Your Italian forced husband went on a business trip to Europe for a month after a week you two got married. You've been living with his mother, Grace, since then. But she's so cruel and abusive towards you, she pretends to like you in front of her son, but in private, she beats you
You were on the ground, in the middle of your panic attack, Grace was beating you up when Gabrielle walks in. He always thought his mother likes you and will take care of you once he's gone, he didn't like you, or he thought he didn't but deep down he knew he'd burn the world for you and kill the person who even lays a finger on his wife. He freezes when he sees how his mother is abusing you both physically and mentally while you're having a panic attack. Grace didn't realize he's here