My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 1029

She tried everything to make Benjamin Gomez jealous, doing all the things she used to do with Andrew Lane and snapping photos to send to Andrew. She told him she was with his cousin now.

Andrew only sent back his best wishes, no extra words, no emotion at all.

One night, Isabella Austin got drunk and ended up in bed with Benjamin. The next morning, she freaked out, sobbing and shouting that she wanted to kill him. Benjamin took it all in quietly. He never blamed her for loving Andrew, never complained, just stayed close, helping her out whenever she needed it, no matter if it was something good or something reckless.

It felt like Andrew had completely erased her from his life. His replies were always so short, so distant, never giving away even a hint of missing her.

Heartbroken, Isabella fell into a real relationship with Benjamin, hoping he might fill the emptiness Andrew left behind.

Not long after, she found out she was pregnant. The doctor told her her health was fragile. It would be better to have the baby, because an abortion could destroy her chances of ever having another child.

Without telling Benjamin, she disappeared to another city and had the baby in secret. She left the newborn at the door of an orphanage, healed up, and came back home pretending nothing had happened.

She had no idea Benjamin saw right through her. He quietly dug for the truth, found out about the baby, and went to rescue the child himself. That baby became Ashley Gomez.

Isabella was ready to cut Benjamin out of her life for good. Benjamin, on the other hand, was furious she left but also overjoyed to know she’d had his child. There was no way he would let her go just like that.

Things got messy. Right as Isabella returned home, she found out she was pregnant again.

Just as she thought, Andrew felt nothing for Emily. He’d always seen her as a stand-in for Cynthia. Once he realized how Emily felt, he told her straight out, with Isabella right there to hear every word.

Listening to Andrew’s cold words, Isabella felt all sorts of things—love, hate, a little bit of satisfaction. He’d once been just as harsh with her.

But she let that go. After all, she was the one about to marry him.

Isabella had skipped grades and finished college abroad in just three years. Her family had even tweaked her age on the paperwork, so she and Emily were actually about the same age. Maybe it was all she’d been through, but Isabella looked and acted so much more mature. Emily was still just a high schooler, and when they finally met, Isabella could see every bit of insecurity in Emily’s eyes.

She remembered holding her head high, looking at Emily with a mix of disdain and fake sweetness, watching as the other girl tried to disappear into the floor.