A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 1496

Landon's words moved Gabriella, causing her to realize that only her own family would truly care about her.

Holding that thought, her expression drastically changed when she recalled how caring Larry was toward Joan.

However, she recovered her composure quickly as she didn't want to lose her temper in front of Landon.

When she saw that her father was waiting for her response, she gathered her thoughts and explained to him what happened without any hesitation.

However, she left out one key detail. She only declared that she was in love with Larry but didn't mention Larry was in love with Joan.

Out of jealousy, she accused Joan of coming in between her relationship with Larry, and that Joan was the third party. Furthermore, Gabriella also claimed she was manipulated by someone else into causing the whole drama to unfold.

Throughout her explanation, she never admitted her role in the matter. All she did was blame her own impulse.

“Tell me, were you the one who went to the press about the matter?” Landon asked skeptically once Gabriella had finished.

“No, it wasn't me. All I did was scold Joan out of anger. I didn't expect the matter to escalate to such an extent.”

Gabriella pretended to be in agony. “It's all my fault. If I hadn't made the wild accusations, this wouldn't have happened. I wouldn't have ruined our family's reputation and caused my good friend, Joan, grievous hurt. Dad, you should punish me for what I have done.”

When he saw how repentant Gabriella was and the tears that welled up in her eyes, Landon's heart ached for his daughter. He consoled her, “Gabriella, although you acted on impulse this time, it isn't entirely your fault. It's obvious someone has been using this episode to do harm to our family. Going forward, you have to remember to keep your calm and think before you act.”

Evidently, Landon loved his daughter greatly. Not only did he believe Gabriella's words entirely, he even saw her as the victim and comforted her.

“I'll keep that in mind and won't repeat my mistake again, Dad,” Gabriella promised as she smiled sweetly at her dad.

As long as my dad supports me, there's nothing for me to worry about, Gabriella thought smugly to herself.