Chapter 69: His biggest mistake


    Nancy''s POV:


    ...I have a dream so loud...I jumped so high I touched the clouds...Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh...


    "Fucking shit! Who is this crazy calling at this early hour?"


    I reached for my phone and adjusted my eyes to the sudden lighting from it. It''s Ferlix, my gay


    friend who owned an exclusive bar.


    "Hello, Ferlix? What do you want-----?"


    "Oh, Nancy Wilsons! I want your fucking ass here in my bar right now!"


    I scrunched my eyebrows. "Ferlix! You''re calling me at two in the morning just to go to your nightclub?"


    "Yes! Because FYI, your big brother punched my bar singer and created a huge scene here! There is a


    lot of paparazzi outside of my bar!"


    "Oh my God! You mean, Gabriel?"


    I heard him chuckled sarcastically. "And who else? Why, do you have any other siblings or one of your


    parents had an affair before and they-----"


    "Oh, you silly-mouthed-fish! Shut up! I''m gonna fly right there!"


    "Yeah, make sure to wear your wonder woman costume!"


    "Haha, so funny!"


    I ended the call and changed into a non-revealing outfit. I also dialed Greg''s number to help me take


    my brother home. I don''t know what happened to him. He suddenly became a regr customer of the


    nightclubs and bars around the City since Madi left him.


    It''s been a month since he called us, me, Greg, and all of Madi''s friends and asked if we know where


    he can find her. But sad to say, none of us know where she is. Gabriel has already explored all the


    avenues and has been chasing his tail for the whole month just to find Madi. But every night... he goes


    home drunk and crying.


    And I need to temporarily move into his house just to make sure he''ll go to work every day and carry


    out his responsibilities as the CEO of WEC. I have never seen him so devastated like this, not even


    when Stacey dumped him. I have never seen him cry, even when he found out that Stacey aborted


    their baby.


    He changed a lot since Madi left him. He looked so broken and shattered every night when he walked


    into Madi''s room and her bed. Nobody can talk to him, not even our parents. Well, only Greg who


    punched him because of his jerk actionstely. He has fired almost a hundred of his employees, and


    Dad needs to get back to thepany and support him until he''s finally stable mentally and


    emotionally.


    "Tsk.tsk.tsk. Fuck you, dear brother!"


    I mumbled to myself when I saw the bunches of paparazzi at the entrance of the bar. I texted Greg and


    Ferlix where I can enter without interruptions from these shutterbugs, and they replied.. at the back


    entrance.


    I saw them immediately when I stepped onto the dance floor. Gabriel was already asleep at the counter


    while Greg was trying to wake him up. We can hear the noise from outside despite the loud music that


    booming around the club.


    "What happened to him?" I asked Ferlix once I got in front of them.


    "Well, sweetie, your dear brother punched my bar singer as he yelled at the poor guy to stop singing!"


    "Huh? What did the singer do?"


    "Nothing! He''s just singing on the stage when your jerk of a brother pinned him to the wall and gave


    him his powerful punches. What was his problem with the song ''when I was your man''? God! This is so


    frustrating!"


    I frowned as I can''t believe that for that simple Gabriel punched someone innocent.


    "Okay, that''s enough. Nancy, let''s take him home." Greg said shaking his head.


    "Ferlix, I''m sorry about this. Just charged all the damages to my ount."


    "I certainly will, princess Wilsons," he said rolling his eyes.


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    "Hmm.. love..."


    Greg and I shared a look when Gabriel stirred in his sleep. Greg was taking off his shoes while I wiped


    a damp cloth on his face.


    "Love..."


    "Love your ass! You''re calling her love, now that she''s gone? Now you learned to appreciate her efforts


    when she finally left you? Huh!"


    I huffed and can''t help rolling my eyes. Greg just shook his head.


    "I''m sorry, love. I didn''t mean to hurt you." I bit my lip when I saw the tears in his eyes.


    "Gabriel! Why did you punch the singer?" I asked while patting his cheek.


    "Hmm.. singer? Hmm.. fuck him!"


    And those were hisst words before falling asleep. I just sighed and continue to wipe his face.


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    Gabriel''s POV:


    "I fucking pay you to search for my wife! So, don''t you ever get back to me without any pieces of


    information about her! Do you understand? I don''t care whether you turned your life upside down! Just


    go on looking for my wife or else I will make your life a living hell!"


