Chapter 243: Grave mistake (1)
"I thought you wouldn’t be coming home. Did you have a good day?" Cassandra asked, waiting to take off Gabriel’s coat. "I will have dinner warmed up for you."
Gabriel walked by Cassandra, taking off his coat by himself. "I have already eaten and I don’t want to be disturbed. There is a lot of work for me to do now."
"They will want you to rest. Who will help the town if you tire yourself out?" Cassandra asked.
"I have already rested when I could. I said that I did not want to be disturbed, so I expect that you will follow what I said. You must learn to listen instead of pushing to get your way. There is work I must finish, so go to bed without me," said Gabriel.
Cassandra found it hard to do as Bryce instructed her to do. How could she not want to kill Gabriel when he started to speak to her this way?
"I thought about what you said and I think it is time we had a child. We’ve been married long enough to start planning for one. The room to the left of the second floor is big enough for it," Cassandra said, knowing she had him when he stopped walking.
Gabriel turned to face Cassandra. "You must think I am a fool. Did you truly think it would work for you to dangle a child before me and that it would all be better? I know you are still hesitant to have a child with me. Until you see it was wrong to lie, do not speak to me."
What would she say next? That she wanted to be a vampire?
"I am being honest now that I want to have a child with you. I had my doubts because I lost my mother so early on that I feared how I would be as a mother. You have also found your place in this town while I am still the woman who stole you-"