They were both using their entire souls to love the other, but they forgot to say "I love you."

That night passed by peacefully, and they separated only after a very long time.

That night, unlike the previous nights, nothing happened.

~*~

The next day, when Alexander woke up, Isabelle was still asleep. He prepared quietly, making sure not to disturb her before leaving for work.

At the door, he turned and saw her still deep asleep, and he pondered for awhile before taking large strides towards the bed. Staring down at her, he lowered his head to kiss her temples before tugging the blanket around her. Satisfied, he walked out of the bedroom.

While he was searching for his car keys in his pockets, he felt the box that he had deliberately brought along in the morning. Sitting in the car, he paused momentarily before removing the tie clips from the box. Looking at the rear mirror, he attached the tie clips before driving off in satisfaction.

When Isabelle woke up, it was close to 11 am in the morning, but because she had slept late the night before, she still felt sleepy. She widened her eyes before turning back to hug the blankets, preparing to sleep more. But after closing her eyes for half a minute, she jolted awake, remembering her plans.

She turned to look at the time before rushing to prepare herself.

When she came down, Madam Mary had already prepared lunch. Isabelle hurriedly filled her stomach, then pulled Madam Mary upstairs to help her blow the balloons to decorate the room.

Isabelle deliberately moved the flower racks in the balcony aside, and with Madam Mary's help, she started arranging the candles she had bought.

Even though it was just a simple "Happy Birthday Alexander", the two of them struggled for two hours.

After decorating the room, Isabelle looked around to inspect the decor. Satisfied, she got Madam Mary to bring all her baking supplies to the kitchen.

Ever since she was young, Isabelle had never set foot in the kitchen, much less to say bake a cake. This was the first time in her life that she was making it, and it was indeed an uphill task. Luckily, Madam Mary was experienced, and with her guidance, she was able to finish baking a simple cheese cake.

After waiting for the cake to cool, she started to add a layer of buttercream while instructing Madam Mary to cut some fresh fruits for the cake. Lastly, in the empty space in the middle, she used red cream to write an almost illegible "Happy Birthday".

Isabelle inspected the cake, the taste was still unknown, but it's appearance was passable. Pleased with her product, she hid the cake in the freezer section.

Madam Mary smiled and started to wash up. "Mrs. Smith, Mr. Smith will definitely be happy with your surprise!"

Isabelle's lips curled into crescents as she grinned happily, staring at the cake in the freezer. Turning back to Madam Mary, she instructed, "Madam Mary, why don't you take the day off today? You can come back tomorrow afternoon."

Madam Mary understood instantly. "Yes, yes! How could I forget! If it's Mr. Smith's birthday, you must not want to be disrupted. I'll leave after packing up."

Isabelle smiled in embarrassment. "Thank you Madam Mary."

Madam Mary waved her hands, packing up swiftly before leaving.

After Madam Mary left, Isabelle realized that James's dinner celebration was about to begin. She hurriedly rushed upstairs to prepare herself.

That night, Alexander had to attend the dinner celebration as James. His assistant cleared his schedule for the evening, pushing everything forward. Ever since he entered the office, he had been so busy he had to eat packed food for lunch.

Every Friday, Global Entertainment would have a meeting at 3 pm in the afternoon, but today, it was brought up by an hour.

By the time the meeting ended, it was already 3 pm. When Alexander came out of his office, he coincidentally passed by Jake's office.

Since Sophia had to attend James's dinner, she specifically came over to Global Entertainment to get Jake so the both of them could go together.

Jake's office was open, but he wasn't inside, leaving Sophia alone with her phone. When she heard footsteps passing, she looked up and saw Alexander walking past.

After about two steps, Alexander stopped. His assistant, who was following behind, stopped as well. He didn't understand why he had stopped, asking, "Mr. Smith?"

Alexander's eyes darkened slightly before he faintly instructed, "Wait in my office, I have something to do."

"Yes," the assistant replied, leaving.

Alexander wanted for his assistant to leave before turning to walk back, standing in front of Jake's office.

Sophia froze momentarily, not expecting Alexander to return. She placed her phone down and looked up at him without moving. After about five seconds, she asked, "Yes?"

Alexander didn't reply, instead he walked wordlessly into Jake's office. When he was about one meter away from her, he stopped, fishing for the voice recorder in his pocket. Without even looking at Sophia, he tossed it at her, then turned to walk out the door.

Sophia looked at the voice recorder he had tossed, pursing her lips. She reached for it shouting out, "Alexander."

Alexander stopped, but he didn't turn around.

Sophia walked over in her heels and held the voice recorder in front of his face. She asked, "You heard the contents, didn't you?"

Alexander remained calm, not planning to respond.

But from his expression, Sophia could tell that he had heard it. This meant that he knew that Isabelle and James were in love...

Just then, she spotted the tie clip on Alexander's tie.

It was from Isabelle!

Even after he found out that she loves James, he didn't get mad?

He even accepted her present and placed it on his tie...

What did that mean? He wasn't going to give up even though he knew they were in love?

Sophia turned serious. "If you heard the contents, you should know that Izzy and James are in love."