    I didn''t wait for my investigator to answer. I immediately ended the call because I don''t want to hear


    more of his exnations. I sighed and sat in my chair as I stared at Madi''s picture on my phone. It was


    taken inside her restaurant when we paid a visit. She''s wearing a nude sundress and a beautiful smile


    on her face.


    I smiled as I brought her picture to my lips. I closed my eyes and leaned back in my office chair as I


    reminisced some of our happy moments together. I missed her smile, herugh, her voice, and


    everything about her. I terribly missed her. It''s been six months since she left. And since then... it''s


    been a fucking hell living in our house.


    I moved some of my stuff in her old room and every night I wished to find her one of these days. I will


    be able to look at her smiling face, her eyes, and able to kiss her lips again. I tried to search for her


    everywhere. I hired a lot of private investigators just to find her, but they always failed.


    There''s no trace of her leaving the country, so I am still hoping she''s just in one of the corners of the


    busy streets of Chicago. I also tried to fly to Florida to asked her mother, but she couldn''t give me an


    answer. Even all of her friends and Greg have no idea where she is.


    And since then, Greg has be distant from me. I know deep inside him, he''s ming me for


    everything that happened. And I can''t take it from him, because I am also ming myself for being


    such an idiot and irresponsible towards what we had before.


    Every day, I tried to cheer up myself and forget all those fucking wrong decisions I made, which caused


    my life into this messy and miserable situation and caused her to walk away from me and my life.


    I was in that state when someone opened the door and walked into my office.


    "So, is that all you wanted to do in your life, Gabriel? Stare at Madi''s picture every second of every


    passing day?"


    "Dad." I sighed and straightened my sit as I put my phone back into my pocket.


    "What happened to your searching?" he asked sitting down in front of me.


    "Apparently... nothing."


    He smiled disapprovingly at me as he shook his head.


    "Do you remember the day when you introduced her to us?"


    I nced at him as he gave me a stare that held different emotions and that I couldn''t read.


    "I told you that day to take care of her and try to love her, remember?"


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    I furrowed my eyebrows. "What do you mean, Dad?"


    "Did you really think that you can fool everyone in your family, son?"


    I gulped as I straightened my body. "You knew everything."


    "Yes. Everything. I just wanted you to prove yourself at that time. To know your true feelings between


    your ex and the woman who agreed to be with you without asking for anything in return. I also knew


    your ns for your ex, but I just kept my mouth shut."


    "H-How did you know about it?"


    "It''s not important son." he smiled bitterly and looked at me directly. "I like Madi, I told you about that


    before. She''s strong and an independent woman, Gabriel, but you''re too blind to see her worth. Have


    you ever thanked her and gave her flowers before? Even a single stem of her favorite flower? Or have


    you ever asked her what''s her favorite flower?"


    I was left speechless with my father''s questions. Have I ever gave her flowers before?


    "You don''t really need to answer those questions, because I know for sure the answer is no. She


    stayed by your side and agreed to marry you but you let her go. You''re too much busy flirting and


    taking revenge on your ex. So, after your ns... what did you get in return---nothing!"


    I didn''t say anything. I remained looking at my wedding ring, twirling it around my fingers.


    "Do you know about the story of a king who has ten gold rings on his fingers?"


    I nced at him but remained silent.


    "Once upon a time, there was a king who had ten golden rings on his fingers. One day, he lost one and


    ordered all his soldiers to find it in all corners of the castle. The search took almost three months. And


    because he''s too much busy searching for his one lost ring, he didn''t notice that he still has nine rings


    on his finger. He didn''t realize to give importance to those rings that he still holds. And one day when


    he woke up... he just found out that he lost all of them."


    He got up and walked over to me. He patted my shoulder before he speaking again.


    "Do you know what the story means and the moral lesson of it? Don''t waste your time counting all the


    things that are lost and gone, instead focus on the things and blessings that are still in your hands.


    Because in everything that is lost, my son, always has a beautiful thing in return. But that was your big


    mistake. You''ve let yourself be upied with your revenge and you haven''t noticed a beautiful, fine,


    and kind woman on your side."


    He ruffled up my hair like I was still his little kid before walking towards the door.


    "Get up, son. Find yourself. And when you''re ready, start finding her again. And promise me you''ll be


    waiting for her at the altar next time and not in some cheapw firm."


    I smiled as I shook my head when he winked at me before walking out the door.


    -''I promise Dad. I will find her and correct all my mistakes. I will make her the happiest woman in the


    world. I will love her and take care of her. And I promise at that time, I will never let her go


    again.''-