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Semua Bab I Funded Her Dream, He Got the Feast: Bab 1 - Bab 9

9 Bab

Chapter 1

Gabriel's POVBy the time I took my seat, Natalie Prescott, my girlfriend, had already left the restaurant with Ryan Mitchell, her new intern. From my table upstairs, I could clearly see them standing together on the sidewalk, their fingers intertwined.A breeze swept down the street. Ryan unwound his cashmere scarf and gently draped it around Natalie's neck before opening her car door. Then he reached into the back seat and pulled out a massive bouquet of blue roses. I couldn't hear what he said, but Natalie covered her mouth in delighted surprise before throwing her arms around him and kissing him. A few blue petals drifted to the ground. I'd seen those roses before in a wedding planning magazine. I still remembered reading their meaning aloud when Natalie and I had flipped through it together. "A once-in-a-lifetime miracle. An irreplaceable spark of love." I'd been so taken with the idea that I'd turned to her and said, "Natalie, let's use blue roses at our wedding, too!

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Chapter 2

Gabriel's POVI picked up the container of steak and tossed it into the trash as I went inside. Upstairs, the pipe on the second floor was leaking again. A drop of cold water landed on the tip of my nose, making me flinch. The house was enormous, with five floors in total. Natalie had once called it a gift for me, saying she wanted to make up for the ten years I'd spent struggling alongside her. But when it came to the deed, only her name was on it. I was left to handle everything else, from the renovations to the daily housework. Natalie claimed she wasn't comfortable having strangers in our home, so I was the one who mopped the floors, washed the dishes, changed the lightbulbs, and fixed the toilets. No matter how big the house was or how much money she made, I was always responsible for keeping it running. Now, as water continued dripping steadily from the ceiling, I stood beneath the leak and stared at the growing puddle on the floor. For the first time, I couldn't even

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Chapter 3

Gabriel's POVI rose slowly and made my way down to the basement, where an old violin had gathered dust in the corner for years. I took it out, opened the case, and ran my fingers over the strings. When I drew the bow across them, a clear, beautiful note filled the room. My nose tingled, and my eyes began to burn. I hadn't expected the violin to sound so beautiful after all these years. When Natalie's business was on the verge of collapse, I took this very violin to local bars and pubs, playing for tips to help her stay afloat. Each performance earned me eight dollars. Night after night, song after song, I kept playing until those meager earnings added up to 10,000 dollars—enough to help Natalie survive the darkest period of her life. Now, after all these years, I was picking up the violin again. Only this time, I wasn't playing to save someone else or sacrificing everything I had for a future that might never come. This time, I was doing it for myself. …The next morni

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Chapter 4

Gabriel's POVNatalie hurried to the door. The moment she opened it, Ryan greeted her with a charming smile and a playful wink. "Ms. Prescott, I'm all ready to go!" Natalie rested one hand against the door while nervously twisting the hem of her shirt with the other. I knew that gesture all too well. When we first met, she did the same thing whenever she got shy around me.Ryan glanced past her and spotted me inside. "Hey, could you grab me a pair of slippers?"I froze. "What?"The moment Ryan realized his mistake, he clapped a hand over his mouth and made an exaggerated face of panic. "Oh! Mr. Cole, I'm so sorry! I mistook you for someone else. I'm really, really sorry!" He kept apologizing until Natalie finally cut him off. "It's fine. You didn't do anything wrong." She said it so casually, as if there were nothing to apologize for. He'd done nothing wrong. So who was to blame? Me?I glanced at my reflection in the mirror across the room. My eyes were bloodshot, my lips

