It was obvious, in this case, to her alone, that Gabriel was pulling one of his usual tricks. Trying to play the role of a sweet asshole in hopes to jump ħla responsibility towards Angelina's pregnancy. "Ha, you don't ever change, do you Gabriel?" Pulling her hand free, this time she pulled away with much force than she had previously done, intending to show how much his tricks irritated her. And her message was well gotten, well, halfway gotten. Gabriel understood the fact that she was angry at him, but he didn't know what made her angry at him

Left for him, some part of his mind had been singing with one tiny little voice, trying to convince him that Leonica would be glad in the tiniest bit to bear the news.

But she wasn't. She didn't look the least hit pleased, instead she looked somewhat... disgusted?

"You're still the same as you were five years ago. You only ever keep people around when you need them, however, the moment you no longer need them, they became useless to you." "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Do you really need to ask? I'm damn sure you know what I'm tallding about." Leonica retorted, sighing at the end as she attempted to keep her temper from spilling over.

Not here. Not now, and certainly not for him. Gabriel Bryce wasn't worth a drop of her spit.

"You can pretend for all you want; I don't really care." She shrugged. "And I don't really care whose child Angelina was carrying, never mattered to me before and wouldn't matter to me now." She gave him one final explanation before turning to leave but recalling one last thing she needed to say to him. "Oh, and do yourself some good; don't get any ridiculous idea into that head of yours. My visit here was only to make sure Angelian wasn't well, dead So don't go thinking I came all the way here because I've got some ridiculous obsession with you. It'd be a shame for a mm such as yourself to entertain such..deplorable thoughts, alright?"

Completing the last of her words, she flashed him that same, cold and indifferent smile that never quite reached her eyes and turned around w walking away and never for once looking back.

Now, Gabriel would be a damn lair if he said her words hadn't stunned him. And he also would be a liar if he says for a second, he could have ignored the look of disgust swirling in Leonica's eyes.

He couldn't And for the first ever time, a thought crossed his mind.

"Was he really that much of an asshole?"

Mind preoccupied by his thoughts, Gabriel failed to hear the approaching footsteps, and only when the dumpling locking youngster was in front of him, waving her hand and calling his name, did he snap out of his trans like Isaze. Mr. Bryce, can you hear me?"

Blinking a few times, be recognized the female in front of him was none other than Angelina's apeut. Riley Grant

"Riley," He finally acknowledged the girl's present, resulting in an Innocent beam akin to Angelina's own

However, knowing the type of persen Angelina now was, Gabriel wondered if it was alright to loep a truly pure soul like Riles around bet.

The answer to that question came as quickly as the question itself had conse, convincing Gabriel that the steps he was about to take were the right ones. "Hello Mr. Bryce, Are you by any chance here to see Ms. Fernandez?" Riley questioned. "Yes. I assume you're also here to do the same

"Comet!" Riley shot a handgun at him.

Nodding his head, Gabriel suggested. "Well, let's go together."

Of course, Mr. Bryce After you. She pointed her open palm in the direction of Angelina's mon

Gabriel turned around, journeying down in the directions, Riley beside him, for only a few minutes before they stumbled upon the familiar door.

One knock on the door and he slid it open, palckly locating Angelina beside the trash bin, trashing the fruit basket Leonica had brought for her. unbeknownst to Gabriel's knowledge.

The moment Angelina saw Gabriel, her expression became meek, demeanor returning to the lily lower she had portrayed as her public image. "Gabe, you came." She smiled innocently at him.

"Hello Ms. Fernander," Riley bowed her head, brown bungee curls following her movement. "L. I brought you a fruit basket." The female raised the assortment of filts, which Gabriel only just now realized she had been carrying. "Oh, Hello Riley," Angelina smiled at her agent.

Less honestly, Gabriel could instantly tell.

Weird if you asked him, seeing as ten hours ago, he couldn't even differentiate a truth from lie when came out from her mouth.

Riley and examining it for a moment. "Ali, what a lovely basket. Thank you, Riley. I'll cherish it." She plastered yet

down, she turned to face Gabriel, her smile switching over to the gemine side. "Gabe, 1 called a

busy," He answered vaguely, moving from where he stood by the door and sinking into a nearby couch, while Riley nervously fidgeted, unsure of

couch. Without much delay, she took her seat, sensing

about their

"What.what is it Gabe?

for you Angelina. They're going to make sure you recover to the best of your abilities and cater for your every need while you're there." "What?" The smile on

head. "Not

the smile completely faded. "What? You're... you're

"Gabe Gabriel-

spoke up and presented her tablet to Angelina. "The press had been on you a lot lately. Being gone from the spotlight for a while can be a

wish, Ms. Fernandez." Riley said with a bow and

gone, Gabriel spoke.

and she strained a chuckle. "You're kidding right, Gabe? You're not going

most?" He questioned and while the brunette was racking her brain, trying to come up with a suitable answer, Gabriel raised his head, loying

another strained chuckle escaped her lips

knew something.no, he knew

the aftermath of that, was simple and Obvious.

Angelina. The type of fear that she only ever felt each

by anyone, her fiancé himself was about to

her head from side to side, she said. "Gabriel you.. you can't do this. Have you forgotten how hard I've

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right

did, and for that, I have forever been grateful." For the first

I don't love you

shattered Angelina's heart.

bcese of thee]

finger index between them "The without a

that was what Angelina wished

it was May 3, April's fool was far from over. So

in her eves, and she snapped without holding back, yelling at the top of her lings. "Yo you don't love me anymore? There's no future for you and I? What the hell me

even though he had been addressed. He hal prepared for something like this, her outrage

and unfazed ones, she felt a painful sting in her chest. It was the kind of pinch one felt core they had realized something painful that they had been trying to fight oft, And for Angelina, her realization in this case, was that Gabriel's words were

long had it been? And if he no longer loved her.., who did

had the feeling that she needed to know the answer. Was the person he now loved better than her? Prettier than

drove her crazy and her hands crept up to her hair, tugging painfully

look up at Gabriel With a forced smile, that broke every now and then, showing the pain she was feeling, she tentatively asked. "Would you mind telling me. If you don't love me anymore," She paused, swallowing thickly before she continued. "Then who is it

already going through. When she remained silent, he continued, finally about to speak a truth that even he himself had been denying for months now. "It's-" "That enough!" Angelina's hand

wouldn't know who her opponent was, that was fine. She was fine with that, but having to bear to see that familiar expression of warmth and adoration that once was for her, belonging to someone else

anything she

Please, please

was crying was after all, only because she fell in love with him. It was saddening, but what was more saddening would be when he continues to ignore the whispering words of his heart... fighting

them both

don't." She begged, but Gabriel

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