Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 316: Dejected Gabriel

Chapter 316: Dejected Gabriel

Sandra stepped out of the house wearing new clothes and started walking towards the bus station when suddenly she heard a honk and her footsteps stopped midway.

"Oh my god," she flinched looking at the car and watched the window scroll down with Gabriel’s face appearing from inside.

"Hey birthday girl," he said with a pleasant smile making her roll her eyes skyward.

"Common get in," Gabriel said opening the door for her, and without any hesitation, Sandra stepped in.

"You know that you are weird, right," Sandra said as she adjusted herself on the front seat.

Gabriel decided to pick Sandra up from her place before driving to the venue first. He wanted to be just the two of them when he would confess his feelings for her. He wanted it to be special.

"And so are you. Don’t you think we both fit well together, just like the missing pieces" he said winking at her with a smile making Sandra slap his arm playfully.

Whatever he said was the truth but Sandra wasn’t able to see through it. She thought just like every day, he was joking around.

Glancing at Sandra Gabriel moved his attention to the road ahead. He knew she couldn’t believe his words but after today, she will definitely see through his emotions for her.

He will make her believe that he isn’t jesting with his words and that everything he said came directly from his heart.

After driving for about half an hour, they finally reached their destination. "We are here," he said moving his eyes to the girl next to him.

The way Sandra’s eyes sparkled made his heart skip a beat. How hopelessly he was in love with her, that even a single expression on her face can move his entire world.

Gabriel’s heart was on the run making him restless all of sudden, but he kept reminding himself that it wasn’t the time to act cowardly, not after coming this far.

"Let’s go" brushing away all of his worries, they climbed out of the car and walked inside the hotel where he had booked a special room for them to celebrate her birthday.

On his way, Gabriel kept checking his phone. He had been trying to reach Tristan since last night, but the boy seems to be disappeared into thin air.

He needed courage before he stands in front of Sandra without any fear, but his friend was out of reach.

"Damn, where are you Tristan" he mumbled swirling the phone in his hand only to realize they had already reached the room.

Taking the lead, Gabriel asked the staff to leave. Standing in front of the door, he took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his anxiousness, and then opened the door.

"After you," he said giving Sandra the space to step inside and when she did, he followed her.

Inside the room, Sandra looked around and found no one except them. Confused she turned around and asked," Where is everyone?"

Her friends were supposed to be there with them, then why aren’t they here yet, she thought as she watched Gabriel.

"They will be here soon," he said scratching the back of his head. His nervousness was doing no good to him making him lose his confidence.

’Why was it so hard to be vocal about your thoughts when it came to her, Gabriel’ he scolded himself mentally and watched her smile.

As she turned around, her lips stretched into a broad smile and her eyes grew wide in excitement. He could tell that she had loved the preparation and why wouldn’t she, everything was all according to her liking.

While Sandra was busy looking around, Gabriel once again checked his phone and to his disappointment, his friend hadn’t yet seen his text.

A deep frown marred his forehead as he kept staring at the cell phone. This was the first time Tristan had neglected his text and now, it started bothering him.

"I love all of this" he heard Sandra’s happy voice and his thought broke. Sliding the cell phone back inside his pocket Gabriel smiled.

’I shouldn’t be thinking so much. What if he wants to give us some privacy’ Gabriel thought and he bobbed his head in understanding.

Sandra moved her eyes from Gabriel and looked at the time on her wristwatch. She had been counting second, hoping for Tristan to show up. She could wait to see him after whatever he had done for her.

’Does it means, Tristan likes me too’ Sandra couldn’t help but think. After all this, she couldn’t help but come to assume that even he had a liking towards her.

Just the thought of it made her heart bloom with happiness and she rested her palm on her chest feeling her heart racing like crazy.

’Where are you Tristan’ she mumbled to herself.

"Ahem... Sandra" Gabriel’s whisper-like voice snapped her out of her thoughts and she turned around and the smile on her lips falter.

"Gabriel, w-what are you doing?" she asked as a weird feeling started to creep her heart when she saw Gabriel on his knee.

She couldn’t anticipate what was happening and why was Gabriel down on one knee but the more she looked at him, anxiousness engulf her mind.

Gabriel raised his head and saw the smile on Sandra’s face drop but he didn’t feel bad. It was obvious to her to get surprised.

"I know, you must be thinking what’s wrong with me or is this some kind of joke I am trying to play on you" Gabriel scratched his head smiling like a fool. This was all new for him since he had never fallen in love with anyone before.

Sandra was the first girl who was not only his friend but also the love of his life.

"But trust me, this isn’t a prank. I have been very serious when it came to you whether it was regarding our friendship or love. I have always been clear about you" his words made Sandra gasp in shock and suddenly everything came crashing down.

’Was all this planning done by Gabriel because he wanted to-’ she couldn’t finish her words when Gabriel again started to speak.

"I know you must be surprised but it surprised me too when I realized that I have started to see you as more than just a friend. I’ve tried to suppress my feeling for you Sandra thinking it will ruin our friendship but it was Tristan who made me realize that I can’t keep on going this way. Not when one day someone will come and take you away from me" Sandra’s eyes widen in shock and her palm clutched into a tight fist.

She couldn’t believe his words. All these while she thought it was Tristan behind this surprise birthday plan but she was wrong, it was Gabriel who had been planning everything.

’Does it mean she heard those girls wrong and kept on assuming everything without any proper check’

Sandra was now feeling stupid standing in front of Gabriel like this. All her dream of becoming Tristan’s girlfriend was getting ruined.

’No! She can let this happen. She has always dreamed to be with Tristan and there is no way Gabriel could come to love her. She never gave him any false hopes’

Heaving out a sigh, Gabriel continued pouring his heart out," Before anyone comes to snatch you away from me, I have to be open about my feeling for you Sandra" he said reaching his hand out to her and carefully holding them.

Locking his gaze on her he slowly stood up and took a step close to her. His heart had been accelerating but he didn’t care. He had to say what he felt for her, if not now then there wouldn’t be another day.

"You have captured my thoughts and heart Sandra and I am not able to get you out since then. You are my best friend with whom I can be like an open book and now I want you to be more than just a friend to me. So..." he stopped and took a deep breath before he continued," Can you be my girlfriend" he finally said it.

Sandra stood still as she couldn’t comprehend her brain after whatever she heard. She had seen this coming but she was too stuck up to stop him from going ahead.

After whatever she heard him say, Sandra couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. She had been very clear about her liking towards Tristan, and Gabriel was just a friend to her nothing more than that.

Composing her thoughts she slowly pulled back the hands Gabriel had been holding all this time and took a step back, shocking the person standing in front of her.

"Gabriel, I am sorry but... I can’t be your girlfriend" she said with a remorseful tone and turned to leave but Gabriel stopped her right away.

"Sandra, you don’t have to answer me right away. You can take your time" Gabriel felt his heart sink when tried to leave.

"I don’t think I need any time Gabriel because I have someone else whom I love," she said right away and watched him stumble back.

Gabriel watched her with tears brimming in his eyes. She didn’t give it a thought and just rejected him right away and who was the person she mentioned being in love with and why isn’t he aware of it? he thought but soon something struck his mind and he looked at her in shock.

"Is that someone Tristan who was talking about" his words took Sandra by surprise but the look on her face broke Gabriel’s heart into pieces.

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