The Billionaire's Regret: His Secret Wife Turned Medical Genius novel Chapter 79

Gabriel said, "It's me. I need a full background check on Emily and Robert. Start from when they met in university and take it all the way to today.

"Focus on why Emily had suddenly lost so much weight four years ago. I need to know everything."

Something about the puzzle pieces never felt right to Gabriel.

Throughout the night, the study stayed dark, and Gabriel lay awake. His cigarette burned down to the filter and seared his fingertip, yet he barely felt it.

When the phone buzzed in the quiet room, the lit screen illuminated his clouded face.

The report had arrived.

Gabriel opened the email and read it line by line.

The report seemed to stretch forever, loaded with wire transfers, recorded calls, and grainy screenshots from old security footage.

Four years ago, Emily hadn't wasted away because of heartbreak over Robert. Rather, it had been because of the Sterling family.

Apparently, Maurice and Cole had run up a massive gambling debt, and their collectors had forced Emily to ask Gabriel for money.

One audio file caught him cold.

Over the noisy background, Maurice ranted while Emily cried.

"You're Gabriel's wife now. What's wrong with asking him for money? He's your man. He's supposed to support you. If you don't go, I'll drop dead right in front of you!"

Gabriel's breath hitched.

He remembered it—the day she'd come to his office for the first time after the wedding. She had worn a white dress and stood at his door with lips bitten colorless. In her eyes was a complicated gaze.

In the end, she'd quietly said, "Gabriel, I need some money."

And what had he told her?

He could hear his own voice, cold and cutting as he'd replied, "Emily, you're greedier than I thought. You couldn't even wait, could you? Are you trying to bankroll that bottomless pit you call a family?"

Emily had swayed, the light going out of her eyes. Finally, she nodded anyway.

He had written her a check and handed it over like he was tossing a bill at a beggar.

In his mind, that was where her greed began.

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