Alexander remained nonchalant, but his fingers curled into a fist. He returned a frosty gaze, still not willing to say a word.

"Alexander, I know that you like Izzy, and I know that there's something between the two of you, but she is James' wife, Williams Enterprise lady boss, you can never be with her!

"If you really like her, please stop harassing her. If this carries on, you're going to destroy her!

"And you aren't just going to destroy Izzy, the Davis family and Williams family will also be implicated!

"As her sister, I can't just see her walking into the flames!

"Besides, you should know that you're the third party in this right?"

Sophia's words unknowingly agitated Alexander, a sharp glint sparked in the depths of his eyes. He turned and stared at her ferociously, before brushing past to leave the room.

Sophia was angered by his lack of respect, and her whole body trembled in fury. She couldn't help reaching out to grab his arm. "You're charming, and even though she is involved with you right now, it may not be her true feelings. She might just be confused or infatuated momentarily. Don't forget that Izzy and James grew up together, their bond will definitely be tighter and stronger than yours..."

"Said enough?" Alexander interrupted, his hands clenched into tight fists, suppressing the urge to hit her. He stayed silent for another two seconds before speaking in a calmer tone, "Sophia, there isn't a point in telling me this. Besides..."

Alexander stopped, his breathing pausing as well. After a long while, he took a deep breath and continued in a calm tone, "I have always been clear that she doesn't love me."

Sophia opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, he spoke. "About me destroying her and pushing her into the flames..."

Irony flashed past his eyes as though mocking Sophia's ignorance. He spoke in a clear, direct voice. "Let me tell you truthfully, even if I destroy myself or throw myself into the flames, I will never hurt her. Don't you worry!"

Alexander's voice became desolate towards the end. He swallowed his saliva, sorrow clouding his face as he continued in an almost inaudible tone, "I willing love her, never expecting anything in return."

Suddenly, he pulled his hand out of Sophia's grip, taking large strides away.

~*~

Isabelle applied a light and elegant makeup, deliberately choosing a peach-colored long dress and pumps.

She wanted to give Alexander a surprise, so she didn't want him to enter the house. After tidying up the place, she stopped in front of a mirror to do a final check, and then moved to wait by the door with her bag.

Isabelle wanted to give Alexander a surprise, so she didn't want him to enter the house. She got everything together and stood by the floor mirror. After a quick check, she grabbed her handbag and walked over to York Garden's doors.

She waited for almost fifteen minutes before she saw Alexander's car turned in from a distant crossing.

Coincidentally, the sun was setting in the west, covering the entire mansion in red. With the red sunlight reflecting off of York Garden's white walls, the mansion looked like an utopia.

Just as Alexander drove in, he saw Isabelle standing outside the fences. The multi-colored roses on the fence were just in bloom. Under the radiance of the sunset and fresh flowers, he saw her wearing a long peach-colored dress, her skin snowy white and long black hair falling to her waist.The image was so beautiful, it had to be something from a fantasy.

Alexander looked like he was in a daze until Isabelle, who stood by the side of the road, waved at him. He blinked, snapping back to reality, and hurriedly stepped on the break; the car still drove about three meters past Isabelle.

Just as Alexander was getting ready to bring the car around, Isabelle walked over in her high heels. She bent down first to see Alexander through the car window, opened the door, and then got in.

Before coming to pick Isabelle, Alexander had already dressed in a navy and fixed his hair to James's favorite hairstyle. He stuck many fake scars on his face and drew on James's usual brows. He had a complete makeover.

James was a pampered and spoiled young master, and Alexander had a cold and antisocial aura about him. Even if they really did look similar, they seemed like very different people, and so it was really difficult for others to catch the deceit.

If Isabelle didn't know it was Alexander pretending to be James, who she had grown up with, it would have been difficult to tell this "James" in front of her was an impostor.

James's birthday party was held at the Williams family mansion, which wasn't too far away from York Garden. Even though it was after work hours, with a little traffic, it took no more than forty minutes to reach the Williams family mansion.

The birthday party was meant to start at eight in the evening. It was just seven, so there was still an hour to go. The guests hadn't arrived yet, and the large courtyard remained peacefully empty.

Alexander randomly found an empty space and parked his car. Then he and Isabelle walked to the door. Like a gentleman, Alexander pressed the doorbell. After less than ten seconds, the sound of someone unlocking the doors was heard. The door opened, and there stood Williams family's housekeeper, who had served the family for many years.

The housekeeper moved aside to let Isabelle and Alexander in, then screamed into the house, "Sir, Madam, Miss Davis is here."

Clearly, both Isabelle and Alexander stood outside the door, but the housekeeper only mentioned Isabelle.

As they went around the entrance, Isabelle was greeted by Mrs. Williams.

Mrs. Williams wore an off-the-shoulder dress, a large ruby necklace, and an up-do. She looked elegant and extravagant. Just like the housekeeper, she only spoke of Isabelle. "Izzy, you're here?"

She grabbed onto Isabelle's hand and enthusiastically linked arms with her into the house. From the very start, she never even glanced at Alexander, who stood beside Isabelle. It was as though he was air.