Isabella's point of view

An evil smirk twisted my mouth to the side, what did father take me for? He was becoming careless around me. Well, who cares, it was working for my good anyway.

I stared over his phone in my grasp, my smirk broadened into a grin, I bet he never expected that.

When he threw me over his shoulder earlier causing me to scream, I used that opportunity to slip my hand into his back pocket and took out his cellphone.

That was an easy trick for me anyway since I've been going out for training, moreover, Niklaus was distracted else he would have caught me.

We have this secret camp where most of Spencer's train - mostly males though, Grandfather thinks that aspect of the business is not meant for women but I'm the only exception; the future first female heir.

We have these instructors who train us but sometimes Grandfather's friends from the military come once in a blue moon to give us some fighting tips and test us.

Lately, I've been missing out on my training on purpose since I was pretty mad at Grandfather - if it wasn't for his schemes, Niklaus and Maya would have been married already.

Sadly, my revenge plans have been adjusted. I've been so obsessed with revenge against my father that I'm ignorant to see that the house was on fire and I might get burned real soon if I was not careful.

The problem? Finding a mother?

Whether I hated Niklaus or not, it was obvious my position was threatened by Tina. I didn't need to profile her, just her eye shape alone spelled greed.

So I'm on a new mission "GNMT" which means 'Get Niklaus And Maya Together' but it seems that would be a lot harder to achieve than my vengeance plan.

There was a lot of factors working against me:

Grandfather: I seriously don't get why that old man dislikes Maya. He used to be my number one person but right now, he's at the bottom. Yeah, we can rearrange that position when he's ready to listen to me.

Christina: The legendary witch and my supposed future evil stepmother. She's a huge stumbling block in my plan and I can't just move her because she has two major supporters - Grandfather and father.

Eden: That sly old uncle and Annabelle's father whose motive is still unknown. But judging from what I saw in the countryside, I think he feels a lot more for Maya than he intends - I'm so not going to lose to him!

Niklaus: My stupid faster who thinks women are his playthings- thankfully, Maya has changed that. Sometimes, I loved the way Maya left him so he could feel the same pain he inflicted on women's hearts. But then if she leaves, who's going to perform the mommy role?

Ugh, so annoying. I can't believe I'm the one cleaning up his mess - wish I had a say in who was going to be my father.

Maya: My target and number one person at the person - that special position in my heart may change at any time. She claims to be smart but so dumb, determined, badass, stubborn, and a big softie at heart. She's so ignorant when it comes to love and handling my father, it's so irritating - I might go crazy while getting them together.

I thought of many plans and decided to try one I see in novels a lot - getting them drugged with aphrodisiac. That one would be the fastest route to get a baby sibling which would then force both idiots to get together

Sadly, those drugs were harder to get than it looks. Even if I got it, I've set a bad record that father doesn't trust to eat anything I make - It would have been easier if Maya was here.

Now, with my father's phone in hand, I would get the hell out of this suffocating house - just hope he doesn't find out till I make my escape.

To stop me from visiting Maya, that man kept me away from all communication gadgets.

"Hello, who is this?" Annabelle's voice came from the other end.

A wry place twisted my lips, her father was kind enough to leave her with her cellphone.

"It's me, Izzy, " I told her. She was probably confused since I was calling with Niklaus' phone.

"You have a cell phone? How surprising"

Yeah, how surprising. I was always the one at the receiving end of every punishment.

"What's your status?" I asked, ignoring her gloating tone.

"Code yellow" Came her reply which made me facepalm, was that even a punishment?

If I was given that same lenient punishment, I would have made my way to Maya already. What was I expecting from Anabelle anyway?

"I'm going to Maya, are you interested?" I offered but her response wasn't what I expected.

"What?!" She sounded shocked, "You're causing trouble already?"

"Why? You don't want to see Maya?"

"Of course, I want to see Maya but daddy says it's dangerous out there and I don't want him to worry" she explained meekly.

"Alright, miss goody two shoe" I taunted her, "Sit back and enjoy being daddy's girl, I bet you'd receive the daughter of the year award"

I was about to end the call when I heard," Wait"

Smiling inwardly, I asked, "What?"

"I would go with you but on one condition"

My brow rose interestedly, "What is it?"

"If we get caught, the blame is on you" Anabelle demanded.

I snorted, she thinks she's smart? Let's see how this goes.

"Alright, if we get caught, I'll tell your father that I kidnapped you from your house, threatening to shave your hair if you don't come with me. How does that sound?"

"Mmm, that's fine"

"Then you, what are you going to do for me?"

