
L'amour fleurit quand on s'y attend le moins
Elowen Thorne
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Chapter 1
La première lumière de l'aube se glissa alors qu'Isabella Miller ouvrait brusquement les yeux, sa tête battant de douleur à cause de la gueule de bois.
À côté d'elle, les respirations régulières et chaudes de Sebastian Landon étaient alarmantes de proximité.
Isabella se figea, des fragments de la nuit précédente revenant en mémoire—alcool, corps et folie—elle souhaitait pouvoir disparaître sous terre.
Elle se mordit la lèvre si fort qu'elle en saigna presque, le goût métallique se répandant dans sa bouche.
Que faire maintenant ? Elle venait de commencer son travail et avait déjà couché avec son patron lors d'un voyage de team-building. Que pouvait-elle faire ?
Profitant du fait que Sebastian dormait encore, elle se leva précipitamment, ramassant ses vêtements éparpillés, et sortit du tente en trébuchant, laissant derrière elle son bracelet sans s'en rendre compte.
"Isabella ?" Vanessa Field, une collègue de l'équipe des assistants exécutifs, l'appela, sa voix teintée de curiosité.
Isabella sursauta, réprimant ses émotions tourbillonnantes, et tenta de paraître normale. "Bonjour, Vanessa."
"Ça va ?" Vanessa la regarda de haut en bas. "Tu as l'air affreuse. Mal dormi ? Coup de chaleur, peut-être ?"
"Je vais bien." Isabella baissa les yeux pour cacher sa panique. "Probablement juste pas habituée à l'eau d'ici. Je vais aux toilettes."
Elle ne pouvait pas admettre ce qu'elle avait fait la nuit dernière, ni croiser le regard de Vanessa. Elle s'éloigna rapidement, ses pas instables.
Vanessa regarda sa silhouette s'éloigner, un sourire mystérieux aux lèvres.
Alors que les employés de l'entreprise se rassemblaient pour les activités de la journée, tout le monde semblait énergique sauf Isabella, qui avait l'air épuisée.
Sebastian se tenait devant le groupe, son expression sévère, tenant un bracelet dans sa main.
"À qui est-ce ?" Sa voix profonde perça le brouhaha, son regard balayant la foule. "Il a été trouvé au campement la nuit dernière."
Un murmure parcourut le groupe alors que les gens spéculaient sur la "Cendrillon".
"Celui qui le revendique obtient une récompense de 10 000 euros et double la prime de fin d'année," annonça Sebastian, son ton ne laissant place à aucune discussion, comme une prime déclarée.
Les murmures s'amplifièrent, mais personne ne s'avança.
Isabella sentit un frisson parcourir son corps, son cœur battant si fort qu'il semblait vouloir sortir de sa poitrine.
Le bracelet était un cadeau d'anniversaire de sa sœur, Nina Miller, quelque chose qu'elle portait toujours et chérissait.
C'était une catastrophe.
Isabella ferma les yeux de désespoir, les larmes coulant silencieusement sur son visage.
Elle ne pouvait pas admettre que le bracelet était à elle. Si Sebastian découvrait ce qui s'était passé la nuit dernière, comment pourrait-elle continuer à travailler dans l'entreprise ?
"Je ne me sens pas bien. Je vais sauter les activités aujourd'hui," dit Isabella, sa voix étouffée et chargée d'émotion, semblant avoir un rhume.
"Pas bien ?" La voix de Vanessa était pleine de préoccupation. "Es-tu sûre que ça va ? J'ai des médicaments pour les rhumes, la diarrhée, tout ce que tu veux. Que veux-tu ?"
"Non, merci. J'ai pris des médicaments pour la fièvre. J'ai juste besoin de dormir." La voix d'Isabella tremblait en répondant, se retirant dans sa tente. Elle voulait juste être seule.
"D'accord, repose-toi bien." La voix de Vanessa s'estompa, semblant un peu déçue.
Isabella se recroquevilla dans son sac de couchage, son corps tremblant.
L'amertume du médicament contre la fièvre se mêlait à ses larmes, créant un goût salé et amer.
Sebastian ne participa pas non plus aux activités. Il retourna seul au campement. La tente d'Isabella était étrangement silencieuse, comme le calme avant la tempête.
Il se tenait à l'extérieur de la tente, le front plissé, l'expression compliquée.
