Chapter 16

Gabriella didn’t step back. Instead, she upped her chin to meet Este’s charming but condescending smile. “We do have something in common,” she said with a misleading smile. “We can talk about Izaak.” A lash of mockery glossed her lips. There was something about Este that made Gabriella anxious. Maybe it was the fact that she was a celebrity. Perhaps, it was the fact that it was her name that Izaak murmured on their wedding night. “I’m sorry,” Gabriella politely said, giving it her all to maintain composure. “I don’t want to talk about my husband with strangers. So if–” “Zak!” Este squealed, her eyes shined as she looked behind Gabriella. Gabriella turned around, and there he was, her husband, standing at the door with hawk eyes. Este walked past Gabriella and giddily linked arms with him. She did it so casually. Even Gabriella couldn’t touch her husband so casually like that. Izaak’s deep gaze fell on Gabriella, searching her eyes for something. Gabriella, on the other hand, traveled h