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wrapped up in this materialistic culture...thinks the world owes him something that he neglects the people who love him. But he will never hurt you again.” She sucks in a breath and dabs her eyes. “Tyson is going to show you where you’ll be staying. I’ll take care of Dilvan.”

 
     
     
    CHAPTER 11
     
    Dilvan
     
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    Dilvan found his yellow Ferrari in long-term parking at the airport. On the evening drive home, he grimaced, remembering the things he’d done to Gabrielle. He didn’t know exactly what he’d do when he saw her, but one thing was for certain – he owed her an apology.
    He also needed to confront his Mother immediately upon arriving. Instead of going to his home, he’d go straight to her house to find out why she’d kept the secret that Gabrielle was the donor who’d saved his Father’s life. As he saw it, the way he treated Gabrielle was his Mother’s fault. As usual, he’d pin the blame on someone else (because he could never do anything wrong) and he figured that since she kept it a secret, she would get the blame.
    His heart pounded wh en he finally pulled up at his Mother’s house. He jumped out of his car, slammed the door so hard, he could’ve broken it. Instead of ringing the doorbell, he barged right in, heading straight for the library, which also doubled as Padma’s office. He could see her sitting there, on the phone, through the French door. Pushing the door open, he yelled, “Why didn’t you tell me, Mother!”
    Padma frowned and told whomever she was talking to on the phone that she’d call them back. Then she looked up at Dilvan and asked calmly, “Why are you here? You’re supposed to be in California on a shoot.”
    “Why didn’t you tell me about Gabrielle!”
    Padma rose up from her seat. “I don’t know what your problem is, Dilvan Alexander, but you will not take that tone with me in my house.”
    Dilvan ran his hand over his head. “Okay,” he said , lowering his voice. “Why didn’t you tell me about Gabrielle?”
    “Tell you what about Gabrielle?”
    “That she was the donor who saved Dad’s life. Why didn’t you tell me, Mother?”
    “Because I had no reason to.”
    Dilvan placed his hands on his head in complete frustration. “What do you mean you had no reason to? She’s my wife.”
    “Oh, now she’s your wife.”
    “What’s that supposed to mean?”
    “You’ve never claimed her as your wife before, My Lord ,” Padma snapped. “You force yourself upon her, strangle her until bruises form on her neck and now, she’s your wife?”
    A look of complete shock covered Dilvan’s face that his Mother knew all of this. He couldn’t say a word to defend himself.
    “ Do you know why I chose Gabrielle for you, son? I chose her because she was the exact opposite of you. She’s kind, she’s modest, she’s not obsessed with her looks, and she’s perhaps the most unselfish person I know. It was my hope that some of her traits would’ve rubbed off on you, but instead, you torture her. You hurt Gabrielle, an innocent woman that I love like she was my own daughter,” Padma said with tears falling from her eyes. “She’s the woman who saved your Father’s life and you treat her worse than a mangy dog! But guess what...she will not suffer at your hands again. She will not lose another baby because you want to have a temper tantrum.”
    “What?”
    “Yeah, you heard me. She just got out of the hospital after having a miscarriage and you know what the sad thing is...this is the second one.”
    Dilvan thought back to Tuesday night when he’d pushed Gabrielle to the floor. He closed his eyes and shook his head.
    “And you know why I didn’t tell you about her being the donor for your Father? I’ll tell you why...I didn’t want you to love her because of something she did for you...for our family. I wanted you to love her unconditionally regardless, but you were too stupid to see that you had the perfect woman at your fingertips and