Chapter 0498

"Is the food ready?" I ask our housekeeper once I step into the kitchen.

She answers with a kind smile "Not yet, but it will be in a few."

"Okay, let me set the table then."

She goes to argue, but I shut that argument down quickly. I wanted to help. Since she is cooking, this is the least could do.

*Do you need any help?"

I look up to find Gabriel's mom on the opposite side of the dining table. I place the plate I was holding down and give her a smile.

"Sure, but I am almost done."

She walks towards me and begins helping with the glasses and spoons.

*So, Harper, how has my son been treating you?" she asks out of nowhere.

not because I don't know

conversation; she genuinely wants

too long to answer because

treated you before, I just want to make sure that he

evident in her voice and in her

place the final plate down and smile. "You don't have to worry; Gabriel is treating me really well. I am not complaining. Trust me when I say, If he were, I would have left him; everything else

now, though? Why didn't you leave during those first three years

a mother and going through what I went through changed me. When I was away from him, I learned about my self-worth and how to stand up for myself. I had a daughter and I needed to teach her how to be

she's going to go places. Those two, Lilly and Noah, are like our boys. They're going to take the company further than

with pride. I've heard Gabriel say the same thing about Lilly and Noah too. I believe them because I know my daughter, and I know she's more

"Thank you," I whisper.

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