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.

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

desperation clear. “I want her back. It was a stupid

questioned. While I had a cold view on relationships, lying and cheating were things I couldn’t tolerate, especially after

love her. It was a

‘mistake‘ happened?” I pressed, wanting to give him the right

fixed my gaze on him, a tactic I’d perfected over

Dad… a

few?” I teased.

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s*x, and as the months went by, it became harder to control my…” He trailed

surprised. I knew my son well enough to understand how important that aspect of a relationship was to

wanted to wait until marriage,

eyes widened in even greater shock. A smirk

funny,” he said, confused by my reaction.

to keep the marriage bed untouched is laughable,

know

has the purest heart out of all the women I’ve met. She’s the reason this restaurant is successful and helped me

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

who would never cheat

his situation. I hadn’t heard him say 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.

his attention

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

pleaded, desperation clear in his voice. “Just tell me how to

of destroying them and the relationship you both worked

be something I can do to get her back,” he begged, his eyes sincere as he reached out to

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