As time passed and Gabriel calmed down he decided to eventually check on the woman who was still (hopefully) up in the attic.

And indeed there she was lying there almost dead like his wife, but thankfully though once the designer rushed over to pick her up, Nathalie still had a pulse.

So without hesitating much the grey haired man picked up his assistant and brought her over to his room in hopes that she'd wake up soon and wouldn't be (too) mad at him for quite literally crippling her.

But right before Gabriel could've gently placed the woman down a screeching voice scared him causing the man to jump and once again dropping Nathalie.

"YOU! YOU HURT MISS NATHALIE!"  Duusu screamed. "HOW DARE YOU!!"

"A! Damn it I didn't mean to! But now look at what 'you' have done!!" The man replied right before hurrying to pick up the crying assistant from the floor who couldn't even speak by now.
Instead she just hugged Gabriel tight and held onto him as if her life would've depended on it whilst the designer placed her down (gently) onto the edge of the bed.

"I HURT HER LESS THAN YOU DO! YOU MONSTER! YOU DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT GOES DOWN AFTER YOURE GONE! AFTER YOU LEAVE SHE CRUMPLES! COMPLETELY! THIS WOMAN LOVES YOU MISTER GABRIEL!!"

And with that both adults gasped at the sudden yell of the little blue kwami.

"Duusu no!" Nathalie weakly cried, however it was too late now, as her boss was already staring at her strangely.

"Is this...true?"

"No-no of course not! She just over exaggerates everything!"

"LIAR!"

But before Duusu could've screamed something more the assistant threw a pillow at 'it' causing the little thing to fall to the ground and be silenced by that object.

"I'm sorry, Duusu's behavior was unacceptable there." Nathalie shook her head before getting caught by Gabriel's hands, and then once he lifted her face upwards then they made eye contact and the young woman clearly saw that her superior still had that concerned face on, which she didn't like at all.

He looked scared and she knew why.

"Sir I-"

"Quiet!" He cut her off "Now-...What Duusu said-...I get it might be a bit dramatic but she usually doesn't lie...so...any explanations?"

"Well sir you surely don't think I like you! I MEAN! Not in a mean way but we're work partners, maybe friends, but anything more than that-"

"-Yes?"

That made her stutter.
Why did he even need to cut into her speech like that?
It was disrespectful, arrogant and mean, kinda indicating he wanted her to say something different, that they were more than friends, though they weren't.
Nevertheless Nathalie sort of liked it.
So she shook her head and then started all over again:

"We're nothing of the romantic sort! We're only-...only together for business purposes. And that's how it's always been, you know too."

"So? This still doesn't explain the thing which Duusu mentioned, like the falling apart?"

"Well-...I had to catch up with a bunch of galas, gatherings and emails since I was on vacation, and therefore my job got a bit stressful which I couldn't handle well. So there, explained."

"Okay." Gabriel nodded hesitantly "But if you need another break then don't be afraid to take it-"

"No sir! I really can't! I'm all fine!"

"Are you sure? You're not mad at me? I kinda feel as if there would be something between us-...well yes I was an asshole for dropping you like two times already but besides that! A-are you-...are you not mad about our-...affair...long ago?"

"Affair?!?!" She screamed and in that same exact moment another voice unabled the designer to explain further.

"So-...Nathalie is here huh? Did she come over again or what?" Asked the irritated voice of Adrien who had just stepped into the room and almost instantly stopped the two adults talking on his father's bed, not looking so 'friendly'.

"ADRIEN!" The grey haired man jumped "Y-you see-...N-Nathalie-...well she-"

"I got into a fight and your father helped me out of it! As you can see I'm injured." The woman explained getting a worried gasp from the teenager who hurriedly rushed over to her and immediately hugged the assistant.

Of course he did this out of kindness, however thought this wasn't the best feeling for the woman's back as it was very injured.
But she took the hug anyways, and smiled whilst feeling the innocent boy close.

"How did you even get into this fight? And with who?"

"Well-...I-...I didn't have enough money to pay for my apartment and my landlord got a bit aggressive."

"What?!?! Is father not paying you well?! Or why couldn't you pay?!"

"Oh no-no-no! I simply-...I was on vacation you know and-"

"Doesn't father give you paid holidays?! That's like the bare minimum he should do!!"

"Adrien it's complicated really!"

But she couldn't help the situation, the child was already staring up at his father with a disgusted face.

"How dare you not pay your BEST worker more! She's basically my mother, teacher and best friend! Yet you can't give her a good enough salary!" He spat "You should be offering her a bonus and a free room to stay here at the mansion to make things
easier for her! Also a car would probably help Nathalie out a lot! But noooo you're too dumb for that father! Really get a grip! Without her we'd be nowhere! NOWHERE YOU GET IT?!?! Without Nathalie I would've probably not made it! She offers me love and care I never got from you! She offers me what a mother should! At this point she should basically become an Agreste, but she does deserve someone much better than you, therefore I wouldn't force you two at all. She is wayyyy out of your league."

And by saying all that the kid got everyone in the room absolutely speechless.

To be continued-