nibbling her neck. She begged in a small voice for him to stop. Victoria pleaded too. Earl raised raised his head and looked at the latter.
“Don’t be jealous honey. After I am done with her, you can take your turn. But dammit Vic! Your woman is so delicious and sweet!” he said with an evil light laugh before he scooped Isabelle and threw her to the bed.
Her back landed. Her eyes were wide as she stared in horror when he began to unzip his pants with his eyes full of desire.
"DAMMIT EARLL!! NOOO!!" Victoria couldn’t help shouting at him.
Isabelle cried out when after untying her hands, he went on top of her. She started hitting him with her fists but he locked her arms above her . She closed her eyes and wriggled below him wildly. He began licking her neck as he groaned while she begged and pleaded. What he was doing to her was revolting but she was helpless. Then all of a sudden he was pulled from her,
"YOU F*CKING SON OF A BITCH!" Luke furiously cursed as he continued to kick Earl who was now on the floor.
He then bent and pulled him by the nape to make him stand. He leaned him on the wall and hit him on the face repeatedly as he cursed furiously. Isabelle cried in relief. He was just in time. She kept on saying a silent thank you inside her head. Victoria was just looking on with a very shocked expression.
"B-Babe..." Isabelle called Luke while crying.
She sat up and hugged her knees. Earl’s face was bloody but Luke kept on hitting him. The door opened and Luis came in with Mario. Her husband’s bodyguard covered her body with the bedsheet.
Earl slid downward and his gun fell. Luke took it then pulled him up again. He pointed the gun on his neck.
"I will kill you!!" he said enraged while his face and neck were red.
"BABE NO!!"
He looked like he was going to shoot Earl any moment so Luis came rushing to him.
“Sir don't!” he quickly but carefully took the gun from Luke then pulled him from Earl with the help of the driver.
Earl’s body on the floor was lifeless and his face and neck were bloody.
"Let me go! I will kill that f*cking son of a bitch!”
Mario and Luis did their best to stop him as he continued to kick Earl who was unconscious.
"Luke help Isabelle!” Victoria cried out.
He instantly stopped kicking the other man and turned to where Isabelle was. He wriggled free from Luis and Mario. "BABE!!" he called.
Isabelle passed out. He hurriedly went to her then lifted her from the bed. He felt something wet.
"F*cking shit!!!" he cursed when he saw blood on the white cover.
***
" How is Isabelle?" Luke’s mother asked .
She almost cried upon seeing her son’s state. He was pacing back and forth the hospital’s corridor rubbing his hands together and murmuring something repeatedly. His shirt was full of blood. Just then, the doctor came out.
"How is my wife?" he asked worriedly. His mother and Dianne came closer.
"Didn’t you know she was pregnant?" the female doctor asked.
The women gasped while he raked his fingers through his hair as he shook his head.
The doctor sighed. "Maybe she also didn't know. It was just two weeks old. I'm really sorry Luke but your baby didn't survive.
Both women uttered a sound of pain while he cursed.
“How about my wife? Please tell me she's okay! ” His voice sounded a little shaky from a strong emotion.
"Don't worry she is fine. In a few weeks you can try making another baby. You are both very healthy."
He paled and his eyes became like fireballs. "NO! I don't want to endanger her life again!"
He felt a part of him died when he saw blood coming out from her. He couldn’t bear seeing her in that state again. The people behind this would pay dearly. They would witness his wrath.
“You can now see her Luke.” the doctor said in a gentle voice.
***
When Isabelle opened her eyes she saw Luke’s face in agony. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. Dianne and her mother-in-law were behind him.
“How do you feel babe?” he asked with worriedly.
She forced a smile. She felt a lump in her throat. He looked like he was more in pain than her.
“I’m okay.”
She tried to sit so he helped her. She rested her head more comfortably on the pillow. The two women exchanged glances when Luke uttered a bad word. He saw her hickeys.
"B-babe what's wrong?" she asked with a frown.
He was breathing heavily. "Sorry babe I need to go out. I’ll be back quickly," he said as if in a hurry.
His mother called him but he didn’t even turn. He angrily stormed out of the hospital to go to the parking lot to release his rage. Seeing those marks on his wife's neck made him want to kill someone. It wasn’t Isabelle's fault but he couldn’t accept that another man touched and kissed her.
