Rosalind quickly covered her mouth with a hand. When Gabriel lifted her body and brought her to his bedroom. He laid her on the bed and then grinned. “It’s a reflex!” She groaned in self-defense. “It’s not a request or invitation for you to … to …” Her face was crimson as she was shy to say the words. “To devour you?” Gabriel chuckled to see her blushing. “To eat you"?” He enjoyed teasing Rosalind. Then his expression was more tender when he said, “To make love with you?”Rosalind’s face was even more scarlet. He smiled to see that and then turned his body as he walked to a desk. After opening a drawer on the bottom, he took a small black velvet box. Then he returned to the bed. After sitting on the bed, he put the box on the bed next to her. “Here. Open it.”She sat too and frowned. “What is it?” Her hand later picked the box, and her breath was caught in her throat. In the small box, there was the brightest round diamond ring she had even seen. The shining precious stone was eve
Later, Gabriel hugged Rosalind, and her back touched his chest. They discussed nothing else until Rosalind was asleep. The next day, when she awoke, he wasn’t in the bedroom. She sat on the bed alone and wondered if she said something to offend him. However, no matter how hard she tried to recall her memory, she couldn’t find anything distasteful. Everything was sweet last night. Gabriel was so nice and thoughtful. Then why didn’t he touch her? It was true he hugged her until she slept, but that’s it. While he had sex with her vigorously two days ago, it felt weird to sleep next to him and did nothing.At first, she was reluctant to be with him. But after spending time with him, it felt so natural. For some people, Gabriel might be too old for her, as he was almost twice her age, but it wasn’t a big problem for her. She was secure and comfortable with him, even more, if she compared to what she felt with Jeremy. Rosalind blew her breath. Maybe he was tired. It made sense, as Gabrie
Rosalind’s cheek blushed, and her hope swelled to hear what Kathy and Luca said. It’s too early to say if Gabriel loves her, but knowing he has waited for her for four years, maybe Kathy and Luca had their points. Kathy squeezed Rosalind’s hand. “Don’t worry. He’s serious with you. I’m sure of that.”“Thank you, Kathy, Luca. It means a lot for me to hear it from both of you.”As they approached the venue, Kathy smiled. “Now, forget about everything. It’s time to enjoy ourselves!”Kathy’s enthusiasm spread fast. Rosalind grinned and nodded. “Yes! Let’s go!”They went inside the building. A janitor opened the door for them, and a handsome man greeted them. “Welcome to Lovely Salon and Spa. Have you had any booked appointments?”Kathy nodded. She opened her handbag and took a small piece of paper. “Yes, we had an appointment for two people. It’s paid in full for the complete package.”After checking the note, the guy grinned and clapped his hands. “Wonderful! This way, please!”As they
Rosalind took a deep breath to calm herself. Isabella’s words stung and hurt her heart deeply. Before the misunderstanding happened, Isabella always treated her well despite knowing how poor Rosalind was. She thought Isabella was her friend. That’s why her accusation hurt her more. “You got me wrong!” Rosalind shook her head. “It’s not like what you think. I’m not a slut.”“Really? Then why did you go after Uncle Gabe? If you are with Antonio, it’s more sensible. But it’s Uncle Gabe!” Isabela raised her hands and then clenched them. Antonio was her elder brother and Jeremy’s little brother. “Yes, Uncle Gabe is handsome and wealthy. He has a lot of experiences with women too. Is that why you didn’t want to fight for Jeremy?”Some visitors glanced at Rosalind and Isabella as Isabella talked loudly. Rosalind shook her head as it was she didn’t like: attracting negative attention to herself. Yet, no matter what she said, Isabella didn’t want to listen. What could she do to calm Isabella?
Meanwhile, the hairstylist patted Rosalind’s shoulder when she returned to her seat. He smiled sympathetically as he saw her sagged shoulders and sour mood.“Having a relationship with a huge age-gap surely is challenging, but I’ve heard Mr. Da Costa has a reputation as not easily impressed by pretty women, and he is even cold toward women. So if you can catch his attention, it means you are something in his eyes, my dear.”Rosalind only smiled a little, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, as she still couldn’t believe how Isabella could say those nasty words. If only Isabella talked nicely, she would tell her how she caught Jeremy cheated on her with Monica. Wrong assumptions and prejudice were hard to deal with.The hairstylist talked about something, but Rosalind’s mind wandered elsewhere. No matter what she felt about what happened just now with Isabella, she knew she couldn’t end her relationship with Gabriel. She owed him two millions, but more than that, he helped her to save
Rosalind and Kathy enjoyed the pedicure, manicure, and full body wax. Afterward, they spent time in the sauna, chatting and relaxing themselves. After having a sauna, they had a shower and were given some juices to hydrate their bodies. Afterward, they strolled to return to the lobby“So how was it? Do you like the salon and spa sessions?” Kathy asked. “For sure. How about you?”“I like it a lot!” Then Kathy bent her body forward and whispered, “Especially since it’s a working day and my boss pays me to enjoy myself.”Both of them giggled cheerfully until some visitors who passed by turned their heads and smiled to see how joyful the two women were. A man who walked with a beautiful woman glanced at Rosalind and Kathy too. His eyes lingered for a few seconds longer to stare at Rosalind. Kathy, who noticed the stranger’s attention to Rosalind, smiled at her boss’s lover. “It seems you have a new admirer.”Rosalind shook her head and smiled. “Ah, you are naughty. Who will admire me as
Rosalind entered the bedroom. In a glance, it was an imitation of Gabriel’s bedroom in the WLS Apartment but smaller. There was also a bathroom inside of the bedroom. “Wow! It’s good!” Rosalind widened her eyes. “You like it?”“Yes.” Rosalind squeezed Gabriel’s hand to have his attention. “It’s comfortable and clean here.” She looked around, nodded, and smiled to show her approval of the room style. Looking through the windows, Rosalind could even see the beautiful scenery outside.Later, he closed the door and locked it. Rosalind spun her body to look at him. Her face blushed instantly when she saw Gabriel’s intense stare at her. “Gabe?”“Yes, baby?”“Why did you lock the door?”“Can you guess?” His grin was wide and naughty. He approached her and trapped her body against the wall with both of his arms pinning her body. “Baby?”“Yes?” Her breath was heavy. His head moved to her face and left a kiss on her cheek, then went to her neck.But then Rosalind shook her head. “What if so
Gabriel raised his eyebrow and shook his head. “Of course not. I’d say so if you did.” But then he grinned and stroked Rosalind’s cheek. “Miss me already, huh?”She grimaced and touched her nape as she didn’t know what to say. “Well …. I wondered if you were already bored with me.” Her hand touched his chest. “I know it will be easy for you to find any women who want to spend the night with you.”He smiled a little. “Not a chance, baby. I won’t be bored with you. Do you know why I didn’t make love to you last night?” He caressed her neck. “If I knew, I wouldn’t ask.”Gabriel said nothing for a while. His hand created a few small circles on her neck and then moved to her shoulder. “Well?” She raised her eyebrow. “Well, what?”She pinched his stomach until he groaned and held her hand. He shook his head and sighed. “You are mean, my thorny Rose.”“Because you pretend to forget what I want to know!” Her lips pouted, as she was too annoyed by Gabriel’s pretense. “Okay, okay. Don’t be