GaelThe long-awaited moment for me has arrived, but it's not unfolding as I thought it would. The silence inside the car is almost funereal. Evy is focused on our daughter in her arms, while I hold our little boy, eager to initiate some kind of interaction between us. I take a few deep breaths, searching for a common topic, and decide to break our silence."We haven't given them names yet," I say. Finally, she looks at me, albeit briefly, and returns to tending to the child. "If you allow me, I want to give him a name." She raises another glance to me and bites her lower lip."What name?""Miran." In response, Evy simply nods in agreement."It's a beautiful name! I thought of calling her Marie." My heart warms when she continues, and I find myself smiling."Marie? Why?" She shrugs."I like that name, and... I always dreamed of having a daughter and calling her that." My smile grows a little more, and surprisingly, she returns my gesture. And, wow, I can say I've won my day! Judy is r
GaelEver since I returned to the mansion, my days have been far from easy. Every night, I've been dreaming of the day when Gael will enter my room and announce my departure from this place, leaving me forced to leave my children behind. I know it won't be an easy battle. Going head-to-head with this CEO will be like a massacre against me, but I can't give up on them. While Marie and Miran were safely nestled inside me, I felt secure, but not anymore. Now they are right here, and everything has become even more challenging and fragile. Except for him. Each day, Gael reveals himself as stronger, tough as iron, cold, and determined, and it worries me. Miran's cry awakens me, and I smile at seeing him in his warm bath. However, I focus on dressing my little girl, who already seems a bit sleepy. The bedroom door suddenly opens, and an unrecognizable Gael walks through it. What I see in his eyes sends a tremendous shiver down my spine. Immediately, I hold Marie protectively and take a step
EvyIt's too painful to hear this and know that Gael has known the worst of pains since early on. He was broken a thousand times and rebuilt in the most wrong and painful way possible. Now I understand such arrogance, so much coldness, and the disregard of a powerful and imposing man."I am hollow inside, Evy. Completely empty. Or... I was, I don't know anymore. The fact is that my world turned upside down, and I broke that damn promise. Since then, Roland D'Angelo has been haunting me." I furrow my brow completely confused."What do you mean? What are you saying, Gael?" He gets up from the couch and kneels right in front of me. His eyes connect with mine, but I don't feel their usual intensity. Gael seems apprehensive this time, and that's new to me."Remember the day you were serving in that accounting meeting room?" I nod to him. "When I entered that room and bumped into the beautiful maid so strongly?" He forces a smile, but I remain serious, waiting for him to continue. "My eyes
GaelOf all the things I've ever done in my life, only two were the hardest for me. One of them was bringing Ivy Dixon into my house and then taking her to my bed. Making love to this woman by suffocating the feelings inside me that couldn't be suffocated, because no matter how much I wanted to kill them, destroy them, they simply grew stronger and survived any battle of mine. The second one, well, I'll do that now. I think, getting into the car and Clarck immediately starts the engine, heading straight for my house, or for the worst part of my destiny, because exactly today I will let the only person who has managed to penetrate my heart go. I know I'll be tormented by loneliness, but Paul is right, he always is. What's the fun of having her so close and so inaccessible to me? As soon as the car stops in front of the mansion, I let out a heavy breath and then force myself into the house. My feet seem to rebel against me because of the supernatural effort I'm making to go through with
GaelLater the same day..."Good afternoon, Judy!""Good afternoon, dear! The children are in the room." She informs. However, I take a deep breath and look at the stairs, then at the lady with the ever-present smile on her lips."And her?""You know. Locked in the office with her face buried in work." I clench my jaw."I'll go see my children," I announce."Of course, dear! I'll have someone accompany you.""No need, Judy, I know the way.""Alright, dear, but before..." She approaches and surprisingly hugs me for a long moment, leaving a warm kiss on each side of my face. Her hand glides along the side of my face so gently that it makes my heart race. "I love you, Gael! You're like a son to me, and Ivy will understand that soon.""Why do you think that?""Because she loves you!" I draw a thin line with my lips."I'm not so sure, Judy. I hurt her a lot, and...""Understand one thing about my daughter, Gael. She doesn't hold grudges for long. It's time to get close to her again, dear."
GaelThe next day..."I'll wait for you here, Gael," Ivy says, letting go of my hand, and immediately, I feel unsure."I... I don't know if I can," I hiss, but she smiles. It's a very small and gentle smile. Then she brings a hand to the side of my face, and instantly, I close my eyes to savor her touch."I know you can. This is a moment just for you and her. Now go, my love!" My love? My heart beats like crazy, and I immediately open my eyes to meet hers. Like a magnet, I am slowly pulled closer to her, and my lips meet hers within seconds. Oh God, a slow, brief, and calm kiss, and my whole body comes back to life! I force myself to step back and turn away to confront my past.Have you ever lived in the dark?I've lived my whole life in darkness, I just didn't know it... until now. And when I realized that, I discovered that nothing was real. My life, my achievements, my dreams... nothing was real. Looking back at my bloody past, I don't even know who I really was, or what I really a
Gael"Hey, everything okay there?" Amidst my hell, I hear the sound of her sweet voice. She's here. My saving angel came to rescue me, even though I'm not deserving of salvation. "Gael, look at me!" She pleads with a low voice, but I don't want her to see me like this. I'm broken, bitter, and surrendered to my blindness. Because yes, I've been blind all this time. "Gael, please! Please!" In her whispered plea, I feel her embrace, and I hear her sobs. Is she crying for me? Don't cry, my girl, I am a monster and don't deserve your suffering! I think about pushing her away. I wanted her to leave, to let me be, but her presence made my entire turmoil move in slow motion. All her noises and destruction stopped the moment she hugged me, and I clung to that gesture, letting her envelop me in that embrace. "Come, I'll take you home.""No! I... don't want to be alone there!" I lament."Okay, Gael, come with me!" Ivy helps me up from the ground, and we walk embraced out of the cemetery and into
IvyThree days later...After our separation, things have been exactly as I wanted, as I dreamed for myself. I even start to think that due to my desperation, I ended up rushing for an immediate outcome. I won't be ungrateful not to recognize that Gael D'Angelo did a lot for me and my mother as well, but the fact that he felt like he owned me was bothering me, and our last fight was the tipping point for me to want distance from this man. Comparing our situation before with Donna and Roland D'Angelo's, I believe we were heading towards the same destiny, and that sends shivers down my spine. Today, I can say that I definitely know Gael D'Angelo deeply. Everything he hid is now out in the open, and damn, I've never felt so much anger towards a human being as I do towards his father. A man I never even met in my life. Knowing that Gael was tortured into accepting his father's insane ideas to the point of despising and hating the person who loved him the most in this world seems unimagina