OR'S

Beverly Hills. Sydney was scared shitless when Gabriel drove into the forest but heaved a sigh of relie

d for a divorce. As she sat by the fireplace, sh

decorated with animal skins and quaint abstract pain

it in." He placed a hand on her ba

lued to it. She looked at Gabriel as he kicked the firewood

uttered grace and sipped the coffee.

ical one.

He sure didn't

at her. Her eyes scanned the living room. "You seem to love

not to love about it? Nature is a beautiful thing." He s

couldn't help but smile remembering the day her mother showed her her

red at her like she was the mos

t his gaze. "Are

ooked away. "No

think she was lying. She wasn't dressed or looking like the scrupu

leave away from t

at but to her surprise, Gabriel grinned. Hi

You'll discover there's a lot to life when you relax and listen into

eemed to be hiding some

nstinctively and back at h

ings could me

ze, his eyes held

t felt tight.

g the question. "I've to drop this." S

t to talk about it. Sydney's phone rang in her

out the phone. Was Gavin cal

accept. "Hello, mum." Gabriel sat

by, I'm so sorry."Ash

ewhere better." Sydney squ

easy losing a child. I wish I could come

no use in coming over." especially when her marri

ing through you." her voic

nothing to d

e girl she used to know. "How's Ethan and Emily? Caleb could

or Ethan; he said the school's coach didn't know

how he insisted on taking you on a vacation till you put to bed." But she re

he tears away. "He's sad, we all are but

ley, drop that damn phone and get my readi

re Ashley could.

ad

right

re time for your family, especially

you

n she slid her phone off her ear. They

nd work so effortlessly hard? Sure, everyone saw the Reeds as a Type-A family, but

riel said nervously staring at th

eyes fill

cy. He said she had triplets but none of them survived, e

itifully. "You didn't

isn't confidentia

ery

elati

line of his jaw to his chest bone. She didn't realize

his man was sinfully attractive, she onl

. Gabriel's eyes moved to hers,

d you s

e in your place." His lus

m, with wide eyes filled with realizati

at we didn't die." his hus

t, she couldn't look away from his gorgeo

anything. What was important to him was what he wanted, and he wan

feel what it was like, how it would taste on he

ipping over. "Are you okay?" Gabriel looked

ammered. He must have heard her talking ab

uge step back. "I'll s

alking away. "I'l

est panting. She felt like she cheated on Gavin. She shouldn't be alone with a man when

up her courage and decided to call Ga

missed calls from him. He must have c

ips; her hand shook as she cal

ately after he answered the call

shouted like a tod

take anot

He ended

e call, even if he'd had something important to do, he did

g through her eardrums. Could

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telling Gabriel she was leaving. She felt guilty, but after w

ed Avery to

ssed Avery driving in it. She had to pretend to be happy when Ga

by a poster of Sydney, modeling a new brand of Gavin

u didn't sleep at home." There wa

acts that piled up

. "Syd, you just got

ow stern Mr

d how Gavin took the world's marketing sector by billions at just twenty-seven. Alfred was so keen to find out that he hired Gavin's second-class graduate wife as his sale

ey till she was pulled over b

, and I just don't want y

"Fine mum, I'll stop

p on smiling; it makes you ten times hotter." a

the car. "We'll go to the spa on Sun

t but Avery shut out a finger. "A

"Fine, I think I do need a m

mart house and sighed. She couldn't run away from him forever. S

im if not for the sake of

lifted her thumb to the fi

istant, Alexa, said. "Welcome,

pushed the door open. "Thanks, A

pped a messag

ch exhausted. She wondered why Gavin did

e's some fried sippet and gravy in the fridge, have it. Your drugs are in the medicine cabinet. The doctor said you should skip work for a week till you fully heal; I know y

ied holding her tears, she