Trading My Ex for His Uncle (Nyla and Damon) novel Chapter 1038

If Wilhelm stopped wanting to see Jane, the bond between them would naturally fade over time.

"No! I don't want food!" Wilhelm cried, hurling Gabriel's phone onto the car seat.

He began pounding on the car door, trying to open it. "I want to see Mommy! I want to live with her, not you!"

Gabriel, his patience wearing thin, locked the doors with a sharp click and turned to Wilhelm, his expression darkening.

"Your mother doesn't want you. Even if you find her, she won't take you. I'm the only one you have now," he said.

"I hate you! I don't want to be with you! I don't want you as my dad!" Wilhelm screamed.

Gabriel's restraint, already fraying after days of tantrums, finally snapped. He stared at his son and said coldly, "It doesn't matter whether you want me or not. No one wants you now except me."

Jane didn't want Wilhelm. The Wilkies wouldn't want him either.

"That's not true!" Wilhelm sobbed uncontrollably. "Mommy wants me. Mommy's just mad. If I'm good, she'll take me back! She has to..."

Gabriel let out a mirthless laugh. "Fine. Let's see if that's true. I'll take you to her now."

He called his assistant to confirm Jane's current location and started the car without another word.

Wilhelm wiped his tears and stopped crying.

He asked cautiously, "Are you really taking me to Mommy?"

Gabriel drove in silence, offering no reply.

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An hour later, they arrived at Jane's villa.

As soon as Gabriel unlocked the car doors, Wilhelm flung one open and bolted toward the house.

Watching the boy's eager figure, Gabriel followed at a measured pace, his face betraying no emotion.

"Mr. Hackett, I need to assist Ms. Wilkie with her packing. If you wish to see her, she's just upstairs," Wendy excused herself.

Gabriel climbed the stairs to the master bedroom.

As he reached the door, Jane's cold voice carried through. "Wilhelm, I told you not to come here again. Don't you understand?"

"Mommy, I missed you..." Wilhelm's voice trembled, thick with tears. "Don't you miss me?"

After a pause, Jane's reply came, harsh and unyielding. "No. I'm leaving the country soon. Even if you come, you won't find me anymore. Don't come back."

"No! Mommy..." Wilhelm cried, his small frame shaking as he tried to hold Jane's hand, only for her to shove him away.

"Don't touch me!" she snapped.

Wilhelm, just a small boy, lacked the strength to resist. He fell to the floor from the force of her shove.