WITH TRUST AND REGRET

" Thomas, mind your words "

Carl sternly said. But the stubborn Thomas still tried to reason out

" But bro is true "

Carl's voice became extremely terrifying

" T-h-o-m-a-s "

Thomas trembled and lowered his head

" But bro is true "

He tried reasoning with his brother but Carl's terrifying voice was heard

" Apologize "

This time, his face was really terrifying, but Thomas still didn't want to concede

" Huh.....no bro "

Carl warned again

" Apologize to her now "

This time, Thomas knew his brother could not be persuaded so with gritted teeths, he said

" I'm..... I'm sorry "

Thomas had been so desperate to make them divorce that he said something unimaginable. Isabel, upon hearing Thomas's apology, laughed sarcastically and snorted

" Sorry..... ha-ha-haaa. As if that is going to change something. I will never forgive you for this. I would make you pay "

Without waiting for them to talk, she stormed off to her room. She cried a lot in her room. She was a lady afterall and hearing someone she do detest saying he has used her before was like a slap to her face. It was truly humiliating for her. It was like her dignity had been crumpled. Adrain whom she dearly loved haven't even gotten the chance to touch her, how much Thomas. She vowed to make Thomas pay for it. She would show him she was more wilder than he ever thought

Back then, when Mr Snow was still in the military and her mother was dead, Cedrick's father had offered to take them to Georgia to have a tour there. Lucia wanted to stay with her aunt so only Isabel and Cedrick went. She was 16 years that. Frankly speaking, Cedrick was a brother that every girl would wish to have. One would think they are not cousins but are from the same mother. They mostly went out to have fun. There was nothing she wanted that Cedrick didn't give her. She was typically spoiled.

One day, on thier way home, they bumped into Thomas and his gang. They kindly apologized and Thomas let them off. Some days later, Isabel met Thomas again and this time he proposed to her. She kindly rejected it but Thomas kept on pestering her until one day, when she furiously slapped him across his face and insulted him badly. Thomas felt really humiliated and told his men to seize her. They successfully caught her and pulled her to Thomas. Isabel was scared at that time and struggled. In the course of struggling, she was seriously injured. Nevertheless, she still managed to excape. The news reached Cedrick who became extremely furious. With the help of Mr. Edward Snow, they made some soldiers deal mercilessly with Thomas. Thomas became more infuriated. He runned a background investigation on them and found out that they were from the Snow's family. Knowing that Mr. Edward Snow was a soldier terrified him. Even though he was also a DelaVega, he was just a distance relative and didn't held much power like the main family. If he was from the main family, he would have dealt with them but everything was now different. Moreover, he had several unpleasant encounters with Isabel which didn't end too well. It made his hatred towards Isabel intensified and he vowed to make her pay and that was when they became sworn enemies. Now, his worst enemy was married to his cousin which makes her now a DelaVega. Once she is part of the family, his chances of revenge was as minimum as 0.000001%. So no matter what happens, they must divorce.

******. *******. *******.

Thomas and Carl sat in Carl's office. Carl looked at him sternly and warned

" I do not want that incident in my house ever repeat itself "

" But bro... "

Thomas tried to defend himself again but Carlisle sharply interrupted

" Do I make myself clear "

Reluctantly, Thomas agreed

"..... Yes bro, but she is a witch bro. That girl is seriously mad. You don't know the crazy things she can do. I know her bro "

" Thomas, I'm not gonna tolerate you calling her a witch "

Thomas nodded. He was about to talk but Carl interrupted and asked curiously

" Tell me Thomas, where do you know her? How come you hate each other so much. What is the history behind "

Thomas scratched his head sheepishly. He was reluctant to say and thought of changing the subject but the thought somehow vanished like it never came upon meeting Carl's stern gaze. He sighed helplessly and told him everything. After the narration, Carl said

" This means you know her very well "

" Of course bro, I know her very well, just like the back of my hand. She simply humiliated me and got away with it, she has to know there's a price to pay for everything.... But bro, I heard Grandpa arranged it. We can cook up some lies so you can divorce her. Besides, she seems unhappy being your wife "

But Carl's mind was somewhere else. All he said that related to Thomas words were

" Very soon, she would be happy and even proud "

Then he suddenly asked out of the blue

" Thomas, since you know her well, then what does she likes."

Thomas was caught off guard by Carl's unusual question

" Huh... Bro, I didn't stalked her because I liked her or something of those sort. I.... "

Then as if something just dawned him, he said

" Hold on, why are suddenly asking this question... You... you are not fall... falling into her trap right. Bro, tell me you are not falling "

Carl said dazzling

" I am "

Thomas eyes widened as he shrieked in horror

" Heavens! Bro, how come "

Carl simply smiled and said

" I do not know when or how. But within this short period, she has managed to steal my heart away. I originally thought I liked her but now...I guess I'm in love with her "

Thomas felt like he would faint soon

" Gosh is that your taste bro..... I never knew you liked Savage girls "

Carl glared at him again and this time Thomas yielded

" Fine but.... "

Before he could finish, Carl said coldly

" Never forget she is your sister-in-law, and don't talk ill of her again "

But Thomas was still adamant on it

" Bro... you... you just don't know that girl. I remembered one time while I was stalking her, I suddenly saw slapping a man she met on the way. The man glared at her and she innocently apologized saying there was a for on his cheeks so she was giving him a helping hand. Bro I can swear on my father's grave that I personally could feel the aftermath effects of the slap. Later I found out that the guy was her friend's ex and she did that to get back on him for breaking up with her friend. Can you imagine that bro... "

But after saying this Thomas was more shocked to see his cousin smiling dreamily. He sighed again and said

" Bro... she will never love you back. She hates you to the core. I guess she hasn't let go of her old love . You better stop building castles in the air because I bet she's busily formulating plans to divorce you so she can reunite with her lover "

Carl's face darkened and turned gloomy all the sudden

" She is never going to meet that bastard again "