All Chapters of Never ever after: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“Gabriel's leaving early today. I was hoping you could cook something delicious for him. Do you know how to cook?” Jennifer instructed me.“Yes, Ma’am, I do,” I replied.“Alright, I’ll leave it to you then. I’m going to take a shower. Gabriel just finished his. Let him eat first, I’ll take a while,” Jennifer explained before heading to the shower.At that time, Gabriel was coming downstairs, wearing only a towel, while I was cooking in the kitchen. I didn’t realize he was watching me.“Good morning, Samantha. What are you cooking?”It took me a moment to answer. Suddenly, he held me by the waist and hugged me from behind. I was angry at him, so I pushed him away.“Gabriel, can you please have some shame for Jennifer!” I snapped at him.“I’m sorry, I just couldn’t help it.”“I have a child to support, and I need this job to send money home. Don’t ruin this for your fiancée.”“She’s not my wife yet. I can help you—how much do you need? I’ll give it to you.”“Babe, you’re already here,”

"By the way, Erika, come with me upstairs. I just need to clean their room," I asked my friend."No problem with me, but are you sure it's okay for me to go upstairs? Your ex's fiancée might get mad.""No, Ma'am Jennifer isn’t like that. She even said it's okay for me to bring a friend, but only until 6 PM because that Gabriel is coming home."While my friend and I were busy cleaning, Gabriel went to the casino to visit his uncle."Michael! Long time no see. Good thing you dropped by!""Of course, how could I forget this casino?""You look very formal today. I heard you're the new CEO of your company. By the way, have you seen Samantha?" he asked seriously."Why, Uncle? Was Samantha looking for me?""She wasn’t just looking. Since you left, she hasn’t stopped talking about you. She even quit her job because of you. I told you before, if you're going to play with women, don't do it with Samantha.""So that’s really the reason why she left?""I’m not sure what her exact reason was. All

Right now, Gabriel is completely confused about who to choose. He loves Samantha, but he also pities Jennifer.“Wait, Samantha, are you avoiding me?” Gabriel asked as he hugged her.“What do you think?”“You don’t have to work here anymore. I’ll get you your own place.”“Jennifer is kind, so if you could just focus on her instead, let’s forget whatever we had. Do you know why I didn’t go back to the casino? Because I was angry at you—I didn’t want to see you. I despised you, Gabriel. And now here I am, falling for you again.”“Please forgive me, Samantha. Alright, if that’s what you want,” he said, then walked into his room.“Ma’am is home already. Good evening, Ma’am,” Samantha greeted Jennifer.“Has Gabriel come home?”“Yes, Ma’am. He’s upstairs.”“Okay, thank you. Oh, by the way, I already had dinner, so no need to bother for me. How about Gabriel, has he eaten?”“He already ate earlier, Ma’am.”“Good. How about you, have you eaten?”“Just a while ago, Ma’am.”“Alright, I’ll go ups

“Gabriel! Gabriel! What’s taking you so long?” Jennifer called out, standing at the top of the stairs.“Just a second, I’m coming up!” Gabriel replied before turning to Samantha. “Samantha, just follow what I tell you. I won’t come near you anymore—there won’t be any problems as long as you don’t go near or talk to any man, especially that Edward. Tomorrow I’ll give you a new phone and buy you a new SIM card so you can talk to your child. Two phones if you’re that eager to see your daughter.” Then he headed upstairs, almost bumping into Jennifer.“What are you doing here, babe? I’ve been waiting for you upstairs.”“Nothing, I just forgot something.”Samantha couldn’t understand Gabriel at all—why was he forbidding her from talking to his own friend Edward?“You know, babe,” Jennifer said, “I feel sorry for Samantha. She’s kind, beautiful, hardworking. And still, a man managed to leave her. What a waste—she’s even good at household chores. That man must have no conscience, leaving her

A few days later, since Jennifer was about to leave for America, she decided to go island hopping to enjoy her remaining days in the Philippines. She brought along her friend Cheska, and since they planned to stay for three days, they packed clothes with them as well.“Is everything ready, Samantha?” she asked.“I’ve already prepared everything we need to bring.”“I’ll call Cheska first since she said she wants to come with us.”“Alright, Ma’am.”Dialing...“Hello, Cheska, are you coming with us?” she confirmed with her friend.“Yes, I’m coming. I’m actually packing my things now. What time are we leaving?”“Right now, Samantha’s just finishing packing our stuff. Gabriel is upstairs packing his things too. I’ve already arranged everything else. We should arrive in San Lorenzo around 3 p.m.—perfect timing since it won’t be too hot by then.”“Okay, just call me again when you’re about to leave,” her friend said.“We’ll use two cars today. Samantha will ride with Gabriel since his car is