Meanwhile, at the Moonlight Pavilion..
After the dishes were served, Gabriel attentively cut the food into smaller pieces for Violet, making it seem like she was usually
being mistreated by someone else.
When Gabriel saw Violet was eating wholeheartedly, he could not help but smile and stare at her.
Then, Violet looked up and saw Gabriel’s slightly bewitching and sinister smile under the light in the private room. Coupled with
the amethyst on his ear, it made him feel
even more attractive.
She raised an eyebrow while eating. “Why are you staring at me like that?”
Gabriel smirked and said, “Vivi, do you think I’m handsome?”
Though Gabriel''s smile seemed casual, he felt a bit nervous inside.
Before, he had only fallen halfway.
But ever since Violet saved him, he hadpletely fallen for her.
Although he usually did not care about anything, he was very serious and cared about this rtionship.
Violet felt a bit ufortable being stared at by Gabriel like this. She couldn''t help but re at him. “Don’t try to show off your
charm like a peacock spreading its tail. It’s distasteful!”
Gabriel seemed a bit aggrieved. “Vivi, you scolded me!”
Violet looked at him coldly. “How did | scold you?”
“You called me an animal!” Gabriel looked at her with a somewhat profound gaze.
Violet rolled her eyes dismissively. She said, “Well, humans are technically animals.”
Upon hearing this, Gabriel burst intoughter. “Vivi, don’t re at me. The more you. do, the more | like you!”
Violet nearly choked on the food she was eating.
She managed to swallow it down with difficulty and looked at Gabriel. She was utterly exasperated. “Gabriel, what the hell did
you say!”
Gabrielughed yfully. “I’m being honest. You look even more beautiful when you.
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re at people!”
Violet didn’t know how to express her current feelings. She sighed and said, “Something must be wrong with your brain!”
Gabriel looked steadily at Violet. “My brain is fine. I’m just speaking the truth.”
Violet gave him a nce but didn’t say anything.
Gabriel was not annoyed. He said with a smile, “Vivi, do you know what the most satisfying thing in the world is?”
Violet looked at him, her eyes shing. She asked, “What?”
“Of course, it’s when your love rival ends up together with someone else other than your crush!” Gabriel smirked.
Violet was utterly confused. “I don’t understand what you’re getting at.”
Suddenly, Gabriel picked up his phone from the table and handed it to Violet. “Take a look!”
Violet''s eyes froze on the photo.
The photo was posted on Instagram by Riley. In the picture, Riley was beaming with happiness, while Patrick looked cold and
collected, creating an unusually harmonious
scene.
Riley had simply captioned it with, “Happy!”
Violet''s hand instinctively clenched into a fist. She suddenly felt like breathing was bing difficult, and it was getting hard to
catch her breath.
It felt like someone had suddenly grabbed her heart with their hand, suffocating her.
She subconsciously bit her lip, and even the color seemed to drain from her lips.
Seeing Violet''s intense reaction, Gabriel felt a twinge of difort.
How much did she really like Patrick to be this upset?
But even so, he couldn''t allow Patrick a chance.
Putting aside his feelings for Violet, he was initially suspicious of Patrick''s character.
Gabriel looked directly at Violet and put away his phone. He continued with what he had said earlier. “Vivi, | know Patrick likes
you. So, he’s my love rival for your affection!”
Violet closed her eyes. In her mind, all she could see were pictures of Riley and Patrick.
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She felt that she was not calm at all. She made a lot of assumptions in her mind just because of a mere photo, which was so
unlike her.
She should believe that Patrick wouldn''t have anything with Riley. He exined it before.
However, when she thought of Patrick’s attitude today, she was a little uncertain.
Violet shook her head, feeling lost and a bit sad. “You''re mistaken. He doesn’t like me.”
If Patrick truly had feelings for her, he would not have initially advised her not to harbor
any unrealistic hopes, nor would he have outright denied it when she asked if he
liked her.
Gabriel took a deep breath and gripped his hands tightly. He was somewhat nervous.
He stared at Violet intently. After a moment, he asked, “Alright, let’s not worry about. what he thinks. | just want to tell you that |
like you, Vivi. Do you believe me?”
Violet was stunned. Then, her emotions started to get out of control. “Gabriel, don’t make such jokes just because you don’t get
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Gabriel frowned deeply. His expression was unprecedentedly serious. “Violet, this isn’t a joke! What are you avoiding? Am | not
as good as Patrick?”
Violet''s expression turned a bit unpleasant. She stared at Gabriel for a long time and then closed her eyes. She tried her best to
speak calmly. “Gabriel, I''ve been married to Patrick. It’s been over three months now. We even got the certificate. So, Gabriel,
please don''t like me. If you want, we can still be friends. If you don’t want to, then so be it.”
Violet''s expression was serious. After saying this, she seemed somewhat relieved.
Gabriel''s facepletely froze. His voice sounded somewhat panicked. “This can’t be true. Are you joking with me? Vivi, don’t
joke about something like this!”
Violet opened her eyes and spoke seriously, “Gabriel, do you think I’m joking?”
Gabriel couldn’t hold back. His emotions erupted. “Then why didn’t you say anything? It’s been over three months since you got
married. Why didn’t | know anything about it? Violet, do you still consider me a friend?”
Violet looked at Gabriel somewhat helplessly. Her voice sounded apologetic. “I’m sorry, Gabriel. When | first met you, | had
already registered my marriage with Patrick. | do consider you a friend, but | made an agreement with Patrick to keep our
marriage private. So, it''s not just you, but many of our friends don’t know I’m married to Patrick.”
Gabriel stared at Violet, his gaze prating. After a moment, he let his arms drop with a sense of resignation. “Alright, |
understand. You can go now. | need some time alone.”
Violet pursed her lips. Before leaving the room, she expressed her feelings. “Gabriel, if you’re angry because | didn’t tell you
about this, | apologize.”
With that, Violet left the private room.
After leaving Moonlight Pavilion, Violet felt physically and me ntally exhausted. She hailed a random taxi and gave the location of
Hersey Court.
During
the ride, she opened the car window and let the cold wind clear her mind a bit.
When Violet returned home, no one was in the house. It was then that she remembered Riley’s post on Instagram. Patrick was
probably with Riley right now. It was none of her business.
Violet went upstairs to wash up. When she came out after washing up, it was already almost eleven o''clock.
She took out her phone absentmindedly and opened her Instagram. She kept scrolling down.
When she saw Robert’s post, she froze. She stared at the photo of Patrick, whose expression didn’t look too good.
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Violet suddenly understood why Patrick had her if she was avable today. And
when she told him she had ns with Gabriel, he inexplicably got angry and ignored her. This was the truth!
Presumably, Riley’s photo was taken at Patrick’s birthday party.
Violet felt like she was a bit absent-minded. She should have asked a few more questions. After all, for someone as stubborn
and proud as Patrick, inviting her on his own must have been difficult. He probably wanted to bring her directly.
Violet took a deep breath. She dialed Robert''s number directly. “Mr. Foster, where are you guys right now?”
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