Gabriella glanced at the wall clock in the bedroom while biting down on her lips. Diego rarely came home this late.Even though she knew that he could be stuck in a meeting or could be very busy, her brain refused to think that way.Maybe he was too angry and didn't want to see her. Maybe he was mad at her and didn't want to interact or even stay in the same house with her. A lot of thoughts ran through her head, thoughts threatening to suffocate her any moment. Gabriella ran her hands through her hair as she drove in.She had been expecting and waiting for him to come home and now that he was home; her nervousness grew up another notch. She could feel her palms becoming sweaty and her breathing getting faster. Her heart beat increased as she heard the front door open and then barely a minute later, the door of the bedroom was pushed open.Gabriella had scattered some of her books on the bed as a way of pretending that she was doing something and that was why she was still awake."H
It had been more than one week since Diego and Gabriella last spoke to each other. Diego came only by the time Gabriella was asleep and by the time she woke up, he would have gone to the office. In summary, for the past one week, she hadn't seen Diego at all even though they slept in the same house.Gabriella deeply regretted her actions.Maybe she should have used another way to find out what feeling Diego held towards her after discovering that she had lied to him. She had taken the hard and bitter road and she deeply regretted it. She wanted to apologize but she didn't have the courage and it was eating her up. Ever since she and Diego had gotten married, they hadn't even had a single misunderstanding but now they had gotten into a big quarrel.Gabriella stared at the Professor in front of the class as she tried to understand what the older man was saying but nothing was entering her head."Miss Deville, are you listening to me at all?" the older Professor asked with a frown on hi
Gabriella walked into the ward while wearing a huge smile, the younger boy on the bed glaring up at her with blank eyes."Yoo....How are you?" Gabriella cooed as soon as she stepped inside the ward."Oh, so all of a sudden, you now remember that you have a younger brother?" Alex asked as Gabriella wore a guilty expression.'I'm sorry, okay. I'm really sorry"Gabriella tried to apologize while Alex shook his head and sighed."You do this all the time now so It's not even a big deal" Alex replied asGabriella swallowed her saliva and dropped the bag of snacks on the table before walking to the cushion. She laid down on the cushion while staring at the ceiling. She was scared to go to an empty house again or better still sleep alone. She had decided earlier to sleep in Alex's ward and go home early the next morning, that way whatever time Diego was going to leave the house she was going to see him. He didn't have to say anything to her; she just wanted to see him."What are you doing?"
Noah sighed softly as he started walking towards Gabriella and stopped a few meters away from her. Gabriella wore a full smile as she tried to adjust her school bag over her shoulders."You are here" Gabriella said softly asNoah nodded quietly.*Yeah" Noah replied, keeping his eyes on Gabriella 's dark circles."It's good that you are here" Gabriella said as she swallowed her saliva."I had a small quarrel with Alex. I would have trouble keeping him company these days" Gabriella said as Noah chuckled."always keep him company" Noah replied and that was all it took for Gabriella to realize that Noah was being slightly hostile to her."And why did you quarrel with him?"Noah asked but before Gabriella could reply, he answered the question himself."Keeping secrets from him as well?"Noah asked as Gabriella froze while she stared at Noah in slight shock."You know what Gabriella , I keep getting curious. Kind of. What does Alex mean to you?" Noah asked as Gabriella wore a frown on her f
By the time Gabriella opened her eyes, it was the next morning. The curtains had been slightly drawn together to allow ample energy and sunlight in the room.Gabriella blinked her eyes slowly as she sighed softly. She had indeed fainted and in her dream, Diego had been the one to bring her to the hospital. She didn't know if he had known that she fainted and even if he knew if he would even come to say hi to her.Just as she tried to stand up, she felt something on her hand, a glance sent shock and surprise washing through her body upon seeing Alex sleeping beside her. Another glance showed Noah dozing off in one of the cushions in the room. A soft smile appeared on her face as she tried not to wake Alex up but her small movements had already woken the dozing one."You are finally awake" Noah muttered as Gabriella swallowed her saliva."He was here all night," Noah said as he glanced at Alex."Blaming himself for some stupid shit I know you are at fault at" Noah added as Gabriella chu
Gabriella patiently waited for Diego to come back and much to her disappointment; he didn't come back until night. Gabriella contemplated within her before she decided to tell him the truth."Hey" Gabriella greeted him whileDiego nodded perfunctorily."Are you better now?" Diego asked asGabriella winced at his reply before seating back on her bed staring into space without replying to Diego's questions."One morning like every other day, my dad left home for work. He said he would be back in the evening" Gabriella started as Diego sat himself on the cushion patiently listening to whatever Gabriella has in store for him."But he didn't come back," Gabriella added as she chuckled."He didn't come back the second day or the third day or the fourth or the fifth day. He didn't come back a week later or a month later or two months later or half a year later and even one year later and even years now no one knows where he is" Gabriella muttered."Two months after my father disappeared, I c
