Extra Pages: The Author's Odyssey

Chapter 183: Making A Deal

Generously, I guess I will be seeing my parents again but I know that Adrian will decide to stay at the Academy, Why? Because he doesn't have any parents.

I feel bad for him but just like said before 'What is done is done'.

Also with this vacation, I have some plans in my mind that I will finally be able to do.

What plans? Well, the first plan is that make Isabella owe me and how I'm going to do that? By making her sister to come from a coma!

Yes, I'm going to wake up her from her coma. In the original novel, her sister died in a coma state when Isabella was just about to graduate from Nova.

I have told you before, haven't I? The main reason why Isabella goes crazy in future and decides to take every magic in the world for herself.

It's because she couldn't save her sister! Her mother died when she was 5 and her sister went into a coma when she was 12.

Isabella was already broken from the inside and she didn't want to live her life anymore.

What kept her alive was probably hope, Hope that she would be able to save her sister's life.

Sadly nothing like that happens in the novel and her sister dies in a coma state.

That was what happened in the novel but since I'm here I would be able to save her sister's life and not only Isabella or Dereck owe me but the entire Evergreen clan owes me a huge debt.

Hahaha, master full plane indeed. In future, I will have a powerful ally.

So for that to happen I need to talk with Isabella first.

[Hey wanna meet with me at a coffee shop?] I sent her a message from my smart bracelet.

Her reply came two minutes late, she already had seen my message but was not replying to me.

-[Are you asking me to go on a date with you?]

That was her message.

I blankly stare at the messages and let out a small sigh, Really why the hell did this girl think I liked her in the first place? She must have lost some screw in her brain.

[No.]

This time her reply came five minutes later.

-[...I see, then I will come.]

What is the meaning of this? If I was asking her go-to date would she turn me down? Well, that was what I understood from her message.

Anyway, it's a good thing she is coming.

[Meet me at the Coffee shop by 8:00 a.m.]

-[Ok]

After receiving her message, I left the class as soon as possible.

Miss Lillian had already left the classroom after she made her announcement, so there was no need for me to be there.

As for when I was going to go home, it was tomorrow morning.

I had many things to do before that.

***

, Isabella arrived at the coffee shop as agreed. The bell above the entrance jingled as she entered, and Lucas could sense a mix of curiosity and wariness in her gaze.

"Lucas, why did you want to meet?" Isabella asked, taking a seat across from him.

Lucas sipped his coffee, his gaze meeting hers. "Straight to the point, I like that. I have a proposal for you, Isabella."

Her eyebrows raised in mild surprise. "A proposal? What could you possibly want?"

Lucas leaned forward, his expression serious. "I want to make a deal with you, Isabella. A deal that will benefit both of us."

Isabella studied him, her eyes narrowing slightly. "What kind of deal?"

"I know about your sister, Isabella. I know about the pain you carry. I can help you save her," Lucas stated calmly.

As soon as those words left Lucas's mouth Isabella's expression became cold as ice. She took a deep breath and looked at Lucas with a cold expression.

Lucas already anticipated that this would happen as soon as he talked about her sister.

But Lucas can't back down now!

"Why would I believe you?" Isabella said in a cold tone that sent shivers down Lucas's spine but he was able to hide it and calmly drank his black coffee.

-Clank

Place down the cup of coffee Lucas toward Isabella and said

"Look I'm not trying to deceive you like Samuel did."

"And how can I believe that."

"If I wanted to deceive you, I would have left you there to die by Samuel's hands!" Lucas said as he greeted his teeth.

Isabella's gaze intensified, searching for any hint of deception in Lucas's eyes. The tension in the air was palpable as they locked eyes.

Lucas continued, his voice steady, "I can wake up your sister from her coma. I have the means to do it, and I want to help you. But, in return, I need a favour from you and the Evergreen clan."

Isabella remained silent, processing the weight of Lucas's words. The idea of saving her sister, the one she had long given up hope on, stirred conflicting emotions within her.

"Why should I trust you?" Isabella finally asked, her tone challenging.

Lucas leaned back, his eyes unwavering. "Because I have no reason to lie. I want your cooperation, not your enmity. The Evergreen clan's support will benefit me in the future."

Isabella's scepticism warred with a glimmer of hope. She sighed, "Even if what you say is true, waking my sister is no small feat. What's in it for you?"

Lucas's expression softened, "Consider it an investment. A powerful ally owes me a favour. As for the specifics, we can discuss them after you witness the truth about your sister."

Isabella pondered his words, the internal struggle evident on her face. Lucas waited patiently, knowing that this was a critical moment.

Finally, Isabella nodded a hint of desperation in her eyes. "Fine but first I have to talk about this to my father, If agrees then, I'll consider your deal."

Lucas's lips curled into a confident smile. "That's fine by me, we have two weeks' vacation you can tell me your decision anytime, Isabella.

"Ok, then I will leave now." Saying that Isabella left the cafe, leaving Lucas alone in his chain of thought.