“Sorry sir, are you the one who brought me here?” Gabriel’s question made Herbert look up. Gabriel was not surprised to hear the middle-aged man know his name, because there was an ID card in his pocket, and he was also wearing a necklace with a pendant engraved “Gabriel”.
With a sincere smile, Herbert nodded. “I sent my butler Richard to fetch you, and he found you passed out on a deserted street. He found you injured, so he brought you here.” Herbert’s words restored Gabriel’s memory. The memory of last night’s incident before he fell unconscious crossed his mind. A mixed expression of anger and sadness formed on his face remembering what happened last night. Not wanting to show his emotions, Gabriel put on a fake smile. “Oh, I remember that, sir. I remember he spoke before me, but after that I don’t remember anything else. Anyway, thank you very much, sir. If it was not because of your help, I would have died there,” he expressed his gratitude. Herbert let out a faint smile as he nodded. Before speaking, he moved his hand to signal the doctor and nurse to leave the room. He wanted space for him and Gabriel to talk. After they left, Herbert began to speak. “Yes Gabriel, by the way, I am Herbert Ashton.” With his face lit up, Gabriel was eager to respond. “Once again, thank you so much, Mr. Herbert. You’ve saved me. I promise I will do anything to repay your kindness.” Herbert’s eyes filled with tears as he stared at Gabriel. He rose from his seat and suddenly hugged the young man. “Gabriel, you don’t have to do anything. It’s my duty to protect you.” Gabriel was taken aback. His body felt stiff and couldn’t react to Herbert’s actions. He could feel Herbert’s body shaking and the voice of the middle-aged cries filling his ears. Hesitantly, Gabriel returned the hug. “Mr. Herbert, why are you crying? What happened?” He rubbed Herbert’s back to calm him down. The middle-aged man’s cries had not stopped. Stammered, he let out his words while looking deeply at Gabriel. “Gabriel, Thank God, finally we found you, my son!” Gabriel furrowed his brows. He chuckled a little to lighten the awkward atmosphere. “Sir, I am very honored if you consider me as your son. But I am not the son you are looking for. My father passed away 3 years ago.” Herbert shook his head, dismissing Gabriel’s words. “No, you are Gabriel Ashton, my son whom I lost touch with 20 years ago. Twenty-one years ago, I entrusted you to a couple. Then a year later, they had an accident and since then, I lost track of you. I have been looking for you for years and 6 months ago, the butler told me that he saw a young man whose face resembled my late father, Ralph Ashton. He accidentally saw you while working at a restaurant. Since then, he has been looking for you and finally, the search showed that you are truly my lost son,” he explained with a convincing expression. Gabriel was silent for a moment, still processing what was happening. Suddenly he remembered 3 years ago after the death of his father—Nathan Bruhn, he accidentally found an adoption certificate with his name on it in a cupboard that his father had hidden all this time. During Nathan’s life, he forbade Gabriel from opening the cupboard. Gabriel listened to his father and never opposed him. Even after finding the adoption certificate, Gabriel was not angry or felt cheated. He believed that his late father did this for his own good. Even after that, Gabriel still considered Nathan as his biological father. Still not convinced by Herbert’s words, Gabriel asked a question. “If you are indeed my biological father, then why did you entrust me to a couple? Then where have you been all this time?” Herbert took a deep breath. With a look in his eyes that showed suffering, he spoke. “Your late mother died while giving birth to you. During that time, our family was in trouble. I was betrayed by my close friend, so I lost everything, money and power. I got many threats, so I had no choice but to run away abroad. I wanted to take you with me, but it felt impossible. Finally, there was a kind couple who were willing to take care of you. Until one year later they had an accident and since then I lost track of you.” Gabriel’s heart softened upon hearing Herbert’s explanation, he began to believe his story. Seeing Gabriel pensive, Herbert convinced him even more. “Butler found out that you were adopted by a man named Nathan Bruhn, and you got his surname. And about the necklace you are wearing, it was a necklace given by your late grandfather.” Gabriel stared at Herbert right in the eye. Still in disbelief, he stammered. “So you are really my biological father?” Herbert’s eyes filled with tears. “Yes, my dear. You are my son. I’m sorry for leaving you all this time. But I promise you are with me now, and I will never leave you alone.” Tears dripped down Gabriel’s cheeks. “Dad, I am so happy to meet you. I thought I was alone in this world after daddy Nathan left, but it turns out I still have a family.” Herbert held Gabriel’s shoulders and stared at him deeply. “Tell me my son, what has happened all this time? How is your life? Butler said you are a student at The Kingford University and live in a dormitory.” Gabriel nodded. “Yes, Dad. I study at that university and now I live in a dormitory with my friends. And by the way, I got a scholarship for my achievements so I can study for free. It's just that I need to work to meet my other needs." A faint smile formed on his lips. Herbert looked at his son with concern. “You must have gone through a tough life, Gabriel. But don’t worry, it’s all over. From now on, you don’t have to work because I will give you everything.” Frowning, Gabriel responded. “What do you do for living, Dad?”
