Alle Kapitel von One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law : Kapitel 121 – Kapitel 130

Gabriella POV I glared at Nok, my mind racing. I looked at the dark wood of the door. Then I looked back at Nok, who was watching me with a calm, amused smirk. Then I looked down at the dark clothes in Nok's hands. I knew I could not afford to be arrested by the police. I could not handle another public scandal, and I could not deal with my father, my mother, or Mariano coming to a police station to get me."Turn around," I demanded sharply.Nok's smile widened, showing straight white teeth. "As you wish." Nok turned around completely, facing the far corner of the dark storage room with their back to me.I moved as fast as my shaking hands would allow. I unzipped the back of my light blue dress, let the fabric drop down my legs, and kicked it aside onto the floor. The cool air inside the storage room hit my bare skin, making me shiver. I grabbed the bundle of clothes Nok had provided and pulled the pieces on one by one. The outfit consisted of loose dark pants, a plain shirt, and a d

Gabriella's POVThe house went quiet around eleven.I heard my parents' bedroom door close. I heard the click of the lock. I heard the floorboards settle and the pipes groan and the distant hum of the refrigerator. Everything was still. Everything was dark.I was sitting on my bed with my phone in my hand and my heart pounding in my chest. I had changed into the bikini an hour ago. It was simple and black and it fit me perfectly. The top was cut low and the bottoms sat high on my hips. I had looked at myself in the mirror and felt a strange mix of nervousness and excitement.My fingers were trembling slightly as I held the phone. I kept checking the time. Eleven fifteen. Eleven twenty. I had told Mariano I would call him at eleven thirty. The minutes were moving so slowly.I got up from my bed and walked to the mirror again. I turned to the side and looked at my reflection. The black bikini looked good on me. The fabric was soft against my skin. I ran my hand down my stomach and felt

Gabriella POV "I am trying to help you, Gabriella," Raphael said, his smirk vanishing completely as his expression turned serious. "You desperately need to remember what it feels like to be an ordinary person again. You need to sit in a room with people who are not involved in corporate wars, violence, and legal drama.""I do not need to be socialized by you," I snapped."Yes, you absolutely do," Raphael insisted, his voice completely firm. "No matter how strong or independent a person thinks they are, everyone needs friends. Everyone needs normal people in their life who exist outside of their immediate family and their romantic partner."I opened my mouth to shout another argument back at him, but the words caught in my throat. I slowly closed my mouth. As much as I hated to admit it, I knew my brother was entirely right.I let out a defeatist sigh and looked down at my cold plate. "Fine," I said quietly. "I will go to the university campus."The university campus was absolute bust

Gabriella's POVThree weeks had passed since I started working at the university.Three weeks of running down wide tile hallways, answering phones that never stopped ringing, organizing endless stacks of paper files, and dealing with confused students who had no idea what they were doing or where their classes were located. Three weeks of being just Gabriella. I was no longer Davis's ex. I was no longer Mariano's secretive girlfriend. I was just a normal person who woke up early every morning, put on professional clothes, showed up to an office, and did her job.And I absolutely loved it.I was practically running down the university's main hallway, holding a heavy stack of printed reports tightly against my chest. My mobile phone was pinched awkwardly between my ear and my lifted shoulder. Students were filling the corridor in every direction, carrying backpacks, shouting to their friends, and rushing toward their lecture halls. Some of them recognized me now after all these days. Th

Gabriella POV "I am trying to relax," I muttered, my breathing shallow and fast. "It is hard."The receptionist called out from across the lobby. "Mr. Levi? The CEO will see you right now. Please take the private elevator to the top floor."I froze instantly in my leather chair. My entire body went rigid. "The CEO?" I gasped, turning my head toward Levi."Yes," the receptionist added with a polite smile. "Mr. Castillo."Levi stood up from his chair. He turned to me and held out his open hand, offering me a way up. "Come on," he said gently. "Let us go get this sponsorship."I looked at his open palm, then looked at his strong, calm face. My legs felt like soft jelly, but I reached out and took his hand anyway. He pulled me up to my feet. We walked across the marble floor together, stepped inside the open elevator car, and turned around as the heavy steel doors slid shut, sealing us inside.The elevator began its rapid, silent ascent up the building shaft. The digital floor numbers fl