Page 202 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 10
“James?”
I looked back at Dr. Clark. I think I must have missed something he said, because he was staring at me intently. “Sorry, what was that?” I asked.
“When you first came in you said you thought you were in love with her.”
“Yeah.”
“Do you feel differently around her than you did with Rachel?”
“It’s not even comparable.” I knew now that I never loved Rachel. I’d loved the idea of her when we first met. She felt like an escape from my life. But she just wanted to be a part of it. I was pretty sure she loved money, not me. And I certainly hadn’t loved her.
He nodded. “And what about Isabella? Do you feel differently around Penny than you did with Isabella?”
I laughed. “Dr. Clark, I never loved Isabella. She’s a psychopath.”
He raised his eyebrows.
“Sorry, that was probably insensitive to your line of work.”
“No, that’s not it,” he said. “I’m curious as to why you think she’s a psychopath. You think she’s crazy because she cheated on you?”
I laughed. “No. She cheated on me because she didn’t love me either. I think she’s crazy because she was legit locked up for a while at some psych ward after high school.”
Dr. Clark’s eyebrows pulled together. “You never told me that before. Why was she seeking treatment?”
“She was always a little…cold. And cruel. But she kind of lost it senior year of high school and got a little…murdery. I don’t know. We were never really close. She was only in my circle because our parents were friends. That was the only reason. There was just always something off about her. But when she got out of that place, she seemed calmer. Not nicer. Just…different.”
“So…not murdery?”
“Yeah.” In high school I wouldn’t have been at all surprised if Isabella committed homicide. For a while Matt even thought she had. But Isabella didn’t seem as crazy now. She was just a fucking bitch.
“Interesting. Was she on any medication or anything?”
I tried to remember. “There was something she took every day.” I could picture the plastic orange pill container. “I don’t know what it was.” I’d never cared enough to look.
“Are you at all concerned about how she’s going to react to the news that you’re dating someone else?”
“She should be signing the divorce papers any day now. And like I’ve said, she never loved me either. I honestly don’t expect to ever hear from her again. We’ve always lived very separate lives. The break is going to be clean and easy.”
Dr. Clark nodded. “Well, that’s good.”
It was good. As soon as Isabella signed the papers, I’d never have to see her again. I was thrilled for that moment. I just wanted it all behind me.
“Sorry, we got a little off topic there for a moment,” Dr. Clark said with a chuckle. “So, a student, huh?”
I didn’t know what to even say.
“I’d feel negligent if I didn’t at least advise you to reconsider. This could ruin your fresh start here.”
“I think she is my fresh start.”
He smiled. “Like I said…I just needed to say it. You never really take my advice though, do you?” He laughed. “I mean…how’s the yoga going?”
“I take some of your advice.”
“Well, maybe just ignore what I said. It’s good to see you happy.”
It felt good to be this happy.
