"Why did you have to cancel her license?!" He starts after storming into Gabriel Davis' huge library inside his New York mansion after spending the day just looking after this old man's daughter.
"How is she?" He says looking at him through the spectacles hanging on his pointed nose."You freeze her accounts, took away the money that she earned by herself and now I'm learning that she actually is a doctor! A doctor whose license is taken away by her own father! Why are you doing this to your daughter, Gabriel?!""She used to like this mansion a lot when she was just a girl. Of course, she loves the house in London... The ranch in the countryside.. That girl.""That girl is killing herself!" Vincent hits the top of his table with the handkerchief that is covered by her blood as he stopped the older man from talking about nonsense memories that he had obviously lost now after ruining the innocence of his own daughter.Gabriel Davis darts his eyes on the bloody handkerchief in front of him and he can see how his jaws move as he grits his teeth."Do you even have an idea how your daughter is...?! How she is hating her life and wanting to just end it because of you interfering in it?"Gabriel looks at the younger man before leaning his back on the comfortable swivel chair he is sitting at like he's just watching a TV show as he watch him rant and lecture him on how he should treat his own daughter."I can see that you care for her, Vincent..." He smiles drily as his eyes dart on the photo frame on top of his table.Vincent didn't pay attention to where he's looking at and continues glaring at the older man. He is surely playing them both on his palms right now."But caring for her could actually make you weak, you should know that.. Your job is to tame her..""Hah! How exactly do you think that'd be possible?! You turned your daughter into a cheap thug giving herself away like she's just a candy and you expect me to tame her?!" Gabriel glares at him with that."To think that she's a doctor! Why, Gabriel?! Why are you destroying that girl's life?!""So you mean, getting you into the picture is me destroying her..?" He clasps his hands together right under his chin as he examines the younger man's persona.He can feel the burning anger through his deep blue eyes that are glaring at him.He can feel his hatred towards what Gabby is turning herself into."What makes you think that I am trapping myself into your bait??""Well it looks like it isn't just my bait that caught you..." He says referring to Vincent already feeling emotions and caring about his daughter."You're miserable.." Vincent whispers with so much hate under his breath before he turns around to leave."I'm transferring all my properties to Gabrielle's and your name in two weeks... Right after your marriage..."Vincent stops in his tracks. His hands are shaking with pure anger and frustration.Marriage.God help him. He couldn't picture himself marrying Gabrielle. He feels for her and he's gradually siding with her now, but marriage is a totally different thing!And hell will freeze but he doesn't think that brat will just follow the flow and say yes to her father's terms and conditions!Gabrielle Ralph Davis is not someone to just nod at everything.Tame her?!He can't even fucking tame the raw emotions he's already starting to feel towards this whole or deal and he wants him to tame her?!"If you think you can just make your daughter say yes to anything just because you freeze her account, think again Davis. Your daughter is not the one to just nod at anything," Vincent feels the older man walking slowly before he stops right beside him."I know that very well... and worry yourself not. She will.." Their eyes met fir a brief moment before Gabriel Davis walk past him smirking proudly as if he'd already won the bet.Vincent couldn't do anything but put all his anger to his car. As if he was in a drag race, he drove around New York. Honking at every vehicle that is getting on his way to nowhere.He's confused, frustrated, angry and worried..Worried...Something he never thought he would ever feel about this whole deal. Just months ago when his grandfather summoned him and told him about his supposed engagement to one if his comrade's daughter, he didn't really give a damn. It was during those dark hours in his life when he was told that a wife was chosen for him.He didn't care whoever it might be. He was blinded by anger and power that he felt like he could just use whoever's daughter she may be to hold his dreams in his palm.Yes, power, money and success were all important to him.And if marrying even a princess like Fiona could get him to get a grip of those, he wouldn't care. Besides, it wasn't mentioned that he is not allowed to divorce the girl.He could still get married to whoever he would want to marry after the game is over..that is if he would warnt to really ever get married.Not that he never want to...He did..."Bullshit.!" He cursed out loud as he slams his palm on the horn of his car and turns the wheel to his right, overtaking a sports car in front of him.He is frustrated. He doesn't want to marry that girl and yet he couldn't wait for the day..."Fuck!" He couldn't and shouldn't feel this way towards her!She's beautiful, alright.She's so goddamn sexy, that's for sure.But damn it! She's every dick's girl too! Again, he press hard on the horn as he accelerates his Porsche cayenne So, overtaking a few more cars in the highway of New York.He knows very well that underneath that facade Gabrielle is showing to the world is a broken hearted girl that once had dreams... that once had cared about herself and the people around her.He knows and witnessed that himself.She is more than what meets the eye and that very fact makes him even more frustrated and alarmed.He cares...And he wants to unravel what is hidden behind that mask of her. Like a mad man who lost and finally found his way, Vincent found himself already walking back into Gabrielle's flat where he left her fast asleep after helping her treat her wounds. Its past 6 in the evening now.He wouldn't admit it but he keeps on thinking if she'd already had dinner. It was before lunch when he'd found her in her father's office, a couple of hours later, she dozed off to sleep after taking some antibiotics for her wounds.He could still remember how angelic she looked like as she sleeps soundly with her mouth slightly... and very sexily open.Again, he rolls his eyes at the memory of her sleeping and not caring that a stranger is just beside her. A stranger that could storm into her house now any time he wants as he already knows her password.That thought makes him more sick and at the same time feeling good. It makes him sick thinking that she might've given her password not just to him but to a lot more guys who could anytime hurt her... or use her.He feels good because he has an access now to check on her anytime. Hesitantly, Vincent stands on Gabrielle's doorway, debating whether he should knock and come in or just turn around and leave her be.In the end, he twisted the doorknob only to be gritted by an empty room with an empty bed.Frowning to himself, Vincent closes the door and notice the flashing of light coming from the room next door. Slowly, he opens the door and sees Gabrielle's messy ha
