Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 454

Chapter 0454

"Do you really have to go mom?" Lilly asks, her eyes shifting between me and the open suitcase on my bed.

I hated last last-minute rushes, but we have been so busy in the office these last couple of days, that every time I went home, all I could think about was sleeping. I was dead tired on my feet and I had no energy to do anything but eat and sleep.

"Yes," I tell her softly. "This is an important deal and your father has to be there to seal it."

"I still don't understand why I can't come with you? I want to see how daddy does it. How he closes a deal.'

I fold the last piece of clothing, which is a blue silk blouse, before placing it inside with the rest of the clothes. Once that is done, I zip up my suitcase before dropping it on the floor.

"You know you can't," I answer her while sitting on the bed.

"Why not?"

"Because you are still a child. That's why?"

"I'm not a child, I'm almost ten."

Rolling my eyes at the obvious lie, I pull her into my arms before kissing her soft cheeks.

ten... And besides, children aren't allowed for such things. It would be really unprofessional if your

her lip. She

want to visit Tokyo,"

The fact that she was lamenting about not being able to accompany us raised questions in my head. She

we would be traveling. For

you are on school break, we can plan a family trip to Tokyo?" Gabriel's

Lilly and I had been so lost in our conversation that none of us had heard him

asks, her voice

huge smile

Lilly rushes to Gabriel, almost falling in the process, and hugs him. Well, hugs his waist

by the cotton of his clothes, but I can

"Anything for you."

father and, with one last cry of happiness, she leaves

are spoiling her, Gabriel." I say with

his shoulders as if it's nothing. "And I don't plan on stopping it. Lilly, along

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