Chapter 97

"Joanne said I was a good man?" Gabriel repeated. I nodded. Suddenly, Gabriel smiled and said, "Liar." My heart sank. He then reached out to me. I instantly grabbed onto his hand and felt it wrap around mine. At the same time, the man and woman pulled my arms from behind me. They looked cautiously at Gabriel. "Sir, this is our daughter. We're on our way to meet a guest right now, so please let her go." "Your daughter?" Gabriel glanced at the couple, then back at me. He said sarcastically, "Your daughter looks ill. What are you doing bringing her to a hotel?" "They're trying to sell me off to an old geezer! They arranged for him to meet at this hotel. Once they drop me off at the man's room, they'll be paid. They're not my parents. They're human traffickers!" Gabriel's expression changed the instant he heard me. He pulled me into his arms and shot his bodyguards a look. The bodyguards then surrounded the couple. I cowered behind Gabriel, grabbing onto the hem of his coat. The m