Ex-Husband's Regret

Fuck! Why me? Why now? Why today, of all days? Fate has already established that she hates me, but this is too much even for that bitch. Why the hell did she loathe me so much?

To be honest, I'm afraid of looking up. Afraid of looking at both Gabriel and Lilly. I try my best to calm down my erratic, beating heart, but it's no use. I felt like I was going to have a damn heart attack. I could literally feel the sweat running down my back.

My anger at Gabriel was already gone, and in its place was pure, undiluted fear. When I woke up, I never imagined that this would happen. That Gabriel would suddenly come to my house out of the blue. That he and Lilly would meet.

At first, I was careful because I knew Lilly was asleep due to her cold, but after what Gabriel revealed, I completely forgot and blew up. That was my fucking fault. I didn't have anyone to blame for this cluster fuck.

"Mom?" her sweet voice calls me, and I look up, unable to deny my daughter.

Looking at her, I'm unable to form a sentence.

When I don't answer, she turns to Gabriel and asks, "Who are you, and why are you fighting with my mom?"

Their eyes clash and I see my Lilly take a step back as if something has just rammed into her. That pulls me out of a trance.

"Lilly, go to your room," I say unsteadily, and she turns when she hears my voice.

I can see the questions running through her mind. She was a sharp girl, and I know there is no escaping the curiosity that she's sure to hit me with.

"But mom..."

shout. I've never shouted at her before, but I was frustrated. "Go to your room and don't come out until I

wants to argue, I can tell, but she also knows not to argue with me. Giving Gabriel

had a rooftop area, so that's where I take him. I needed to get him to leave as soon as possible, so I could deal with my

I could literally feel my lungs constricting. I tried breathing in and

right? If he had, he would be giving me shit right now. He would be spitting fire, ready

about my proposal..."

jaw drops. I should be happy that he didn't notice anything, but then the fact that the only thing that's on his mind is

still stand by my answer, Gabriel," I tell him after I've gotten myself

the company, a chance to get out of your poverty-stricken life and once again become wealthy, a chance to come back into the society you were born into you still won't accept my proposal?" He looks puzzled. As if he really couldn't understand how I could turn

nothing to do with him. Nothing to do with the life I left behind, especially knowing that those

daughter and forget that Gabriel ever sought me out

He was beginning

him to want this, and I want to know what it is, so I continue to question him. "What brought you running to my doorstep, Gabriel? If I remember correctly, you couldn't stand me. You couldn't wait to divorce me. So why the hell would you want to

way his jaw clenches. I was right, there is a reason why he wants me to agree to his

change my mind. I had already made my decision, and there's no way I'm going to change it. "Then I think we are done talking. You can show yourself out of the building." I finish, and was about to walk away when his next words stops me cold

wouldn't notice?" His deep voice sends shivers down my back, but not in a

want to turn around,

Harper," A muscle ticks in his jaw, and the dangerous atmosphere that usually surrounds