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Perhaps out of guilt, Gabriel suddenly became much more attentive after that day.
He came home on time every day to make soup for me and bought me limited edition handbags.
If it weren’t for the secret hidden in that laptop, I would have almost believed he had truly fallen for me.
Seeing me staring blankly at the laptop, Gabriel waved his hand in front of my eyes.
“What’s wrong? Do you have something on your mind?”
“No, I’m just a bit tired.”
I shook my head, making up a random excuse.
“Are you nervous about getting married soon? I’ll take you out tomorrow to relax.”
The next day, when we arrived at our destination, I realized Chloe had come too.
I glanced at Gabriel. His eyes darted away, then he quickly gripped my hand tightly.
“I didn’t know she was coming. James must have brought her.”
James came over smiling to greet us.
“I brought Chloe. Surely you won’t mind, sis? After all, you’re sisters. It’s only right for a sister to attend her sister’s bachelorette party!”
Chloe nodded with a smile.
“That’s right, sis. We’ll always be sisters. As your little sister, I truly wish you happiness.”
I didn’t know what game they were playing today, but my instincts told me things weren’t as simple as they seemed.
After the party started, those guys pulled Gabriel outside.
I saw them discussing something, with Gabriel looking very reluctant.
But in the end, he seemed to nod.
Then they all left the room.
Only Chloe and I were left in the room.
With everyone gone, Chloe finally showed her true colors.
She looked at me mockingly, her smile becoming grotesque.
“Aria, Gabriel has prepared a big surprise for you later. I hope you enjoy it.”
With that, she left too.
The empty private room held only me. A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in my heart.
Soon after, several drunk men barged into the room.
The bearded drunk in the lead said:
“That bitch wasn’t lying. The lady in here really is a beauty. Come on boys, let’s show her a good time.”
Seeing these drunks, I finally understood.
Gabriel’s reluctant expression earlier was because of this. He may have hesitated.
But he still nodded. He agreed to their proposal.
Watching the drunk men lunge at me, I trembled in fear, crying out for help.
“Help! Someone help me!”
But the people outside had all been sent away by them. No one responded to my cries.
I watched as they tore my clothes to shreds, my pale purple bra exposed.
Just as that man was about to grab my chest, I steeled myself, ready to bite my tongue and end it all.
But the next second, the door was kicked open.
It was Gabriel who had returned. He stood across from me, like a deity descending from heaven.
I looked at his bloodthirsty eyes, unable to understand the meaning behind his loss of control.
In a flash, he flew at the drunk man in front of me and kicked him to the ground, then knocked down the other two drunks with his fists.
He seemed to use great force. His knuckles were bleeding, impossible to tell if it was his blood or the drunks‘.
Then he took off his jacket and draped it over me.
He gently kissed my hair.
“I’m sorry I was late.”
Then he glared fiercely at the drunks on the ground.
“Chop off all their hands and feed them to the dogs!”
