Chapter 8
Gemmal What are you saying?
He stormed Into the mom, grabbed Gemma by the cellar, and handed her off the greaml
“What are you saying? So the child in Celeste’s belly really was mine?”
“Are you telling me that I don’t even have arosperida–that you and your mother lied to me this whole time?”
“Why? Why would you do this? Why?”
By the end. Hector’s veins hulged in his neck, and his voice broke into a hosts scream.
Before Gemma could answer, several polier officris entered the
They scanned the scene briefly before walking straight in temina’s mother,
You are under investigation for multiple financial crimes. Please cooperate hour Inquiry and come with us.”
Gemma broke free from Hector’s grip and threw herself at my feet, pleading desperately.
“We agreed! I apologized to you. You said you’d let us ga
When I didn’t respond, she turned to Jason, her voice trembling.
“Mr. Oakley, I’ve already apologized to Ms. Oakley.”
“Didn’t you say earlier that if I apologized to her, you’d let my mother go?”
“Please, Mr. Oakley, I’m begging you. If my mother is taken away, she’ll never survive. Please have mercy!”
Jason spread his hands, feigning helplessness, a wry smile on his lips.
“It’s too late for that. Look, the police are already here. What can I do?“
“The police station isn’t mine to run. They’re just doing their job. How could possibly stop them?”
“And if you keep causing a scene, they might just take you along too.”
Jason’s mocking tone was calm, but every word struck Gemma like a dagger.
Her legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the floor, too afraid to utter another sword,
“Tlooked down at her trembling figure and spoke, my voice devoid of emotion
“If you have nothing else to say, Ms. Gemma, please leave. I’d like to rest now.
Hearing my words, Gemma lifted her head sharply, her eyes
filled with venou
already apologized to you!”
“You said if I apologized, you’d let us go.”
“You’re young–you and Hector can have another child. It was just an embryo My mother is a living, breathing person!”
It put a cold laugh, meeting hat gaze fraclessly.
“My brother said something very true just now. You’re not sorry–you’re just afraid.”
And I never said that your apology would make me let you go. Apologizing to he was something you should have done, regardless.”
“As for your mother, she’s an adult, She made her choices, and now she has to the consequences.”
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Thigh Then, without warring, she drew knife from who knows where and charged straight at me,
th ́i bilyen huh! you stole Hector, from mot You enined my mothert:
“Everything in your fan! Go to hell! Os to hell!”
Luckily, the police were still present, so before Gemma cold get close to me. Ley swiftly subdued her and pinned her to the ground.
After the police took Gemma and her mother away, Hector remained
slingin plare, motionless.
I looked at him, his face ashen, and spoke sofly. “Do you still need something
He took slow steps toward me, his voice horse and broken as he spoke.
“Celeste, I killed our child with my own hands, didivt 17a
“You won’t forgive me, will you?”
Jason stood up, about to speak, but I raised my hand to stop him and turned in gaze back to Hector.
“How could I forgive you? Seven years–seven years we’ve been together, Did you ever trust me, even once?”
“It wasn’t you who didn’t want the child–it was the child who didn’t want you as a father. You don’t deserve it.”
“Hector, I will never forgive you.”
My tone was gentle, but the more I spoke, the more Hector trembled.
“Celeste, I didn’t know, I really didn’t know.”
“It wasn’t that I didn’t believe you. I was just so angry. I couldn’t accept what thought was your betrayal, and I lost my mind.”
“Please, give me another chance, Celeste. We can have another child in the future. Please, just one more chance.”
