Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0510

Gabriel freezes, rooted where he's standing. His hand tightens, holding mine in an almost painful grip. I look up at him only to find his eyes wide, shock coloring his features.

I look over his shoulders to find a red-headed woman, looking at him with unshed tears in her eyes. She seems emotional. I don't understand her behavior or that of Gabriel's.

Slowly, Gabriel unfreezes and turns, his movements a bit stiff. He seems almost like a robot.

*Ashley?"

This time, I'm the one that stands frozen on my spot. My heart races as her name hits my ears and registers in my brain. I take a step back and try to pull my hand from Gabriel's, but he doesn't let go. Instead, it tightens.

Her hair falls down her back in shinny ringlets that remind me of the setting sun. Her green eyes were wide and expressive, framed by long lashes that were a shade darker than her hair. Her high, well-defined cheek bones stand out, and her full lips finish off her striking features. She was taller than I was, probably standing at five foot eight or nine. She has a slender figure with a small waist.

No wonder Gabriel went for

was you," she says, her voice soft. "You are rarely seen in such a public

I push down the urge to throw up. Its greasy smell turning my stomach. I have been feeling this way for the past

am a hundred percent sure of what is ailing me. Despite this, I haven't

something. I

you doing here? Are you following us?" Gabriel asks, in a

be standing here where Gabriel is face- to-face with his first love. A girl that caused him the heartbreak that turned

up, shaking them. "No. I swear it's just a coincidence. I

foot to foot, feeling uncomfortable. I wish Gabriel would let go of my hand, but I know it's impossible with how

going on inside his mind. Is he remembering their shared memories? The good times? The love he once had for her? I am facing

he is seeing her again after years? He never told me what happened after he caught her with someone else, and I never asked. I thought that once he's ready to tell me the rest of their story, he will.