A charm necklace caught my eye.
There was a time when I also got one, but I lost it later.
The pattern and texture were almost the same, except that there were no familiar scratches on it.
A friend of mine gave one to me before he went abroad.
Seeing that I liked the charm necklace, Gabriel took a few glances, bought it for me, and wanted to put it on me. He whispered in my ear, "Grace, has anyone ever told you that you have a sweet voice?"
My heart beat faster as I looked into his deep eyes for a long time and felt the heat rise in me.
That night, Gabriel and I had sex again and got huge pleasure from it.
Since then, whenever I had free time in the company, he called me to his office and we had sex.
He bought me a house and asked me not to work but to take care of myself and the baby.
At that time, I naively thought that I had already made Gabriel fall for me.
I did as he said while collecting evidence. The day before I could show it to my daughter, Gabriel drugged me.
I woke up in a basement so dark that I couldn't even see my hands.
My hands and feet were tied with thick chains, and Gabriel was burning charcoal.
"Gabriel, what are you doing?"
He didn't answer and his face was devoid of feelings in the flickering firelight.
"You are Molly's mother, right?"
His voice was faint, and I couldn't tell how he was feeling.
My heart lurched, and I dared not say a word with my dry lips pressed together. After a while, he continued to ask, "Why did you approach me?"
After hesitating for a moment, I gathered my courage and said slowly, "For revenge, and you are not right for her."
Gabriel sneered, squatted down in front of me, and scanned my face. His broad hand brushed away a few strands of my hair from my forehead. I could see myself reflected in his obsidian eyes.
He lifted my chin with one hand and leaned closer, but suddenly he grabbed my neck. My pupils dilated!
"I hate women who deceive me," he spoke coldly. I felt his cold breath on my face, and my whole body tensed.
With a tight grip on my throat, I couldn't catch my breath. Then I realized how wrong it was to get close to Gabriel!
At this point, I didn't lie anymore. Tears welled up in my eyes and rolled down my cheeks. "I don't want my daughter to suffer any harm, so I lie. I don't care if I'll become a criminal."