55. The perfect plan.

Third party Pov

Gabriella stands outside Adrian's door, her knuckles knocking against the door with increasing force. "Adrian!" she calls out, her voice a mixture of frustration and desperation. "Adrian, I know you're in there!"

Silence greets her, fueling her anger. She presses her ear against the door, straining to hear any sound from within. Nothing. The lack of response only confirms her suspicions - he must be in there with Stella.

Her perfectly manicured nails dig into her palms as she clenches her fists. How dare he ignore her? She, Gabriella, the mother of his unborn child, the woman who had stood by him through thick and thin. And for what? For some nobody like Stella?

The thought of Stella makes her blood boil. That little homewrecker, trying to steal away what rightfully belongs to Gabriella. She had worked too damn hard to let this happen.

Years of carefully orchestrating her relationship with Adrian, cultivating her image as the perfec