Todos los capítulos de Losing Two People to Gain the World: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Gabrielle Jamison never imagined she would catch her husband cheating on her at a party.Morgan Quilton was in a white dress shirt and black slacks that showed off his broad shoulders, trim waist, and tall stature. His sharp brow bones and defined nose gave him a striking profile. When his thin lips curved upward, the chill in his whole demeanor only deepened, as if he were wrapped in frost.The woman beside him wore a red spaghetti-strap gown, with Morgan's black suit jacket draped over her shoulders. Her long brown hair fell in loose waves, giving her a lazy, sophisticated air.Casper Quilton, Gabrielle and Morgan's four-year-old son, stood between Morgan and the woman. He held one of their hands in each of his."Daddy, Winona, the party's about to start. Let's go in," he said.Gabrielle's mind went blank. She hadn't expected Casper to be there, too.Her lips parted. She wanted to call out to Casper, but something felt lodged in her throat. She couldn't make a sound.Casper su

On Monday, Gabrielle dropped Casper off at preschool first, then went home to prepare the divorce papers. She drafted an agreement stating clearly that she didn't want a single cent and was giving up custody of Casper.She'd always been an excellent student. She'd gone straight through undergrad and grad school in computer science at Creston University, the country's top university.Cool-headed rationality was her greatest strength. The only time she'd ever really stumbled in life was over Morgan.The Quiltons all thought she'd married him for his money, so she wanted to prove them wrong. She didn't want a dime from him.As for Casper's custody, she didn't have the upper hand anyway. Besides, Casper's future would be so much brighter if he stayed with the Quilton family.Even if she fought tooth and nail for his custody, he might resent her for it when he grew up. If that was the case, she might as well let go now.…Gabrielle arrived at Quilton Tech's headquarters at 9:40 am.

Judy hurriedly led Casper away."Don't show up in front of me tonight. I don't want to see you again," Morgan said.Gabrielle nodded and headed upstairs. She and Morgan had been sleeping in separate rooms for a long time. Even when he came home, he never stayed with her.Back in her bedroom, Gabrielle took a notebook out of the drawer and opened it. Line after line of tally marks filled the pages. Every time Morgan hurt her, she added another stroke.She picked up a pen, ready to add one more, but her hand stopped in mid-air. Instead of writing, she ran her fingers over the pages. All those raised, bumpy tally marks were cold to the touch.It turned out he'd broken her heart so many times over the last five years.Gabrielle looked back on her life. Here she was, almost 30 years old. Yet aside from Casper, she had basically nothing to show for it. And now, she was actually keeping a notebook of all the times a man had hurt her.At 17, doing something like this might've been cute.

Helena and Susan both froze, stunned. The air felt dead and heavy.Gabrielle's eyes turned red in an instant. "I'm sorry, Mom. I'm sorry, Grandma. It's all my fault for spoiling Casper."She turned to Casper. "Casper, apologize to Nana and Great-Nana now.""I won't!" He scowled and turned away.He didn't believe for a second that Gabrielle would punish him. She'd never so much as raised her voice at him since he was born. Besides, even if she dared to punish him, Morgan and Tina would never allow it."Casper…" Gabrielle's tone hardened.Helena spoke up quietly. "Just let it go. Casper's still little…"Susan chimed in as well. "Kids are all like this. He'll grow out of it."Since things had already gone sour, Gabrielle had no choice but to take Casper and leave. The alley outside was long, narrow, and dim, with only a single streetlamp at the far end casting a thin wash of yellow light.Gabrielle and Casper walked side by side, both of them looking stony."Casper, you really l

"I almost forgot." Nadia touched the diamond necklace at her throat. "This necklace has a tiny flaw. Take it back to the store and have it serviced for me."Gabrielle couldn't believe Nadia had made her come all the way here for this. Her chest rose and fell.She didn't take the necklace. Instead, she stared at the reflection on Nadia's sunglasses, easily picturing the mocking look hidden behind the lenses. She said, "I have work this afternoon. Ask someone else.""Work? What work? Aren't you living off my brother? You, your mother, and your grandmother…" Nadia retorted.Gabrielle drew in a deep breath. Everyone in the Quilton family thought her whole family was leeching off Morgan. In reality, Helena had a pension and usually made crafts with Susan to earn some pocket money.Other than the 500,000 dollars for the medical bills, they hadn't taken a cent from Morgan."I'm leaving if you have nothing else to say." Gabrielle didn't want to waste her breath."Nad, who's she?" a youn