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Divorced in Love CHAPTER 32- DECEPTION
Instinctively, Sydney's hand slid off Gabriel's after hearing his demand. She had a little faith he was an honest man. Why would he offer to fly her to Arizona if he wouldn't benefit from it? No wonder he wanted her to go into the house first. It had been his plan all along."Have you lost your mind!" Caleb barked. Over the past few weeks, he had lost a lot of money and incurred loads of debts. He barely had 50 million left, and this man wanted to rip him off. Gabriel seemed nonchalant. "Send me fifteen million, and I'll delete the video and leave you to do as you please with these women." Sydney couldn't hold it in anymore. She grabbed Gabriel's arm and forced him to look at her. "You are a disgusting man! How can you let someone die because of money? If you'd told me from the start money was your goddamn problem, I would have given it to you."Caleb jumped in. "Don't you dare emotionally blackmail him?" He turned to Gabriel and said, "Fine, I'll give you the money, but first
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 33- COURAGE
AUTHORS POV " You'll be fine, some people survive cancer." Sydney recited continuously as she sat next to Ashley, who was asleep. Ashley's test results revealed she had stage two cancer, which weakened her bones. The doctor advised Ashley to undergo palliative chemotherapy in the meantime and said there was an eighty percent chance she'd get paralyzed." It's just a phase you'll get out of it."Amaya walked into the ward, her eyes swollen from crying while Gabriel stopped by the door. They'd been in the hospital for almost three hours and no one had slept. " You need to rest, ma'am; you look ashen," Amaya advised in concern. " No, I'll stay here till my mother wakes up," Sydney said stubbornly. The bags under her eyes were very clear now. Gabriel wondered if she had even had anything to eat throughout the day." She is right; you need to rest, Sydney," Gabriel commented.Sydney looked at him with eagle eyes. " I'm not leaving here till she wakes up." Gabriel frowned at her. "
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 34- ENTANGLED
AUTHOR'S POV" Let me go! You are a crazy man!" The woman cuffed to the bed screamed at her husband standing before her.He sat next to her and shoved the red hair over her face away. " This is the only way I can protect you." His voice was barely above a whisper.The woman had returned from work, just to be ceased by he husband and handcuffed to the bed." Let me go. I don't want to be with you; I don't love you anymore; let me go!" She screamed but the man sitting next to her was beyond reasoning." It won't take long for him to turn his back on you."" He would never, he loves me. Not every man is like your mother's lover; grow up, Gabriel! This marriage can never work, let me go!"Gabriel ground his teeth angrily and got up from the bed. His eyes were blazing with intensity, and he looked at her. " I love you and I'm trying to protect you. The sooner you realize that, the sooner, I'd let you go."____________A week had gone by since Sydney arrived in Arizona. Ashley looked a lo
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 35- PREGNANT
AUTHOR'S POV " Are you going to tell me what's wrong, or are you going to continue acting like a b**ch?" Aaron asked Avery who was putting on her earrings in front of the dresser. Minutes ago they were on the bed devouring each other. When Aaron hovered above her and was about to thrust into her, she pushed him away and got off the bed. " It's none of your business so stop asking." She said savagely and put on her flats. Aaron shot out of the bed and grabbed her before she could leave. Avery tried to disengage her arm from his grip but to no avail. " Let go of me, Aaron!" " Since when has your business not been mine? For goodness sake, I'm your boyfriend!" Her jaw clenched and she moved her face very close to his. He swallowed hard and his grip on her loosened. " If you want to hear it, fine. I don't love you, you are a pathetic man. I used you and I'm done now. So, I'm ending this stupid relationship." She pushed him away aggressively, and he fell to the ground. " I
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 36- DANGEROUS
AUTHOR'S POV" I could drop you off at your place to repay the favor," Sydney offered as she and Gabriel headed towards her car. Logan stood beside the Mercedes awaiting Sydney. She didn't want to ask Terry to bring her car, so, Gavin wouldn't know about her arrival. At least she'd have the benefit of seeing the look on his face when she arrived.If he cared." Don't fuss; I've got to be somewhere before heading home."" The journey back here was quite hectic; you need to rest, Gabriel." Sydney expressed.A smile spread across Gabriel's lips. " Are you worried about me?"Sydney shrugged nonchalantly, " Yes, and so? You've done a lot for me, you didn't even get to sleep last night, yet you flew us back." They stayed in the park for quite a long after that, Gabriel had to leave to check if the jet was fit for flying. When he returned, he told her to get ready to leave." Mrs. Reed." Logan acknowledged with a nod as he handed Sydney her keys. " Thank you, Logan." She smiled and
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 37- OVERTAKE
SYDNEY DECIDED TO let Ethan and Emily stay with Sofia. They always got excited for her and Gavin's anniversary celebrations, but, there was nothing to celebrate this time. She didn't want to upset them more than they already were.When she pressed her thumb on the fingerprint reader, it read, 'unrecognized'Her brows squeezed together. Had Gavin refused her access to their home? She had as much right to the house as he did. The only way he'd have a full right to the house was if they divorced and she didn't recall agreeing to the divorce.Again, she tried her thumb print but it didn't budge. Groaning, Sydney took out her phone to call Gavin before she could call him, the door opened.Avery stood by the door when she saw Sydney, a huge grin spread across her face." I didn't expect you to return from your voyage with your lover," Avery said in a voice laced with condescension.Sydney wore a frown. She couldn't still believe Avery could turn her back on her. However, she chose not to
