Forced to marry my cold CEO

eryone was dressed up for the elaborate party. His parents, Rosella an

xcitement overwhelmed them, as if their hearts wanted to burst out of

s filled with immense happiness because the love of her life had finally arrived. She started heading toward

ly child and showered him with unconditional

sed you both so much. It's good to see you again,

responded. He had just been worried for no reason.

Roberto asked. "I trus

e sure it was the best,"

" Rosella commented as she ass

Richard responded and sho

e party. The guests must be wa

odded and so they wa

Richard home with a toast and immediately bombarded him with diffe

sk questions repeatedly, which irritated Richard. However,

night." He had opposed his mother's decision to throw a party, but she ins

hone rang once again, checking her phone screen she saw it was s

her daughter looked but ref

ll persisted so she walked outs

sing his initial smile to vanish and be replaced by a frown. He ex

that she wasn't available for a shift that night, he was stubbornly persistent in asking her to make a delivery.

..." Gabriella was suddenly interrupted as someone swift

efore her voice became muffled,

weaker as she gradually lost consciousness. But within seconds, she slipped into unco

ying with the kidnappers in the vehicle

rson who had organized the abduction. "We already have th

sure to use the back entrance and avoid being seen," the person instructed before e

were supposed to leave Gabriella. The group arrived at the back

ted room where Gabriella was to be left. The kidnappers q

the leader. "I had the same idea, but not now. We'll do it later

that the job was completed. They also sent a message to Richard on his phone: "Your childhood lover is n

speech after his parents had officially announced to

previous caller, he decided to ignore it. But however, his mother approached him as she saw him from a dista

t wanting to refuse or disrespect his mother, and so he brought his phone out of his poc

nd resulted in a change in his countenance as h

f satisfaction, knowing that her plan had worked. And there was no w