Chapter 40

Este fell to her knees and pitifully looked up at Gabriella. Tears flowed freely on her cheeks as she begged desperately at Gabriella’s feet. “Just, please. Name your price.” Gabriella was speechless. She didn’t know if it was possible to measure her feelings and put a monetary value on them. She was on the verge of collapsing. She had never imagined that everything between her and Izaak would have to end with money. Everything Este had said was too hard to process. On top of that, she was kneeling at her feet with so much desperation, which added to the heaviness of the confusion Gabriella was feeling. “I was with him since I was eighteen. He was my everything, and he is still everything to me. I am his first love. We really love each other, Gabriella. Please, let us be happy. Stop making this hard for the three of us.” Gabriella froze in place, eyes wide as she gazed at Este kneeling on the floor. A cold tear slid down the corner of Gabriella's lips. She finally realized where she st