Stuck in The Marriage Pact
Chapter 16: feel guilty

Chapter 16: feel guilty

After spending a long time in the bathroom and cleaning herself, Isabella returned to the master bedroom wearing only a pink bathrobe and letting her hair, still slightly wet, hang loose. She found Hunter sitting relaxed on the sofa, his legs stretched out, resting on the table where a small white paper bag was placed.

She swallowed, looking at his sexy body, which was only covered by a towel around his waist and had been intertwined with hers just a few minutes ago.

"Don’t act like a naive girl who just sold herself," Hunter said with a blank expression, then took the small paper bag and moved closer to Isabella. "What happened wasn’t wrong... There’s nothing you need to regret or be afraid of... Just forget it, and we’ll never do it again," he continued.

Isabella remained silent, swallowing her saliva, unable to speak due to her shock because Hunter made that decision as if he regretted having sex with her, or maybe he was too disappointed with her behavior.

"This is for you." Hunter handed the small paper bag to Isabella. "Emergency contraceptive pills, and also medication to ensure that any seed that entered your womb won’t develop into a fetus..."

Hunter sighed, staring at Isabella intensely.

"I don’t know how to explain it, but this will make you feel comfortable, not scared anymore," he said again, then took Isabella’s left hand and placed the paper bag there. "After this, Collin and I will go to my new office... You should meet your brother before he leaves," he continued, then walked towards the bathroom.

Isabella exhaled harshly, feeling a sense of relief after a moment of tightness from Hunter’s strange attitude.

’I shouldn’t be sad because he’s giving me a solution and a release,’ she thought as she glanced at the paper bag and peeked inside.

The woman took one emergency contraceptive pill and one other pill, then quickly left the room without changing clothes. She immediately found her brother, who was getting up from the sofa with a black backpack.

"Where are you going?" she asked anxiously, realizing that her brother had nowhere to live.

Lorraine just smiled and quickly approached Isabella. "I’m moving to your husband’s apartment. I can even stay there as long as I want!" He said enthusiastically.

Isabella was stunned, frowning, instantly remembering Hunter saying not to have sex with her again and showing disappointment, but instead giving her brother the apartment facilities.

"Why are you surprised? Isn’t this a good thing?" Lorraine asked with a laugh. "I’ll live in that apartment... And the better thing is he recommended me to work at one of his friend’s car repair shops!" he continued excitedly, while Isabella looked very tense.

"Hey..." Lorraine grabbed Isabella’s right arm and looked at her seriously. "Why do you look so strange like this? This is very good for us; you have a husband who is not only good to you but also to your sister! He’s our savior angel when we couldn’t get any attention from our family..."

"No!" Isabella insisted before Lorraine could finish speaking.

Lorraine immediately frowned.

"I need to talk to him!" Isabella hurriedly turned back to the room.

Lorraine exhaled harshly, then reached into his jacket pocket to take out a blue card.

"I don’t want to waste this opportunity. I need to get to that apartment before my sister stops me!" he said with an ambitious look, then quickly left the living room without forgetting to bring his backpack and suitcase.

...

Inside the room, Isabella stood in front of the door, waiting for Hunter, who was showering.

’How could he do this to us? He keeps showing kindness while I have disappointed him. What’s this all about? Is this his way of making us feel indebted to him and, in the end, not daring to leave him and love him?’ she monologued with herself while pacing back and forth until suddenly the bathroom door opened.

She saw her husband standing with a sexy body covered only by a towel around his waist; even his wet hair made him look even more appealing, especially since his body smelled so fresh, causing her mind to drift to the expectation of pleasure with him.

"What?" Hunter asked.

"Um..." Isabella swallowed, trying to refocus on the issue. "I..., I don’t understand what you mean. I mean... Ugh..." She was so nervous that she immediately walked in a random direction to avoid Hunter’s gaze.

"You shouldn’t have done that to my brother!" she exclaimed, looking back at Hunter after being several meters away from him. "I can’t fulfill my duty well and have even disappointed you or made you feel humiliated... You shouldn’t have given him the apartment facilities!" she continued anxiously.

Hunter just stayed silent and walked towards the wardrobe.

Isabella frowned and quickly followed Hunter in confusion.

