Chapter 484
Chapter 484:
Gabriela cradled Truett in her arms, her heart quietly splintering under the weight of her grief. She was on the verge of surrendering to the sorrow, ready to let the tears pour freely, when the front door burst open and Aubrey and Tessa swept inside.
Tessa looked different, almost radiant. The tension that had once clung to her like a second skin was gone. She had finalized the divorce from Fulton and reclaimed her home, and the newfound freedom seemed to shine from within. Before she even sat down, Tessa blurted, breathless with excitement, “Gabriela, Mr. Moss’s engagement party was ruined p>
Gabriela blinked, stunned, her mind scrambling to keep up. “What? Why p>
Tessa leaned forward, lowering her voice as if sharing state secrets. “Because Miss Howard is cheating on him. Her lover crashed the engagement party and made a scene p>
Aubrey jumped in, practically buzzing with gossip. “That’s not even the juiciest version. Some people suspect Mr. Moss is actually gay, since the guy showed up in a gown to blow the whole thing up p>
Neither Aubrey nor Tessa had been invited to the party, and the Moss and Howard families had done a remarkable job keeping the fiasco under wraps. All they had were scattered rumors and wild online theories to feed the frenzy.
Gabriela shook her head sharply. “That’s impossible.” She didn’t know the truth about Rebecca’s alleged affair, but she knew for certain that Wesley was not gay.
“Believe what you want,” Aubrey said with a shrug. “Check your phone. It’s all over the internet p>
“It’s trending like wildfire,” Tessa added.
With trembling fingers, Gabriela snatched up her phone and opened Twitter. She tapped the top link, bracing herself, but the page had already vanished. Every trace of the incident had been wiped clean from the internet. Aubrey and Tessa scrolled furiously, only to find empty feeds and broken links.
Aubrey let out a sharp laugh. “Wealthy families are really something! Burying a scandal before the dust even settles p>
𝖳r𝖾𝗻𝗱𝘪𝘯𝗴 𝗻ovеl𝗌 о𝗻.сo𝗺
As their conversation buzzed, the front door opened. Loretta and Miriam stepped in, both looking weary from the day.
Loretta’s sharp eyes swept Gabriela from head to toe before she exhaled, heavy and disappointed. “So much for that,” she muttered under her breath.
When the figure in a gown burst onto the scene, Loretta had dared to hope, ridiculous as it seemed, that it had been Gabriela in that dress. But reality had other plans. The person was none other than Brenden.
And why was he doing that? It was completely incomprehensible. One minute he seemed taken with Fiona, the next he was confessing his love to Rebecca.
Loretta was completely dumbfounded.
Gabriela shifted under the weight of Loretta’s stare. “Mrs. Larson, what’s the matter p>
“Nothing,” Loretta said flatly, though her tone carried a quiet sting.
Without another word, she disappeared into her room.
Miriam lingered just long enough to shake her head before trailing after Loretta, leaving Gabriela sitting in stunned silence.