Library
Search
Home / Seven Proposals Too Late / Chapter 12

Share

Chapter 12

Author: Penny Sweetwater
Gabriel's nonstop flight to Valmora landed four hours late because of bad weather.

He checked the time. Three in the morning. Would he even be able to find a cab?

It was his first time traveling abroad alone, and nothing about the trip resembled the future he'd imagined for himself.

When the doors opened, he stayed in his seat until most passengers had left. He was exhausted and wanted to get to his lodging, but his wrist hadn't healed. There was no point risking another injury in the rush.

Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App
Previous Chapter Next Chapter
Locked Chapter

Latest chapter

  • Seven Proposals Too Late   Chapter 20

    The next morning, Isabella waited outside Gabriel's door.When he appeared, she brightened."Good morning! Heading to class already? I have a car downstairs. Let me drive you."Gabriel ignored her and picked up his bag."Gabriel, wait for me."Elise's voice came from inside his apartment.Isabella's expression darkened. She caught Gabriel's wrist."Why is she in there?"He pulled away. "What's strange about a couple living together?"Isabella went blank."We promised we'd grow old together. How could you be with someone else?"Gabriel snorted. "You didn't seem concerned about that promise when you spent all your time with Owen."Stop pretending this is some tragic love story, Isabella. We're finished. Go back and be with Owen if that's what you want."His voice was calm. He truly seemed beyond caring."You misunderstood," she said desperately. "There was never anything between Owen and me. You're the only person I've loved."I didn't realize Owen was in love with me. He

  • Seven Proposals Too Late   Chapter 19

    Isabella didn't close her eyes during the twelve-hour flight.She'd packed gifts: Gabriel's favorite chocolates, a perfume he'd once complimented, and photographs showing what had become of Owen.Most importantly, she carried the documents they'd need to get married at last.She touched the new diamond ring she'd bought. She would bring Gabriel home. She had to.Once in Valmora, she drove straight to the school a private investigator had tracked him to. Every passing street made her heart beat faster.She'd imagined their reunion a thousand different ways.None of them resembled what she saw outside the school gates.Gabriel stood holding hands with a woman in a blue shirt. They laughed together with the easy intimacy of a couple deeply in love.The woman said something. Gabriel kissed the corner of her mouth.Sunlight caught his hair. His smile was bright and uninhibited.Isabella couldn't remember the last time he'd looked so alive.At the beginning of their relationship,

  • Seven Proposals Too Late   Chapter 18

    Gabriel studied the acceptance letter in his hands. The enrollment deadline was approaching.This was the advanced training opportunity he'd dreamed of for years. Now he had the chance to attend without paying tuition, yet he hesitated.Victoria had promised not to tell Isabella where he was. But what if she broke that promise?Gabriel wanted no connection to the McCarthys. Five exhausting years had taught him more than enough.He crumpled the letter and threw it away.He had money now. He no longer needed to give up every opportunity because he couldn't afford the fees. He could earn a place in a program on his own terms.The door opened. Dr. Elise Laurent glanced at the crumpled paper, then at his troubled face."What happened? Are you all right?"Her concern warmed him."I'm fine." He attempted a smile.They'd grown comfortable together during his stay, but Gabriel wasn't used to confiding in people.Elise respected the silence and changed the subject."Today's lunch is

  • Seven Proposals Too Late   Chapter 17

    Isabella hurried home, only to find both her parents waiting on the living-room sofa, their faces thunderous."What's going on?"Her mother spoke first. "We heard you had Owen sent to a psychiatric hospital."Isabella knew an interrogation when she saw one."Yes," she said."You ungrateful child!" Richard hurled his glass to the floor. "I told you to get Owen to clear up the rumors, and you had him committed? Are you trying to destroy the company?"The glass shattered. Isabella looked at her furious parents and began to laugh, the sound sharp and bitter."Dad, even someone accused of a terrible crime gets a chance to defend themselves. Why do you always condemn me on someone else's word?"I know you think I'm full of faults, but I'm not stupid. I know the company is in trouble. Can't you trust me just once?"The words she'd swallowed all her life finally spilled out."When I got into fights as a child, other parents would defend their kids. You'd scold me before asking what h

  • Seven Proposals Too Late   Chapter 16

    Inside the apartment, Travis spoke again."If nobody suspects you, why have you been hanging around with us? Weren't you glued to Isabella all the time? Given up on her?""Never." Owen laughed. "She'll come looking for me soon enough, even if it's just to save her family's company. I've chased her for years. It's time she chased me."Outside, Isabella's eyelid twitched."Well, congratulations in advance," Travis said. "Soon you'll be the man of the McCarthy house. But didn't Isabella have a longtime boyfriend? Have you dealt with him?""Of course. That country bumpkin was never a match for me. A few little traps, a few tears, and Bella believed he'd bullied me. She even left him behind during a mall fire. Whatever feelings he had left for her must be dead by now."Isabella felt something explode in her mind.Gabriel had told the truth.He hadn't abused Owen. He hadn't bullied him. He hadn't wished death on anyone.She should have known.Gabriel was the man who worried about s

  • Seven Proposals Too Late   Chapter 15

    Isabella shut the doors and curtains, leaving her bedroom completely dark.Her phone rang repeatedly from somewhere on the bed. She couldn't summon the energy to look at it. Whoever was calling seemed determined to outlast her.Finally, she picked it up. Her mother.Isabella knew exactly what she'd say: Owen's parents saved your life. Don't be ungrateful. Why aren't you looking after him?She rejected the call and switched off her phone.Silence returned.She lay staring at the ceiling, seeing Gabriel everywhere in her mind, until another furious knocking sound interrupted her."Go away!" she shouted."Isabella! Don't you dare talk to me like that!" Her mother's voice came through the door. "Something's happened at the company. Open up!"Victoria forced the issue, breathless with anger."Paparazzi photographed you leaving Owen at the amusement park. The picture's everywhere. People are calling you an ungrateful heiress who abandoned the child of her rescuers. McCarthy Holding

More Chapters

You May Also Like

Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status