Chapter 5 As soon as Reynald looked down , Vanessa grabbed his hand . " Rey , I heard only two kinds of people sign these donation forms . One , the terminally ill . Two ... the ones putting on a show . " Gabriella , this kind of thing isn't a joke . But it's fine - you're still healthy . You can cancel it anytime . " Reynald's eyes turned ice - cold . " Putting on a show to this extent ? Gabriella , you're hopeless . Disgusting . " Gabriella stayed silent . Maybe she'd been hurt too many times . Even pain had gone numb . Reynald frowned . He'd seen her lose control plenty of times - but this quiet made him uneasy . " Rey , it hurts ... " Vanessa murmured softly . He snapped back , all unease buried . " Gabriella is a walking disaster . What could possibly happen to her ? " he thought . He left with Vanessa , not even sparing a glance back . Watching his back , Gabriella's tears fell silently , landing on the donation . agreement . There really were only two kinds of people who signed those papers . The ones who couldn't live - and the ones who didn't want to . She didn't want the blame of killing Reynald hanging over her . So she Chapter S couldn't live - but she also didn't want to . Gabriella lay in the hospital for three days . Reynald never came . He stayed just one floor above , never leaving Vanessa's side . On the day she was discharged , Gabriella followed an agent to pick out a burial plot . " Ms. Hensley , this is the only one left next to your mom . It's small , and the location isn't great , so no one's bought it . Want to look at something else ? " " No. Just this one . She walked over and gently placed the bouquet of lilies she had brought , brushing her hand over her mother's photo . Her nose stung . Now , all she wanted was to rest a little closer to her mom after death . She stood quietly for a while . Just as she turned to leave , a group appeared across the cemetery . Her steps halted . It was Reynald , Vanessa , and ... the Hensley family . Her grandmother , Agnes Farrell , saw her . Her face darkened immediately . Then she spotted the lilies - her expression broke . She charged forward , grabbed the bouquet , and hurled it at her . " You killed my daughter ! How dare you come here ?! " She pushed and hit her , hands trembling with fury . Gabriella didn't dodge . She was afraid Agnes might fall . " Grandma , please calm down , I ... " " Don't call me that , you murderer's daughter ! " Agnes spat , eyes full of hate , tears running down her face . 00520 " My daughter was about to get married ! She should've had a happy life ! She was kind ; she was good . Why did she have to suffer like that ... " Gabriella froze . This guilt would follow her forever . But it didn't matter . Her life was almost over anyway , By the time the Hensley family helped Agnes away , Gabriella's hair was a mess , her arms scratched and streaked with blood . Reynald walked up to her , voice sharp as a blade . " What are you doing here ? " " Uh ... " the agent jumped in , finally reacting , " Ms. Hensley was here to choose a burial plot . She picked the small one next to her mom . Reynald's stare turned colder . " Addicted to the act now ? Fine . Let's say you really do want to die ... " Gabriella lifted her head and looked at him . His eyes burned with hatred . " You don't even deserve to be buried . You should be ground to ashes . " Her heart clenched hard . All color drained from her face . She stared at him for a long time , then said softly , " Alright . Ashes it is . " She turned and started down the steps . But behind her , Vanessa's voice rang out . " Don't misunderstand , Gabriella . Reynald didn't mean it that way , he just ... " Gabriella turned , grabbed the hand reaching toward her , and snapped . " Get lost . " Just as she let go , Vanessa shrieked - and fell down the steps . Freelance photographer Violet Beck is forced into an engagement with CEO Roy Payne. He is everything her wild heart rebels against: proper, predictable, and painfully kind. But love has a way of devel...