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Lily was heartbroken when she saw Gabriel with another woman. She had completely loved Gabriel, but her mother poisoned her against him, and he was becoming a burden to her, but she expected him to love her back.She watched him talk to the petite brunette, who did nothing but giggle while she drank shots from the alcohol table until her throat burned.“If I were you, I would leave right now,” someone said, and Lily dropped the shot glass to find Mr. Whitewood standing beside her, a smile on his lips.“Look at my son. I have never seen him happier in a long time, and I thank you for leaving his life,” he said, to which she hissed.Mr. Whitewood seemed off to her. He was a con artist because he could fool the entire city all year by going undercover with no face reveal.But she was not here to argue; she just wanted Gabriel back, and all she could think about was what she could buy with all of his money.“You and I both know how much I love Gabriel. No woman will love or satisfy him as
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Gabriel enjoyed feeling Lily’s lips on his after a long time, but his heart ached so much that he knew he had to save himself the last bit of respect he had left in the world, so he gently pulled her away from him.“Gabriel, please accept my apologies; none of those things I said were intended.”When she said this, Gabriel averted his gaze, knowing she was only trying to blackmail him.“Lily, please do not start this now. There are many people at this party, and I do not want to start a fucking fight.”She scoffed as he said this.Gabriel was about to speak when he noticed Maureen entering the hall with a group of men, her brow wrinkled and her body soaked. He sighed inwardly, wondering what the universe had in store for him, and he knew if he did not attend to Maureen, his father would be furious. “Excuse me,” he said, brushing Lily aside and approaching Maureen.When Lily spotted Maureen, she dug herself deeper into the crowd and headed for another exit.“Maureen?” Gabriel called o
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After the saga with Maureen, Gabriel searched for Lily through the crowd, and when he could not find her, he sat outside, thinking about how to best punish Lily for what she had done. “She deserves nothing but crusts,” he yelled, drawing everyone’s attention. “The house is burning; everyone run!” someone yelled, causing panic. Everyone started running around, but Gabriel remained glued to his seat for a split second because he did not understand what was going on. “Gabriel, what the heck are you doing here? The house is on fire, and we need to get out of here,” Brittany said, grasping his hands. The warmth of her hands jolted him back to reality, prompting him to rise to his feet. They ran as fast as their feet could carry them, jumping into an awaiting vehicle. ** “No lives were lost last night at the swearing-in party for the new president of Whitewood Industries, but I must admit that it was a chaotic event. Let us hear from our correspondent about what exactly…” Gabriel cl
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“What is wrong, babe? You appear stressed,” Lily said in a low tone, a smile on her face. “I saw you on the streets helping those poor people, and I came over with a couple of gifts for you, because I am proud of you,” she said, but Gabriel’s expression remained as hard as concrete. Gabriel, who was angry, looked at Brittany, who kept a straight face, prompting Lily to turn around. “Has she done anything to you?” Lily grabbed his hand. “If she did, you know we can.” “Oh, fucking stop the act, Lily!” Gabriel said in a loud voice, drawing his hand away from her and startling her. “What do you take me for? A fool?” Lily stepped back as he screamed at the top of his lungs. Her heart raced as she imagined he had discovered her secret. “Gabby, what are you talking about? I love you and sincerely hope you can forgive me. I apologize for what happened, and…” “Enough with the pity story, Lily. We all know you started the fire, and you put my family’s company at risk. Do you even think b
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Gabriel’s disagreement with Lily had made the week less than pleasant. His father arranged for him to attend the Astor’s charity event, which was being hosted anonymously by Whitewood Industries.“This would be an excellent opportunity to make amends with Maureen for what happened the last time. A wonderful friendship may blossom.”His father’s last words rang in his ears, and the next thing he could tell, he was highlighting from a car after hours of flight to an event he didn’t want to be at. Maureen stood in front of the house in a beautiful black dress, smiling at every visitor who passed through the door, while Gabriel walked nervously to the door, wondering what Maureen would do after what had happened the previous time.“Gabriel Whitewood,” she said, giving him the warmest smile as he approached the door.Gabriel, who was confused, forced a smile on his face and took her hand, which she extended for a handshake. The handshake lingered for a while before Gabriel cleared his thro
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“Do you mind telling me what the hell is going on, Dad?” Gabriel asked his father, who only smiled faintly.“You will not understand right now, son, but you will in a few months or years. No matter how long it takes,” his father said, gently patting him on the back.Maureen slipped her hands into Gabriel’s arms just as he was about to speak.“Ms. Astor,” Gabriel’s father said with a huge smile on his face.The two shook hands, and Mr. Whitewood walked away, leaving Gabriel to stare at his father until he vanished into the crowd. He was lost in thought for a while as he walked toward the crowd with Maureen.“Mr. Quiet, it is almost time for the charity, so please cheer up.”Maureen’s words sliced through his thoughts.Gabriel faced her, trying to maintain a cheerful expression, but all he could think about was Brittany’s sad expression and what his father had done. Lily’s words about his father rang in his ears, but he did not consider Brittany evil. He felt something was wrong with hi
