Chapter 81

"Matthew, I..." Gabriel started to speak but was cut off by Matthew:

"Consider carefully. If you choose the Wang family, we will always stand on opposing sides."

Radley and Jena felt the shift in the room, a tension that spoke volumes about the intimate relationship between Gabriel and Matthew.

"What's happened? What are you two hiding from us?" Radley demanded, his voice tinged with anxiety.

Radley wore an expression of hurt, genuinely worried from a father's standpoint for his two sons.

"Father." Gabriel started but was quickly silenced by Matthew:

"You know nothing! They are my parents! Mine!"

Gabriel feared that Matthew would reveal secrets he didn't want his parents to know.

"Mother, Father, can't you trust me?" Gabriel pleaded, his eyes claiming their trust.

He yearned for their support, for he knew that he could regain his past glory only by al