He couldn't believe he spent 3 hours just glued on Gabrielle's couch as he watch her watch Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince after the Order of the Phoenix. She looked so innocent hugging her knees as she focus her eyes on the screen finishing the two films unmovng.It was already on the credits part when Vincent notice that she's already gradually falling asleep. Her eyes are half closed now as she slowly slides on the arm rest of the sofa still hugging her knees.Vincent chuckles at the sight of her.Set aside her glamorous side that was always seen on magazines and tabloids in parties here and there, the Gabrielle in front of him now is not more than a girl."Go to your room, munchkin." He says smiling as she frowns without bothering to open her eyes.Shaking his head, Vincent reaches out to the now-sleeping doctor beside him only to frown deeper when he felt her high temperature as he reached out to carry her."You've fever." He whispers to himself as he pressed his palm on h
It had been almost two weeks now since he last saw Gabrielle. Just right after that night when they first met, Vincent had to fly back to Germany to try and sort things out in the company. He hadn't spoken to his grandfather about his encounter with the heiress of Davis Holding's President Gabriel Davis. His grandfather's mind is already made up. It is either he marries the President's daughter or he loses everything he worked for to Gabriel himself.That is the deal.But Vincent knows that he somehow has to try and save what he can without having to do the merging... without having to marry the young heiress. He has no plans on getting married... at least for now.He's having a hard time admitting that he's attracted to the hot doctor but marrying her is another issue. He wants her... fine. He can't deny that. The attraction was so strong that even up to now, he couldn't stop himself thinking about her.But it is too soon to marry her. If he marries someone, he wants it done because
She didn't know where they were going. All she knew is that Vincent is dragging her out of the ballroom now. He is holding her wrist tightly as he pulls her to run as if it'll be the end of them if she wasn't quick.Gabrielle remained blank and unable to talk even when Vincent pushes her into his car and drives his way down to the city until they reach The Atelier. He stops at the parking lot and stare at the wheels of his car before turning toblook at her still stunned face.He cannot read what is on her mind. There is no emotion written on her face as she stares blankly at an empty space."Gab..."Hesitantly, he reaches for her hand that is now banded with his ring. He saw her eyes drift from the empty space to her hand that he is holding."You knew..." She says softly before pulling her hand away from his touch like he is burning her."You're just like them..." She continues before she unfastens her seatbelt with her shaking hands and opens the door to leave."Gab." He tries stoppi
"Is it true...?" Margarita, Adrian's mother's voice were as gentle as how she remembers it to be even though it is already husky because of falling so ill.She had just been confined to the hospital again. How ironic could it be that just after the announcement of her engagement that she gets an attack again.Gabrielle looks at the ageing woman in front of her. The grace in her face had long been gone because of the strong radiation she is receiving from her chemotherapy. The glint in her eyes are now replaced with weakness and sadness unlike when she was younger and she'd have fun with them-Ade, her and his sisters. They were lilke siblings, she has always been one of them. This woman has always been there for her that she could even call her mom. Shakily, Margarita reaches out for her hand."Is it... decided by your dad..?" She asks looking at her face. She couldn't let her worry like this and she knows she couldn't lie to her as well."It is... because of me? Or Ade?""N-no!!! No,
The alcohol she was drowning herself into runs smoothly down her throat as she gulps the shot of tequila in one go. She is at the bar. Alone.Hating her life. Hating what she can't do. Hating everything that had broken and continuously breaking her apart. Her finger where a stick of cigarette lies in between moves in a circular motion around the rim of the newly served shot glass of tequila in front of her as her mind once again wanders off to the bitter part of her past.That day when her father announced that her mother is no longer with them.10 years ago..."Take a rest, Gab. I know you're tired and upset..." He said before turning to walk out of her hospital room."'Mom... Did she abandon me as well, like you?" She asked with her broken voice. She just couldn't believe that none of her parents were beside her when she opened her eyes."Gabby...""Did she decide to not buy me back like you did? Is money and power more important to her too?""Don't say a word against your mother!
Gabrielle yawns as she stretches her limbs in the middle of the comfortable bed she's lying on. She can feel the ray of light on her face but the breeze of air she can feel on her skin is too cold that she sluggishly pulls the blanket up to her neck to warm herself.Her eyes are still closed and she had no intention on opening them yet. If she were to choose, she'd rather just sleep and not wake up ever again. After all, apart from the terrible hangover she is starting to feel in her head now, she knows that all the pain will just return to her system if she finally wakes up. She's too exhausted and drained to feel any of those now...Life had been too much to her already. So right now, all she wants is to just sleep and pray that when she wakes up, everything will be different.But fuck life, seriously, none of her prayers seem to be heard as she jolts in surprise as the kettle from somewhere in the room snoozes so loud."Argh!" She grunts throwing herself back to the cozy bed she's
Marching her way out of his flat, Gabrielle quickly pulls up the black dress from her knees up to cover her cold naked body as she heads to the door."Idiot!" she grits her teeth as her knuckles turn white clenching it into a fist. She can feel her face heating up because of anger. God! She doesn't usually feel this much anger towards another person to the point that she really wants to punch his face if not murder him."Breathe Gab..." she closes her eyes tightly as she inhales before grabbing her stilettos and briefly looking around for her pouch."Stupid idiot!" she grits her teeth again not finding anything around Vincent's living room.She's already on the verge of screaming and stomping her feet in frustration when she noticed his car keys hanging on the hook on the wall just beside the main door.Not looking around, with the heels hanging on her fore and middle hanging on her fore and middle fingers, Gabrielle marches quickly again to the door and without a second thought, gra