Chapter 581
“Six days,” Jacob replied. “I’ve heard they’re planning a big wedding. They’ve been considering it for some time. After all, Zelda is the only daughter of the Dury family, and they recently received money from you.”
Zelda had previously said she didn’t want a large wedding, but she had changed her mind. It was absurd that she was using the money she had gotten from Eileen to fund the wedding.
Eileen lowered her head and ran her fingers through her hair. There was no way she would just leave.
She needed to find a way to stop Bryan from marrying Zelda.
However, it felt wrong to interfere. She had to find a solution that was both perfect and ethical.
But her hopes had just been shattered. The pent-up negative emotions from the past few days overwhelmed her, leaving her thoughts in disarray.
“Let me look after Gabriela tonight,” Josue suggested, noticing her distress. “You seem really upset. What if Gabriela gets sick because you’re not able to care for her properly?”
Eileen couldn’t refute that. Lately, she had been feeling terrible and struggling with sleep. When she did manage to sleep, it was hard for her to wake up.
Recently, Gabriela had kicked off her blankets several times during the night, and Eileen hadn’t been able to wake up and tuck her in. She was worried Gabriela might catch a cold if this continued. Feeling even worse today, Eileen accepted Josue’s offer.
“But you’ll need to stay here,” she said.
Josue and Jacob had been staying at a small hotel in a nearby town, only visiting the village during the day. Eileen didn’t want them to take Gabriela away from here.
Josue immediately replied, “Okay. That won’t be a problem.”
He then picked up the baby and suggested, “I’ll take her out for a walk. You haven’t had a chance to do so since you arrived, and it’s a beautiful day today.”
Josue left with Gabriela. The village was quite large, and Zelda’s house was in a corner, a considerable distance from where Eileen was staying.
Carrying Gabriela, Josue sweated heavily and breathed hard from the exertion. After reaching an open space near Zelda’s house, Josue began sending messages to Bryan, urging him to come back quickly.
Bryan didn’t respond.
Josue then mentioned he had brought Gabriela here.
Soon after, he saw Bryan approaching in a hurry, clearly struggling with each step.
When Bryan saw Gabriela in Josue’s arms, his calm demeanor crumbled, his emotions overwhelming him.
“Can you hold her?” Josue moved closer to Bryan and said, “Let me help you. You won’t be able to hold her once she starts walking on her own.”
Bryan dropped his cane and wiped his hands on his clothes. Before he could figure out how to hold Gabriela, she reached out her hands and leaned toward him. She smiled sweetly and babbled.
Gabriela leaned against Bryan’s chest, gripping his collar with her tiny hands.