Twisted Ties of Love novel Chapter 530

Casey saw Izabella wandering aimlessly, her mind clearly elsewhere. Thinking she was still shaken from the accident, he tried to soothe her. "It was just an accident, Iz."

"It wasn't an accident!" Izabella had a gut feeling about this. The staff there were trained to check the seatbelts every time they were fastened. It wasn't possible for them to overlook something so crucial.

Casey was taken aback by Izabella's outburst, frozen in place, all he could do was watch her eyes well up with tears.

At that moment, all comforting words felt inadequate. He understood how she felt. If the roles were reversed and Izabella had been the one in the accident, he knew he would lose control of his emotions too, maybe even more so.

Casey had finally found the time to take Izabella out on a date, their first since getting married. He didn't want it tainted with negative emotions.

"Come on, let's do something else. Let's skip the dangerous rides this time. How about the carousel?" he suggested.

Izabella looked down and said, "I need to use the restroom."

Casey waited for her outside the restroom, and Izabella went in. Despite the cold weather, she splashed her face with cold water. She had come here to clear her head, to convince herself it was just an accident, but last night's text message kept looming in her mind.

She knew Brett too well. He was a cornered animal, capable of doing anything when desperate. This was why he was acting so recklessly lately.

Her phone buzzed in her bag. She took it out and read the message. Her grip tightened on the phone as a shiver ran down her spine. She quickly deleted the message and came out of the restroom.

Casey was waiting for her, holding a few candy apples in his hands. He was peeling off the wrappers when he saw her come out. Even in this gloomy weather, his smile was like a ray of sunshine.

He handed her one of the lollipops. "Are they selling lollipops?"

"Plenty of them."

The food in the amusement park was pricier than outside. A lollipop that usually cost a dollar was three dollars here.

Izabella took a bite. The nostalgic sweetness reminded her of her childhood.

"Is it good?" Casey asked.

"It's delicious," Izabella replied after swallowing her bite. Then she added, "It tastes just like the ones from our childhood." They both smiled, reminiscing about the past.

Izabella couldn't eat lollipops back in the day, because she was allergic. Even though they were sweet and brought back fond memories, she could do nothing but watch others enjoy them.

Once, she had mistaken Brett for the person who had given her a lollipop, using her allergy as a metaphor for their relationship. She knew she couldn't touch it, yet she couldn't help herself.

Thankfully, she was no longer allergic to lollipops, and the real person who gave her one was back.

"Let's go on that," Casey suddenly suggested, pointing at the Ferris wheel.

Most of the people lining up for the Ferris wheel were couples. It wasn't particularly thrilling, just a slow ride up and down offering a panoramic view of the amusement park.

But to Casey and Izabella, who didn't have much of a childhood, the amusement park was an exciting place. They got in line and once inside the Ferris wheel, it slowly began to rise.

"If I disappear one day, what would you do?" Izabella mused, looking out the window.

"Why would you think that?" Casey asked, concern in his eyes.

"I'm a person who's died once. What if Bell wants her body back?" Izabella's voice was barely a whisper.

The body she was in wasn't hers. She had borrowed it from Bell. She was feeling lost, like she didn't belong in this world.

Meeting Casey was the best thing that had ever happened to her. He was her home, her safe haven. But now that they were married, she was afraid of losing him.