Chapter 53

Elizabeth rested her hand on Gabriel's shoulder. "Yep, this is my little brother, Gabriel." Now she finally understood why he pretended like he didn't care about Rebecca even though he clearly liked her—because he felt too broke and unworthy. "Gabriel?" Samantha pulled a dramatic face, then sneered, "Cousin, have you lost it? Don't you know who Gabriel is? He's that illegitimate kid from ten years ago, the one Aunt Amelia had with some random guy. Trash like him—" "Smack!" Before she could finish, Rebecca slapped Samantha hard, beating Elizabeth to it. "Doesn't matter where he came from. Gabriel's the only one I like. No one's allowed to speak trash about him." Rebecca's eyes were red, standing in front of Gabriel like a shield. "You seriously just hit me?" Samantha looked at her like she couldn't believe it. Sure, she knew her cousin never liked her, but still, they were family! And she was just looking out for her! "How dare you—if you say one more nasty word about Gabriel or Elizabe