All Chapters of When Love Betrays : Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

For the first time in weeks, Gabriel slept without waking in the middle of the night.The quiet surprised him.For months his mind had been restless. Every night felt like a battlefield of thoughts—lawyers, custody meetings, arguments, and endless fear.But that morning felt different.He woke slowly as sunlight spread across the bedroom walls.The clock beside his bed read 7:18 a.m.Gabriel lay still for a moment, staring at the ceiling.His chest felt lighter.The reason was simple.Michael had stepped down from the custody case.The words from that conversation still echoed in his mind.Daniel already had a father before I came into the picture.Gabriel closed his eyes again.Relief moved through him like warm air.For weeks he had lived with a quiet fear that never left his mind.The fear of losing Daniel.He had tried not to show it to anyone, but the thought haunted him every single day.The idea that a court decision might suddenly take his son away had kept him awake many nigh

The house felt different that evening.Not empty or tense, just unusually quiet.Daniel and Gabriel had returned home earlier than expected that afternoon. The day had been long, but Daniel seemed lighter than he had been in weeks.Gabriel unlocked the front door and stepped inside.The familiar smell of the house welcomed him. The living room lights were on, but no one was sitting there.He glanced around.Something felt unusual.Daniel walked past him toward the kitchen.He loosened his tie and rubbed the back of his neck.Work had been exhausting again. Meetings had stretched longer than expected, and his mind had struggled to stay focused.Too many things had been happening in his life recently.Custody battles, lawyers, family tension, and the quiet distance between him and Prisca.Gabriel slowly walked down the hallway toward his bedroom.All he wanted at that moment was a few minutes of rest.He pushed the door gently.Then he froze.Someone was sitting on the bed.For a second