"Isabella, learn from your mistakes! Haven't the past experiences taught you anything? How many times have I told you to stay away from James, but you just ignored my words!"

Isabella stared at him in bewilderment, first feeling lost, then a wave of grievance welled up inside her. She hadn't done anything wrong to him, so why was he yelling at her like this?

Andrew, with his lips pressed into a thin line and anger surging, continued, "There were people guarding outside that room the whole time. ...