***
Isabelle cried when she was told about the baby. Her in-laws comforted her and the doctor reassured her that they could have another baby without any problems. Luke was gone for half an hour. When he came back he had a gauze around his hand. His mother knew what he did and the reason behind it. They left them so they could talk.
It was quiet when they closed the door. Her husband looked uncomfortable and didn’t seem to want to be close to her. He was avoiding her eyes.
"Babe? Come here," she requested huskily.
At first he hesitated to move but he did finally though he wsa still avoiding her eyes. “We can try again after a few months babe. Our little angel wasn’t for us,” she said gently.
Luke stiffened then his face became grim. She sighed then kissed his hand. She understood his feelings. It was painful but they have to move on.
***
Earl went behind bars. Victoria went back to Thailand. She admitted that she was mad at Isabelle at first because of what she did to him. Luke was a real friend to her so she was genuinely concerned. But at some point, she got attracted to Isabelle when she saw her in person and couldn't control her feelings. Luke was a little relieved when they found out that she wasn't behind the kidnapping. He still owe her a lot so her punishment was to leave the country and never come back. Victoria confessed her gender preference to her family and they accepted her for what she really was. Since what Eunice did was worse, Luke's punishment for her was more severe. He asked his father to pull out his share from Eunice's family's businesses. Her family really got angry with her after they learned about everything she did. Her father begged him not to do it but Luke was firm. Without his father's share, their businesses couldn't go on but he didn't care.
“That is not even half of what I really want to do to you. Now you have to live on your own. Knowing your parents, they won't easily forgive you. Your businesses were the most important for them. I hope you feel even half the pain I felt when you helped my wife ran away from me,” he told Eunice when she begged him to forgive her.
She was like her mother, financially dependent and materialistic. Their businesses going bankrupt was their downfall.
***
Isabelle noticed that after she was discharged from the hospital Luke had been avoiding her. He came home very late and went out of the house very early. When she asked him, he just said they have a new project so he was really busy. The problem was, she really missed him and the things they did together. Instead of comforting her, he was staying away from her. She felt that he was disgusted with her because of what Earl did. She was thankful that the hickeys on her neck had already faded. For a very possessive man like Luke, what happened to her was utterly unacceptable. She felt like crying because she didn't want that to happen to her. A few weeks passed before she decided to confront him. She messaged him.
We need to talk. I don't care if you are busy or not. Be at the coffee shop near the community gate at 5 p.m. sharp.
***
She made sure that she looked really good. She tied her hair in a loose ponytail and put on some light make-up. She wore a tight -fitting top and skinny jeans to emphasize her body. She knew heads would be turning. She wanted to piss Luke. He was already at the café when she arrived. In his business suit looking cool, he was at a table outside. When he saw her, his eyes narrowed because men were looking at her as she walked to him. She won’t dare pissed him if the situation was different. But since she was desperate to get his attention, she was glad. Her plan was a success. She hid a sneer. She sat down trying to look composed though she was angry. She shouldn’t soften to that handsome face. She didn’t need someone like him. If he didn’t want her anymore, fine with her.
"What do you want to drink babe?" he asked.
"I didn't come here to have coffee. You seemed to be uncomfortable at home since you hardly stay there so let’s talk here. Or maybe you just want to avoid me?" she asked sarcastically.
He sighed heavily. "I’ve been busy,” he replied not looking at her.
She raised one brow. "You are so busy you have no time for me anymore?" she asked bitterly in a low voice.
She didn’t want to draw attention. Luke knitted his brows and raised his eyes to finally look at her.
"I am fed up worrying why you are like this. After what happened to me you changed!” she accused.
He didn’t comment. He just took a sip of his coffee with his eyes on her. She gritted her teeth and took his cup from him to put it on the table with a thud. Some of its contents spilt on his suit.
"Babe? Why did you do that for? "he asked and his frown deepened. He dabbed his tie with a napkin.
"I think that you are not taking me seriously! I had too much of this! You have been ignoring me since I got out of the hospital. If you don’t want me anymore then the feeling is mutual! I’m sick and tired of being with a narrow-minded person like you! It’s best if we get an annulment!” she hissed.