Chapter 24 Slow Down

Amelia sharply snapped back, "No way! Gabe doesn't like you at all, so he can't possibly refuse a divorce! It must've been you! You must've played some dirty trick and forced him not to!" Emily was utterly speechless. Amelia was truly something else to blame someone else for her own incompetence. "You spend so much energy on me, so why don't you use some of that brainpower to get a real hold on Gabriel?" Emily said, stepping closer and fixing Amelia with an intense gaze. "If you spent as much effort keeping him as you do barking at me, maybe he'd willingly kick me aside for you." Amelia was so consumed by jealousy that it nearly drove her to madness. She raised her hand ready to slap Emily, but stopped short when there was a sudden sound at the door. Gabriel walked in with bags and shoved them into her arms. She immediately put on a smiling face and sweetly said, "Thank you, Gabe…" Emily didn't bother watching their little displays of affection. She turned and shut herself in he