Taming the Bitch (COMPLETED) Wattys2018

Chapter III - FIRST MEETING

"Spare Ade from all these..." Gabrielle storms in to her father's huge office in New York after hearing from Adrian that no hospital is willing to admit his mother anymore.

His mom, who has also been almost like a mother to her is suffering from stage 4 lung cancer. Adrian's family's wealth has all gone now because of his father's gambling and his mother's illness. He get into modelling to sustain their need, he has two younger siblings that are still attending college in London.

Ade has always been her best friend. Her real best friend...

Their relationship has taken to a higher level not because they romantically love each other. It is far more than that.

It is a give and take relationship... One would think that it's only Gabrielle giving in the relationship, but it isn't like that. For her, it's the other way around.

Ade is giving her the family she never had. She practically grew up around his family... She considered them her own family. His mother has always been her mother. The old woman cared for her especially after her own mother passed away just days after she was kidnapped when they were in junior high.

Is she in love with him?

She would say yes. But it isn't the love that you'd have for a person to the point that you'd actually marry him. Her love for Ade is different, so does his love for her.

All her life, Gabrielle has only been in love once... It was with Ryan...

"Stop being a fool Gabrielle. How many times should you make yourself a fool when it comes to users like him?" She heard her father say before clicking his tongue. Gabrielle narrowed her eyes at that.

"Adrian is not what you think he is!" She snapped for which her father raises his eyebrows at before leaning on the back of his swivel chair with his fists clasped to each other like he is praying.

"You said exactly the same about that swine... Where did it lead you to, Gabby? He ruined you in public because of your recklessness. Because of your stupid emotions." He is talking about Ryan. Gabrielle looks away because if that. The spang of hatred and anger are still there. She hated her father for manipulating her relationships. She hated Ryan for using her...and she hated herself more for believing him and for allowing her father to prove that she's wrong about that swine.

"I've saved you from that swine and now you're getting yourself involved with another one! He's milking you of money and power! In a month or so, he will do the same to me too!"

"Hah! With what now father?! I've saved you from spending money too! Now you don't need to pay Ryan for him not to publish our photos or rather, our videos to the world. Everybody knows what a slut your daughter has turned to be. No need to sugar-coat my image anymore!" she answered back. Her voice is shaky because of anger and hatred. Just remembering everything that Ryan did to her makes her sick. He made her believe in so many lies. She was young and vulnerable. She was so trusting...so stupid to believe her. But now, she knows better.

"Do you ever think of your mom, Gabby...?" Her father suddenly asks which made her blink a couple of times. In his face lies pain and longing. They never talked about her after her death. She blamed him, and he as well blamed himself for her passing.

"Don't get mom involved in this..." She said with tears starting to form in her eyes.

"All she ever wanted was for you to grow up well... I guess we both failed on that..."

"Don't involve her into this!!!" She screamed as tears fall.

"How could you speak about her?! You've killed her abandoning me! You have no right to remind me on what mom would have liked me to be when you have abandoned me in the hands of those kidnappers!!!" She screamed which made her father rise in his chair and walk near her.