Gabriel walked into his office looking defeated, Natalie, who was seated at her desk. Looked up and noticed how distressed Gabriel seemed.

"How was therapy, Gabriel?" Natalie asked.

"It was horrible! Adrien is very angry. And this is going to be a very long, painful process. And I have no one to blame but myself!" Gabriel replied, as he sank into the sofa in his office.

"Sir, have you ever talked to Adrien about your past? About your childhood in particular?"

"Don't be foolish, Natalie! Why on earth would Adrien need to know about anything about my upbringing?" Gabriel snapped.

Natalie walked over and sat by Gabriel.

"Gabriel, I know your upbringing is not something you think back fondly on, but maybe sharing it with Adrien will help him understand just a little bit. On why you turned into the man you are today." Natalie replied.

"My childhood has nothing to do with man I am today, I left that all behind and made myself a better life." Gabriel replied.

"Are you sure, sir? I don't think that is the complete truth. And I think you know that as well as I do. Maybe it's even something you should consider bringing up in therapy." Natalie replied.

Gabriel jumped up and glared at his assassinate.

"Don't be so dense, Natalie! What happened in the past is just that, in the past! It has nothing to do with how I father Adrien or the man I am today! And I don't want you or anyone else thinking any different!"

With that Gabriel stormed out of his office, leaving Natalie simply shaking her head.

Gabriel went to his room and sat on his bed, before burring his face into his hand.

"My childhood has nothing, NOTHING to do with how I parent Adrien! I am nothing like my father! Some father he was! An evil bastard is more like it! He wonders why he never got to meet Adrien! I would never allow my son around a monster such as him! Adrien doesn't need that kind of horrible, toxic nature in his life!" Gabriel quietly thought to himself.

The longer Gabriel sat and stewed in his own thoughts, the more it dawned on him, that while he had not turned out exactly like his father. He had unfortunately picked up some of his traits. And those were now indeed having some influence on how he parented Adrien.

Gabriel felt tears slip down his face. He had always promised himself that he would never become the man he was forced to call "father" his whole life, he told himself that he would be a much better parent to his children. But, now he realized that, that wasn't the case. He had turned into a very cold, stern, emotionless man. And for the longest time, couldn't care less about his son. Or his well being.

Gabriel felt sick to his stomach! As he felt like the whole world had just crashed in on him, he buried his face in his hands and just broke down sobbing...

Maybe not the best ending. But, I wanted to get this chapter up, as it has been a hot minute since I've updated this story. I'm sorry its been so long. I've been crazy busy. But, don't worry, I am still working on this story in my free time. And will continue to publish when I can! Anyway, if you enjoyed, please continue to R&R, and I'll see y'all in the next chapter! Until then, Blessings! Butterfly582