Chapter 57

Izaak’s heart got covered in despair when Gabriella closed her thighs and fixed her robe. It wasn’t her refusal of sexual intimacy that destroyed Izaak’s hope. He could feel the distance between her and him. She had learned to build walls around her, and he didn’t know how to break down those walls. Instead of forcing her, Izaak leaned down, pressed his mouth on her lips, and stayed like that for a few seconds to demonstrate that he was contented with anything she could offer. That he respected her feelings. Then he laid down beside her and intertwined their hands. Gabriella didn’t revolt, but she also didn’t exhibit giddiness. “Audrey is Trevor’s girlfriend,” he suddenly blurted out. Gabriella, in shock, looked at him with a wide gaze. She couldn’t believe he was explaining without asking him to. “The child she lost was also Trevor’s. I have nothing to do with her.” “That’s not what she said to the whole world,” Gabriella replied, implicitly trying to elicit an elaboration. Izaak star