Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0509

Harper.

"I honestly don't know why you wanted us to come here," I grumble as I rub my hands together to generate some warmth.

"Is it wrong that I want to take a walk with my wife through the park?" Gabriel asks, amusement coloring his features. My grumpiness doesn't do anything to diminish the shine in his eyes. In fact, it looks like he finds it cute.

*During work hours?" I ask skeptically, my eyes surveying the park we were in. Given the cold weather, we were among the few who were here.

*I am the boss, Harper, and you are my wife. We can do whatever the fuck we want," he says, grabbing my hand and holding it tightly in his. "If anyone has a problem with it, then they can go fuck themselves."

Despite the chill in the air and the fact that I don't want to be here, I smile. Using my hair to hide it.

Gabriel has surprised me over and over again with his care, love, and attentiveness. If I am being honest, I never thought that I'd ever be this happy with him. He has surprised me at every turn.

*It's still not a good habit," I tell him, looking up at his six-feet-two frame.

laughs now come easily, and they warm my

broke my heart. I lived and breathed the company. Our family's legacy." He pauses, his thumb drawing traces on my palm. "Now, I have you and Lilly, and you take precedence over everything, including the company. If I want to take you out for a stroll, then that's what I'll do. I deserve to

am I supposed to say to that? How am I even supposed to

my inhibitions fall away, and I put work

there is more could learn from him before I am confident enough to venture on my

I couldn't just jump head first. I needed to plan. I needed to organize my ideas, my goals, and steps for how to achieve all the goals I had for

before I can even launch the ideas I had, I needed to do interviews and hire new staff. Like I said before, Unity Ventures was solely focused on buying and selling properties. With the introduction of architectural, construction, and interior designing services, it will need not only new staff but also

launch it with a brand-new face, so before that

me when he walked into my office with a boyish grin and excitement on his

the idea that much. I mean, the weather wasn't that good. I hated the cold. In fact, I

out in the terrible weather, he somehow managed to convince me... so here we were. Walking hand in hand in this chilly weather, yet he didn't seem

Lilly here one of these days," he tells me, breaking through my

The quietness, the atmosphere, and most especially the tall green trees were relaxing. I feel myself melt into his arms as I relax. There is just

Chihuahua dressed in a pink skirt. We had not yet moved to our new home. For reasons unknown to me (or maybe

had already planned to bring her to the office when she's on school break. She's been begging me to let her tag along one day," he says with such