Chapter 327 No Answer
Isabella mulled it over for a sec and said, "Nah, that ain't happening."
Nina was like, "Why not?"
Isabella shot back, "Think about it. She ditched me back then and never bothered to come back. That means she doesn't give a damn about me. She probably forgot I even exist, so why would she come looking for me now?"
Nina pressed, "But what if she does come back?"
Isabella was stumped.
She snapped, "What's with you today? Why all these weird questions?"
Nina just grinned. "No reason, just felt like asking."
Isabella shrugged. "Never crossed my mind."
"Then don't sweat it." Nina pulled her into a hug. "My bad for bringing it up."
"It's cool." Isabella forced a smile.
In fact, Isabella had thought about it, more than once. But she never found an answer.
Isabella wondered, 'If she really showed up, what would I do?'
She absentmindedly fiddled with the bracelet on her wrist, lost in thought.
From that day on, Nina was practically glued to Isabella, even dragging her to the office. After a few days of this back-and-forth, Nina got fed up and decided Isabella and Sweetie should crash at the Jose place for a bit.
Isabella was caught off guard by Nina's sudden plan. "Whoa, that's a bit sudden. I gotta talk to Seb."
Nina handed her the phone. "Talk to him now."
Isabella thought, 'Nina's got that boss vibe down pat.'
The call connected, and Seb's voice came through. "Nina, what's up?"
Isabella put the phone to her ear. "It's me."
When Seb heard about the plan, he didn't mind but said, "Just make sure to pack some clothes for me too."
Isabella was speechless.
So, she packed a few sets of clothes and headed downstairs with Nina.
Downstairs, Siena was just coming back with bags of groceries. Seeing the Jose family driver with the luggage, she was stunned. "Isabella, not staying for lunch?"
Isabella said, "I'm crashing at the Jose place for a few days, Siena. No need to cook for us; just take care of yourself."
Siena was puzzled. "You guys?"
Isabella nodded. "Yeah, Seb's coming too."
Disappointment flickered in Siena's eyes. "How long you staying?"
Isabella shrugged. "No clue."
Nina urged, "Bella, let's roll."
Isabella replied, "Alright."
She reminded Siena, "When's your appointment? I'll go with you."
"Tomorrow," Siena said, "You don't have to come. I can handle it."
Isabella insisted, "No way. I promised, so I'll be there. See you at the hospital."
"Okay." Siena bit her lip, watching Isabella leave.
The Jose family gave Isabella and Seb a warm welcome. Margaret even had the servants prep the biggest guest room for them.
Isabella felt weird about sharing a room with Seb in someone else's house, so she suggested bunking with Nina.
Nina was totally cool with it.
But that meant Seb was flying solo.
"I'll bunk with Sweetie then," Margaret chimed in with a grin.
From the moment they walked in, Margaret had been glued to Sweetie, not wanting to let go.
"This kid is just adorable," Margaret gushed.
Everyone was chilling in the living room, chatting away. Margaret kept nudging Sweetie towards Zaire.
Zaire glanced at Sweetie and shrugged, "Aren't all babies the same?"
Margaret shot him a look. "No way! Sweetie is extra cute, super chill, and just so soft. She's special."
Zaire sighed, "Alright, alright, if you say so." He didn't have the energy to argue, so he just went with it.
But Margaret wasn't letting him off that easy. She plopped Sweetie into Zaire's arms. "You hold her."
Zaire freaked out, "Can you take her back?"
As he said that, everyone in the room turned to look at him.
Seb's eyes narrowed. "What did you just say?"
Margaret smacked Zaire on the head. "It's a blessing to hold her. Don't be ungrateful!"
Zaire wanted to snap back, "Do you want this blessing?"
But he knew Margaret would just say, "Of course I do, only a fool wouldn't!"
Zaire realized Margaret really wanted grandkids and was hoping he'd get on it.
Even Steven was grinning, "Zaire should hold kids more often."
"Exactly," Margaret agreed, "Seb, you should hang out with Zaire more and rub off on him. If he had half your drive, I'd be happy."
Seb looked at Zaire with a smirk and said, "Yeah, he's definitely lacking in that department."
Zaire glared at Seb.
Then, out of nowhere, Sweetie spit up on Zaire.
Zaire was stunned!
But everyone else just watched, like Sweetie had spit gold instead of milk!
Just as Zaire was about to lose it, Miley stepped in.
"Sweetie, come here," Miley said, taking Sweetie from Zaire.
Zaire bolted upstairs to shower.
Seeing this, Margaret gave a nod to a servant.
The servant got the hint and headed to the laundry room. A moment later, she came back with some clean clothes.
Margaret called her over, "Are those Zaire's clothes?"
The servant nodded. "Yes, Mrs. Jose."
"Bring them here." Margaret handed the clothes to Miley. "Miley, could you take these up to him?"
Margaret's intentions were clear as day. Everyone got it, and so did Miley.
Miley handed Sweetie to Margaret, took the clothes, and smiled. "Sure, Margaret. I'll take them up."
"Go ahead," Margaret said with a smile, "No rush to come back down. You two can chat for a bit."
Miley blushed.
In the room, after showering, Zaire realized there was nothing in the bathroom, not even a dry towel!
Usually, the servants had everything ready. But today, there was nothing.
Zaire frowned and walked out of the bathroom naked, bumping right into Miley.
