Chapter 188

Judy’s POV

I watched as Gavin growled a curse through the hallway, nearly shaking the entire building. I was shocked when he took off, my mouth agape.

What the hell just happened?

I wasn’t sure how long I was standing like that for, but soon, Sammy, Tabby, Nan, and Irene were piling into the hallway, stumbling upon me. Irene was breathless as she looked around, recognizing the sounds of her father’s pissed off roar.

“Where did he go?” She asked, worry etched on her face. “Is he okay??”

“I… I don’t know,” I whispered, my body trembling slightly.

“You’ve been crying,” Tabby said, touching my arm. “Did he say or something to hurt you?”

All their attention was on me and I wasn’t sure how to explain any of this to them.

“I told him that I saw Daisy last night… in his suite. He went off and left,” I admitted, my tone coming out breathless.

Irene narrowed her eyes.

“What the hell are you talking about?” She asked me.

I looked at her.

“Your aunt Daisy. He was with her last night…”

“Yeah, they went out to dinner; it lasted like an hour,” she said, rolling her eyes. “My aunt is relentless, but he managed to entertain her for that long.”

I furrowed my brows.

“She was in his suite last night, Irene. I saw her. I talked to her. She wore nothing but a bathrobe and said that Gavin was in the shower,” I told her.

Her eyes grew wide and suddenly, panic seemed to have struck her. She looked as if she was about to take off in the direction that her father went.

“Irene?” I asked, trying to get her attention back; she looked as if she was about to have a panic attack.

“I knew she would pull something like this,” she said through her teeth. “I wanted him.”

“Warned him?” I asked. “About what?”

“About my bitch of an aunt. I knew she would pull something like this,” Irene hissed, anger flashing in her own eyes.

Now, I was beyond confused, as were the others it seemed.

Irene turned to look at me, trying to calm herself down.

“My father wasn’t in the suite last night; at least not until super late,” Irene said, shaking her head. “He was with Matt and me… we were out for a while having family time. When we returned, we thought we smelled a different scent, but we were so tired we didn’t really question it.”

My heart plummeted into my stomach as I stared at her, my eyes wide and my mouth agape.

“What?” I asked, my voice coming out unfamiliar and hollow.

“Daisy broke into our suite last night and left before we got back,” Irene growled.

I let out a breath, my heart dropping even lower.

“Holy shit…”

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Gavin’s POV

Rage.

Nothing could compare to this feeling burning inside me right now. All I felt was pure rage and it was directed at Daisy Baldwin. I knew exactly where she was right, and I wasn’t going to let her get away with this.

She broke into my hotel suite, a place where I stayed with my children. She messed with Judy and made her pissed and hurt…she crosse a major line and I wasn’t going to let her get away with this shit.

Her reign ends today, if it’s the last thing I do.

Daisy was seated at the bar with a couple of gentlemen on either side of her. In her normal Daisy fashion, she was flirting and twirling her hair, getting her to buy more drinks. Truth be told, I was surprised she didn’t randomly show up at the ceremony knowing that I was going to be there. I figured if she wasn’t at the ceremony, she was most likely at the bar.

“Come with me,” I said without a single greeting.

One of the guys turned around, looking as if he was about to fight me, but the look in my eyes was daring and dangerous. The second they registered who I was and that I was playing around, his face paled and he backed off immediately. The other guy did the same.

Daisy stared at me, her eyes wide when she took in my pissed off appearance.

I didn’t give her a chance to question me, I grabbed her arm and yanked her off the bar stool, not caring if I hurt her or not. I was furious and she was on the receiving end of my rage. I dragged her out of the bar with onlookers wondering what was going on; whispers followed.

Daisy was smart enough to not fight me and stumbled along after me. Once we were out of the bar, I dragged her towards a more secluded area, not needing an audience.

I suddenly stopped and slammed her against the wall, careful not to touch her too much, but enough for her to not be able to go anywhere.

“You crossed a major line, Daisy,” I said through my teeth. “What the fuck were you thinking??”

Her eyes narrowed and I saw a flicker of fear in her gaze.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Gavin…” she denied, making me scoff.

Did she really think I wouldn’t find out about her games? Did she think I was stupid?

“Don’t play, stupid,” I hissed. “You broke into my hotel suite… You invaded my space when I wasn’t there. Why?”

She pressed her lips in a thin line, like she was holding onto some type of secret and it only infuriated me more.

“Answer my Goddamn question,” I said in a low and threatening tone.

Before she could open her mouth to speak, I heard footsteps behind me. They sounded hurried, like they were running.

“Dad!” I heard Irene shouting as she rushed towards me.

“Answer me!” I demanded again, ignoring the fact that my daughter was rushing towards me. My eyes remained fixed on Daisy’s, who glanced behind me and then directly at me.

“I did it because she doesn’t deserve you, Gavin. I’ve always been here for you. I was there when my sister died, leaving you a single father. I was there when you got custody of Matthew. I had always been there. Your mother already gave me her blessing. Why can’t you see that I’m the one you are meant to be with?”

“You don’t get to tell me who I’m supposed to be with,” I said through my teeth. “You and my mother can stop meddling in my romantic affairs because it is not happening.”

That’s when I felt her presence behind me; Judy stood beside Irene and they were both watching me with worried eyes, wondering what it was I was going to do.

“I went to dinner with you out of pity the other night; there was nothing more to it. You invaded my space and crossed a serious line.”

“So, it’s true then?” Judy’s soft voice echoed behind me; I could hear the pain in her voice and it was fucking killing me. “It was all a lie. You weren’t there with Gavin?”

Daisy’s eyes flickered to Judy, malice in her gaze that made me punch a wall close to her face. Her eyes went back to me, her eyes wide when she realized there was a whole in the wall inches from her face.

“Don’t fucking look at her…” I said through my teeth. “Eyes on me.”

“Aunt Daisy, why would you do something like that?” Irene asked.

Daisy kept her eyes on me, but she responded to Irene.

“Because it was supposed to be me. I was supposed to be the one warming your father’s bed, but instead he found himself a pretty little whore.”

I grabbed her throat without another word, blocking off her air waves and making it impossible for her to speak anymore. Her eyes bugged out of her face as she struggled to breathe, swatting at my hands, begging me with her eyes to loosen my grip but I was pushed past the edge of caring whether she lived or died.

“Dad, you’re going ot kill her!” Irene warned. “Loosen your grip!”

Daisy’s face started to turn red as she tapped on the wall, begging for me to stop. The rhythm of her tapping continued, her hands trembling as the life started to drain from her pathetic little face.

“Ethan…” I heard Judy whispering behind me.

“What?” Irene asked.

“She’s spelling out Ethan’s name using Morse code,” Judy said, pointing to Daisy’s hands which continued to tap the wall. I realized that Judy was right; I was also trained in Morse code, and she was tapping out Ethan’s name using the wall.

I loosened my grip so she could breathe. She took a deep breath, coughing as the air filled her lungs. Her eyes watered and she tried to wipe them.

“Guess you’re not as dumb as I thought,” she croaked, rubbing her sore and red neckline.

“What about Ethan?” Judy demanded. “What does he have to do with anything?”

Daisy narrowed her eyes.

“He has everything to do with this,” she said, slyly. “Who do you think put me up to this?”

“What?” Judy asked, her voice coming out hollow and unfamiliar.

I stepped away from Daisy, suddenly the weight of the situation crashing down around me.

“What the fuck are you talking about?” I demanded.

Daisy took a minute to recover herself before she replied.

“Your girlfriend's ex mate is here and wants you out of the way. So, we came up with this plan together. Clever, aren’t we?”