Gabriel parked his car in the garden.Once he got out of the car, he looked at Margot and asked, "Is Benjamin here with you?"Margot's gaze shined as she gestured and said, "Yes, Benjamin's inside. You should head in and look for him."Gabriel didn't think much about it as he strode up the staircase to enter the villa.Margot followed behind him and quickly locked the door to the entrance.Once Gabriel entered the villa, he saw Curtis, Tommy, Natalie and his five-year-old son, Benjamin, sitting on the couch in the living room.Gabriel was standing there when he suddenly had a bad feeling.He felt as if he had walked right into a trap.As he was about to turn and leave, Margot walked over and smiled at him.She said, "Please head inside, Gabriel. We can have dinner once you're ready."Gabriel had no choice but to walk toward the living room.He pretended not to see the others as he neared them. He called out to Benjamin and said, "Come here, Benjamin. Dad has a gift for you."
Soon, Gabriel walked out of the washroom and sat down beside Natalie.His gaze went from Benjamin to Natalie. He had mixed feelings despite not saying anything.Before he started eating, he took a slice of pizza and offered it to Benjamin.Gabriel spoke in a low voice, "Eat up, Benjamin."Never had he thought that Benjamin would push away the pizza he offered in disgust.Benjamin glared at him and shouted, "I don't want pizza from you! You're a mean Dad! I hate you, don't talk to me!"His words meant no harm, but Gabriel still felt each word piercing deep into his heart.He endured the pain and offered the pizza to Natalie by his side while saying, "You should eat up as well, Natalie."Surprisingly, Natalie replied amiably, "Thank you, the same goes to you too."Gabriel was surprised when he heard her words. He stared at her with reddening eyes, but Natalie did not look at him. While she was eating, she also talked to Margot with a smile.Margot asked, "How was the pizza, Nat
The air was unexpectedly chilly during that night.Natalie had dressed lightly when she got out. As she strolled along the neighborhood garden with Gabriel, she couldn't help but rub at her arms when the cold wind blew.Gabriel took off his blazer and draped it over her shoulders.Natalie did not reject it. They walked side by side as the dim lights elongated their shadows in the dark night.The entire neighborhood was quiet, even more so when none of them spoke a word.When Natalie saw a rest shelter no further from them, she said, "Let's go over there.""Okay," Gabriel said and gestured for her to walk before him.Both of them entered the rest shelter one after another and sat down.Natalie said lightly, "It feels like time goes by quickly, and we became adults in the blink of an eye. Of course, I never imagined that the boy that I couldn't get along with back when we were young would now become my husband."Gabriel lowered his head with a sorrowful expression.Natalie turn
The revelation left Natalie thunderstruck in place.What exactly was going on with her family?No wonder her parents looked ashen when she returned home. They were constantly persuading her against getting a divorce when she mentioned that she wanted to do so.She could even see paparazzi sneaking photos around her house occasionally.Was it true that her parents were really in trouble?And Tommy, what scandals would he possibly have?Natalie got up to run after Gabriel and stopped him to ask, "Tell me clearly, what exactly is going on with my family?"Gabriel took his cell phone out and handed it over to her.Natalie was dumbfounded when she saw the evidence of her parents' crimes. She couldn't believe her eyes when she saw Tommy gathering with a group of men.Her tears welled up around her eyes unwillingly."You're the one who's doing all these, right? You framed my family just to force me to stay by your side, all because you didn't want me to divorce!"Gabriel looked at
Tommy's eyes glinted as he looked at Margot. He couldn't answer her.Did news get leaked out? He already…"Tommy?" Margot asked in a confused manner when she saw Tommy's pale face.Tommy quickly avoided her gaze and retorted, "What else could I do? I've not done anything. Don't let your imaginations run wild, Margot. It's late, you should head back home. Good night."He quickly headed upstairs as soon as he was done talking.Margot was speechless.Why was Tommy acting so strange?However, it was good to see him well. Margot hurried home upon thinking that Curtis would come over to catch her again when he didn't see her around.…Just as she entered her home, Margot was met with Curtis, who was on the stairs.Curtis looked at her with a displeased expression and asked, "What are you doing outside this late at night?"Margot replied, "I was stuffed, so I went for a walk outside. I haven't even gone far."She walked over and tilted her head to look at him.She asked, "Are you
Margot mumbled, "Something happened to Natalie's family. I want to help her look after Benjamin.""What could happen to the Nelsons?" Curtis asked while looking at her.Margot shook her head and replied, "I'm not too sure about the details. Gabriel threatened Natalie with the Nelson family matters and refused to divorce her. It must've been serious if Natalie couldn't even do anything about it."Curtis wanted Margot to ignore Natalie's problems, but her life was saved by Tommy after all. He could never persuade her otherwise with her stubborn personality. There was nothing he could do but listen to Margot."Alright, you can go and stay with Benjamin then. But stay away from Tommy, okay?" Curtis askedHe was negotiating with her instead of warning her like he used to.Margot pouted as she explained, "How do I stay away from him when we're all under one roof? You just don't trust me, do you? I will definitely not fall for others when I'm already with you. I only feel grateful towar
Curtis wasn't planning to concern himself with a child's actions.However, not only had Benjamin wanted Margot to feed him during dinner, he even wanted Margot to bathe him after dinner.He could not tolerate this.Curtis had already been feeling unwell.He leaned on the couch and started wailing, "Oh, I feel unwell."Margot was about to carry Benjamin upstairs for his bath when she heard Curtis sighing from the living room. She saw the way he looked haggard.She couldn't help but walk over and asked in concern, "Are you still feeling unwell?"Curtis pretended to agree, "Yes, I feel so stuffy. I think I cannot take it any longer.""You should hurry and go to the hospital then!"Margot placed Benjamin down by the side before sitting beside Curtis.She then took his hand and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you.""It's fine. I won't die from this just yet. You should stay with Benjamin," Curtis replied as he pretended to be understanding.Margot said, "But you're feeling unwell.
"It should be fine if I bring him to sleep in the guest bedroom then. I'll leave if you're not going to the hospital," Margot replied before heading upstairs.She would rather not stay there and dawdle with him.Curtis looked at her retreating back. He wanted to say something but hesitated.Late at night, when he returned to his room, he saw that Margot was indeed not in the bed. When he walked to the next door bedroom, he saw that Benjamin and Margot were sound asleep.Curtis walked over with light steps and lifted the blanket to pick Margot up. He then tucked Benjamin in before returning to the master bedroom.…Early the next morning, Margot was surprised when she woke up and couldn't find Benjamin sleeping beside her."Fuck!"Her loud curse woke Curtis up.He opened his eyes to look at her and asked, "What happened?""Where's Benjamin? Why isn't he here? Don't tell me he ran out? I'm doomed. How do I explain to Natalie if he got lost?" Margot replied anxiously as she scra