Chapter 143
“You’ve fallen for her, Willium asserted.
“She’s my
‘s my wife, who else am I going to fall for if not her Antonio raised his brows.
“We both know you didn’t marry her because you were in love with her. You married her for vengeance,” William stated and Antonio frowned as he wondered just how much his father knew about hi and Zabelle’s relationship
“Why do you know that?” He asked, not trying to deny it. There was no point in doing so.
“I looked into her to make sure the same thing wasn’t going to repeat itself and I thought it was when I found out who she was,” William stated.
“Zabelle isn’t Natasha!” Antonio stated. He knew Zabelle wouldn’t do the same thing Natasha diel
and Zabelle”
“I know. The fact that she took that bullet for you solidified it. By the way, why is Gabriel still walking free after trying to kill l you a
“Zabelle asked me to hold” Antonio sighed as he still remembered what he promised Zabelle. She still hadn’t given him the go–ahead to destroy Gabriel and so his hands were tied.
Why!” William frowned and the look of resignation that appeared on his son’s face told him all he needed to
“She’s too nice” It was his turn to sigh.
“Wonder where I’ve seen that before,” Antonio rolled his eyes sarcastically, referring to his mother.
know.
Alicia and Zabelle had a lot in common and one of such traits was the fact that both were nice to the point of thinking that their enemies deserved a second chance.
“You better find a way to convince her or I’ll step in. If she’s like your mother, Gabriel isn’t going to get what he deserves.”
“I know!” Antonio exasperated in frustration. If his father handled it technically, he wouldn’t be breaking the promise he made to Zabelle, he thought to himself
He however decided against it as he didn’t want to hurt Zabelle. He loved her too much to do so.
“I’ll try my best but until she says she wants it, it’s not happening!” He deadpanned just as his phone buzzed in his pocket, breaking the moment.
He glanced at the screen and saw another message from Martin. His brows furrowed as he read the update.
Martin Daniel Cray was last seen in a remote area two weeks ago and apparently he was always at a house. Something doesn’t add up. I’m digging derper. I might be gone for a few days.“
Antono tucked has phone away, has mind already racing with possibilities. What was Gabriel up to! He frowned.
“Everything alright?” He heard William ask, his sharp ey
eyes narrowing.
man could ha
have
Antonio nodded. “Just business. Actually no, it’s Zabelle,” he decided to come clean to his father and there was a possibility the old man answers in lid question.
“What about beer-
not Gabriel and Lily’s baological daughter,” he told his father and he watched the old man’s mouth drop open.
that posibler William frowned when he got over his shock
Wasn’t Laly pregnant back then?” Antonio asked his father.
he was. She and her sister–in–law even had a pregnancy photoshoot that got the world, talking. William pauses just as he was about
“You’ve figured out
omething” Antonic stated, liis vou e laved with excitement.
506 my goodies, if u a possibility.
Anttorio watclared as
illiam said as he took his tablet and began to type something on it.
ed his foot impatiently. After what felt like forever, William bnally turned the tablet to him so he could see what he
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had typed.
When Antonio looked down, his eyes widened as he came across a picture of an old man and a woman. It was the woman that caught Zabelle koked like a splitting image of her.
The only difference was that she had the man’s golden blonde hair.
his eyes
as
“Dad” He didn’t know what to say
“Gabriel had an younger brother, Zain. This is he and his wife, Isabelle. William started and as soon as the words were out of his mouth, another thing clicked for them.
“Zain and Isabelle? Zabelle!” They both exclained at the same time,
conversation with his
father.
“Oh my goodness,” Antonio ran his fingers through his hair as the odds were freaking high and all it took was just a con
“Wait, this doesn’t makes sense though,” William said. “According to what Alicia told me and what I heard, Zain and Isabelle lost their child.”
“Now I’m confused, start from the beginning and I meant from the very start, Antonio said.
“Henry Pierce, had two sons Gabriel and Zain. From what I knew about him, he was very orthodox and so when his soms got two women pregnant. he made them marry them so they wouldn’t be illegitimate. It made headlines as Zain was only eighteen when he got Isabelle who was seventeen pregnant
Lily and Isabelle were pregnant at the same time” Antonio asked and William nodded in affirmation
“Yes they were. I didn’t really follow the story but when it was time for them to deliver, both women went into labour on the same day but only on child survived, Gabriel and Lily’s, Zabelle.”
“What happened next Antonio inquired.
“The next thing I know was that Henry had an attack when he heard the news which lead to his death and Zain committed suicide by driving his car off a cliff while Isabelle moved away.”
“It wasn’t Zain’s child that died, it was Gabriel’s,” Antonio stated.
“Then it explains why Gabriel and Lily hate Zabelle. She’s what they couldn’t have. William stated.
“That may be true but it’s far deeper, Antonio frowned as his mind went wild trying to connect the dots.
“Why did they exchange Zabelle with their own dead child and their anger was supposed to have reduced after they had other children!”
You’re right. This means the sins of the parents were visited on the daughter.”
Antonio’s blood boiled as he thought about it. Zabelle had always been innocent, Whatever happened between Gabriel and Zain wasn’t her fault and she should have never been put in that position.
His wife never got to experience the love of her actual father and mother
“Dues Zabelle know?” /
Antonio broke out of his thoughts when he heard his father speak.
“No sie durant”
“Looking for a part two of what happened yesterday, are we?” William hissed under his breath I told her I was going to tell her something important today. I had to come and talk to you first.” “You have, now go tell your wife what she needs to know,” William urges his son. “Till ask my men to William stood and so did Antonio who then extended a hand to his father, something he hadn’t done for two years.
men to look into the matter.”
Willam hesitated for only a second before taking his hand, however, he pulled Amnio in for a long, gesture feeling bath foreign and familiar.
“Take care of yourself, Antonin William said.
“You too,” Antonio repdied, his voice
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“Now go!”
As he left the study, Antonio couldn’t help but feel a wave of happiness
For the first time in years, he and his father were on the same page.
But as he stepped out outside the mansion, his thoughts returned to Gabriel and the tangled web of secrets surrounding Zabelle’s lineage.
This was far from over and by the time it was, Zabelle was going to have to allow him to take care of Gabriel
