Issabelle was very breathless when she reached home. She started crying. They were tears of anger, shock, painful memories, despair, and hatred. She would never forgive Ryan. She had a very difficult time, bringing Cathy up, all alone. Why did he turn up now when Cathy had grown up and was on the verge of getting married to Steven.
She visited the storage room in the basement. It was quite dusty there. She pulled out boxes. The first box contained a pile of children's books. She looked at them lovingly. She searched out for her wedding gown in the second box, amongst other things that she had kept hidden. Her wedding dress was a pretty white net gown, with tiny, glittering crystals sewn on it. The net veil was also kept along with the dress, in the box. She had felt like a princess in t
