Lazily Yours.

Shrugging, Gabi just ignored her phone. That man is too moody, she couldn't understand him. 

After Gabi arrived at Old Man Ren's house, she quickly bid her goodbye and went back to the Sutton mansion.

She wasn't surprised to see Alfons inside the mansion, waiting for her. If she was right, this man anticipated that she is going back today because of the assassination last night.

However, this time, the man didn't actually greet her or even smiled at her, he just continued sitting on the couch in the large living room. Seeing this, Gabi also ignored the man.

Her outbursts were indeed effective. Right now, Alfons is having a hard time understanding her behavior. Lyle must have called him, but right now, Alfons knew that he couldn't do anything to change Gabi's mind. It was just too obvious.

Once he tries to do something, Gabi would accuse him of siding towards the person who wanted to kill her. She wanted to stay near him, in the living room, just to see if he would burst from too much anger.

Sadly, she couldn't do that. At least not right now.

Ah, she wanted to see him snapped; she wanted to feel all that satisfaction. Ah. If only she could do that.

"Miss, may I know why you chose to come back here instead of going to a safe house where you would be safe?"

She heard Cyrus ask. However, Gabi didn't answer until she arrived in her office. "Because I love trees." Aside from wanting to be close to Alfons to see him get pissed, there was only one other reason why she wanted to stay in this place. It was the tree. 

The tree that her son loved so much.

"Tree?"

"Yes. I love the trees." 

Cyrus nodded, still confused about her answer.

After a few hours of sorting through the emails and things that she needed to sign for the day. Gabi enjoyed her afternoon tea outside, under the tree.

"I wasn't expecting you to leave for two weeks." 

Gabi turned her head towards Alfons, who approached her. 

"How are you?" he asked.

"Fine. As always." She turned her attention back to her tea.

"Hmmm." Alfons stood a few feet away from her. He shoved both of his hands into the pockets of his black trousers as he observed her. "You look healthier."

"I know." It was an indifferent response. Something that Alfons already expected.

"If you are curious. I am fine too."

Why does he sound so aggrieved? This man sounded like a concubine who lost her favor. Gabi ignored him. Instead, she decided to enjoy the icy breeze that filled the shaded area under the tree. "I heard you decided to work as a volunteer?" she asked. "For the less fortunate ones?"

"Yes, orphans. I am working under an international organization."

"Ah."

They sounded like strangers, two people who had their first meeting. It was an awkward situation.

"How about you? I heard that you are going to start working on the Ren Aesthetics next week?"

"It seems that the walls indeed have ears."

"I heard about what you did to Harry."

"Excuse me?" Gabi raised an eyebrow. "Are you talking about the divorce?"

"Harry called me last night. He was so angry about it."

"Ah… isn't that his fault, though?"

"What do you mean?"

"He already had a wife. Why the mistress?"

"Mistress?"

"That actress… isn't she a mistress?"

She smirked when she saw Alfons surprised face. By now, this man already knew she planned that everything from the start. Just as he thought that he was already ahead of her, Gabi would reveal her cards and slap him in the face. It was cruel and heartless, but… in their world, this was merely the aftermath of a small-scale war.

Naturally, people will be sacrificed. The winner will take it all while the losers will fall. It was that simple. Of course, Alfons isn't going to give up just yet. 

Right now, two of his plans were thwarted by Gabi. From using the Sealey Family to get close to the Ren Family to using Lyle to make Gabi realize that she needed Alfons in her life. This woman single-handedly ruined them and even made those families hate him.

At the end of the day, it was very clear.

The target was him.

Gabi wanted him to lose connections. She was trying to stop him from achieving his dreams.

"Did you plan this?" Alfons asked. There was no turning back now. From the Sealey Family to the Quigly Family. Everything was too precise, anyone would see that someone schemed against them. "Why?" he added. "It was just one mistake and you—you waltzed into their lives and ruined it. Do you think it was worth it? To become enemies of those families?"

Again, Gabi didn't answer. She continued smiling towards him.

"What are you intending to do?" Alfons asked, his tone was calm—too calm. He couldn't really show Gabi the fury inside him right now. He was scared that this fury would make him lose his senses and might cause him to kill this B*tch in front of him. 

"I could tell you what I want," Gabi uttered in a low voice. "But… where's the fun in that?"

"Gabi… what the hell happened to you?" Alfons asked. "You changed."

"Hmmm, I did." Gabi nodded. She was no longer that easy to fool. 

Alfons could only clench his teeth as he glared at her smiling face. Without Gabi, his options were actually limited. He couldn't just do whatever he wanted because he lacked the support of this woman. This is something that he realized after Gabi distanced herself from him.

Even his friends stopped inviting him when they heard that he and Gabi were no longer on friendly terms. While his ego hates to admit it, a part of him knew that Gabi's action had affected him and his future. 

Right now, he felt alone. And he could only blame Gabi for everything. 

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Will continue releasing after reset. I got super late because of something important today.