My Turkish Heart

Chapter 56: I did it for us..

Burak was so livid that he smashed the whiskey glass off of the table.

"What is going on?! Did you arrange this??" he yelled at Miss Aydin.

She played coy earlier infront of the reporters, but now she was back to her usual demeanour.

"So what if I did?! The damage is already done" she gave a sinister smile.

It felt as if the blood was boiling inside of Burak, as he was furious due to the situation, but would never raise his hand to a woman no matter how mad he was.

"Get out!! Just get the hell out of here!!" he yelled angrily.

Miss Aydin gave him a smirk , grabbed her things, put on a trench coat to cover herself, then left. Burak was fuming and made a big mess in the house, as every time he recalled what had just happened, he lost it. Yildez Bey rushed into the penthouse with another bodyguard, he scanned the mess and then told the bodyguard to wait outside.

"Sir, it was Miss Aydin and your mother who plotted this" Yildez reported.

"Oh, I see.. So my mother wants to play dirty even if it ruins my image? Noted!" Burak said coldly.

"What do you want to do now sir? The damage is quite big and has affected the stocks as well due to the news of the two families coming together"

"Offffja!!!"

Burak couldn't believe that his mother really used him as a pawn in her game and then recalled her threatening to harm Izzy's family if he disobeys. He contemplated over it, trying to think how he could keep Izzy safe until he resolves everything.

" We have to find a way to stall for more time.. At the moment, I don't have much power or ammunition to go up against my family and Miss Aydin. Retaliating now would only cause chaos and also backfire on us. We need to find something more to defeat them once and for all. Unfortunately, we have no choice, but to lay low and go along with their plan"

"Noted! Sir, what about Miss Izzy? Shouldn't you explain it to her?"

"I cant right now.. Things are messy and if Emma or Serkan finds out I'm just playing along, it will ruin things for us. I'll call Dr Fletcher, he seems to be reasonable and also seems to have a strong backing to keep Izzy safe" Burak explained.

"Won't Miss Izzy hate you for withholding the truth ? You know she already has a huge misunderstanding of you and Miss Aydin..."

Burak sighed heavily as he knew Yildez Bey's words were true, he paused for a moment before he answered.

"I'm already her least favourite person at the moment.. I doubt explaining now when things are like this would make her hate me less. Best thing is to suck it up and let her live in ignorance. After today's show, I know that they could stoop to any level to get what they want. If that is the case, Izzy's family will be targeted too and I can't risk them getting hurt. When this is all over I'll explain it to Izzy in person and make it up to her"

"Sir, you really do love her"

"Yes, I do! So I won't let these vile people harm Izzy or her family in any way"

Shortly after, Burak gave Yildez orders in terms of getting dirt on everyone he thinks is against him and also to keep watch of who's gathering behind closed doors. He apologized to his housekeeper for the mess he created and while she cleaned up, he took a shower and got dressed. Sitting down to enjoy a strong cup of coffee and the breakfast that was prepared for him, he remembered he needed to call Dr Fletcher. Feeling anxious that Izzy might be around, he texted him first;

'Can you talk right now? I need to speak to you in private..'

Not long after, Kyle gave him a call .

"What is it now? Did you sort out your problem? Kyle whispered.

Burak explained to him briefly what is going on, he requested that Kyle does not tell Izzy that they are in contact or the truth about what's going on.

"Are you insane?! That's going to break Izzy even further!" Kyle yelled softly.

"I have no choice.. Either way, they could come for Izzy and her family , if I disagree. We both don't want that to happen.. So for now, even though I'm not fond of you being around Izzy, I can only entrust her to you.." Burak explained.

"The feeling is mutual! Fine!... I understand your side of things and I will play along. Just hope you can finish this play soon. Do you need any help? I can give you my private assistant's details" Kyle offered.

"Thanks, for now my team are enough. However if things get tricky, I'll reach out. Please, please keep this from Izzy. I want her to live in an ignorant bliss , where no harm or bad people surround her"

"Yeah, yeah I know.. No need to rub in your undying love for her" Kyle said sarcastically.

"Haha.. I really am grateful for your help though"

"Just be safe , you know people with money and power are not easy to take down.."

"Yeah, I know! Also, keep a look out on your end. At this point I'm sure Emma and Serkan are far from done..."

"Those fools! I'll definitely teach a lesson!"

Kyle and Burak had a good laugh, then hung up the call.

Walking back to the kitchen, Kyle saw Izzy asleep on the couch. He took the blanket, sat down beside her and covered her. Looking at how peaceful she looked, he felt envious of Burak's love for her. He knew that this ploy would break Izzy momentarily, but he agreed with Burak on putting her safety first. As Kyle wanted to stroke her cheek tenderly, he had to stop himself from falling deeper. Just as he was about to get up from the edge of the sofa, Izzy wriggled in her sleep and grabbed his waist tightly. She probably thought it was a pillow she was holding as she squeezed him tighter making a very blushing Kyle so flustered at this closeness.

In Turkiye, Burak was on his way into the office. Although everything was a big mess, he had to do some damage control to ensure it still works out in his favour. Thinking of how Izzy would react and feel once she heard about his engagement.

'I'm sorry Izzy..I'll do my best to ensure we have a better future together, but for now please bear with me until this nightmare is over... I'm doing this for us..' he thought to himself.