Chapter 335: Gabe ’s Vow
Gabe rushed out of the house, a far look from his usual meticulous self, his usually composed demeanor shattered by the weight of guilt and uncertainty that clung to him.
For the last few days, he’d been eaten by all kinds of guilt, haunted by doubts that gnawed at the edges of his consciousness. The nagging question persisted: had he made an irreversible mistake?
Despite all the regret and unanswered questions, he’d come to one conclusion. Any time that he had spent with Arabelle, any hope for a peaceful future were now in the past. Their journey together had come to an end. Even if she was still the girl that he’d spent the last year with, and loved all his life, he could not hold her there. And if the last year had been an act on her behalf, then... his eyes hardened ruthlessly.
His love for her had been a driving force in his life, the reason to live but now, it had slowly turned into hatred. Not for herself but for him. For being so foolish and trying to live life by covering his eyes with rose colored glasses.
He loved with everything but he hated with everything as well. As his hands clenched the steering wheel, he vowed to himself that he would put an end to this matter at the soonest.
As he barged into Demetri’s office, wracked with guilt over what Nora had suffered due to his own foolishness, he could not help but hesitate. How was he to face her when he was to be blamed that she’d almost died?
Seeing her sitting there with her eyes closed as she lay back on the couch, gave him a pause. His eyes met Demetri’s hard gaze and in that he knew that he’d finally crossed the limits to his brother’s patience. He gulped as he tried to apologize but the words remained stuck in her throat.
Demetri looked away from him and casually picked up his phone before walking over to Nora. Gently he woke her up and whispered something before coming towards him.
Once again, Gabe tried to speak but Demetri did not even glance at him as he walked out of the door, passing him by.