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..."

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

with me. Giving Gabriel one last look, she turns and goes to her room, closing her

definitely be eavesdropping, so I grab Gabriel and drag him outside. We lived on the last floor, and we had a rooftop area, so that's where I take him. I needed to get him to leave as soon as

feel my lungs constricting.

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

proposal..." he

be happy that he didn't notice anything, but then the fact that the only thing that's on his

by my answer, Gabriel," I tell

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

I left behind, especially knowing that those same people turned their backs on us once our company went

and forget that Gabriel ever sought me out with

not?" He was beginning to get

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

me to agree to his proposal,

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."

sends shivers down my back, but not in a

I didn't want to turn around, but

dead giveaway, Harper," A