Chapter 0437

I want Lilly to fall in love. Deeply and overhead in love with someone someday.

I hate that Liam died, and I still miss him, but if we had stayed married, I would have destroyed Lilly’s image of marriage and love.

But aren’t you doing the same thing right now? You entered into a contract marriage after all. A pesky voice says in my head.

Pushing those thoughts away, I focus on Lilly just as Gabriel walks into the room.

He stops dead in his tracks when his eyes land on me. His mouth falls open, and he looks like he’s completely stopped functioning.

“You are going to catch flies if you keep your mouth open, daddy.” Lilly tells him while giggling.

I smile when he tries to pull himself together.

“You look beautiful, Harper,” he says, swallowing.

the way I dress after all.

I press my lips together to stop myself from

himself together. “Yes. We don’t want to be late for our reservation.” After bidding Lilly goodnight,

is silent. It wasn't an awkward silence even though I was full of nerves. It is a comfortable kind of silence. The kind

there is just something about a man as formidable as Gabriel driving that gives

It doesn’t take us long to get to the restaurant Gabriel had reserved. After parking the car, he comes around and opens the door for me. With a hand on my lower back, he guides

matron shows us to our table which

I say nervously once we are seated. “What do people

color?” His lips form a devious and seductive grin. “It was black, but I've just changed it

avoid the heat of his stare. A stare

about you?” he

don’t really have

looks good will be my pick,” I

it weird that I didn’t have a favorite color. It honestly used to bug her because

to ask another question when the waiter comes to take

leaves after taking them, leaving me to deal with Gabriel's

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