Contract marriage with Mr. Knight

7. Jake Thompson

Isabella

It was my first time getting into a limousine. Wow, it was total luxury, everything was amazing. Helen offered me a drink, but I declined.

"Sorry Mrs. Knight, I don't drink"

I have never drunk alcohol in my life. I have not attended any parties either. It was not because I didn't want to, but because I was so busy running between school and part-time jobs that I hardly got any time for any of that. Alexa was drinking something and smiled mockingly at me. She was dropped off at a nearby club and said goodbye to Helen.

She might have thought that I said it to impress Mrs. Knight, but I do not feel the need to clarify her misunderstanding. Mr. Knight had a puzzled expression on his face... whatever... he might just not be pleased to see a servant sitting in his luxury limousine. Oh lord, I hope he will drop me back at home. What if he just leaves me on the side of the road. Ha... He will not do that as long as Nyra is with me. Then he looked straight at me and glared at me. Oh damn... I did not realize I was looking at him the whole time. He must have confirmed that I'm that kind of girl who is into him... I have to prove him wrong. After that, until we reached the airport I made sure not to look at him.

"Isa, here keep this. " She gave me a key.

I looked at her with questioning eyes, so she continued.

"This is the key to my daughter's room. I only have access to it. Now you do too. There are clothes and many other things of hers untouched in there. I think you can use it if you’d like. I feel like you're my daughter too and I don't want anybody degrading you because of your clothing. No offense to you Isa. I don't think people can't be valued by their looks, but we are living in this rich society and we have to maintain it to avoid unnecessary problems. If you like anything, you can use it ok. And by the way, you look gorgeous in this dress..." She complimented me.

I don't know how she can be so generous towards me.

"Helen, Thank you so much… I designed this dress for myself." I felt proud.

By that time Mr. Knight also joined our conversation.

"Son, did you know Isa designed this dress, don't you think it is gorgeous..."

"Who cares...She may have copied it from some international designers... Mom, let's stop talking about these kinds of silly things..."

I wanted to give him a lesson but I remembered Helen's request so I kept quiet. What a moron...!!

"Arthur, that's not fair... Hm... then let's talk about rocket science then..."

I chuckled at Helen's response, for which I received a glare from him and I lowered my head.

Then Nyra tugged at my dress and said, "Mama... Hungry…"

"Okay Baby, Mama will give you milk ok" I went to a nearby sitting area and gave a bottle of milk to Baby Nyra.

"What...!! Nyra just called her Mama, a filthy servant and you're not saying anything... I can not believe you, Mom..."

He was furious.

"Arthur, keep your voice down... First of all, she is just a baby and she thinks of Isa as a mother because she always loves and cares for her. That’s what moms do. And although you're concerned, we can not teach her now that Isa is not her mother. When she grows up, we can tell her the whole truth. Or maybe when you get married and your wife can give motherly love to Nyra then she will call her mom instead. Babies do not know how to fake affection, they understand everything with their innocence, not true understanding... So don't mind it for now, okay... Also, don't use such negative terms when you're mentioning Isa. She is far from that. Now it is my time to go. Isa..."

Helen called out for me. I glanced towards Mr. Knight; his face was still rigid.

"Isa, I trust you a lot. Take care of my babies..."

Then Mr. Knight looked at her with questioning eyes.

"I can live in peace in New York knowing that you're here. Anything urgent you can call me ok. If you need anything, to buy or to go out, you can inform our house manager and he will arrange the vehicle for you. I will be back next week for Nyra's birthday. See you soon Isa..."

"Have a safe journey Mrs. Knight... see you soon... take care..."

She hugged me and kissed Nyra's forehead. Who was sleeping after drinking her milk.

