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Gabriele sat in the car, motionless for a long time.A guard stood outside and asked cautiously, “Don Carlos, what should we do next? Should we force our way in?”Gabriele pressed his fingers against his temple, his voice filled with exhaustion. “We’ll deal with it later.”After saying that, he pushed the car door open and walked alone into the streets of Izela. A flower vendor was the first to recognize him. Her eyes widened in shock as she asked, “Mr. Carlos? Is that really you?”She looked down at the white camellias in her hands and couldn’t help but smile.“You used to come here all the time. You always said you were just buying flowers on a whim, but you always only bought the white camellias that Faye loved. Back then, all the women in our neighborhood were so envious of Faye. They all said she must be the happiest woman in the world.”Gabriele didn’t respond. He simply kept walking. Soon after, an old doctor recognized him as well.“Oh my, isn’t this the man that littl
After They’re Gone Chapter 8
As soon as Gabriele said that, the car doors opened one after another. A line of guards in black suits stepped out and, in an instant, surrounded the entrance of the villa. Dante frowned, instinctively pulling Stefano behind him.My expression darkened.“Gabriele, what are you doing?”Gabriele didn’t answer. He simply stared at Dante. His gaze was so cold that it felt like he might have someone drag Dante away in the next second. Stefano suddenly stepped forward, raising both hands as he stood in front of Dante.“He’s my psychologist. What are you going to do to him?”Gabriele’s body stiffened. It was as if he hadn’t expected Stefano to speak to him in such a distant, guarded tone.After a few seconds, he repeated, “Psychologist?”Stefano didn’t respond. He just stood in front of me, his small fists clenched tightly, his eyes slowly turning red.Sensing something was wrong, Dante leaned toward me and said something in a low voice. Then, he bent down, picked Stefano up, and wa
After They’re Gone Chapter 7
Once we were back in Izela, the first person I went to see was Lisa. It had been seven years since we last saw each other. She was overwhelmed with emotion the moment she laid eyes on me, but the second her gaze shifted to Stefano, she froze.Without having me explain, she recognized immediately that Stefano was Gabriele’s child. The resemblance between father and son was just too strong. It was not just in their facial features, but also in that same cold, quiet presence they carried.I had originally worried that Stefano wouldn’t adapt to this place, but reality proved I had underestimated him. Even though he was only seven, he had suffered more hardship than most children his age.In his attempts to earn his father’s approval, Stefano had mastered languages, etiquette, and firearms training. Along the way, he also learned patience, observation, and restraint. So, after coming here, he never showed disgust or complained.When we passed people in worn, tattered clothes who reached
After They’re Gone Chapter 6
From that night onward, Gabriele’s actions accelerated noticeably. What had once been a relatively gentle form of probing turned far more direct. He began frequently accompanying Kate to formal dinners, attending meetings with the Smith family elders, and overseeing so-called “post-marriage partnership” discussions.Kate, however, took it all as proof of his deep affection and thought nothing more of it. So, after dinners, she would lean into his arms and casually complain about which members of the Smith family were too greedy.When trying on jewelry, she would half-brag, half-tease about the most profitable shipping routes her father controlled. Even late at night, when she was in a good mood from his coaxing, she would voluntarily mention details about the Smith family’s accounts and private warehouses. She spoke without much thought, but Gabriele memorized every single word without missing a detail.At the same time, reports about Stefano and me were constantly delivered to his
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Gabriele froze, his phone in his hand.On the golf course, Kate had just finished her swing. The white ball rolled smoothly across the perfectly trimmed green as applause broke out around her. She turned back with a soft smile, as if waiting for his reaction.Gabriele lowered his gaze and said in a deeper voice, “Look into it and report back to me.”He hung up without waiting for a response and walked back toward the course.Kate twirled the golf club in her hand and said, “Don Carlos, it’s your turn.”Gabriele gave a barely audible response as he stepped behind her. He guided her posture, his hand covering hers as he adjusted her swing. However, the moment his fingertips brushed her waist, he stopped almost imperceptibly. For reasons he couldn’t explain, thoughts of me flashed through his mind. I had a petite build. Back then, every time he pulled me into his arms in that broken shack by the old dock, he could effortlessly lift me off the ground as if I weighed nothing at all.
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I rushed forward and pushed Kate away.“What gives you the right to touch my son?”I checked his face over in panic. Only when I realized it was red wine, not blood, did I finally manage to breathe again. Seconds later, a sudden commotion broke out behind me. I turned around to see that Kate had fallen beside shattered glass and broken plates, her wrist cut by a sharp piece of porcelain. Yet, I knew I hadn't pushed her nearly hard enough to cause a fall like that.The banquet hall doors suddenly flung open, and Gabriele strode in. The first thing he saw was Stefano, drenched in red wine. In that instant, his expression changed sharply, and he instinctively moved toward Stefano. However, before he could take another step, someone beside Kate cried out, “Don Carlos, Miss Smith is injured!”Gabriele froze mid-step. Then, he turned and walked straight toward Kate instead.“Who did this?” he asked.Immediately, people around made mocking statements. “All the kid had to do was se
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