Becoming The Rich Heroine

CHAPTER 22 : A COMPLICATED LIFE

Nicholas and Bella stopped right in front of Bella's house as the time showed it was already 10 PM. Because she thought it was too late to go home, Bella hurriedly went into the house, and as she had predicted, both of her parents were waiting for her on the balcony. Since her parents were at home, Bella felt that she couldn't freely do her activities. It wasn't because her parents would say no to her activities, but she only felt lazy to reply to whatever question came from both of Bella Jensly's parents. Maybe they weren't at home earlier, but now that they often stayed home, they became so cautious with Bella in the end.

Bella walked toward the main door and her papa immediately interrogated her.

"Why do you come home this late?" papa asked.

"I was visiting my friend, Dad…" Bella answered.

"With whom? I saw you're with a boy. Is he your boyfriend?" Mama teased her instead.

"No, Mum. He's just my friend, really," said Bella while sighing.

"She's lying, Mum. He's Bella's boyfriend who is named TETET, HAHAHA!" Alvin suddenly said out of nowhere.

"The hell! Just shut up!" Bella started to be irritated.

Bella felt it wouldn't end quickly, so she left them immediately. She walked rather stomping the floor as she was annoyed by her parents and her brother. She headed to her bedroom to wash up and rest.

………

Marco was in his bedroom with black and gray nuance. There were some soccer player posters he was idolizing on the wall. He was lying on his king-sized bed and staring at the ceiling. At the right of the bed, there was a drawer and Marco opened the drawer. He took a photo and looked at it seriously. It was a photo of him and Bella, before he dated Isha, no, before Isha came into Marco's life.

He looked at Bella's figure and his figure consecutively and compared the photo with another one on top of the drawer. It was his photo with Isha after they were dating each other, and at the same time, Bella started to bully Isha.

"Marco, let's go home together later!"

"Marco, would you want to visit my house please?"

"Marco, please accompany me to buy some books and fruit if you have free time."

"Marco, stay away from Isha! I dislike it if you're getting closer to her!"

"Marco… why are you avoiding me?"

Marco was thinking about Bella a lot lately. He thought that Bella had changed somehow. Bella used to be a soft-spoken girl, especially to Marco. Bella used to be a feminine girl, but now she wasn't the same. Bella now tended to speak harshly and was a bit tomboy. Even a few days ago, she said that she had snogged someone.

Marco's smartphone was ringing, waking him up from his deep reminiscence. As he saw Isha's name on the screen, he accepted the video call from her.

"Hello, Isha. What's up?"

"Hmm… I'm just getting bored here. What are you doing now?" Isha asked.

Rather than getting any answer from Marco, Isha noticed that he was thinking with an unreadable expression.

"Errr… hello? Hello?" Isha tried to wake Marco up.

"Oh! What's up, honey? You said something?"

"What happened? You seem disoriented."

"I'm sorry, I just can't focus on anything lately."

"Are you thinking about Bella?"

Marco didn't say anything. Seeing his boyfriend's attitude, Isha couldn't help but chuckle.

"Since we started dating, you always think about Bella. I know that you're dating me because you want to avoid Bella's spoiled behavior, right?"

"No, honey. I've been in love with you since the first time we met."

"But I don't think so, Marco. I think you approached me just because you were curious about me, and I assume your heart is always for Bella, not for me," said Isha disappointed.

Isha sighed for a moment before continuing what she wanted to say.

"Honestly, I didn't think I wanted to be serious in a relationship with you, but the more this relationship goes on, the more I'm in love with you."

"What is wrong, anyway? It's good for us to love each other," said Marco.

"Nope, I still think that your heart belongs to Bella, not to me. Every time we spend time together, you always think about Bella all the time. Nowadays, Bella has changed as well. It makes you realize that you actually have feelings for her, right?"

What Isha said made Marco speechless as she was about right. After Bella changed, Marco felt conflicted. He even missed Bella whenever he thought about her.

"But it's too late. I have you now, so as long as I can, I'll fight for this relationship. I don't wanna be greedy. I just want you."

"This relationship would go nowhere if there's someone else in your heart, Marco. Besides, there's nothing such as lateness in acknowledging feelings. Fix everything if you want to. I'm ready to accept all of your decisions," Isha immediately ended the video call after saying it.

Marco couldn't help but keep silent as he didn't know what to do next. Should he listen to Isha's suggestion? If he liked Bella but he was still in a relationship with Isha, wasn't it greedy? Moreover, Bella had changed now, which meant it would be harder for Marco to get closer to her. The problem was he really desired to have Bella in the situation where he still had Isha as his girlfriend.

………

"Bella!" mama shouted from the dining room.

Bella stopped her walk to the bathroom because she was about to take a bath. She hurriedly jogged to the dining room as she didn't want something bad would happen to her mama and, of course, to herself.

"What is it, Mum?" Bella asked worriedly after she just arrived in the dining room.

"The meals are ready. Feel free to eat, okay?"

"Gosh… you scared me, Mum. I thought something happened…"

Mama chuckled, "I'm too lazy to go upstairs so I shout for you instead. By the way, why haven't you changed? You smell bad."

"Haha, this smell girl is your daughter, y'know," Bella replied while chomping her meal.

"As I see, you seldom go home with your brother. Are you two quarreling or something?"

"Nah, I just don't want to be with Alvin. I have grown up so I want to do everything by myself. I'm not a little girl anymore."

"Heh, so my little daughter becomes a bigger daughter now. But it shouldn't go for your body. The bigger it is, it means the bigger your appetite, hahaha," Mama laughed as she noticed Bella had eaten a lot of portions of the meal.

"Errr… where is Dad heading to? He brings a suitcase," Bella changed the topic as she watched his papa prepare everything in the suitcase.

"Well, it's his usual. Your dad is always busy with his work," mama peevishly replied.

"Wait, why don't you prepare too?" Papa asked mama.

"Honestly, I feel bored. Besides, I'm always doing everything by myself because you are always busy doing your job even though I'm coming with you," Mama complained.

"What?! Mum, you're staying home?!" Bella asked in an unbelieving tone.

"What? You don't like it if I'm staying here with you?" mama asked back in disappointment.

"It's not like that. I'm just surprised to hear you'll stay," explained Bella, "Well, you should've been staying home with me from the beginning so we can spend dad's money together, hahaha."

"Hey, watch your mouth, Bella," Mama scolded her.

"What? Dad is working hard for us. So it won't hurt to spend whatever Dad earns from his job to appreciate him, right?"

"You're a smooth talker now, huh?" Mama said while shaking her head.

After she felt stuffed, Bella decided to immediately head to the bedroom.

"I wanna go back to my bedroom. I'm tired, so you'll only find me sleeping if you need me, Mum," said Bella and her mama just nodded in comprehension.

Bella went upstairs and did whatever she wanted to do, such as taking a bath and lying on her bed.

"Sigh… I'm so tired… That Nicholas bastard."

Bella laid down and was deep in thought.

"The more I live here, the more my future is going to be gloomy, somehow…" Bella murmured to herself, "I just can't find a way outta here, but the problem seemingly always manages to find me instead. Now what? I joined The Cobra! What the hell…"

Bella pulled her blanket and covered herself underneath. She messed her hair frantically.

"Aaarrrggghhh! Bella Jensly! Even though you're a rich girl, why is your life so complicated?!"