"Hunter... You’ve done enough by paying off my debts, you don’t need to do anything else for me or my sister," she said, continuing to follow Hunter until they reached the wardrobe room and saw him choosing clothes from one of the many large wardrobes filled with collections of clothes and accessories.

She exhaled harshly, approaching her husband, who seemed not to care about her.

"Hunter... I’ve already disappointed you, please don’t do any more kindness to me!" she exclaimed again.

"Have you taken the pills?" Hunter asked while removing his towel and putting on underwear.

Isabella was stunned, unable to look away from Hunter’s manhood, which was immediately covered by the underwear.

"You need to make sure your body is safe, then we can talk about other issues," Hunter said again, moving to pick up black pants and put them on without looking at Isabella.

"I... I already did," Isabella replied anxiously. "My body is safe..."

"Good..."

"Hunter, please..." Isabella begged with a sad look, even wrapping her left arm around Hunter’s. "Don’t make me feel indebted to you when I can’t repay it!" she continued.

Hunter just stayed silent, glancing at Isabella, who showed fear on her face.

"I’m trying to be what I should be as a wife, but it turns out it’s difficult... So I think you don’t need to treat me as special as a typical wife... Because I can’t give you the best as my husband," Isabella said again, slowly releasing her hold on Hunter’s arm when she felt unworthy to touch him because she had hurt his feelings. "Sorry... I didn’t mean to be rude..."

Hunter took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, positioning himself facing Isabella, then cupping her right jaw and caressing her smooth cheek.

"You are a good woman, you are precious... You always prioritize your family without thinking about how you feel," he said softly, his eyes still on Isabella’s green eyes. "I know you must be struggling to be away from your lover and then learning to love me... It seems like something impossible because you love him so much," he continued anxiously.

Isabella remained silent, feeling conflicted, between feeling guilty for her actions that disappointed Hunter but also being grateful that he could understand her.

"Forget about learning to love each other, just forget that mission," Hunter said with a smile. "You are beautiful, and you are very valuable... What I have given you doesn’t mean you have to repay by giving yourself completely... Of course, you are worth more than what I have given you... No one deserves you just by giving money... You are not an object that can be bought... You are a good woman... And a con man like me doesn’t deserve you just because of my money," he continued, then moved his hand away from Isabella.

Isabella was stunned, realizing the sadness in Hunter’s eyes, but he immediately turned away as if not wanting to show his sadness.

"I will do anything to make you comfortable... As my friend," Hunter said with his anxious look, gazing at Isabella. "Just do everything as you have planned with my mother... I don’t want her to get mad at you and treat you harshly..." he continued, then swallowed his saliva.

"And... And I won’t ask you to end your relationship with your boyfriend... You can go back to him even today, and I won’t tell my mother," he continued nervously, as if unsure of what he was saying. "But... You have to be careful so that none of this is known by my mother or any of my family members... I don’t want you to get into trouble," he continued.

Isabella was stunned, then swallowed and shook her head.

"So... What do you gain?" she whispered.

Hunter just smiled. "I already got my gain just now. I fucked you!" he said excitedly.

"That was something amazing. When else can I fuck an amazing girl like you..." He pinched Isabella’s cheek gently. "That was a rare moment... I felt like I was stealing someone’s lover!"

Isabella remained silent, confused.

"But don’t worry, I don’t intend to steal you... You are his," Hunter said again, then continued adjusting his pants by pulling up the zipper. "Don’t worry about me, what’s important is that you can solve your problems, and your brother doesn’t have to worry about his life anymore. He can stay in my apartment as long as he wants because I feel more comfortable here," he continued, then moved to take a white shirt from the wardrobe.

Isabella sighed, looking at Hunter with frustration. "What should I do now? Why do I feel like I’ve lost hope of having him forever? Somehow, it hurts so much to see him let me go just like that, while before, he was so hopeful that we could love each other. This is such a strange feeling... Very strange. I can’t let go of Joe, I can’t stop feeling guilty towards him, but I also don’t want Hunter to stay away from me!" she screamed in her heart, her eyes still fixed on Hunter’s handsome face, on his beautiful body slowly being covered by clothes, suddenly longing for the intimacy of a few minutes ago.