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Gabriel felt good for the first time in his new life after putting someone terrible in their place. Maureen cooed in his ears as he approached the stage to retrieve what he had purchased.Tristan, on the other hand, prayed that his father had not arrived at the event, and he practiced pleading with Gabriel to let him buy back the jewelry.“Thank you so much!” Gabriel said to the crowd as he took his possession from the Mc.Tristan, who was too hurt to watch, turned around and left the hall attempting to calm his nerves. But he did not get very far when a sack was placed over his head and he was bundled.“Let me go!” Who the hell sent you? Do you know who my father is and what he is going to do to you? He yelled, attempting to struggle with the buff man who was holding him over his shoulders, but the man refused to stop.His heart skipped a beat several times as he tried to ignore the possibility that his father had ordered these men to fetch him. After a while of struggling, he decide
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“Do not mess with me, Whitlock!” Gabriel yelled as he continued to hit Tristan against the table.Tristan attempted to grab Gabriel but could not. Everyone at the event had already stopped and was watching what was going on, so they all took out their phones.“Gabriel, please stop! You are going to kill him!” Brittany yelled, but Gabriel ignored everyone. His goal was to teach Tristan a lesson, and he did not care if Tristan had to die to accomplish it.“Maybe he should learn how to respect other people better, and maybe we could talk about respect,” Gabriel yelled, and he went in for a blow to Tristan's face, but one of his father’s men stopped him and lifted him up..“Release me!” Gabriel yelled as the man whisked him away from the venue while the guards secured the arena.Both men from the Astors and the Whitewoods went around confiscating phones in order to delete the evidence. Their reputation was already tarnished, and this only exacerbated the situation. It would also tarnish t
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As soon as the campaign was over, Mr. Whitewood walked over to Maureen to remind her of what they had at stake. He has waited too long, and he wanted his reward as soon as possible.“Shall we?” He asked, and Maureen took his hand.When they went outside, Brittany frowned as she spotted him, but that was just the beginning of her problem.The entire arena was crowded with police.“Mr. Whitewood, you need to come with us,” one policeman said, and he walked towards Gabriel’s father.The man stood gallant, as he knew he could twist the law if he arrested, but deep down he felt a bit of fear because he knew how bad that would be in his name.“Sergeant, what is the occasion that made you graze this scene with your presence?” He asked, and the policemen glanced at each other, contemplating on breaking the news to him.They feared he would have a stroke knowing the fate of his only son.“There has been an accident and your son and his wife are at the hospital in a critical state.”Brittany sw
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It was the day for the campaign of Joe Peterson, a campaign that was single-handedly sponsored by Whitewood industries because Joe couldn’t afford everything that would land him to success.“I think my clothes do not fit anymore,” Lily complained, tossing herself on the bed, and Gabriel chuckled lightly, walking up to her.The baby fat started to show a bit, and he thought it suited her properly. He grabbed her hand and helped her up, then he took her to the front of the mirror, kissing her neck slightly.“You look beautiful in anything, and you should be proud of yourself for housing another human,” he whispered in her ears, and she looked at him in the mirror, forcing the corners of her lips up.The guilt of carrying another man’s baby clouded her heart, and she cursed her hormones for leaving her vulnerable. She wasn’t a fan of it, but here she was, getting all mushy for this one compliment.“Thank you,” she muttered, turning around to kiss his lips.As their lips grazed, Gabriel t
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After the tragic incident, Gabriel was up all night with nightmares of the dead man. He wanted to speak with his father but when he requested for him the next day; he was nowhere to be found, making Gabriel conclude that the death wasn’t ordinary.He waited a couple of days in Texas to know if he could meet with his father and when he didn’t get a response; he flew back home to the comfort of Brittany and Lily.When Brittany set her eyes on Gabriel, she felt sorry for him. She knew he would stay days beating himself up for what wasn’t totally his fault.On the other hand Lily had no clue on what was going on, and she was only happy that Gabriel was back, and she wouldn’t be lonely anymore.A week after the incident, Mr. Whitewood showed up in front of Gabriel’s door.“About time,” Gabriel said with a straight face, which was the opposite of the smile on his father’s.Mr. Whitewood, who had been living his best life knowing his enemy was dead, couldn’t stop smiling. But then he knew he