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 38- FEISTY
AUTHORS POVSYDNEY SLID OUT of the sleek chiffon dress she was wearing. Blake's girlfriends do have a good fashion sense. Sydney thought.She sank into the steamy bathtub, exhaling a deep sigh as the warm water enveloped her. The tension in her body melted away instantly. It's been quite a day and she needed to cool off.Her eyes were shut, and her arms were spread across the bathtub. Not only did Gavin sleep with Avery, but he had unprotected s!x with her. Didn't he think of the aftermath of what he had done? Today was their anniversary. They were meant to spend time together alone and now he'd brought someone else into their home. Her heart throbbed but not as much as her body did. She was a woman with needs. He hadn't made love to her since the night he came home drunk and she couldn't bring herself to tell him she needed him. Despite how much she craved her husband's touch, she couldn't let what he'd put inside another woman enter inside her. She was starting to be strong, and
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 39- GENUINE
The game was over when Sydney heard her phone buzzing. She looked over at Gabriel to see him looking at her phone with a huge frown on his face. " Do you play Tennis often?" Alfred asked, making her look at him. She replied with a smile, " Not really. My dad made me play Tennis with old sports as a kid, but I haven't played since I was eighteen." Alfred had a healthy type of obsession with the Reed family. He'd know a lot about Gavin that Sydney didn't even know about. He knew what drove Gavin mad for success, it was because he wanted to be able to cater for his young wife and child. He also had an itch to know more about Sydney. " Because of your marriage?" " Partially, I wasn't really interested in Tennis; it was my father's request for me to master the sport; I didn't learn it out of my own free will. I'd say marriage was an excuse to stop." That was a h
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Divorced in Love CHAPTER 85- NIGHTMARE
GABRIEL SPENT THE NEXT two hours staring at the sky. He was freezing. It was the first time he'd felt so cold. His mind kept on reeling on every unpleasant thing he'd done. Things he had been told. Things he'd seen. Things that could have happened differently if he'd controlled his emotions; if he'd listened to the warnings.Ethan reminded him greatly about his childhood. What his mother's infidelity had caused him. There was no one to help him and pull him out of his misery. There was no one willing to sit and understand what was wrong with him and he was unwilling to believe anything was wrong with him.Gabriel walked into the house. He passed by Sydney's room and saw she was asleep. He went to Ethan's room and pushed the door open quietly. Ethan was moving on the bed. His eyes were tightly shut. A wince was planted across his face as he kept on turning. He seemed to be having a nightmare." Don't shoot him, don't shoot him please." Ethan cried.Gabriel went to him quickly, he sat
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 84- FAVOR
" Charlotte, you should have spent Christmas with your boyfriend; he must be feeling down without you with him."Gabriel returned to the dining room just in time to hear his father change the topic from politics. Alfred had visited Gabriel as soon as his spies delivered news that Sydney and her kid had left Gabriel's place. He insisted Gabriel followed him home for Christmas. Gabriel was adamant at first but when he remembered his father was a lonely man with no one except him and Charlotte, he had to agree.Charlotte blushed and slipped out her hand under Alfred's to brush a strand of hair off her face." It's my obligation to spend the holidays with my husband." Alfred smirked and took a bite out of his chicken breast. " Did that apply to all your ex-husbands also?"Gabriel slid into the chair next to his father. Gabriel wasn't a bit surprised by his father's indifference towards Charlotte's infidelity. They were more of friends than husband and wife. Alfred lost his attraction t
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 83- DEPRESSION
GAVIN'S LEGS WERE MADE of ten pounds of steel. He was motionless. Deaf. All he could hear was the faint echo of Ethan's name on Alejandro's scarred lips.Sydney's eyes were like the moon as she ran behind Gavin, nearly knocking him off. " Ethan, are you okay? Jesus Christ what if it touched you." Sydney's arms were around Ethan's body, shaking. He was still screaming. He couldn't stop screaming.The bullet managed to pass through the space between the outline of his cheek and shoulder, making its way into the glass wall.By the time Gavin regained his ability to move, Christopher had poured out of the house, his eyes wide in matching shock. Mathilda was hiding behind a wall in case there'd be another gunshot.Christopher looked between the wall and Gavin. " Holy shit, how did this happen?"" Someone please call the police and an ambulance. He isn't moving." Sydney screamed.Gavin was stumbling as he walked to Ethan. He pulled Sydney gently away from him and grabbed Ethan's raised sho
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 82- CHRISTMAS
