All Chapters of The Billionaire's Betrayal: A love Child: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

GABRIEL'S POV It's been weeks since the unfortunate incident at the party happened. Further investigation had revealed nothing concerning the culprits. I had become restless, oblivious to the people around me. Figuring out who had the temerity to attempt an assassination plan on me had been the only thing I'd been working on. It had only circulated the media for the first few days after it happened. Even my falling out with Natalia had been erased. I had left the puzzle for Ivan to solve. I was already dressed for work as I sat down in the living room, waiting patiently for the detective's call. "Gabriel,is there anything you need my help with?" I heard a familiar voice say,which made me cringe in disgust. What did she want from me? Our relationship had been further strained by that night's event. We didn't speak to each other for a week. The following week had been her making up conversations I never showed interest in. She came and stood before me with watery eyes despe

Adrian's POV"I thought Auntie Luisa said she'll be back soon. It's been weeks now," Miguel whined like a child.I snorted in laughter. "You know how much she loves her vacation. I still haven't seen anyone that could replace her passion.""But she keeps questioning you about Joyce," Miguel argued."I know. Just let her be. She'll come home when she feels like it," I replied with a deep sigh. Besides, this penthouse might become hell for me if she comes back.""That's your problem, not mine," Miguel snorted, his eyes narrowing. That reminds me: You erased the Moreno couple's falling out and the murder incident from the internet, didn't you?""No, Daniel did," I replied curtly.Miguel's smile broadened. "Wow, the guy is an expert. It was meant to be the hottest search for about a month. Thanks to him, it's only been a few weeks, and no one is talking about it anymore.""Yeah," I muttered, yawning."You still haven't decided to find out who was behind the assassination attempt, have yo

Adrian's POV"That fool," I cursed, gritting my teeth in rage, my fist clenched.I badly wanted to punch his face, but I couldn't. He was on TV, blaming me for the assassination attempt made on him.The door to my penthouse was flung open, and Miguel walked in with a worried look."Adrian, have you seen what that bastard said on TV?" He snarled, waving his phone before my eyes. "What guts he has to say such a thing."I nodded slowly. "Yes, I have seen it.""What do you want to do about it? We can't let it pass by," Miguel questioned. "We could file a lawsuit or summon the press to give a statement; anything.""I know," I uttered in a cool voice. He probably isn't faking it. Maybe he truly thinks I'm the one behind it, but he can't call the cops on me because he has no evidence to give them.""But why open up on TV? Why not confront you personally?" Miguel probed.I smirked. "It's simple. He's a coward."I inhaled deeply and added, "We'll lay low for now. Let's see how far he intends

Gabriel's POV"Er...boss, have you been stalking Joyce?" Ivan questioned, his scrutinizing gaze fixed on me.His question caught me off guard as the pen in my hand stopped his work. The feeling of guilt crept into my heart, realizing I'd been caught."Boss, you're not saying anything," Ivan pestered.I sighed deeply, dropping the pen on my desk and running my fingers through my hair."How did you find out?" I asked, eyeing suspiciously.He was surely getting an earful from me for keeping tabs on my movement.Ivan coughed nervously. "Actually, you weren't in the office when I came to drop some files, and your car's GPS location happened to be connected to my computer, so I tracked you down. That was how I found out.""Really?" I questioned absentmindedly, my mind drifting off to the times I had stalked Joyce. While standing there, staring at Joyce from afar, a raging storm coursed through me. Memories of a time long passed overcame me one after another, like an unrelenting flood. I rem

Joyce's POVI couldn't help but relish the blissful sight before me. Auntie Luisa and her grandson spent every waking hour together. Sometimes, I felt Rafael forgot he had parents, but I didn't let such feelings bother me. He had been tied to just Christie and me before, so he needed more loved ones to mingle with.To be honest, I never thought Auntie Luisa would be so kind."Don't worry. My son is going to marry only you and no one else," she had once said, which got me laughing. Adrian, on the other hand, was undoubtedly embarrassed.Back to the present, today was another working day and Auntie Luisa insisted on Adrian and I leaving for work in the same car. I wasn't convinced about it because I was worried about what other people might say. Even Adrian hadn't voiced out about it, so I had no idea if he was good with it.To make sure we obeyed her order, she escorted us to the car and waited till we drove away.I sighed softly and looked at Adrian. "I'm sorry. I really don't want us