Then she hugged her son and bid adieu. After she was out of sight, panic began to rise in my body. It was as if I was in front of a hungry lion. But he didn't even look at me. He was walking towards the exit. I didn't know the place very well so I blindly followed his footsteps. I couldn't look directly at him right now. He was moving so fast that I had to move fast too. Suddenly, I bumped into something hard. I could see the back of Mr. Knight. He didn't even budge or turn to look back to see if I was okay.

He was on a call, that is why he suddenly stopped. Then my purse fell to the ground. I was still carrying Baby Nyra so it was not easy to pick it up off the ground.

Ufff… I should have brought the stroller with me...

As I was trying to pick it up, a handsome guy came forward and helped me to pick it up.

"Hey, are you alright... By looking at your tensed expression I can tell you must be new here or you're in trouble... If it’s either of these you can tell me... My name is Jake Thompson, by my uniform you can tell what I am. A pilot." His smile was mesmerizing.

"Hi, thank you for your help. I'm Isabella Williams and yes I am new here, but I’m not alone." I smiled at him.

"Okay Isabel, is that your baby, she is a cute munchkin like you.."

I blushed at his comment, but at the same time, I was scared of Mr. Hitler.

"No, I'm her nann.." I didn’t finish the sentence before I heard a hoarse voice from Hitler.

"Bella Let's go..." And he moved forward. I couldn't help but run after him after giving an apologetic smile towards Jake.

"Okay Isabel, I hope to see you soon..." He said in a loud voice. I hide my laugh at this. He may be a little flirtatious, but I think he is a good guy. My gut says so... Why is London crowded with so many handsome men?

Mr. Knight waited for me to enter the limousine and then he followed. I didn't dare to look at him. The tension in the air was high. With his tone before I understood that he has a bad temper. So I planned to lay low. But the whole time I felt his eyes glaring at me. I only looked downwards at Nyra. Then when I looked up he was looking straight at me. I kept eye contact for a few seconds, my cheeks started turning red. I don't know why, but I was extremely tense at that time.

He breaks the silence.

"So I was right about you from the beginning huh..."

I didn't respond to him. I know he wanted to pick a fight with me. Patience Isa... Patience... I told myself.

"And Alexa also said that you belong to the category of women who will do anything to impress rich men and be their girlfriend to enjoy luxury and money. And I think she must be right, that is why you wore these beautiful clothes even though you knew that we would only go to the airport. But you didn’t want to miss the opportunity to woo another man. That pilot guy was a total flirt, fit for you..."

This is it, I can’t take it any longer, but I remembered Helen's face and thought to take this without a fight.

"Mr. Knight, I don't know why you are interfering with my personal affairs... You and your girlfriend may be right or wrong about me... but I don't care about your opinions... or rather I'm not here to please you guys... When you walked towards the exit like we didn't come together, I just followed your footsteps. When you suddenly stopped, I hit on your back and my purse dropped. You didn't even try to help me or check on me, but the handsome stranger did. He may or may not be a flirt but as a human, he is still better than you..."

His face darkened. Oh shit...! I tried to avoid fighting, but I touched his ego. I couldn't take his wrath anymore. When we reached the mansion, I hurriedly tried to get out of the limousine, but he stopped me.

"I don't know what kind of person you are, and I don't have any interest in you. But as long as my baby is with you, what you do is my concern too... So behave next time when you’re with my baby...." with that he left.

Damn it...!! He is trying to make me feel like I did something wrong... He is a manipulative douche...

I took Nyra to her room. She had a little cold so I plan to sleep with her. I took a quick shower and I was very hungry as I wasted my energy fighting with him. I went downstairs and had dinner with Cindy. After writing in my diary I went to Nyra's room. She was sound asleep. I called Granny and she was ok there, thank God. Then I tried to reach Michael but he didn't pick up my calls. After reaching London, I thought he would visit me. But even he couldn't spare me a call. To make my mood better I did some meditation for a while and then checked my f*******: account. Wow, to my surprise I found Jake's friend request. I thought about it a bit, but it may just be a one-time meeting with him. So I ignored his request. Then I went to sleep.