The moment Mrs Gilbert stood in front of her daughter‘s room door, she lifted her knuckles to place a knock but then hesitated before grabbing the doorknob and pushing the door open.Quietly, she stepped into the bedroom to see Fallon in bed, sleeping soundly, hugging a pillow. A smile graced her lips, and she stared tenderly at her daughter, and after a moment of that, she was about to leave when a file on Fallon‘s desk got her attention.A feeling of hesitation filled her as she approached the desk, and as her hand hovered over the folder, she took a deep breath.Finally, Mrs Gilbert pushed aside her fear of invading Peace‘s privacy, picked up the file, opened it, and read the contents.Her heart skipped a beat when she got done, and she hastily rushed over to her daughter‘s bedside and tapped her gently on the back. “Fallon, wake up.” Mrs Gilbert‘s voice echoed in Fallon‘s ears softly.Her eyes blinked open slowly as she looked at her mother standing above her, watching her with a
Standing firm with a tiny black shopping bag that had a gold handle in his hand, Stefan stared at Ryan and Tom, who stood to watch over him without saying a word.“Why are none of you speaking?! Are both deaf or stupid? I already told you guys my name and who I am here to see, so why the hell is the other one of you staying so damn long?” Stefan lashed out in a low tone, watching the volume of his voice so Fallon can not think of him as someone rude and entitled.With an unamused expression, Tom looked over at Ryan, clearly pissed, but he didn’t want to act before Gary got there because he wasn’t sure how his boss wanted to handle this douche.“Who are you guys, Huh?” Stefan asked again with more force as if he was hoping they would answer.But the two only seem more aggravated, like the mere sight of him was causing them annoyance and they wanted to be anywhere but with him.Stefan huffed at them with an indignant scowl and then he looked Ryan in the eyes, stabbing his finger against
The whole place was silent once Gary finished speaking. A shocked silence spread across the place as the words sank in.Then Mrs Gilbert’s eyes grew wide, confused and slightly annoyed at Gary’s words, but she was too stunt to say anything.A look of shock crossed Stefan’s face as he swallowed down thickly, and then his cocky thoughts awakened and he chuckled humorlessly.“It’s true, isn’t it? You are a lowlife goldbrick who feeds off the wealth of women… Wow!” He started cackling loudly and laughed maniacally. “Are you even a man if a woman is spoon feeding you like some sort of fucking leech?!”“You! You! Shut up! You don’t know what you are talking about!!” James yelled at Stefan.“Oh yeah? Then tell me what you know that I don’t know?!” Stefan retorted, folding his arms across his chest and glowering, looking directly into James’ eyes. “Who are you again?”When James didn’t respond because he didn’t want to overstep Gary’s authority, Stefan scoffed and then let out, “Fallon needs
The door to Gary‘s room opened, and Ryan stopped a distance away from the doorway, after shutting it, staring at Gary, wearing a white shirt, dark brown pants, and monk strap dress shoes.“Bryan‘s driver is here to pick you up.” Ryan‘s voice came out hoarse. “Thanks. I am almost done here” Gary let out, turning back around towards his desk and picking up his watch.A brief silence settled over them for a moment as Gary fastened his watch on his wrist before Ryan broke the silence. "Thanks buddy."“For what?” Gary looked up from his watch, meeting Ryan‘s eyes.A spark of gratitude flashed across Ryan‘s face when he answered. “For standing up for me,”“Ryan, If a man wants people around him that are willing to fight for him, he should also prove to them that he‘s ready to fight for their life in return,” Gary uttered as he picked up his keys. “You can‘t get loyalty from others by not showing them you are loyal towards them.” To hear his Gary's humble words made him perplexed. He was
It was long past noon time, and Fallon was still stuck in her room and this utmostly kept her mom on her toes.“Fallon, you can‘t stay in your room forever!” Mrs Gilbert said, unable to get over the fact that it was 4pm, but her daughter was still sleepingSqueezing her eyes shut, Fallon rolled back to look up at the ceiling. If only her mother would leave her be and let her be alone, she wouldn‘t have to deal with all of this!“Fallon,” Mrs Gilbert said again, a bit louder than before, “you‘re not sleeping! I know that!”A frown crossed Falloni‘s face, and finally, she got out of bed and stumbled to the door, throwing it open, and then sighed softly at her mother who stood by the front door.“What are you not telling me about last night?” Mrs Gilbert asked sternly as Fallon walked back into the room.“Mom, not now,” Fallon cried, flopping onto her bed and burying her face into her pillow.“We have to do this now, Fallon.” Mrs Gilbert repeated as she closed the door behind herself, mo
A faint smirk crossed Gary’s face, thinking Fallon was joking, as he chuckled lightly. However, seeing her expression, he stopped chuckling and said, “What?!”“I don’t think I can go back home and have the same strength that I mustered up today to deny my mother’s request… If not now… I don’t think…” Fallon trailed off, lowering her head.“What did mom exactly say?” Gary asked calmly, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. “That you have a gangster tendency, and I need a man that is not as complicated as you,”"Fine! I realize it's a game marriage, but then does she except me to marry somebody that my evil family chose for me?"“Wow… she did say that?"A small laugh escaped Gary’s mouth as he glanced at her, and then he sighed quietly, shaking his head.“I am not marrying you without your mother’s consent, Fallon” Gary muttered, his voice low and steady,Tilting her head sideways, Fallon gazed at him curiously and said, “Why are you telling me this? Its only a fske wedding, must we have her
With a dead-serious expression on his face, he met Fallon’s tears eyes as she sniffed softly, making sure her gaze was locked on his, and he reached out and cupped her chin, saying softly, “Do you really mean those words? Like you do defeat me right?"Slowly, Fallon shook her head speechlessly. Truly since she knew Gary it seemed like it was from one trouble to another, but then, there was no reason to hate the guy who always looked out for her.Immediately, she mumbled and said, “No… I don't detest you. Meeting you was one of the best things for myself and my mum. But then, why do you keep getting into trouble?""Why did you have to put me through that? I told you to stay in the car!”In silence, Gary watched her struggle to hold back a sob, his heart breaking as she stared at the floor with puffy eyes and hiccups, her hands clasped together.“Why are you so emotional, Fallon?” Gary asked, his brows furrowing deeply as he continued to hold her chin, tilting it upwards so that he coul
Grabbing the last unconscious thug by his leg and dragging him to the vehicle, Adrian smirked at Jeremy and then threw him with the others in the backseat of the car.A low groan escaped from the bruised up thugs as they laid over each other, unable to even speak for themselves let alone try to escape or attack any of them.“You should text the boss to come out.” Adrian told his son, slamming the car door shut.The silence in Gary’s room broke when Gary’s phone chimed, causing him to look away from Mrs Gilbert and focus on his phone screen. “Please excuse me. I got to head out,” Gary said as he woke from his bed, shoving his phone into his pocket. As he was about to walk past Mrs Gilbert, feeling disheartened, her voice stopped him, “Do not make me regret this, Gary… regret choosing you for my daughter.” A faint smile grew across Gary’s face, hearing her say that, knowing she wasn’t actually mad at him, just worried as any mother would be if her daughter was involved with a man li