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GABRIELA minute later, an email came to his phone. “It’s here,” Scott confirmed. “Where shall I send it?”“Send it to Audrey,” I instructed.He sighed. “Fine.” He pressed buttons on his phone screen. “Done.”Audrey picked up her phone and checked her email. “It’s here.”“Good.” Charles prompted. “How can I make sure you won’t do anything to it?”“I’m a businessman, Charles. I know what confidential means, but it’ll be used later if necessary. For investigation.”“Okay, fine!” he snapped. “Now, what are we saying?”“Very well.” I went to my desk, picked up my iPad, and showed him the tattoo he saw on his uncle’s back. “The Onyx Monkey. It’s the name of your father and Edward Hopkins’s illicit firm. I hired an outsider to join their club, and to get inside, you must have a, yes, a tattoo and a million-dollar entrance fee to become an official member.”“You really like spending, do you?” his statement sounded like a mock. “Yes, I do because I can,” I retorted. “Anyway, since I have th
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AUDREY Tomorrow was the weekend, so Gabriel invited me to his parent’s house in the Hamptons for dinner. Everyone was delighted to see Gabriel, and I’ve never felt so welcomed in my life in someone else’s home. I was envious because it could never be like this in my family.After dinner, the dessert was served, and I picked the delicious-looking chocolate truffle. It was soft and sweet, with a taste of rum mixing harmoniously with the coco. I shut my eyes and savored the dark bite with my lips.“Hmm…” I hummed involuntarily, making everyone look in my direction. But I realized I was too loud as they all stared at me, and I was instantly embarrassed. Gabriel was watching me, gnawing his knuckles, and he inwardly groaned under his breath. He narrowed his eyes at me and whispered something only the two of us could hear. I felt his lips brush my ear and somewhat ticklish.“You didn’t just eat that, did you?” he teased.I grinned like a child. “It was delicious!”Elazar chuckled at me.
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AUDREYAfter settling some more of my things in our room, Gabriel and I joined Coulson and Maya on the beach.“After the game, I’ll take you to the town to fetch things you might need. We’re staying here until Sunday,” Gabriel said.“Yeah. It looks so beautiful here. It’s such a waste if I can’t even get to stroll.”Gabriel kissed my forehead. “Just what I’m thinking. Come on.”The game went on two versus two, and I teamed up with Coulson. Our team nearly got every pass and service. I was laughing so hard.Halfway through the game, we called for a water break, and Maya handed me a bottle of energy drink and another one for Coulson. Gabriel chugged on his bottle and breathed out. “We still have another half,” Maya said. “So don’t think that we already lost.” She laughed. “You’re on the losing side because you’re there, Maya,” Coulson joked.She pouted. “Gabriel is scoring!”“I pretty much own all the scores.” Gabriel messed up with his sister’s hair. “Maybe you picked the wrong game.
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GABRIEL The foreperson stood up, holding the final verdict in the court. “State of New York versus Mr. Aaron Henderson. We, the jury, duly impaneled, charged, and sworn in the above-entitled action, do, on our oath, find the defendant, Aaron Henderson, guilty of rape in the first degree, as charged in the first count of the information.”Aaron fucking Henderson sent me a smirk while the officers were taking him. I wanted to fucking smack him to death, but I had a reputation. The people fled after the court was adjourned, and Carla’s arms flew around me.“Let’s get you out of here,” I said. “Have you eaten anything?”She shook her head. “No. I couldn’t.” She wiped her tears.“Come on.” I took her out of the court and brought her to the nearest restaurant. I got her a chocolate mousse cake because I knew it was her favorite and an African tea and got a coffee for myself.She picked up the fork but didn’t touch the cake. “Thank you, Gabriel, and I’m sorry for the trouble.”“No, I should
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AUDREYI felt a little dizzy when I opened my eyes. I didn’t understand what was going on. I was lying in the middle of the rooftop floor. I almost screamed at the sight of Gabriel’s bodyguard unconscious on the ground, bleeding to death.Then I gasped in horror when I saw the figure in front of me. Edward Hopkins. Everything was back now. He punched me earlier, and I lost consciousness. So much for a man who called himself my father. I touched my forehead, and I was bleeding.I moaned as I remembered I was in pain.I pushed my legs to crawl over the corner, and he bent down in front of me. “I’m not going to hurt you, Audrey, only if you listen.”“I’m never going to listen to you anymore. You’re not my real father. You neglected me. You hurt me!”He touched my face. “Oh, but we are family, Audrey,” he whispered. There’s no more hint of a soul in his eyes. “Because even if I know you and that boy Liam messed up my life, turning Charles against me, I’m still willing to forgive you. Beca
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GABRIELRUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, EDWARD HOPKINS WAS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF GEORGINA ROSSI AND SAMUEL HOPKINS. HOPKINS TRIED TO FLEE THE COUNTRY WITH HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER AUDREY HOPKINS AND THE FIANCÉE OF THE BUSINESSMAN GABRIEL STARK. CHARLES SCOTT TAKES CONTROL OF THE $500M TRUST AND $30M INHERITANCE. YOUNG GERMAN-AMERICAN CEO SENT HIS UNCLE KENNEDY SCOTT TO PRISON FOR STEALING FROM THE SCOTT COMPANY.EDWARD HOPKINS AND KENNEDY SCOTT WERE ARRESTED FOR MURDER, PROSTITUTION, AND CHILD TRAFFICKING. $50 million worth of drugs and prostitution house, namely The Onyx Monkey. BUSTED!Today was the first time the news headline hadn’t made me question the journalists who write them. The story had been discussed all over the state. We were receiving endless calls for an interview, but I was done caring about what they wanted to publish about us. I just wanted Audrey to have peace of mind already. Fortunately, she only sprained her foot when she fell from the helicopter ladder, but th
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AUDREYA few years later…Our four-year-old son, Liam, looks exactly like his father. He follows Gabriel everywhere at home, refuses to let anyone bathe him, and if he wakes up late, he’ll always slip into our bed and make sure his father won’t leave while he’s sleeping in the morning.He inherited my hair, but everything is Gabriel. His smile and his personality. He also loves eating ice cream.“Don’t you ever think of taking that in your bedroom, Liam?” I catch him holding a pint of ice cream. “You already had one this morning.”He pauses and looks at me for a moment, and pouts. “Daddy!” he cries and runs toward his father in the living room.Gabriel walks into the kitchen later with Liam in his arms. He opens the fridge and grabs the ice cream, handing it to him.“Yey!” he squeals as his daddy puts him down, and if he’s trying to ease her disloyalty, she will offer the cup to me. “I want to share with you, Mommy,” he says, twinkling his eyes. I resist pinching his nose. “Thank you
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JULIAMy reflection looked utterly deceiving.The mirror was showing me a different woman than usual, with bright pink lipstick, thick dark eyelashes, hazel contact lenses, and shoulder-length chestnut hair. She looked like she’d just come from a party—not the one who’d always worn square-framed eyeglasses and hair in a tight bun.You changed yourself for the better, so you won’t look older than your age.I was turning twenty-six this year, but I was still a late bloomer. I didn’t take too much time in front of the mirror, and I never cared about my appearance until I realized why men don’t date wallflowers like me. In short, I was unattractive.And in trouble. I was fifteen minutes late, according to my wristwatch; I came back yesterday from a two-week peaceful vacation in Southampton. I wasn’t supposed to return today, but I had grown tired of my boss’s frustrating calls and e-mails. He had called me repeatedly, saying he needed me back at once. It wasn’t easy to work as an executi
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