Samantha left early and did not know about Mateo’s appearance afterwards, and she did not even know that Mateo had caused trouble to Peyton.
She went to Gabriel’s personal doctor. Her condition was not serious. Luckily her skin had recovered well so it was merely red and swollen.
After her wound was cleaned, she sat and rested by the side.
“You have misjudged your enemy,” Gabriel sat by the side, watching her nonchalantly.
Samantha felt ashamed. She had said that she wanted to take revenge, but now she had merely started and was already embarrassed so badly by Peyton.
She did not know what to reply to what Gabriel said, so she lowered her head and kept silent. No matter what she said now, it would be showing her inability.
“Your brother’s back. Do you want to meet him?” Gabriel’s expression changed and his pupils squinted.
Samantha’s entire body shuddered while her eyes begun to redden, and her tears fell as well. Her voice carried a tremble.
“My brother’s back?” She lifted her head carefully.
Gabriel’s tone dimmed, “Yes, Stanley is back. Do you want to meet him?”
The reason why he was asking was because Samantha had plastic surgery to look like Helena, and Gabriel was the only person who knew this.
But Stanley was someone that Samantha cared about. Further, Stanley would surely go to find Ruben having returned to the country this time.
Something bad might happen then, that was why Gabriel was asking.
“It’s alright. I won’t meet him…” After a long silence, Samantha finally made the hard decision.
Gabriel stunned as he heard this, his tone was confused. “Are you not willing to tell him who you really are? Why? Didn’t you always wish to see him?”
“I’m no longer Samantha. As you have said, the more people know my identity, the more more dangerous it would be to me. I’m already sad enough, and I don’t want my brother to be sad because of me.” Samantha’s hand clenched and relaxed again, as if she was very nervous. Even her breath became very light.
Something moved in Gabriel’s heart as he watched the tears in her eyes, “You’ll surely be able to recover your identity someday.”
Samantha’s eyes could not help but redden. The blood in her entire body felt like it had been blown by the cold wind, and it was freezing.
She did not want to cry in front of him, but her body was just so uncontrollable, her tears could not stop even if she wanted to.
“I know that once I picked this road, I’ll never have the chance to turn back again. Thank you, Gabriel, for allowing me a chance like this.”
Her expression was serious with deep gratitude and respect.
If it was not for Gabriel, she would have already been ashes.
After experiencing death, she knew how incredibly precious staying alive was.
She would stay alive even if it was by another person’s identity.
Gabriel did not speak, and his lips pursed into a straight line.
His hands that were clenched into fists slightly loosened and his pupils dilated and contracted again, as if he did not dare to believe her.
Was she too silly?
She knew that this was a relationship of advantages, yet she remained so open. Her belief was making him feel ashamed.
“Actually you don’t have to thank me, I saved you with conditions. You work for me, I’ll avenge you, and we’re just getting what we each needed.” Gabriel’s emotions were a bit complicated, and his gaze looked deep.
Samantha held back her tears, “No, if it were not for you, I would be a dead person now. You’re the one who gave me a second life.”
So, no matter what you wanted me to do, no matter how you were planning to use me.
I would be willing, because this was the price I had to pay in the first place.
Gabriel rubbed her hair, his tone sounded comforted, “Alright, why are you suddenly so sad? Liven up!”
“I will!” She grasped onto his hand instead.
The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they were comforting each other.
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