Winter Wonderland

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Chapter 0455

"Harper?" his voice calls me.

"Oh, sorry, I got lost in thought for a moment." I shake my head to clear my mind. "Yes, I'm done packing."

"Good, let's go then."

An hour later, we were seated in Gabriel's private jet. This time though, I was accompanying him to sign a business deal.

the hostess to bring you whatever you want." Gabriel says

I meant? He's

were married, he wasn't. I don't think Gabriel ever did anything to make me happy. In fact, it was the opposite. He never cared about my needs or wants. He never cared if I was comfortable

a hard time. It's

need something I'll let the

his head, he then

plush leather chair and settle more comfortably. I didn't want to think. I didn't want to

heart still remembers the pain. It takes a lot of energy to hate someone, that's why,

heartache, so I tried burying all of them. I tried numbing myself. Lilly was an exact replica of her father. That was hard enough without me holding on to what he

started to think less of him. I got so used to pushing away thoughts of him and the pain that I became numb. For a long time, he didn't exist

plastered on. He started to destroy the walls I had around myself. With that, came the resurgence of

I said, I don't hate Gabriel. I don't think I ever could. My hesitancy comes from the remnants of the pain he caused me. The echoes of the hurt he inflicted. The phantoms of a long-ago pain. Phantoms that wam me to

it, I needed to get a grip, but I feel myself drowning

back and study his profile, only to

love?" I

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