My Turkish Heart

Chapter 66: Who do I have left to trust?

Izzy had been in a daze, since Serkan told her that she was adopted. It had been bothering her so much that most of the time she was absent minded without even noticing. Trying to find the courage to go ask her parents if it was true, but she kept chickening out, saying she was too busy. At work, she kept getting simple tasks wrong and it caught Rachel's eye, so she called her into the office.

"Izzy, what's going on lately? Are you sick, stressed, too much things too handle...? "

She looked up at Rachel with a blank expression, not sure if she wanted to say it aloud.

"Please say something! I can't help you if you don't say anything. We have a big project on our hands and lately we had to redo a few things because your head is not here. Yes, we are friends, but also we said we would keep business and pleasure separate. So please tell me if I need to replace you on this project or what?"

"I'm adopted..." Izzy blurted out.

Strangely, Rachel didn't seem surprised at all, instead she passed Izzy a bottle of water and then sat down beside her.

"You already knew...? You don't seem surprised"

Rachel bit her lip, not sure how to explain it to her.

"I..found out the time your parents had the car accident..." she confessed.

"And you didn't think to tell me?!" Izzy started getting upset.

"I wanted to! However, your mother wanted to tell you herself properly. So she asked me to keep it a secret from you.. Sorry..."

"How many people know about this besides me??"

"That..I honestly don't know..."

Izzy sighed heavily and then looked at Rachel, she felt as if she was being pranked and everyone was in on it besides her. Feeling left out and also upset that she had been in the dark all this time, without certainty of who else knew the secret of her identity.

"You can take me off the project.. I need some time to think" Izzy said.

"Izzy don't be unreasonable now... This is a big project and it would be beneficial to add to your reputation. Can't you just take time off after this? I promise you a good break after this" Rachel pleaded.

"Unreasonable?? Are you serious right now?! " Izzy started raising her voice.

"Please calm down and lower your voice" Rachel said calmly.

"Rachel you call yourself my friend, but have you ever thought how I felt? You knew something about me that is quite a big thing and you helped my parents keep it from me. I don't even know how many other people know besides you and it's something that directly affects me! Yes, you were helping my parents, but have you ever thought what a big blow it will be to me when the truth came out? I don't even know who I really am.. which part of my life is real or not..."

"I understand Izzy.. I'm sorry I didn't give you a heads up or something. But for now can you please not take time off, can we strictly stick to business? After we finish this I swear I will be by your side searching for whatever you want to find out"

"You called me in literally because of the time I have wasted for this project by making minor mistakes that affects the team and needs to be redone. Do you think this is something minor I can just ignore and focus on work?"

"Izzy, I have been understanding over and over with you. Every time something has happened in your personal life I have given you the freedom to take days off or work from somewhere else. Don't you think I have been understanding enough? You have shares in the business can't you understand me from a business perspective?"