Chapter 22

Christian's POV

Gabrielle turned her face away from Belle to stare at me.

"What do you mean back?" She asked. I shook my head at her to signal that it was nothing and looked sternly at Belle, who kept arranging the fruits in the basket with a look of satisfaction on her face.

"Ignore her, Gabrielle. it's nothing serious." I said to calm her down.

"Oh, but it is." Belle said, nodding her head and making a face. "It is very serious. I've met him on two occasions now, the first was easier..."

"Belle!" I called angrily but she didn't pay any attention to my warning.

"But the second," she continued, "it was very difficult, I had to be the one to help him out of it.'

Gabrielle opened her mouth in shock, her face filled with worry. Just as my sleeping problem was a nightmare for me, it was the same for my family. No one wanted to see that it has returned, because of the scare it had given them the last time. If Gabrielle could react like this, then my mother would be crushed.

God, I hated pe