Now's my turn

"Huh? I don't understand"

Yeah, she was supposed to be confused.

"You're coming to see Maya remember? "

"Didn't you - "

"I took all the blame but I'm not going to be the only one at loss. I only suggested we visit Maya which you could have rejected, yet you didn't. What are you going to do for me for busting you out of that place?

Yeah, I'm a devil and I know it but there's no such thing as free favor in this world. It's give and take, dear cousin."

There was a moment of hesitation on her part as she thought of what to do for me - she knew I was high maintenance and childish favors wouldn't work on me.

"I've thought hard but I don't know what to give you, Isabella" She complained.

"Fine, owe me a wish then " I suggested nonchalantly.

"Wish? Cool, I owe you a wish " she agreed readily.

Perhaps she would have reconsidered that decision if she had seen the spooky smile crossing my features right now.

"Alright, now remember a deal is a deal, " I noticed her just in case.

"Of course" she acquiesced.

What a simpleton.

"Get ready, we'll there before you know it "

I heard the roar of a car and walked over to my window; Niklaus had left already - time to plot my departure.

Having waited a few minutes, I began to type: "Send Isabella and her cousin to the hospital as soon as possible.No questions asked"

"Now, send "

I clicked on the send message icon after inputting the receipt's number aka the head guard in charge of here.

"Successful" I grinned, rubbing my palms together gleefully while anticipation coursed through my veins.

A few minutes later, I heard a voice coming close to my door, someone's here - for me.

A knock came

Oh, he didn't try forcing his way in? His luck.

I disabled all the booby traps and answered the door.

"What now?" I pretended to be oblivious to what's going on.

"Come down, your father needs you at the hospital" he answered grumpily while his eyes ran over my room which was opened halfway.

"Alright" I went with him without a fight which surprised him - after activating the traps of course.

I had dressed up before he came, no need going through my wardrobe again.

"Yes, get her ready, we would be there pretty soon"

He was making a call, probably to Anabella's people.

"Yes, thank you" He ended the call.

I eyed his cellphone and in the guise of trying to get his attention, knocked the device to the ground.

"F*ck!" He cursed and picked it up as he examined the broken phone whose screen was now showing white nothing else.

"I'm so sorry" My hands flew to my mouth from shock, "I never meant to do that, I just wanted to inquire if that was Anabelle you called?"

He glared at me with gritted teeth, the urge to spank me on the bottom visible in his formed fist but he wouldn't dare to - my father would kill him by hanging.

"James" He called another guard who was watching the area.

"Take her " He commanded and gave further instructions.

"You" He pointed at me with an accusing look, "Don't cause any trouble!" Came his warning.

"Whatever" I replied and followed after the guard who ushered me into the car.

I knew the head guard would be the first Niklaus would alert once he discovers his phone is missing - which was why I destroyed it.

Father was smart, he'd figure out I'm the one who took it.

The journey was very quiet, this new guard didn't say a word to me - perhaps he was severally instructed to?

Tsk, tsk, I was not a bad kid, just focused on what I wanted but everyone's treating me like a criminal.

As expected, he made a stop at Annabelle's place, who was ready to leave and joined me at once.

"How did you do it?" The talkative asked me as soon as she climbed into the car.

I glowered at her pointedly, was she trying to get me into trouble here? Especially now my eyes connected with the guard's through the rearview mirror, he was also performing the role of a driver.

"Figure it out yourself," I said.

Anabelle took that as a cue and shut her trap, I wondered what her intellect was used for?

Minutes passed but my brain was in hyperactivity, processing thoughts afterthoughts.

Niklaus should have found out about his cellphone by now and would try to contact the head guard and if it doesn't go through, would call other guards who would call this guy - No! I had to do something.

"Can I use your cellphone? I need to call my friend" I asked him.

" You can use mi -"

I pinched Anabelle on her laps, so hard tears escaped from her eyes. Can't this girl think before she speaks or was she relaxed because I agreed to take all the blame?

"No, I don't trust you," said the guard who didn't notice what transpired between Anabelle and me.

"Please, I'm not going to do anything stupid. I just want to call my friend Pedro, he comes to our place steadily and you might even know him. Also, I promised to put it on speaker, so please?"

He didn't respond for a while and when I thought to apply plan B, sighed, and handed the phone to me.

"I want to hear your conversation," he said firmly.

No problem.

And so, Anabelle and I spent the next minutes enthusiastically speaking to Pedro who didn't fail us by picking on the first ring.

Unknown to the guard, I blocked out other calls that came in secretly.

No one would stop me today.