Chapter 124
What? Is there something on my face?” Alfred asked and Isabella scoffed.
“Yes. You have the same eyes as me and my sisters. I’m just surprised. Well, I’m Isabella” Isabella said as she brought forth her little hands for a handshake. Alfred chuckled as he stared at Isabella’s little hands. God!! He wondered where this little kid got her courage from.
“I’m Alfred kings,” Alfred said as he accepted the handshake. Isabella smiled and Alfred’s mind quickly went to Lisa. That smile looked so familiar.
Even though Lisa never smiled at him in the past, he’s seen her so many times smiling at Andrew and this smile was just exactly like Lisa’s.
“I would love to meet your mom, ” Alfred said looking around
“Oh!! I’m not sure she would want to meet you. She must be really busy right now” Isabella said as she picked up her newspaper from the table.
“Oh!! Seems like your mom is the busy type” Alfred said and Isabella nodded
“What about your dad?” Alfred asked
“Oh, I do not have a daddy. Just an uncle” Isabella said and Alfred could sense the sadness in her voice when she replied to him. He quickly changed the topic. He didn’t want to be the reason a kid would be sad.
“Are you reading that newspaper?” Alfred asked
“Not really, I’m just learning some new words from it,” Isabella said with a shrug as she stared at Alfred for some seconds before looking away.
Just then Alfred heard his phone ring. He checked the caller’s ID and saw it was MR luke.
“I’ll be on my way now, kid,” Alfred said
“I’m not a kid,” Isabella said and Alfred laughed
“Fine then, bye baby girl,” Alfred said as he stood up.
“I’m looking forward to seeing you another time. Nice meeting you Mr. Alfred kings” Isabella said and Alfred scoffed. This kid was smarter and wiser than her age. She speaks like an adult, Alfred thought.
He wasn’t surprised though, what do you expect from a kid who reads newspapers at a young age, Alfred thought as he walked out of the restaurant with his phone in his ear, Answering a phone call.
Immediately, Alfred left the table, Lisa who had just walked out of her office, walked towards the table and sat beside Isabella.
“One of the waiters said a man was sitting beside you just now and you were talking to him. Is that true?” Lisa asked and Isabella nodded, joining her lips together waiting for her mom to scold her again for speaking to a stranger.
“Honey, Didn’t I tell you not to speak with any stranger?” Lisa asked and Isabella nodded. Lisa stared at the expression on Isabella’s face and sighed softly.
“I’m sorry mommy,” Isabella said and Lisa nodded.
“It’s alright honey, are you hungry? You haven’t eaten lunch” Lisa said as she caressed Isabella’s hair.
“I’m okay mom. I’m still filled up” Isabella said as she dropped the newspaper and turned to her mom.
“Mom, can I ask you something?” She asked
“Sure honey, ” Lisa said
“Mom, is it possible to have the same eye color with someone you’re not related to?” Isabella asked
“Yes, it’s possible honey,” Lisa said and Isabella hummed.
“Why do you ask?” Lisa asked
“The strange man I spoke with today has the same eye color as me and my sisters, ” Isabella said and Lisa scoffed.
“He’s such a handsome man, mommy,” Isabella said and Lisa began to wonder who the man that Isabella saw was. She laughed and stood up. Isabella is crazy, she thought.
“I have some work inside. Just tell one of the waiters if you need anything ” Lisa said and with that, she walked away.
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After Alfred had gotten to the hotel he took his bath and changed into a new dress. He ate the food brought to his hotel room and then he lay on the bed staring at the ceiling.
Just then his mind drifted to the kid called Isabella he had met earlier today. The kid was so smart and had courage, Alfred thought as he found himself smiling.
He so much loved the kid he spoke with today and for the first time in how many years that kid had just made him laugh. She was just so smart, he thought.
He wondered who would have given birth to such a princess. He wondered if one of the quadruplets was this smart and beautiful, however, he wondered how the rest of the kids would look too. He chuckled as he stood up from the bed and sat on the couch.
When he first saw the kid, there was something he felt like some sort of connection with the kid, Isabella. And that smile of hers reminded him so much of Lisa. It was like he was seeing the smaller version of Lisa.
He rubbed his hands on his forehead. Maybe I’m the one overthinking things. Because I think about Lisa a lot, I’m now seeing her in the form of a kid, he thought as he quickly shook off the thoughts.
Just then he heard his phone ring. It was a call from Andrew.
“Hey, are you at the hotel already?” Andrew asked as Alfred answered the phone call.
“Yes,” Alfred said tiredly
“You sound weak. Are you alright?” Andrew asked and Alfred exhaled deeply. Even though he tells him he’s fine, truth be told, he’s not fine and he’s never going to be fine after everything he did to Lisa.
He regrets every fucking thing he did and he wished he could go back in time and undo everything he did to her. He wished he could do something different.
He felt sad, guilty, and remorse as he felt his already broken heart break the more.
He just wishes he can make things right again but he believes it’s already too late.
“Alfred are you there?” Andrew asked, jolting him out of his thoughts.
“Yes, I’m okay. I’m fine” he responded
“Do you want me to order a new car and a driver for you?” Andrew asked
“No!! I just want to maintain a low profile here” Alfred said
“Ok then. I emailed you a document. You should review it and sign it” Andrew said and Alfred hummed before ending the phone call.
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