Taming A Billionaire

The third point of view:

If Reina had run to the hospital, then Niklaus had zoomed over like the flash. The instant he heard that his daughter, Isabella was rushed to the hospital, his brain stopped functioning and it was as if he went back to twelve years ago when she was just a problematic kid and he was the father who almost developed a heart attack from her troubles.

Yes, Niklaus loved all of his children equally, but his relationship with Isabella was on a different level. She's his first fruit and product of his youth, hence he would never joke with her.

Once he got to her private ward, Niklaus was prepared to kick the door open only to discover it was open halfway already. He took a step forward when he heard familiar voices from inside and halted. It was his wife Reina and his daughter, Isabella.

He recognized Isabella's voice that sounded broken and that made his brows furrow, Isabella was crying? What the heck? Even as a child the only time he saw Isabella cry was the night Maya died and that was just once. 

His child never cried when her biological mother Kay died, swallowing all the grievances in her heart and choosing to mete out her punishment on him. Tears were never an option for Isabella, she only saw it as a sign of weakness and never showed it - at least not to anyone.

What could have made her show this vulnerable side of her then? Something was not right here and where the hell was her fiancé?!

At that same time….

Reina was more than confused. Was Isabella crying because she missed her? It sounded too good to be true. Call it her sixth sense, Reina knew something else happened to have bothered Isabella this much.

"Izzy," Reina tightened her hold around her just as Isabella buried her face further into her chest as if she didn't want her to see her cry. Her heart broke at the sight, her poor proud daughter.

"Come on, talk to me," She pleaded.

After a few minutes, Isabella finally looked up with her tears-filled eyes asking, "How did you do it?"

"Do what?" Reina was confused.

"Keep your marriage together so far? How did you make it so perfect?" she asked desperately.

"Isabella," Reina breathed, brows furrowing as she still tried to figure out what prompted this unbelievable reaction from the great Isabella. 

Isabella, the great, went on, "I feel like everything is coming apart before it even begins. I feel scared. What if everything fails?"

Reina narrowed her gaze at her, "Are you developing cold feet about your wedding?" she asked, finally figuring it out. She thought.

"Maybe?" Isabella intentionally didn't give her a clear answer.

 It was better for her parents to think that she was having second doubts about her wedding than to know that her husband-to-be cheated on her - well, not intentionally. But it still hurt that he kept that secret from her. Didn't they both agree to be transparent with one another? 

It was hard for Isabella to trust somebody, but Pedro? She gave him all of her - her body, soul, and trust. If there was anybody that she thought would never betray her, it was him. But of course, in the end, he proved the fact that humans can never be trusted.

When Jean confirmed the news, it had seemed as if Pedro himself reached out and pulled her heart out of her chest, crushing her it into pieces. It had felt almost impossible to breathe, blank dots filled her vision and the next she knew, she lost consciousness and woke up here.

Thankfully, Isabella had regained her consciousness on time and solved some issues before Reina arrived else the doctor might slip her secret without her permission.

"Oh honey," Reina cooed, "It is perfectly normal to have some lingering doubts before a wedding," She took her hand and led her back to the edge of the bed where they both sat down on it.

"And please," Reina corrected the impression, "My marriage is not perfect and as a matter of fact, no marriage is perfect,"

At that comment Isabella's brows raised, it seemed like Reina was pulling her leg right now.

Reina sighed, for someone who claims to be smart, she's quite dumb in the relationship aspect of it.

"Isabella, a great relationship is about accepting similarities and working on differences. And the cold feet part? I was a wreck as well when I finally decided to marry your father," Reina confessed, however, Isabella disagreed with that. 

"You were smiling on that day," Isabella reminded her. After all, she had been a part of her bridesmaids - and did she forget to add she became her legal daughter as well - hence she knew what happened that day.

Reina was not flustered, she smiled instead, "Because I was happy. Sure, I had my doubts about the success of my marriage - the butterflies were messing with my bully and all - but at that moment, I was sure of what I wanted and God, that was your father,"

Unknown to them all, Niklaus who was eavesdropping on their conversation from the outside was grinning from ear to ear. He rubbed his jaw proudly, indeed, he was husband material.

"You know the funny part?" Reina was still speaking to her daughter, "Your father is no husband material,"

At once, Niklaus's jaw dropped to the ground. He glared at the door, still not believing what he just heard from his own wife.

Reina, oblivious to her husband's presence, was sincere with Isabella and began to list down her father's faults, "Your father is too possessive; he has a great anger; he's too stubborn and not to mention his past. I had to think about that a lot," she added immediately, "And did I forget to add, he's too horny," 

Niklaus sighed. That was an instant knockout. Perhaps, this was why one should never eavesdrop on a conversation between mother and daughter. Sigh, his great reputation. He would never unhear this conversation again. 

"But at the end," Reina said to her, "The heart wants what it wants, Isabella. I don't know what's going on with you, my child, but you have to listen to your instinct this time, " she pointed to her heart.

"If Pedro is really the man that makes you happy, then you have no reason to doubt what you both have. Not many people could be in a relationship for this long and survive. What the both of you have is a miracle," 

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