The Substitute Bride

"I came here looking for you for two reasons. One is to personally apologize to you." Joanna looked at Isla with sincerity, and said, "I feel sorry for what I did to you before. I was misled by Becky, and made you suffer so much. I am here to make a sincere apology to you."

"Grandma Joanna, please don't do that." Isla had waited for this "apology" for such a long time, but now that it was really happening, she felt weird and uncomfortable. It never felt like how she thought it would be. She replied, "You were also kept in the dark from the beginning to the end. How could I blame you?"

Joanna could now see that Isla was a considerate girl. Why did she use to think of her as a scheming bitch?"

"Isla, I am such a thoughtless old woman. I am. How should I believe Becky's words full of lies and loopholes." Joanna gave her a bitter smile. It was because Becky's "perfect" acting led her to make such a mistake.

"It's not your fault, Grandma Joanna." Isla smiled with tenderness, and continued to ask, "Today you come here ... only to apologize to me? If so, it's really unnecessary. I have actually forgotten about it."

"And the other reason is ......" Joanna was hesitant whether to continue. Joanna glanced at Isla with a guilty conscience. She seemed too embarrassed to mention it. After a while, she continued, "Is that your boyfriend?"

"Oh, are you talking about Stephen?" Isla was a little amazed at Joanna's question, and she shook her head at once, "No, he is not..... yet. I'm not young any longer, so my parents are pressuring me to get married. I have been going on blind dates these days, and the boy you see is my blind date today. "

Isla smiled but with a bit of embarrassment to Joanna. She added, "He is kind to me, and I also like it when he is around. But I want to make friends with him first."

After hearing Isla's explanation, Joanna felt a little awkward. Isla has begun to move on and look for a new life that totally belonged to her. Unfortunately, Aron was still immersed in the last r

am taking an active part in blind dates because I want to move on with my life. I don't want to be a slave to what happened four years ago. Aron will realize this sooner or later."

Isla stood up and said with politeness, "Grandma Joanna, if you have nothing else to say, I think it's time for me to leave now. I have to deal with other affairs."

Taking her handbag, Isla was about to leave. She had only taken a few steps when Joanna started crying behind her, "Isla, Aron is now in the hospital. Don't you still care about him?"

Isla was shocked and couldn't say anything. She stopped and turned around. She asked Joanna, "What are you saying?"

"I say Aron now is in the hospital. Have you really lost all love and care for him?" Joanna answered with tears in her eyes.

"What happened to him?" Isla sounded worried, "But why? Why is he in the hospital? Is it serious?"

Hearing that Aron was in hospital, Isla's heart softened. She asked Joanna nervously, which completely unmasked her care for Aron at the same time.

A ray of hope and joy glistened through Joanna's eyes, but she remained calm on the surface. She asked Isla, "You seem not to care about my grandson any more, do you?"

"What's the matter with him, Grandma Joanna? What happened?" She held Joanna's hands tightly, without noticing the nuance of Joanna's expression.