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Chapter 5

Third Person's POVThe sound of a phone striking the tabletop echoed through the room. Natalie shot to her feet, as if she'd been hit over the head, her eyes wide with shock and disbelief. Gabriel? Wasn't he supposed to be at home, looking after the house? What was he doing in Silverport, playing the violin? No, she had to be seeing things. That couldn't possibly be Gabriel!With trembling fingers, she snatched up her phone and zoomed in on the photo, desperately hoping she'd mistaken someone else for him. Across from her, Ryan noticed her strange reaction and leaned over to take a look. The moment he recognized the man in the picture, he let out a mocking laugh. "Hey, isn't that old man Gabriel? What's he doing with a violin? Is he trying to pass himself off as some kind of professional musician?"His words cut through Natalie like a knife. There was no mistaking it. The man in the photo was Gabriel. But how? How had he ended up in Aurelia, thousands of miles away, withou

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Chapter 6

Third Person's POV"Andrew? It's Natalie. Is Gabriel with you?" Natalie asked frantically."Well, well, if it isn't Ms. Prescott! Too busy flaunting her diamond ring and posting lovey-dovey pictures with her new man to remember the rest of us, huh? "What made you think of calling me? Shouldn't you be spending time with your young boyfriend instead of worrying about Gabe?" Andrew drawled, his voice dripping with sarcasm.Natalie had no patience for his snide remarks. "Cut the crap, Andrew! Where's Gabriel? Put him on the phone.""Where he is is none of your business! He's doing just fine now that he's finally free of you. So why don't you go back to your little boyfriend and stop making a mess of Gabe's life?""Just let me talk to—"Before Natalie could finish, Andrew hung up. Seething with rage, she gripped her phone tightly, fighting the urge to hurl it across the room. But she quickly forced herself to focus. Without wasting another second, she booked the next available fli

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Chapter 7

Gabriel's POVThe woman who had appeared out of nowhere was breathing heavily, her bloodshot eyes fixed on me with barely contained fury. It was Natalie. Her hair was a mess, dark circles shadowed her eyes, and her wrinkled jacket hung loosely on her frame. She looked as though she'd lost a considerable amount of weight, as if the past few days had taken a serious toll on her. "Natalie, have you lost your mind? What gives you the right to put your hands on someone?"I immediately stepped between her and Giulia, shielding my colleague from further harm. After helping Giulia regain her balance, I checked her head and repeatedly apologized for what had happened. Thankfully, Giulia gave me a reassuring smile and assured me she was fine.But the moment Natalie saw me protecting another woman, her eyes reddened even further. She stepped toward me and reached for my wrist, but I quickly sidestepped her. "Gabe, is this why you've been avoiding me? Is it because of this woman?" Her v

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Chapter 8

Gabriel's POVAndrew held out his phone, showing me a video already making waves online. In it, Ryan stared into the camera with red, swollen eyes and a haggard expression, his voice breaking as he pleaded with viewers. "Gabriel, please stop trying to ruin my relationship with Natalie. I know you still have feelings for her, but we've already taken our wedding photos. I'm her fiance now. Why do you insist on being the other man and interfering in our relationship?"The video quickly went viral, shooting straight to the top of the trending topics and racking up views under several popular hashtags. Worse, some outraged netizens had already dug up my photos and even posted my workplace address in the comments, exposing me to potential harassment. "What are we going to do, Gabe?" Andrew asked, his voice trembling with anxiety. To his surprise, I remained perfectly calm. I patted his shoulder reassuringly and said, "It's fine. A lie doesn't become the truth just because people be

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Chapter 9

Gabriel's POVAfter countless days of rehearsals and painstaking refinement of every detail of my performance, the day of my official debut finally arrived. The concert hall was packed, with every seat filled. I'd finally regained my confidence, but as I waited backstage, my nerves suddenly returned, and my hands began to tremble.Noticing how tense I was, Giulia handed me a warm cup of tea. "Have a sip before you go onstage. It'll help you relax. You're incredibly talented, so trust yourself and lose yourself in the music. I'll be cheering you on!" I took a sip, and the warmth spread through me, soothing my nerves and filling my heart with comfort.A moment later, I stepped onto the stage. As the lights came up, the entire concert hall fell silent, and every eye turned toward me. I expected my nerves to get the better of me, but the moment my bow touched the strings, everything else faded. I lost myself in the music, letting the melody carry me through each note. When the

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