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.

assume your relationship with her is serious, and

clear. “I want her back. It was

cold view on relationships, lying and cheating were things I couldn’t tolerate, especially after what Angelique had done to me.

her. It was a

times has this ‘mistake‘ happened?” I pressed, wanting to give him the right advice. I didn’t want him to keep hurting someone who didn’t deserve it.

lied, but I fixed my gaze on him, a tactic I’d perfected over the years. He knew I could see

Dad… a few

few?” I teased.

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I can count. But it’s only because we’re not having s*x, and as the months went by,

son well enough to understand how important that aspect

to wait until marriage, and

widened in even greater shock. A smirk graced my

he said,

keep the marriage bed untouched is laughable, and I think you that. So why did

know

and helped me

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

of woman who would never cheat on me or leave. I can’t

him say he loved her, which concerned me. “Adrian, listen. You’re my son,

with him.

attention

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what you want and why. From what you’ve told me, she seems like a good person. You’ve hurt her, so

Dad. I’ll never cheat on her again,” he pleaded, desperation clear in his voice. “Just tell me how to fix this. I know you

action that hurts your partner and sometimes is capable of destroying them and the relationship you both worked

begged, his eyes sincere as he reached out to hold my hand. The look in his eyes softened my heart.

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