Howard’s POV
"Are you trying to drive me away?"
Tears instantly filled Isabella's eyes as she took three steps and came to my side, tightly holding onto the hem of my clothes.
"You don't belong here; I'm not driving you away. I just want you to go back to where you belong."
This was the most decent thing I could say. If she continued to question me, I couldn't guarantee that we wouldn't argue.
I knew my grandmother never looked highly upon Isabella and often scolded her in front of me, but had never spoken harsh words to her in private. I couldn't understand why she had taken it to this extent.
"Is this how you repay your savior? You promised to give me a status." Isabella clung to me tightly. “Marry me, and I will belong here.”
Isabella was trembling all over, and it was hard to te