THE SCENT OF ROAST CHICKEN consumed the whole of Gavin's smart house. Gavin had hired a few excellent chefs to cook up something for the feast since he knew barely anything about cooking and Avery refused to get out of her room.She'd been behaving uncanny for some weeks, his conscience pricked him to ask her what was wrong. When he did, it didn't end well. Gavin nearly had a knife in his heart. She kept on screaming it was his fault she was in this position and chased him around the house with a knife.He promised himself to stay at least ten feet away from her.He'd expected her to be locked up in her room during the feast but she was the first at the table.Sydney came in five minutes to the stipulated time. She mustered all the strength in her not to lose her composure. The house looked exactly how she'd left it but it felt a whole lot different. It was like a shallow pit sucking her into memories. Memories she so desperately wants to forget.Sydney looked at the couch. She reme
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 81— CONFESS
SYDNEY WATCHED THE waves form and crash. Her heart was colder than the snow falling, tighter than the pressure from the oxygenless point of the sea. Her heart wanted to split and burst.She had just wanted to look at the sea with a smile on her face and no care in the world before Gavin called.She wondered why she answered his call so quickly. There was something wrong somewhere, she felt it. It was like he was going to be wiped out of existence if she didn't take his call.She had a dream the previous night. Gavin was sitting on a wooden bench in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by mists. A phone was held to his ear. He was shaking. Saying something about Ethan. Then the phone dropped and so did his body. The mist turned red.Sydney was breathing a little too hard when she asked him how their kids were. He noticed it." You are breathing uneasily, what's wrong?" He sounded so genuine it made her stomach churn.She wanted to tell him. " Nothing." But she couldn't.Gavin sighed, " Th
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 80- CABINET
" Why don't you sing a Christmas song for us, ehn friend?"Gabriel clutched the knife he used to cut into his turkey a little bit tighter. Gil had been getting on his nerves since he served Dinner and sat a couple distance away from him. " Oh, I forgot, you mix auto with tenor and soprano with bass." Gil chuckled on the glass of water placed in his mouth. " We don't want your bad voice ruining Christmas Eve."Sofia intervened quickly. She grabbed Gil's face in her palm and made him look at her " Why are you being such an a**hole? Stop it. "Gil didn't look at her. His eyes were fixated on Gabriel's angry ones. They looked like they were ready to jump on each other. No one spoke again. There was a foul aura around the dinette. It was like everyone had beef with each other except Gil and Sofia. Sydney made sure to avoid eye contact with Gabriel who wouldn't stop passing glances at her.She felt like a pile of rubbish after what she'd done. She didn't want her and Gabriel's friendshi
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 79- DEALS
" It's sweet of Gabriel to cook up the meals. " Sofia remarked as she lay on a chaise lounge watching Gabriel cook. She moaned at the aroma of the turkey. It was freezing on the yacht, but Sofia and Sydney couldn't care less. They didn't want to miss the serene views of birds flying across the waters, waves crashing, and whatnot. Sydney hadn't felt any sense of relaxation since Gabriel professed his affection for her. She wanted to believe it was some sort of joke or dream. He must have been feeling lonely and needed a shoulder to lean on, and Sydney was there for him. Maybe that's why he confused their friendship for love. The heart is a tool the devil uses to ruin people's life. Ruin friendships. Ruin good relationships. She reckoned. The only source of relaxation she found was when she stepped into Blake's yacht. It was a good thing she'd accepted his offer. Ethan and Emily would love it here. She would have loved to bring them, but Gavin called and said he wanted them
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 78- ROSES
AUTHOR'S POV " Your check is on the dining room table, pick it up when you are done. And don't you dare go into my wife's room; I don't want you looking through her closet." Sherwin Peters said disdainfully to Gil before picking up a coat and leaving. Gil sent two middle fingers to his back and growled, " Open your eyes, a**hole; your wife is cheating on you with a seventy-two-year-old horse rider." Gil sighed when he realized he was talking to himself. He raked his fingers through his hair and looked at the broken fence through the kitchen window. " I need to get myself a real job. Joseph would also have if he existed in the 21st century." He laughed at himself. He was a worthless piece of shit. He thought. He couldn't even hold one woman he'd like— lust for. " Don't think of her, Gil, she must be having an orgasm for that b**tard she was holding hands with. What man even paints his fingernails? He must have a really small— shut up Gil, that's enough." He groaned an
Divorced in Love CHAPTER 77- TOUCH
WHEN SYDNEY'S RETURNED, the house was silent. Gabriel's bike wasn't parked outside, so she wasn't sure he had returned yet. She hoped he was fine. Sydney was tired. Exhausted. Despite how much she didn't want Gavin to know where she lived, he still found out. There was no cab in sight, Sydney's legs were boneless from the roller coaster ride and Gavin offered her a ride she couldn't resist. Gavin was impressed with Gabriel's home. It fitted a psychotic hoi pol-loi like him. Despite being tired, Sydney read Ethan and Emily to sleep. When they fell asleep, she kissed their forehead and released a shudder. Hugging herself, she walked out of the room. It was like the temperature dropped every second. Sydney heard sounds coming from the television. With the hopes of seeing Gabriel in the living room, she went there but saw no one. The living room smelt like a turkey sandwich and tea. " Strange." She mouthed and turned off the television. Maybe he'd watched a movie and gone to bed.