La nuit dernière, il avait trop bu, sa mémoire était floue, mais certains fragments étaient d'une clarté cristalline.
Cette fille, son corps doux, sa voix tremblante, et ces yeux effrayés, comme un faon apeuré.
« Monsieur Landon, pourquoi êtes-vous revenu ? » La voix de Vanessa venait de derrière, teintée de surprise.
Sebastian se retourna, le visage impassible, le regard glacé.
« Isabella ne se sent pas bien. Je suis venu vérifier comment elle allait, » dit-il platement, son ton ne révélant rien.
« Oh, je vois, » répondit Vanessa, ne s'attendant pas à ce que le patron s'intéresse autant à une stagiaire. Elle sourit, bien que ce fût un peu forcé. « Je l'ai vérifiée plus tôt. Elle a dit qu'elle avait pris des médicaments et qu'elle était allée se coucher. »
« D'accord. » Sebastian acquiesça, sans ajouter un mot.
Il retourna à sa tente, tandis que Vanessa restait là, les yeux vacillants d'incertitude, comme si elle complotait quelque chose. Elle sortit son téléphone, passa un appel et murmura quelques mots.
...
Isabella flottait entre sommeil et éveil, ses rêves remplis de scènes chaotiques et ambiguës.
Elle se réveilla en sursaut, trempée de sueur, comme si elle avait été tirée d'une piscine.
Sa tête martelait, et son corps était douloureux comme s'il avait été écrasé.
Luttant pour s'asseoir, elle remarqua qu'il faisait presque nuit dehors.
« Réveillée ? » Une voix grave venait de l'extérieur, teintée d'inquiétude.
Le cœur d'Isabella fit un bond.
Voyant que c'était Sebastian, elle faillit sauter hors de son sac de couchage de frayeur.
« Monsieur Landon. » Sa voix était rauque, remplie de panique, comme un enfant pris en faute.
Sebastian entra, tenant un verre d'eau et des comprimés. Son ombre s'étirait longuement sous la lumière de la lampe.
« Prends ça. » Il lui tendit l'eau et les comprimés, son ton ne souffrant aucune contestation, comme un ordre.
Isabella prit l'eau et les comprimés, les avalant silencieusement, l'amertume se répandant dans sa bouche.
« Ça va mieux ? » Le regard de Sebastian était profond, comme un puits insondable.
« Mieux, » murmura Isabella, gardant la tête baissée, craignant de croiser son regard, terrifiée qu'il se souvienne de la nuit dernière. Elle voulait juste disparaître.
« La nuit dernière, au campement... » commença Sebastian, sa voix basse.
Son expression s'assombrit en regardant Isabella, son regard complexe, comme s'il voulait dire quelque chose. Avant qu'il ne puisse continuer, la voix de Vanessa interrompit de l'extérieur de la tente.
« Monsieur Landon, êtes-vous là ? »
Sebastian lança un long regard indéchiffrable à Isabella avant de se tourner et de quitter la tente.
« Que se passe-t-il ? » Sa voix était froide, en contraste frappant avec son ton précédent.
« Il y a une réunion urgente à l'étranger. Tout le monde vous cherchait. Je ne savais pas que vous étiez ici pour vérifier la nouvelle recrue, » dit Vanessa d'une voix douce.
« Compris, » répondit sèchement Sebastian, sans ajouter un mot en s'éloignant. Il monta dans sa voiture, le chauffeur démarra le moteur, et ils partirent en trombe, soulevant un nuage de poussière.
Vanessa jeta un coup d'œil à la tente d'Isabella, un air triomphant dans les yeux, comme si elle avait gagné une bataille.
Elle s'approcha de la tente d'Isabella et dit doucement, « Isabella, ça va ? Monsieur Landon est parti. Nous devrions rentrer aussi. »
Isabella répondit d'une voix morne, assise tranquillement dans sa tente, se sentant perdue.
Elle avait fait quelque chose de si imprudent. Le regard de Sebastian tout à l'heure—savait-il tout ?
Mais elle avait un petit ami !
La voiture de Sebastian disparut dans la nuit.
La main d'Isabella se serra fermement, ses ongles s'enfonçant dans sa paume, mais elle ne le remarqua pas. Elle ressentait juste un vide intérieur.
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