Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0475

*Come in," he finally answers, just when I was about to give up and assume he's still asleep.

Opening the door, I enter. I find him seated on his bed. When he sees me, he moves down, sitting on the edge. I close the door and cross the floor to where he is.

"How was girl's day out?" he asks, his voice a bit thick with sleep.

*Enlightening."

"How?"

*Can I ask you something? And promise to be honest about it."

He turns fully to me, now fully awake. His eyes roam over my face as if he's trying to figure out what I'm about to ask. After a minute, he nods his head.

"I realized that Andrew must have blackmailed you into marrying me the first time. Given your heartbreak, you wouldn't jump willingly into marriage, especially with a girl you barely knew. Could you please tell me what he had on you?"

but I needed the answers. I needed to know how Andrew was

*Harper..."

first at

that evidence to the media. With a scandal like that, it would have

I guess living in a fantasy world, believing that he felt something for me was easier to believe than the

pulls me up and guides me down so

alone. I've come to the realization that he gave me a gift. I almost realized it too late, but better late than never. I want you, Harper. I need you like

didn't know what to

very clear. I didn't know what to do with that, but I

came to you? I could have had any fucking woman. They would have happily agreed to enter into a marriage contract, yet the moment I was given the ultimatum, my mind immediately thought of you. I believe it's because you are my destiny. That's why I never fell in

this time? Is it really fate that

darling, but I won't push you. I'm content to wait for you, however long it takes, until you are ready

my hands around his broad shoulders and lay my head against his, just content with being in his

be attending." He says so casually, I almost hit him for springing this on

stare at him with round eyes. "And you are telling me