When the World Starts Watching
By morning, the world knew. Gabriel woke up to the sound of his phone vibrating non-stop on the bedside table. He didn’t need to check to know what it was about. The silence in the room already told him everything had changed. Prisca was awake too. She hadn’t slept. Neither of them had. The children were still asleep down the hall, unaware that their family name was already circulating across news blogs and social media pages. Gabriel reached for his phone. Thirty-two missed calls. Seventeen messages from his business partners. Eight from his lawyer. And countless notifications. He opened one headline. “Mask Queen Reveals Herself as Victoria Gabriel – Files for Divorce, Exposes Husband’s Affair.” His jaw tightened. Prisca watched his face carefully. “What are they saying?” H
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