A hug?Gabriella stood frozen in Diego 's hug without moving. Was this her last hug with Diego ? Why was he hugging her?Holding the other girl in his arms, Diego didn't know what to say. Her heart and mind was in turmoil and different thoughts were running through his mind. He knew that Behany hadn't gone in depth with her story and had just summarized the whole story for him and he knew that there was much more to the whole story.Losing your only parent at eight and being left to fend for yourself, Diego almost couldn't bring himself to imagine it. She was left alone to cater for herself without anybody on her side to help her.How did she manage while growing up? In fact life had forced her to grow up earlier.That's why at the age of twenty, she looked like she had lived life for almost forty years after all growing up, and she had only seen the harsh and fiery part of life.Diego pulled her closer to him, pressing her head further into his embrace. He had long realized that th
"So happy that you and Diego settled your differences" Mona said as she chuckled while Gabriella shook her head."I Mean, I and Angel had been wriggling our heads together looking for ways to get Diego to talk to you. We said we were going to see him in his office if you guys still didn't settle" Mona added as Gabriella chuckled softly."Thank you guys. Thank you so much"Gabriella replied as Angel laughed.'It's all okay now. You two have settled and that's okay now" Angel replied as they laughed.It's been barely a week since she and Diego got back together, it's been barely a week since she came clean about her identity and what her story was to Diego.After promising the latter not to hide anything from him, she came clean about a lot of the other stuff too and Diego didn't also mince words in telling the little secrets about him too. She had also been shocked to realize that Diego was also a hacker and although he refused to tell her his hacking ID, she figured out he wouldn't, m
TWO AND HALF YEARS LATER."Jaden, come back here" Gabriella hollered trying to adjust her graduation gown as a small boy not less than one year old came running towards her and before he could reach her, someone else scooped him into their arms.Gabriella raised her head as a soft smile appeared on her face."Skipped a meeting?" she asked with an amused smile as Diego shrugged."Actually felt the shareholders arguing"Diego said as Gabriella shook her head while laughing as Diego reached towards her and dropped a small kiss on her forehead."You came right on time else we would have had to fix a picture of you into it"Trisha said as everyone burst into laughter"We were just about to take pictures"Trisha added as Diego snorted at her moving towards Gabriella and standing beside her.He had been reckless during one of their nightlife and Gabriella ended up getting pregnant. The latter was almost in her final year so she didn't mind and gave birth to a bouncing baby boy and his great
Diego walked into his mom's room and saw the latter holding a picture. A small smile drifted to his lips while approaching her wanting to check what the picture contained but his smile immediately froze upon seeing the picture."Mom, what are you doing with that picture?" Diego asked as his mom smiled at him."You two really look good together" she replied waving the picture at him. It was a picture of both Diego and Gabriella smiling brightly at the camera.Diego didn't bother replying as he climbed into bed with his mom and placed his head on her laps."I know you miss her" his mom started but Diego kept quiet not saying anything."And I know you love her" his mom added as Diego chuckled silently."And you think she'll want to come back?" Diego asked as his mother smiled."I know she'll want to come back" his mother replied as he stated patting his head quietly."I know how exhausting this has been for you Diego , has painful this whole experience has been for you and the amount of
Gabriella could feel her hart slamming against her chest as she finished watching the video, her legs seem to walk faster than her brain and Gabriella could feel her world crashing down on her. Mona had insecurity issues? She almost didn't believe it if not for the fact that Mona herself had used her mouth to say it. Mona ahd these so many issues and she almost didn't have an idea of any of them? Gabriella couldn't believe herself. Tears rolled down her eyes nonstop as she hurried towards Mona's apartment.Every single word that Mona ahd said in the video tore into her heart like a tornado. To think that this was what Moan had been feeling like all these years and the fact that Mona was right in virtually everything she had said made Gabriella even panic more. She had darted from the cafe seeing as how Mona had tore the bracelet off her hand.She definitely couldn't lose her best firends, she couldn't. They were all she had left. Mona spilling out her guts had made Gabriella reali