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At eight pm, Diana had arrived at a restaurant where she was going to meet Gabriel. Her heart raced as she alighted from her vehicle. She was worried that the cooperation she had made with The Ricci Group would not be according to Gabriel's wishes, so he invited her to scold her."Am I doing wrong? What if my master is angry with me?" Diana muttered with worry enveloping her.She stepped into the restaurant and headed to a table she had booked, which was located in the corner. According to Gabriel's instructions, he wanted them to meet at a table that was not in the spotlight of people. Initially, Diana wanted to book a table in the VIP room, but it was fully booked.Arriving at the table, she saw no one there. Gabriel had not arrived. The waiter pulled out a chair, and Diana sat on the chair gracefully. She turned to the waiter as she thanked him.Diana ordered a drink to reduce her restlessness. She was preparing to accept any reaction from Gabriel if he was disappointed with the de
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Guilt enveloped Julie as tears welled up in her eyes. She couldn’t hold back her sadness and fear. With a hoarse voice, she spoke.“Gabriel, I know that I must've disappointed you, but trust me that this is not what I wanted. I have no other choice, so I hope you understand,” she implored.Gabriel didn’t mind all the money and facilities he had spent on Julie, but he was just disappointed with her unilateral decision. He took a deep breath before speaking. Getting mad and immediately judging Julie’s decision was not a wise thing to do.“Julie, please don’t cry. Can you tell me what’s going on there? Are you being uncomfortable at work? So maybe I could discuss with my friend to fix it,” Gabriel asked in a soft tone.In front of Julie, Gabriel was a rich man, but she had no idea that he was actually the CEO of The Dragon Lord Group. What Julie knew was that Gabriel had a friend who was the CEO of The Dragon Lord Group, and it was because of this that she had the connection to be accept
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The annoyed expression on Peter’s face turned into a smirk as he remarked. “That photo captured sweet memories between you and my little sister. Seeing this makes me touched.”Herbert’s gaze shifted to Peter as he replied. “Yes, Peter. We had enjoyed our beautiful life in college. I missed her so much.”When Herbert’s gaze returned to the photo, an expression of hatred was etched on Peter’s face. When he found the photos of Isabella with Herbert, he actually wanted to destroy the memorable items. But he didn’t do it because he respected his late sister.The sound of his cell phone ringing startled Peter. He took the phone out of his pocket and looked to see who was calling him. His eyes widened when he saw the contact name that popped up on his cell phone screen.Without saying a word, he walked out of the room. Peter went into his room, locked the door, and answered the call. He didn’t want anyone to hear the conversation between him and the caller.When the call connected, the voice
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“Are you serious? Is he Gabriel?” Peter responded with wide eyes.Herbert nodded with a faint smile. Tears welled up in Peter’s eyes as his gaze fell on Gabriel. He stepped closer to him. “So, you are my nephew?” His tone was filled with disbelief.Gabriel smiled with teary eyes. He couldn’t believe the man in front of him was his uncle.Peter immediately hugged Gabriel tightly, as if afraid of losing him a second time. “Gabriel, is that you? We thought we had lost you. You disappeared for years, and there was never any news from you. But now you’re back!”“I am Isabella’s older brother; I am your uncle, Gabriel!”When the Wright family brought Isabella’s dead body, Herbert begged them to let Gabriel be with him. Not long after that, the Wright family lost news of Gabriel and also Herbert.They thought Herbert had left the country with Gabriel. But it turned out that Herbert had left alone and left Gabriel.Years later, the Wright family just found out from their subordinates that Her
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Gabriel hailed a cab and was heading to his father's house after class. He couldn't wait to meet his late mother, even if it was just her grave. Upon arriving at his father's mansion, they immediately got into the Mercedes-Benz and headed to the cemetery.Isabella was buried by her biological family, the Wright family. It took about 2 hours to get there. Arriving in front of the cemetery, Herbert did not immediately get out or order his son to get out of the vehicle.Gabriel looked around as he inquired. "Have we arrived at the cemetery site?"Herbert nodded as he answered. "Yes, Gabriel. But we better make sure no one sees us here."Gabriel frowned, he responded. "But what will happen if someone sees us visiting here? Will my mom's family be mad and sue us?"Instead of answering his son's question, Herbert took a deep breath. After his keen eyes made sure no one saw their arrival, he immediately took out two hoodie jackets and gave one to Gabriel."Wear it!" he ordered.Gabriel did n
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Julie folded her hands across her stomach as she stared at the elevator door in front of her, waiting for it to open. Her gaze was straight ahead, and she didn't care about her surroundings. It could be seen from her gesture that she was in a hurry.When the elevator door opened, Julie swiftly stepped inside. When her finger was about to close the elevator door, a man who suddenly entered the elevator startled her.Julie was about to take quick action by pressing the elevator button so she could get out, but before she could do so, her wrist was grabbed by him."Why do you want to get out of here? Don't you want to go to another floor?" asked David as he grinned.Julie's breath hitched as fear flowed inside her. She took a breath and tried to stay calm, because putting up a fight would bring her out of here. She had met David before when he was with Manager Diana. Seeing that, Julie was sure that David was a guest at this company and treating him badly would get her into big trouble.
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