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“For many years now, this great city has been under the care of my family. Not totally, but we love this city so much that we are always on our feet thinking of how to make it better,” Tristan began. “Even at this, no one in my family has ever contested for a public seat because we preferred to help behind the crowd, but that is about to change. You all asked for a Whitlock, and we have provided him for you,” Tristan said, and the entire crowd applauded for him on stage.He flashed a smile at everyone standing tall on the podium while Gabriel fought hard to hold his laughter.“I have already said almost everything there is to say, and I won’t even do much talking again. My ancestors have done a lot for the state that I can easily point out to one of their works as part of my achievement, but I am a man of my own, and I do not need to leverage on anyone’s achievements.”He kept his eyes on his father as he spoke, but this only made the old man more angry than he was. This wasn’t what T
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“I came as soon as you could after you called,” Gabriel said, barging into his father’s office to see Arthur seated with his father and another man.Gabriel’s face became wrinkled at once, and he stared at Arthur, thinking of the perfect way to rearrange his jaw. He had not forgotten how he was disgraced during their event.He had just landed from a flight to Texas, and what he needed right now wasn’t to see people like Arthur.“Why is he here?” He asked in a tone laced with anger, and his father chuckled.“There is no need to be angry. He is here for a good cause, and if you take a seat, then you’ll get to know why and what help he had to offer,” Mr. Whitewood said, causing Gabriel to draw out a seat opposite Arthur on the large U-shaped table.Then he turned to face his father.“I’m all ears,” he said, and his father smiled at him.“Loosen up, boy, or you’ll get old easily.”That statement was absurd coming from a man that anger was his go to therapy at every time and day.Mr. White
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Mr. Whitewood was crossed as the man announced the good news about the flash. He wondered why he had hired such a dimwit when he could have easily checked the cctv in the inner room to find whoever it was, but he was deeply disappointed.Lily’s entire body became tensed as she rushed towards Gabriel to grab his hand.“Gabe, I’m thirsty and I think we should go on a walk,” she said, tugging on the hand of his cloth.Her act disgusted Brittany, and she prayed Lily was on the tape.“Give me a moment, so we can check the tape, and then we’ll go to wherever you want to,” Gabriel said,gently, removing Lily’s hand.He followed the forensic man and his father out of the hallway.“Everybody, downstairs now! What are you waiting for?” Mr. Whitewood yelled, and everyone followed through.He put a call across to the rest of the guards, who rushed into the room in no time. When everyone had settled in, the man from the forensic department paced around the room like a detective.“One of you is a cu
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Knowing fully well that Brittany was going to put pressure on Gabriel in a way that she might get caught, Lily made Daniel buy a new scissors which they exchanged with the actual one. Then they went back to the study to get out the missing piece of cloth, and they wiped away the surface where the cloth was, before the forensic team arrived the next day.When the team arrived, Lily kept mute, waiting to hear what they planned to do, so she would know her next line of action.“You do not have to worry, Mr.Whitewood, my team is the best and we will catch this culprit in the twinkle of an eye,” the head of the forensic team said to Mr.Whitewood who had a bare expression on his face.The team marched up to the study, and everyone followed, except Lily who paced around, waiting for Daniel.“Where are they?” Daniel asked the moment he walked into the house.He had just returned from burning the shirt which was a key evidence in the investigation.“In the study, and I wonder what else they mi
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Gabriel rushed to Lily at once, grabbing the serviettes on the table, and placing them on her hand.“Quick, call a doctor, dad! Brittany!” he yelled, and Brittany stood taken aback for a moment.This was when she realized she was dealing with a psychopath who would go to any length to keep her secrets safe. She was grateful for the fact she didn’t jump in to accuse Lily because she would have been in for a bigger surprise.“Are you deaf? I said call a fucking doctor!” Gabriel yelled at Brittany, jolting her mind back.She rushed out of the room and took out her phone, dialing the doctor while Mr. Whitewood called another doctor, too.**In no time, Lily was treated, and a bandage wrapped around her hand. The doctor explained to them that the stress around the house might be taking a toll on her since she was pregnant, and it could be why her hands were weak, causing the knife to slip, and cut her instead of the pineapple.Brittany, who knew this was lie, was red with anger but there w
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Lily and Daniel knew there was fire on the mountain, but they consoled themselves with the fact that they had it a little under control. As soon as the morning sun was up, Lily opened her eyes to see that she had slept off the previous night with Gabriel on her bed.Slowly she removed his hands from her body, and she got up from, tiptoeing to her closet to get changed, but then Gabriel’s phone went off, causing her to stop in her tracks.Gabriel rolled over, and she rushed over to the bed, getting in as fast as she could before he stretched his hands to feel her body. A sense of security enveloped Gabriel’s mind as he rubbed her belly. This was his son, and he would get to have all the luxuries in life. Although he knew his family had a tradition, he had sworn to fight against it.He did not bother to ask his father how his own coming of age test went, but he swore within him that his son would live a life of luxury from birth. What his father did had affected him mentally, and he had
