NovelEnglishCurrently, he was walking towards Ashely's room, cup of hot coffee in his hand. Just as he turned the corner leading to the room, he spotted Christian draping a blanket over Leonica's shoulder and handing her a cup of coffee. Leonica accepted it with a tired smile and a little thank you' unaware of how her actions caused Gabriel's jaws to clenched.
Firstly at the banquet and now here. Enough was enough.
Dumbing the coffee into a nearby bin, Gabriel approaches the trio, namely Leonica, Christian and Anastasia who had arrived during the final hours of the operation.
Christian sensed the aura radiating off his friend the moment his eyes landed on him. He was about to question this, but Gabriel best him to speak.
"Christian, we need to talk. Follow me." He demanded and turned around, walking away before his friend could question what about.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtPassing Leonica one last look of sympathy, Christian followed after Gabriel.
"Hey, what are we talking about?" Trying to match his friend's pace, he asked.
Much to his dismay, Gabriel ignored his question and continued to lead him to his location of choice. Only when they arrived in the confines of an empty room did Gabriel speak. Questioned to be precise. "What are you feelings towards Leonica?" The question caught Christian off guard. "What?" "Don't play dumb Christian. Don't think I haven't noticed it all. You dances with her at the banquet," He led out with a gesture in the air that indicated that even Christian's own bed partners didn't have that honor. "and you don't hesitate to defend her, so give it tostraight, do you like her?" "What? Why would you think that?" "Why wouldn't I Christian? Giveone reason why I shouldn't?" "Because I don't freaking like her?" Was what Christian wanted to retort, but seeing the expression in Gabriel's face, Jealousy ridden and all, something clicked in place.
Something that Gabriel hadn't realized but he had and thus, he viewed this as a good opportunity to help make Gabriel realize what he wasn't realizing.
Taking a step war he shoved his hands into his pocket and looked Gabriel in the eyes while asking. "And what if I do?" As much as Gabriel would like to say he was caught off guard by Christian's confession, he wasn't, after all, he already knew in his heart that Christian was taken ssort of fancy to his ex wife. But that didn't stop him from being furious at his friend.
Not only because he was betraying his trust as a friend, but also because he was...
Because he was what? Going after Leonica? Why should he be angry about that, hadn't he planned to move on with his life? So why? Puzzled by his own thoughts, Gabriel was speechless. Seeing this, Christian scoffed.
"See, you're not even sure about your own heart." He mocked. "Tellthis, Gabe, who is it you truly love? Is it Angelina or..." Christian trailed off, but he didn't need to complete his sentence for Gabriel already knew who the other party was.
Now in cases like this. c-briel would not have hesitated to call out Angelina's name. But the moment he was about to say her name, Leonica's face miraculously flashed in his mind, causing his eyes to narrow.
Why was he thinking of her face when the person's nhe was meant to say was Angelina. After all, it was her he loved...right? Seeing as Gabriel had once more fallen into silence due to the conflict in his inner mind, Christian couldn't help but scoff.
He was so unsure of his heart that it was showing on his face.
"You really are troublesome, Gabriel," He shook his head and later took a step forward, clapping the younger male on the shoulder. "Here's a piece of advice, again. Take sometand search your heart and figure out who it truly yearns for before it's too late." With that he walked off, leaving Gabriel in the room he had brought them to. The male himself stood still for a few moments, thinking his friend's words through before shaking them off and walking away.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhy did he need to search his heart for an answer when it was already obvious who he loved. It was... Angelina? Right, she's been the one who he's always loved.
Nodding at the obvious, or rather tweaked truth, Gabriel pulled open the door leading to Ashely's room and stepped in. Enough is Enough!
His eyes scanned the spacious room, landing on Ashely's bed and the boys sleeping form. IV drips and hospital machine's followed next before he finally too notice of the whispers coming from a far corner of the room and spotted Leonica speaking with the head doctor beside the window.
"For now, the boy's out of danger," Gabriel heard as he advanced closer, gaining into the doctor's attention as Leonica had her back facing him. "However," his steps halted expecting the bad news. And it did come, but just not in the form he had expected.
"From here on out, Subsequent treatments would be carried out on the boy to ensure speedy
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