The Darkness crept in as Gabriela's eyes closed. But only for a few seconds.
Gabriela sprang her eyes open, they gleamed with tears.
'I'm not going to die this way'
she thought to herself as she gathered every bit of her last energy to utter the one word that might save her from Ethan who was poised to choke her to death.
"Jos…hua!" She yelped out with as much strength as she could gather
Ethan fixed a confused gaze on her
"who?" he queried flatly,
"he..he..is your son!" she struggled to say with a wobbly and loud tone.
"what!!" Ethan questioned loudly, it came with a thud as he finally released his grip on Gabriela.
Gabriela fell to the ground coughing uncontrollably, she was short of breath.
'This bastard was ready to kill me,' she thought to herself, her hands clenched into an angry fist.
Ethan stepped back, his steps unsteady.
He was finding it hard to process what he just heard with a deadpan expression on his face.
'my son?'
He let out a weak chuckle of disbelief as he fixed his gaze back on Gabriela, who was curled up on the floor still coughing out loudly.
"What are you talking about?" Ethan queried with a dour tone.
Gabriela turned his gaze to him, her eyes gleaming red and it felt like the cough was never going to stop.
She struggled up to her feet, her body burning with utter rage.
it was a very big mistake, she shouldn't have told Ethan about Joshua. But the thought that it saved her from this monster made her care less.
With her gaze fixated on him, she inhaled and exhaled loudly.
"Joshua Sullivan" she stated
Ethan brow's snapped together,
"what the fuck is that?" He queried roughly.
His face wore a total look of confusion.
Gabriela balled her hands into another fist, she squeezed her eyes shut for a few seconds before she ranted out. "you forced yourself on me that night! And then the next morning, your sister killed my brother. I.. I ended up pregnant with your baby. He is 4 and his name is Joshua!" She inhaled loudly as the words trailed off.
Ethan fell into an utterly frozen state.
He was beyond shocked.
'a..a..son'
He couldn't believe it.
His eyes widened and his mouth hung open in disbelief.
"stop lying you bitch!!" he bristled as he swiftly wrapped his hands around Gabriela's neck again.
"I'm not! let me go!" Gabriela struggled and she finally got his hands off her.
"you and your sister will rot in jail! I will make that happen!" She blared out coldly.
She briskly walked out of the room, leaving a confused-looking Ethan.
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It was dark outside.
With slow and deliberate steps, Sebastian made his way to Seraphina who was in the living room.
He chuckled silently.
He watched Seraphina as she tried severally to balance herself on the couch but it obviously wasn't working well as she kept on turning and turning.
"uh," she let out a loud groan as she landed on the floor with a thud. she struggled herself up and then her eyes rested on Sebastian, with his arms folded over his chest and his soft blue eyes fixed on her.
"What are you doing?" He asked with a soft smile.
Her eyes flared up. She immediately cleared her throat.
"um.. trying to sleep"
"on the couch?"
"I..slept here the last time"
"Yeah, but not this time," he said softly as he gently grabbed her hand.
Seraphina watched, not uttering a single word as Sebastian led her to the door leading to the room where his fiancée's stuff was.
Sebastian turned to her with his lips curled up in a soft smile.
Seraphina raised an eyebrow in confusion and actual fright.
Was Sebastian about to imply she spent the night in this room? Hell no!. She hoped it wasn't what she was thinking.
Slowly, Sebastian pushed the door to the room revealing a neatly republished look.
Seraphina's eyes widened and gleamed with surprise. Her eyes rested on the new look of the room.
"wow," she let out as she walked into the room, her eyes slowly surveying everything. The room looked amazing.
It was neat with beautiful decorations.
Her eyes rested on the walls, they were cream colored, and the furniture was blue. The carpet was soft and white. The curtains let in lots of light and the room felt cozy and welcoming.
A little smile curled up on her lips as her eyes kept looking around.
She loved it.
she abruptly turned to Sebastian, "You did all these? When?"
"uh..with the help of a friend. just sometime"
Seraphina grinned widely.
The best she had felt since this whole revenge thing started.
"It's your room now" he uttered softly
"Get the contract, pack your things, and come leave here with me, Okay?"
Seraphina nodded with a big smile on her face.
The smile suddenly faded.
"What about Gabriela?" she questioned
"I can't leave her there alone"
"There is nothing we can do if she doesn't want to quit the job herself " Sebastian stated
"She has a son for Ethan" Seraphina blurted out. It took a few seconds before her senses could wrap around what she had just done.
She clapped a hand to her mouth.
"I'm sorry, I was not supposed to tell anyone" Her eyes were squeezed shut.
Sebastian chuckled slightly
"I knew about it"
Seraphina's eyes widened at Sebastian
"what. How?"
"I have my ways" He whispered as he walked past her to the bed in the room.
He tabbed on it.
"Get on, let me tuck you in" he uttered softly.
A gentle smile engulfed Seraphina's face.
She walked over and slowly climbed on the bed.
Sebastian pulled the duvets over her.
"Have a good night's rest" he said in an undertone.
Seraphina nodded with a grin.
"Alright" One last glance at her and he trotted out of the room.