••ISABELLA POV••
"Deception?" I felt inwardly, "Deception hurts badly, but a deception from the person we trusted the most hurts for a lifetime, just like how I was deceived by my mother-in-law whom I believed and trusted the most."
Though one side I was happy that I finally got rekindled with my family, still a lingering question about my mother-in-law's deception and her intentions didn't let me be happy for a long time.
"Bella," my mother's voice brought me back to my senses, "yes, mom."
She gently passed the egg tarts to me, "what makes you so occupied sweetie? You didn't even touch your breakfast, don't you like it?"
"There's no such thing mom," I forced a smile and started eating, "these tarts taste delicious just like always."
The warm morning sunlight passed through the la
