Gabriel's eyebrows instantly furrowed. “Why did she ask?” he queried. “No idea. She just told me to ask it from you and give it to her then left,” Harold answered from the other line. Gabriel pressed his lips into a thin line. He wondered why his mother suddenly asked for the original copy of their marriage certificate. Was she doubting their marriage too just like his sisters? His jaw clenched. Knowing his mother, he knew she was just asked by one of his sisters to do that. Because she would never doubt his words for she knew he would never lie to her. And she knew that marriage was not the one he would play around. “Did you give her?” He queried. “No. I said it’s in her daughter-in-law's possession, which is true. But I told her I could give her the copy, or even suggested I could go to the courthouse to ask for another copy..” “What did she say?” He asked, curious as to his mother’s reaction. There was a pause from the other line. Gabriel did not feel good about it and w
Gabriel’s eyes turned into a slit. He wondered how that woman knew where he was at the moment? Straightening on his seat, he checked his phone and saw a message from Harold.Harold: Are you in Casa Royale with your wife? His thick eyebrows deeply furrowed as he thought that someone might have seen them. It was not surprising at all that the members were aware that there were people lurking around the hotel, waiting for the people who would come to visit to see who the members were. Bettina refused to disclose any information about the members as it was confidential. Not all of them wanted the spotlight, including him. Most of them just wanted to be as discreet as they could and if possible live simply with no eyes watching their every move. Another message came from his friend. Harold: Someone posted your picture with a woman. It's blurry so her face is unrecognizable’ Gabriel pursed his lips. He was torn whether to feel relieved or annoyed. Relieved that those people won't be
Her heart instantly sank as her mind quickly assumed that the date was just a trap. There was no way that gorgeous woman was no one in Gabriel’s life. Because it was impossible not to fall for her as even she felt like she fell in love at first sight to her. “Welcome to Casa Royal, Mrs Sabrina Mondragon. It’s nice to finally meet you..” The woman cheerfully greeted. “Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Bettina Chua, the founder and sole owner of Casa Royal,” she introduced herself while extending her hand for a shake.Hesitantly, Sabrina shook her head and introduced herself as well. “I’m Sabrina. N-nice to meet you too”“I have been inviting Gabriel to come here and bring you ever since I’ve heard that he finally got married. It was actually very shocking news because I knew how allergic he was to women,” Bettina giggled. Sabrina nodded her head, feeling uncertain. The woman kept talking and giggling. And even though Sabrina wanted to be annoyed that she seemed to know a l
Sabrina nodded and accepted his hand. She had no idea why she was nervous when they were just going out to eat dinner. “Where exactly are we going?” She queried as they stepped out of their room. Gabriel grinned at her, that kind of grin that looked like he was up to something. “You’ll know once we get there,” he replied. Sabrina narrowed her eyes on him, but the latter just shrugged his shoulders. The car was only waiting outside the main door when they reached downstairs. But she was surprised when Gabriel opened the door on the passenger side for her. “You’ll drive?” her eyebrows knitted together. “This is our first date. I want it to be just the two of us,” Gabriel answered. He said it so casually as though it was not a big deal. Meanwhile, Sabrina’s heart was going crazy upon hearing the word ‘first date’. Gabriel was not wrong though. However, it sounded so weird for her, especially coming from him. Twisting her lips, Sabrina did not respond anymore as she actually di
Sabrina stiffened. She was not able to respond right away as she thought she misheard it. “You haven't eaten, correct? Let's have dinner outside,” Gabriel stated. Blinking several times, Sabrina's ears perked up. The beating of her heart immediately accelerated as she could not believe what she was hearing. “What do you think?” he inquired. Gently, Gabriel pulled her, just enough to see her face. However, she was still in shock that her mouth was ajar slightly when he lifted her head. Meanwhile, Gabriel's thick eyebrows raised. His eyes were sparkling whilst there was a tiny smile plastered on his lips. Sabrina was rendered speechless, not knowing what to say. Her chest felt full as she stared at Gabriel. “Do you wanna go out or prefer to eat here?” he asked softly. “W-where are we going?” she finally queried. “Where do you want to go?” Gabriel asked in return. Sabrina reluctantly pulled away from him and looked everywhere but him. “Is it. . .a d-date?” she inquired in a t
Stunned, Gabriel stared at her with his lips parted slightly. That’s not what he was expecting. He believed it was Jacob who revealed that she was married or maybe a slip of a tongue. But never did he imagine that his sisters would interfere. Meanwhile, Sabrina’s eyes squinted as she shifted her gaze to nowhere. “We went to a steak house nearby and accidentally met them there,” she elaborated. Upon hearing it, Gabriel gritted his teeth. There’s a lot of places that served the best steak in the city and there was that particular restaurant that he knew his sisters loved. So, how come they suddenly went there to a place which was too far from where they were staying and usually hanging out? He did not think it was an accident at all. The triplets certainly went there on purpose. “Our table was next to them. They recognized Sir Jacob and chatted with him, then they saw me..” Sabrina continued. She told him how it happened and how Ashley was the one who spilled the truth. She said