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.

her, she stepped forward, retrieving the basket from Riley and examining it for a moment. "Ali, what a lovely basket. Thank you, Riley. I'll cherish it." She

basket down, she turned to face Gabriel, her smile switching over to the gemine side. "Gabe, 1 called a number of times last night, why didn't you

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

couch. Without much delay, she took her seat, sensing that the topic at

about their

"What.what is it Gabe?

you recover to the best of your abilities and cater for your every need while you're there."

shook his head. "Not 'we, Angelina,

completely faded. "What? You're...

"Gabe Gabriel-

on you a lot lately. Being gone from the spotlight for

Ms. Fernandez." Riley said with a bow and

gone, Gabriel spoke. "I'd advise you to stop calling me

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

end. "Angelina, answer the this one question; what do I hate the most?" He questioned and while the brunette was racking her brain, trying to come up with a suitable answer, Gabriel raised his head,

and yet another strained chuckle escaped

something.no, he knew

and Obvious. Gabriel was going to end

thought, about to become reality, instilled fear in Angelina. The type of fear that she only ever felt each time her position as Gabriel's fiancée

time, it wasn't being threatened by anyone, her fiancé himself

she said. "Gabriel you.. you can't do this. Have you forgotten how hard I've saved you? I saved your lite

5

right

grateful." For the

Angelina, I

heart. "What did

bcese of thee]

between them "The without a doubt we'll only end up going down a path that

fools, that was what Angelina

it wasn't. Currently, it was May 3, April's fool was far from over. So that meant everything little

without holding back, yelling at the top of her lings.

something like this, her outrage and on flowing tears,

painful that they had been trying to fight oft, And for Angelina, her realization in this

of love with her? How long

much pain as the thought brought, Angelina had the feeling that she needed to know the answer. Was the person he now loved better than her? Prettier than her?

and her hands crept up to her hair, tugging painfully on it in other to keep her mind from wandering

words she told herself and they were more than enough to snap her back, giving her enough courage to 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

to know the answer?" Gabriel asood, wanting to spear any more pain than her heart was 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 quickly

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 now, she couldn't bring herself to stand the

anything she

Please, please stop," She

fell in love with him. It

would be best for them both

don't." She begged, but

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