Chapter 5 Alexander's tightly gripped phone crashed to the floor . He looked up , his usually calm and wise eyes filled with confusion . What did you say ? " Lucas carefully repeated the terrible news . Alexander stared at him for a long time , then suddenly pulled his lips into a sarcastic smile . " His voice was certain as he asked , " Lucas , how much money did Isabella and Kimmy give you to help them put on this show ?" Lucas was stunned by Alexander's question and didn't react for a moment . " What ? " Alexander held up the divorce papers and the empty box beside them with a cold laugh . " Divorce papers , used - up forgiveness coupons , and now even a plane crash storyline . " I mean , how could a hundred forgiveness coupons be used up so easily ? And you think I've never seen a real plane crash victim notification ? You just grabbed some random paper to fool me ? " Does Isabella think everyone else is as stupid as she is ? Just because she's jealous , she's making such a big scene and even took Kimmy away from home . Isabella is getting more and more immature . " Lucas opened his mouth to explain that what he held really was a crash notification sent by the airline to the company , and that he really wasn't putting on an act with Isabella . But before he could get the words out , Alexander's phone suddenly rang , interrupting him . After hearing something on the other end , Alexander grabbed his coat and prepared to rush out . Before leaving , he glanced at Lucas and said , " Tell Isabella that when she's done throwing her tantrum , she should bring Kimmy home immediately . " With that , he turned and quickly left . Lucas looked at the victim list notification from the airline in his hand and suddenly felt sorry for Isabella and Kimberly . When Alexander hurriedly arrived at the Clarke residence , the room didn't look at all like Pearl was seriously ill , as Charlotte had said on the phone . As soon as he entered , he saw that Charlotte had prepared a table full of food and was sitting beside it waiting for him . On the table was a beautifully wrapped cake . Only then did he suddenly remember that today was his birthday . Watching Charlotte and Pearl holding the cake and singing him happy birthday , images of Isabella and Kimberly flashed through his mind In previous years on his birthday , Isabella and Kimberly were always happier than if it were their own birthdays . They would prepare gifts for him early, and the mother and daughter would bake him a homemade cake together . Thinking of past birthday scenes , Alexander couldn't help but show a faint smile . However , these happy scenes never appeared again after Charlotte returned to the country . Because every year on this day , Charlotte would call him away for various reasons . Their family of three hadn't celebrated a birthday together in a long time . Looking at his phone , which still showed no activity , Alexander's expression darkened . He rarely began to reflect on whether he had gone too far . After all , Isabella was his wife , and Kimberly was his daughter . Thinking of that day at the parent - teacher conference when Kimberly called him Uncle Alex with tears in her eyes , Alexander's body stiffened Since Charlotte returned to the country , he had indeed neglected Isabella and Kimberly . He had only considered that Charlotte was someone he once liked , and now she wasn't doing well . And Pearl had grown up without a father by her side . He should take better care of the mother and daughter , but he had forgotten that he was also Isabella's husband and Kimberly's father . Thinking of this , Alexander's heart filled with guilt . He had originally planned to end their secret marriage when Kimberly turned seven and officially acknowledge Isabella and Kimberly publicly .