Chapter Thirty Five - Mastermind Gabriella's POV My eyes widened in shock at the sight in front of me. My luggage was thrown carelessly on the floor. I rushed towards my clothes, they had already made contact with the dirty floor. I bit my lower lip to hold back the tears that threatened to fall from my eyes. The anger I felt inside of me made me grit my teeth in anger.Without wasting any more time, I rushed towards the front door and banged it loudly. At first, I did not get a response, but as I continued to bang the door, the front door eventually opened wide, revealing Imani. She was dressed in a white floral dress and I noticed the extreme make-up on her face and the jewelry that adorned her neck. Who did she really think she was to throw my things out?"Are you crazy?" I snapped at her. I was on the verge of lashing out at her, but I needed to save my strength for a much more important thing. Imani was not worth it at all. She paused to eye me in disdain and I heard her scoff
Chapter Thirty Four - Suspicious Incident Gabriella's POV I snapped my head up to gaze at Lucian's mother walking towards me. Her entire face was red in anger. Her fists were clenched tight and I knew that her presence meant trouble. I gulped a lump down my throat and rose to my feet to bow my head at her in respect, but her next action took me off guard.She landed her five fingers on my face, causing me to grit my teeth and blink back the tears that threatened to fall from my eyes. She attempted to slap me in the face the second time, but I immediately dodged her attack. I was not going to let her turn me into slapping instrument. None of it was my fault."With all due respect, mother. I am not the cause of this." I said with a firm face.Lucian's mother scoffed loudly. She choked out bitter laughter and shook her head at me, eyeing me in utter disdain."Did I just hear you say you are not the cause of it?" She yelled angrily.Victoria was beginning to attract the attention of eve
Chapter Thirty-Three - Accident Gabriella's POV My heart begins to race extremely fast and my entire body fidgets in fear. Lucian? Accident? I felt chills run down my spine as I slowly processed the situation at hand. How was it possible? Lucian was a safe driver. How then had he gotten involved in an accident?I ran a hand through my hair in frustration, tears pricked from the corner of my eyes as I slowly began to pace the parking lot. "Gabriella, are you okay?" I heard a familiar feminine voice call my name from behind. I turned around to gaze at Anne slowly walking towards me.Once she had gotten closer to me, she noticed the tears in my eyes. "Oh my goodness, Gabriella. Tell me, what is the problem? Is everything okay with you?" She asked with a concerned look plastered on her face.I breathed a heavy sigh, my heart raced extremely fast, and I found it extremely hard to express myself. My mind began to imagine the worst experience. What kind of critical condition was Lucian in?
Chapter Thirty-Two - Lessons To Be Learned.Tami's POVThat bitch was going to pay for what she did to me. How dared she? She allegedly spilled wine on my expensive white dress and, to make matters worse, she slapped me in the face. I scoffed loudly and began to pace the spacious living room. Not only did she do that, she successfully humiliated me in the eyes of others.That bitch was going to pay for her crimes! I could not help wondering how we were ever best friends in the first place. I hated her, I hated her guts, I hated every single thing about her and I wanted her to crumble so bad. I wanted to bring her down to the point that she would be on her knees begging for my forgiveness and then on that day, I would spit on her face and remind her of the night she humiliated me."Are you going to fucking explain yourself, Tami?" George roared angrily. He had a champagne glass clutched tight to his hand. He looked extremely furious, and it got me scared for a brief moment. My fear was
Chapter Thirty-One - Sudden AccidentGabriella's POV The next morning, Lucian and I had woken up with a newfound trust in each other. We had a plan and that was to see James right after I would be back from work. I felt a bit ashamed to attend work after the shameful scene I had caused last night at Dave's party. I knew Tami was going to have her eyes out for me now. It meant double trouble."Are you sure you are going to be okay at work on your own?" Lucian asked, his tone laced with concern. I smiled at him and slowly nodded my head. I was not okay, but I refused to let Lucian feel pressured by own problem. I had to face Tami, myself, head on."I can handle myself." I flashed Lucian a reassuring smile. He insisted that he drive me to work and I agreed. The drive was full of I and Lucian talking about random stuff. I felt like our relationship had been upgraded to an entirely new level. We felt a lot more free around each other. I liked it so much.Lucian pulled the car into my work
Chapter Thirty - Together.Gabriella's POV I got out of the cab and handed the cabman his money. I told him to keep the change. I was in an excellent mood. I finally had George's phone. All I needed to do was give it to James to help unlock it. With a satisfied smirk plastered on my face, I slowly pushed the front door open. I met Lucian pacing the room with his phone pressed close to his ears."I am so sorry Dave. I am so sorry man. I am sure she did not mean to act that way at all. You know how women can be when they are arguing with each other," Lucian said. He had not noticed my presence yet. I felt guilty though, once again, I had successfully ruined his night by embarrassing him in front of his friend. All because of my own selfish desires, I needed to start putting Lucian first."Send me your account number. I will make payments for whatever damage was caused," Lucian said. I did not do any damage; Tami did. If there is one person who should be paying, it should be George and