Chapter 7 Open This Door Right Now, Amelia

Amelia listened to the envious whispers of the crowd, her nails digging so deeply into her palms that she nearly broke skin. Her eyes welled up with tears as she choked out, "Gabe, my birthday is tomorrow. Why are you setting these fireworks off today? Are they really for me?" As the last firework faded, Gabriel turned his gaze from the sky and coolly glanced at her tear-streaked face. "Is that so? I must have remembered wrongly." Amelia couldn't stop her sobs. Jealousy nearly consumed her. It was Emily's birthday today! Gabriel must have set off the fireworks for that damned woman. What a pity that those two were currently having marital problems. So what if Gabriel had liked Emily in the past? In the future, Gabriel would only belong to Amelia. She was the only one fit to be his wife! … Early the next morning, Emily wheeled her suitcase to the hospital's meeting point. Their destination was a small village in the Trivetian region. They'd originally planned to take a flight t