Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0492

Harper.

It's been close to two weeks since Gabriel made me promises that shattered every reservation, I had about giving him a second chance.

I swear, I never thought I could be this happy.

My life with Liam was good, but with Gabriel, it's better. Maybe because Gabriel is the man I loved. The man my heart held on to for almost a decade.

I would be lying if I said that I wasn't scared. There was still the small part of me that expected the other shoe to drop. After all, it wouldn't be the first time in my life that a loved one has been taken away from me.

There is also the fear that this is all too easy, you know. Like shouldn't it be a bit harder? A bit more difficult. A bit more challenging... or is that just my self-sabotaging tendencies talking?

Maybe I am so used to not having things going my way, which just makes me question things when they do.

"What are you working on?" Gabriel pops out of nowhere, scaring the crap out of me.

With my hand on my chest, I try to calm my racing heart. "Don't sneak up on me like that."

"I didn't," he says, his eyes flashing in amusement. "I've been calling you for more than a minute. You were just staring into space."

That night at the gala, right after that first round, Gabriel continued for two more rounds. We slept and just when I thought it was over, he woke me up for a few more rounds. I swear, by morning, my legs were like jelly.

one of my best nights. There is just something about your husband whispering sweet nothings to you while buried deep inside you. He would alternate between sweet and straight up dirty talk. My mind could barely keep up, but I loved

belong to

is a dream come true, but there is a small part of me that keeps insisting that I gave in too

papers in front of me. "I've just

seat right next to me on

the papers that I'd been scribbling on

asks after a couple of

what its names suggest. Unity Ventures. Meaning we will be all- rounded.

My joy swells deep inside me at

in my dreams to join it and be part of the running team. That was always Andrew's dream. It's just

realize that he was sick. By the time he did get diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer, my parents were dead, and we didn't

help from Gabriel once Gabriel and I were married, but like the proud idiot he

I do love my father, but I also put the blame on him

was his dream. He may not be here today, but I'll make sure it succeeds

impressed," Gabriel says, interrupting my

*Thank you."

thoughtfully. "She did say she'd like you to do the interior of one of her hope houses. Working with her will push you to higher heights because her foundation is

but she has never mentioned it again, so that leaves me

don't know about you, but I am not the kind of person who will go bother someone because of something like that. If you need my services, then