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..."

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

can tell, but she also knows not to argue with me. Giving Gabriel one last look,

had a rooftop area, so that's where I take him. I needed to get him to leave as

there, I start pacing. Panic had taken over. I could literally feel my lungs constricting. I tried breathing in and

stop and stare at Gabriel, but he looks unbothered. Maybe he didn't notice anything, right? If he had, he would be giving me shit right now. He would be spitting fire, ready to destroy. Yeah, that's it; he didn't notice anything. With that, I manage to

my proposal..." he

anything, but then the fact that the only thing that's on his mind is the damn proposal really surprises me. I mean, how could he

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

given you a chance to own 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

behind, especially knowing that those same people turned their backs on

daughter and forget that Gabriel ever sought me out

not?" He was beginning to

why would you be desperate to marry me again? You hate me, Gabriel, so what is so important that would make you seek me out years after our divorce?" I was really curious. Something drove 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

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

by me. If he doesn't want me to know, then that's okay. It's not like it would 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

sends

I didn't want to turn around, but

my daughter... Those grey eyes are a dead giveaway, Harper," A