The Night We Met

Chapter 28-A bluff or not?

Isabella's POV
we make our way to the basement yet once again, the last time i came here- well

Let's just say the visits to the basement are not the most elegant thing but sometimes they are necessary

Nicholas stands in front of me as he looks at me, his fingers on the door knob

"Open it" i say to him and he hesitates

"Isabella" he says, his voice soft and full of care for me

"I can handle this alone you know that" he says more of a reassurance and i smile at him

"I want to be there, i want to know why was she so desperate that she had to go against me" i plead with Nicholas and his eyes turn soft

I put my hand on top of his as i lean a little closer to him

"And to know if it was all worth it" i say almost a whisper then lean back

Nicholas clears his throat as if alerting Jenny of his arrival and then rotates the door knob to an open

The door leads a sound as he opens it and walks through it

I collect myself together, then follow him

The sight in front of me reminds me of the very first time i came here, the same room, the same interrogations

I look at Jenny who's sitting on a chair, her wrists tied firmly with ropes on the chair handles and her legs secured with leg cuffs

This vulnerable sight of her breaks my heart, all the happy memories we spent together come rushing back to me and i try my best to push them away

I walk behind Nicholas and keep a hand on his shoulder

He raises his face to look at me and passes me a small smile

"Listen, you can kill me to death and I won't tell you anything" Jenny says coughing out the blood that had formed in her mouth

"You know you don't want to die" Nicholas says grabbing the same pocket knife she used on me from a nearby table

Her eyes dart towards the knife as Nicholas swirls it in his hands and Jenny's eyes follow Nicholas's knife skills

"You want to know why i work with them right?" She says her eyes still on Nicholas and i look at her in disbelief

Is she really not guilty for doing that?

"We can start with that" Nicholas says leaning a little closer to her and she chuckles

"Well- it's because of you Isabella" Jenny says as her voice turns cold and she looks at me with hatred

"Me?" I ask in confusion and she looks at me her eyes shining

"I wanted revenge from you" she said calmly and i felt tears forming in my eyes

"You did that all for revenge?" I ask her not believing my own ears and she nods

"Think of it Isabella, we have known each other our own lives. When my mom died you allowed me to stay with you, but during that time did you actually care about me or was it just your guilt?" Jenny said looking at me and i raised my eyes to meet hers

"What are you implying at. You always knew i cared about you more than anyone" i said through gritted teeth

"Isabella. It was guilt that made you do all that. I got a job when i was 18 and i started staying less at your place- you never asked me where i was going? When i was coming back? If i was happy?" She said with a cold face and i blinked my eyes