Isabella returned home in a daze. Her father, Lucas Anderson, harshly reprimanded her and checked the surveillance footage, only to find that four months ago, due to her poor health, she had been obediently staying at home, never leaving.
However, the outside world didn't believe this. People mocked her in private:
"She's still making excuses about not having an affair with a random man. The Mitchell family is really pitiful to be engaged to someone like her!"
"She's fat and ugly, and her family background isn't great. Getting engaged to the Mitchell family was a stroke of luck for her. Now that she's pregnant out of wedlock, the Mitchell family will surely call off the engagement, right?"
Amidst the speculation, Dylan Mitchell visited the Anderson family.
By then, Isabella's belly was already huge, her eight-month pregnancy bump obscuring her feet.
In the study, Lucas cautiously asked, "Mr. Mitchell, are you here to call off the engagement?"
Dylan's response was unexpected: "...No, my grandfather doesn't agree!"
The Mitchell family was a top-tier wealthy family, while the Anderson family was merely middle-class. Seizing the opportunity to call off the engagement would be reasonable, and no one would blame the Mitchells.
The more Dylan thought about it, the angrier he became. He roared, "I've always found her pig face disgusting, and now she's carrying another man's child. Why should I be the one to clean up this mess?"
Lucas immediately assured, "Mr. Mitchell, don't worry. As soon as she gives birth, I'll get rid of the child!"
Isabella, who had been silent, suddenly looked up. "No."
In the past few months, she had moved from confusion and bewilderment to reluctantly accepting reality. Every day she felt the baby's heartbeat more clearly and had developed a deep affection for the child.
The child was innocent and couldn't be abandoned.
She wanted to call off the engagement!
But at that moment, she suddenly felt a series of pains and contractions in her abdomen. She was going into labor!!
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Five years later.
"Mommy, wake up. The plane is landing~"
The clear voice made Isabella open her eyes and she was greeted by the sight of a delicate, adorable little face.
Amelia blinked her big, grape-like eyes and rested her chin on her hands. "Mommy, are we going back to look for Daddy this time?"
Isabella stretched lazily and sat up from the comfortable business class seat. "You don't have a daddy."
Amelia Anderson sighed like a little adult. "I'm not three years old anymore, Mommy. I won't believe that nonsense. I couldn't have just popped out of a trash bin, could I?"
"..."
Isabella didn't respond. She tied up her long, wavy hair, revealing her tan skin, shapely nose, and rosy lips. Her slender figure made her a striking presence on the plane.
Amelia continued to grumble, "If we're not looking for Daddy, are we looking for my brother?"
Brother...
Isabella's eyes flashed with coldness.
Back then, she had actually given birth to twins. Lucas had ignored her wishes and had both babies taken away.
She had crawled off the delivery bed, using all her strength, and managed to save only Amelia.
After that, she had been at death's door.
If it hadn't been for her aunt Ella Cooper, who rushed back in time to take her abroad for treatment, she might not have survived.
In five years, her health finally recovered, and the obesity caused by hormone injections during her childhood had also been cured.
This return to the country was ostensibly to handle the formalities of the Mitchell family's agreement to call off the engagement.
But in truth, finding her lost child was her primary goal.
Half an hour later, the plane came to a stop.
Isabella had Amelia sit on the suitcase as she pushed it forward.
As soon as she turned on her phone, she received a call. A lively, slightly teasing voice came through: "Anti, you better watch out!"
Isabella replied indifferently, "Why?"
"Asher Perez, the head of the most powerful family, is gathering your personal information globally. He won't stop until he finds you!" The voice held a hint of schadenfreude.
Isabella: "...Oh."
"Anti, you managed to avoid him while abroad, but now that you're back, you can't escape! As the most renowned surgeon, can't you just treat his grandmother? I hear Asher is generous and quite a handsome guy. Maybe you could end up in a touching love story!"
Isabella yawned lazily.
The first family was vast and complex, and treating a patient could easily entangle her in power struggles. Why would she get involved in the intrigues of a top-tier wealthy family?
This return was to find her son; she couldn't afford any distractions.
As Isabella neared the airport exit, she suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the reception area. She casually remarked, "Such a beauty is wasted on me."
After hanging up the call, she tossed her phone into her pocket and lowered her gaze, her eyes cold.
She hadn't expected to run into an old acquaintance so soon.
Standing in a prominent spot at the airport exit was a man in a suit, looking somewhat more mature than five years ago. It was her fiancé, Dylan Mitchell.
At that moment, he was holding a sign, standing impatiently and grumbling, "Where the hell is that fat woman?"
The butler behind him spoke up, "Mr. Mitchell, please be patient. Your grandfather specifically instructed that even if the engagement is to be broken off, it should be done gracefully."
Dylan frowned, looking irritated.
"Patient? She was so fat before, and after having a kid, she's probably even fatter. She must be desperate not to break off the engagement. How unlucky am I to be entangled with someone like her?"
These words fell on Isabella's ears, but she didn't even bat an eye.
For the past five years, she had repeatedly asked to break off the engagement, but both the Anderson and Mitchell families had refused. Who was really doing the entangling here?
She had no interest in dealing with this man and planned to leave with Amelia immediately.
Dylan, having finished his rant, turned around and was suddenly struck by the sight before him!
The woman emerging from the airport was stunningly beautiful, her appearance dazzling. The moment she appeared, it seemed to brighten the entire airport.
As she walked closer, Dylan straightened up, adjusted his luxurious suit, and flashed a confident smile.
"Excuse me, miss, may I know your name?"
At that moment, he looked like a peacock proudly displaying its feathers.
Isabella paused, looking at him with a chilly gaze.
"Isabella Anderson."