Chapter 25
Violet froze. “Gabriel, what happened to my parents? What did you do to them?!”
Gabriel shrugged. “They had nothing to do with me. Blame Ruby. I merely cooperated with her.
“She wanted those two old fools dead. I wanted to use them to lure you out. That’s all there was between us a partnership.”
“You son of a bitch!”
In Violet’s memory, Gabriel had always been gentle and refined like a gemstone. How had he become this?
But instead of anger, Gabriel laughed. “Yeah, I am the son of a bitch. And at the root of it
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all–it’s because I love you so much.
“Honey, just wait a little longer. The jet will be here in thirty minutes. I bought an island in Bali. Once we get there, it’ll be just the two of us, living out the life you always wanted.
“You used to dream about settling down with me, didn’t you? That dream is about to come
true.”
On the ground nearby, Beige stirred. Thrown aside earlier; she was just waking up–and the first thing she heard was Gabriel rambling on like he was living in a fantasy.
“Ugh! You jerk think you’re worthy of her?” she spat. “Vivi is my sister–in–law. Let us go now, or when Xavier gets here, you’ll regret it!”
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At the mention of Xavier, Gabriel’s face spreddened visibly.
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Ugh. Every single person in your family disgusts me. Your brother took one of my legs. I’ll return the favor and take both of yours. Consider it a gift to him.”
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He reached to his waist, pulled out a gun, and cocked it.
In that split–second, Violet screamed, her voice sharp with panic. “Gabriel, if you so much as touch her, I’ll bite my tongue and die right here!“,
His finger slackened on the trigger. He looked at her with a twisted smile. “Fine. I won’t shoot. I’ll let her go.”
Violet exhaled shakily. Relief started to settle in–until the door opened and someone else
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walked in, sending her blood surging with fury.
“Gab, are those two old fools dead yet?” Ruby sauntered in on high heels, a venomous air radiating from her.
Violet’s fists clenched tight. Her voice trembled as she forced out each word. “Ruby, they treated you so well. How could you do this to them?”
“So well?” Ruby sneered., “They only treated me so well because I was good at pretending.
“If I hadn’t been playing the pitiful orphan all this time, do you think they would’ve shown their precious adopted daughter any kindness? They were fools–and that’s why they ended up like this.
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“Honestly, out of respect for the past, I wasn’t going to go this far. But they insisted on marrying me off to Gab. That pushed me over the edge.
“But really, I have to thank Gab. He knew! didn’t love him anymore, but he still helped me. As long as those two old fools were dead and you were gone, everything the Martins own will be mine.”
Violet trembled, her whole body shaking with rage. She clenched her teeth so hard they nearly cracked.
She had never seen someone this
shameless in her life.
Before she could speak, Gabriel suddenly raised his gun and fired–straight into Ruby’s chest.
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A deafening bang exploded in the room, freezing everyone, especially Ruby, who dropped to her knees, her eyes wide with disbelief.
“Aren’t… we… allies? W… Why?”
Gabriel gave her a chilling smile, his eyes narrowed. “Allies? You thought I didn’t know what you were up to in France?
“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have had to take this dark path, forcing Vivi to leave her home behind. That’s why you deserve to die!
“I only approached you to use you. Who knew you’d be such an idiot?
“Your job’s done. Now so are you.”
His voice was so cold, so theatrical, it made even Violet feel like she was staring at a
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stranger.
Ruby collapsed, desperately trying to crawl toward the door, but she didn’t make it far before her body went limp.
Gabriel let out a derisive snort, then called out to his men. “Take her corpse out. Feed to the bears.”
