Cheat
Gabrielle
Beatrice! Stop! It's not what you think it is!
Beatrice
I know what I saw, Gab! Stop denying it!
Avery
What is happening here?
Beatrice
Gab is cheating on you! My two eyes saw how she kissed Brianna, Ave.
Gabrielle
Avery, Brianna was just forcing me to kiss her and Beatrice thought that I kissed Brianna. Believe me.
Beatrice
That's not what I saw!
Gabrielle
Because that's what you believe!
Gabrielle
For all I know, throughout our marriage, you were there to tear us apart because you wanted to take Avery away from me.
Beatrice slapped Gabrielle very hard.
Gabrielle
It's true! Even though you didn't see the whole scene, you just believed what you saw and then left to report to Avery, to separate us!
Beatrice
Brianna can't do that, we know her and she knows Avery married you, Gabby, so why would she kiss you?
Gabrielle
Bri and I knew each other before I met Avery. Right from the beginning, I knew that Brianna had a crush on me.
Beatrice
That is very delusional. Speak up, Avery!
Avery
Did you kiss her, Gab?
Gabrielle
I didn't kiss her, she kissed me, Beatrice just made a mistake.
Beatrice
Now, the blame is on me? How dare you?!
Beatrice was about to slap Gabrielle again, but Avery immediately stopped Beatrice's hand before it landed on her wife's face.
Beatrice
Why are you stopping me, Avery? She is cheating on you again, wake up!
Avery
Beatrice, shut up. Let me talk to her, okay?
Avery let go of Beatrice's hand and turned to Gabrielle who was sweating nervously.
Avery
Gabrielle, I thought you wouldn't do it again.
Gabrielle
I didn't do it, Ave. It just happened again, Bea just thought wrong. I am not a cheater, hon.
Avery
Bea and Zaira are different. Zaira is an expert at lying, she will do anything to get what she wants.
Gabrielle
So why did you ask whether I repeated that previous incident? Zaira is great at creating stories—
Avery
Because Beatrice is straightforward and doesn't know how to lie.
Gabrielle
A-Are you saying that you're... on her side?
Beatrice
On my side? How are you going to explain this?
Beatrice showed the photo of Gabrielle and Brianna kissing that appeared on Beatrice's phone screen.
Avery
Pack your things. Beatrice, help the kids.
Lucas was about to speak, but Beatrice immediately pulled the two children to their rooms to pack.
Gabrielle
Where are you taking the kids, Avery?
Avery
I will leave the children with Beatrice but the two of us, we will work on the divorce papers.
Gabrielle
Divorce?! You're really going to leave me because of what you heard from Beatrice?!
Avery
I didn't just hear it, I also saw it in the photo that Bea took.
Gabrielle
Hon, if you look closely at the photo, you will see that I did not like Brianna's kiss, I didn't respond to her kiss.
Avery
Shut up, Gabrielle! If you didn't like what happened to you two, why did you let her?!
Gabrielle
I didn't let her, I tried to stop her, only then I pushed her hard when Beatrice saw us!
Avery
You said the same thing four years ago!
Avery suddenly started crying and Gabrielle's heart stopped a few beats when she saw her tears like a stream of water in a river.
Avery
Art is always your priority. You don't persevere to find a job, we always depend on our parents because you can't find a decent job because you prioritize your arts! Your art can't feed us! It was even better when you were still working in the office, you were the one who paid for our wedding, but you just left that job for your art!
Gabrielle
You don't know what you're talking about, Avery.
Gabrielle
What do my paintings have to do with what we are fighting now?
Avery
Didn't you meet Brianna in your art class?
Gabrielle
Yes, but that doesn't mean I'm flirting with Brianna!
Avery
That's why you're always not here at home because you're busy with her. That's why when I wake up in the morning, I can't find your presence. Our anniversary is coming up, Gabrielle!
Gabrielle
You don't know what I do, Avery. Brianna wasn't the reason—
Gabrielle suddenly stopped talking when she noticed that no one seemed to be paying attention to what she was saying. She stood up straight and bravely looked at Avery even though she would only be hurt by her decision.
Gabrielle
Fine. If you choose to believe someone else than your own wife, get your lawyer ready and get out of my house.
The days passed, the divorce papers were prepared, Avery went to her family's house where only Gabrielle was living. Instead of going inside the house, she went straight to the hut where Gabrielle often did her artwork.
Avery
Sign the divorce papers.
Gabrielle stopped painting and turned to Avery who was just behind her and waiting for her. She wiped her hand full of paint before she took the ballpoint pen and signed the divorce papers.
Avery
Just so you know, I have prepared the children's papers because we are moving to another country.
Gabrielle
What? Moving to another country? For what? For the children or for me not to see my children?
Beatrice
They are Avery's children. You can't feed your children here. It's better that Lucas, and Ruby are far away from you, so that you can't be bothered with what you're doing and you will have the house all by yourself. That's what you want, isn't it?
Gabrielle
Zip it, Beatrice. You got Avery, didn't you? You've successfully separated Avery and me, so shut up.
Beatrice
Not only that, but you're hopeless, Gabrielle.
Beatrice left and Avery was left for a while.
Avery
I hope you don't do what you did to me the next time you get married, Gab.
Gabrielle
I didn't do anything wrong, Avery, you're the only one tarnishing my name.
Gabrielle returned her attention to the painting but when she noticed Avery was leaving, she spoke again.
Gabrielle
I hope you and Beatrice are going to be happy. Take care of my children and I hope you don't let my character be damaged in the eyes of them.
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