Chapter 7: The Mystery Woman

Gabriel’s POV

Chapter 2 The Mystery Woman

“How bad?” I asked, my anger slowly building. Just as I suspected, he had made a mistake and was probably in need of help.

“Really bad, Dad. I messed up the one good thing I had going on in my life.”

“What happened?” I asked, wanting to hear the full story before reacting. Over the years, I learned to wait for all the information before giving a response.

“It’s my girlfriend… I messed up badly with her.”

“Girlfriend?” I repeated, relieved that it was a relationship issue and not something more serious. I let out the breath I’d been holding and leaned back in my chair. “I didn’t know you had a girlfriend.”

“Dad, I do… we’ve been together for a year and a half.”

My eyes widened in surprise.

“I’m sorry I kept it hidden. I wanted to tell you at the right time.”

“You kept a serious relationship secret from me? I thought we were close. But apparently, you still see me as an old man who doesn’t need to know everything about your life,” I said, hurt but willing to move on. “I’m disappointed, but let’s focus on what you did.”

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“I cheated,” he blurted out, the remorse clear on his face. “Last night she walked in on me with another

woman.”

“Adrian,” I said sternly, my anger rising. “What the hell?”

“Dad, I need your help, not your judgment,” he pleaded, his voice full of desperation.

right,” I raised my hands in surrender. “So, I assume your relationship with her is serious, and you want to win her back?”

clear. “I want her back. It was

it, or is it just the guilt?” I questioned. While I had a cold view on relationships, lying and cheating were things I couldn’t tolerate,

I love her. It

pressed, wanting to give him the right

him, a tactic I’d perfected over the years. He knew

a few

few?” I teased.

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than I can count. But it’s only because we’re not having s*x, and as the months went by, it became harder to control my…” He trailed

son well enough to understand how important that aspect of a relationship was

she wanted to wait until marriage, and

greater shock. A

it’s not funny,” he said, confused by my reaction.

But you agreeing to keep the marriage bed untouched is laughable, and I think you that.

know

has the purest heart out of all the women I’ve met. She’s the reason this restaurant is successful and helped me turn my life around. I knew I couldn’t let s*x make me lose someone so good, especially after what Mom did to you.”

out of this,” I warned. “People make their own choices, and your mother

woman who would never cheat on me or leave.

he loved her, which concerned me. “Adrian, listen. You’re my son, and I want to help you, but it’s my duty to be honest

with him.

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she seems like a good person. You’ve hurt her, so it’s not just about fixing things–it’s about ensuring it doesn’t happen again. You understand better than anyone

he pleaded, desperation clear in his

them and the relationship you

eyes sincere as he reached out to hold my

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