Diego stood motionlessly as he stared at the grave in front of him. There hordes of people behind him but no one dared to get close to him. No one knew who it was but they all knew an important member of the Rodriguez family had died. No matter how hard they tried, the information on who had died wasn't found.An older woman walked closer to Diego as she slowly rubbed his shoulders while Diego turned slightly and buried his head in her arms.Whatever was happening, whatever was going to happen; they had to live first."He was very proud of you" she muttered quietly as Diego smiled lightly.I know. He made that very obvious before he left" Diego replied as the woman squeezed his shoulder lightly while Diego smiled as he removed his head from her embrace and placed the woman in her arms before leading her towards the car."Let's go home" Diego said softly as one of the bodyguards opened the door for them and they both got into the car.As the car sped off; a figure clad in black clothes
By the time Gabriella finished climbing the stairs, what she saw a very familiar female figure leaning on the car and staring at him. Gabriella swallowed down her saliva rather painfully as she turned her head and attempted to walk away pretending not to see the latter but she was wrong. The latter had come for her."Are you going to pretty that your eye sockets have gone backwards or you are going to pretend that your eyesight chooses who it wants to see?" she asked as Gabriella winced slightly as she paused in her steps and quickly took a few rapid breaths to calm down as she turned to the other wearing a serene face, her voice as calm as a still river."We already parted ways. There's no need for you to ocme and see me" Gabriella replied but the reply she got in return was the latter opening the car door for her."Get in" she said turning back toGabriella who stared at her in surprise before shaking her head."I'm not getting in the car" she said resolutely."Then if you dare wlak
By the time Diego opened his eyes, all he could see was the white ceiling. A turn of his head reminded him where he was and why he was there. Trisha was the first to rush to him, her hands frantically touching him to check if he was alright."Are you alright?" Trisha asked."Diego " Peter called as Diego sighed softly while he tried to seat up on the bed. Trisha slowly helped him seat down on the bed and they all watched in atnoshiment as Diego tore off the drains on his body. His face even didn't wince as he pulled the wires from his body."Diego , you need to rest" John started as Diego turned to him with an icy glare that froze John down to his bones.He stood up from the bed and Leon immediately blocked his way whileDiego slowly raised his head to meet the latter's eyes. Leon stood firm despite meeting the eyes that seemed to be shooting ice pickles. The pickles tore at him wildly but Leon stood his ground."What are you doing?" Diego asked."Get out of the way" Diego added."Y
Gabriella didn't know why she followed the horde of agents that rushed out to rescue Diego 's parents. She knew she wouldn't be able to do anything and much to everyone's shock, the glowing couple back then were almost a shadow of themselves, they had aged way much than they actually were and what was more, no one knew how or why but Diego 's parents had contracted something that sent him straight to the doors of the ICU as soon as he was found, his mother was also placed under intensive care in the hospital. The hospital was immediately surrounded by policemen and all kinds of agents scaring everyone while the top floor where Diego 's father and mother were receiving treatment were completely sealed off.Gabriella stared at Diego who had his head buried his arms as she sat in front of the ICU, guilt that she had been trying to push to the back of her mind rushed and welled her up in a matter of minutes. Her own father was safe and sound and Diego 's parents were fighting for their
"Director Fiona, we are found traces of agent Parker" one of the hackers suddenly muttered as Director Fiona turned to Diego and seeing the latter give no reaction at all. She nodded at the agent who immediately barked out an order and Diego slowly rose from his seat. His knuckles were hurting badly and he didn't even think they hurt these much when he was competiting.He had finally made a decision in his mind. At this point, there was no going back.The bodyguards in the room immediately stood at attention as Diego strode out of the room without a word. Gabriella pursed her lips trying to blink back her tears as she tried to rush after Diego . She didn't even know what to say."Diego !" she called as she turned into the corridor. The man stopped and turned to her with a blank face. The face immediately made her mute and the kind of pain that tore through her couldn't be described. The words in her throat couldn't be spat out no matter what. She watched as the man withdrew his e
It had been one week since Diego had joined hands with the CIA to find his parents and Gabriella 's father. Much to the CIA shock, the secrets that were been unrivalled were much huge that they thought and they had to bring in the higher ups. More evidences and more evidences were been found and what was more, everyone was certain that these agents that had disappeared for over fourteen years could still be somewhere waiting to be found and saved and this was even confirmed when a program was found and shockingly it was Morse code to tell the agency that one of the agents had rebelled and changed sides and they needed urgent help but somehow the program had mixed with other programs and seven years later, they were just seeing it.For everyone, they would easily say the week had been stressful and horrendous for them but for Diego and Gabriella , it had to be the time where their mental health was tasked the most. Ever since raw evidence had been found against her father, Gabriella