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,

worse after Ashley 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

I supposed to say to that? How am I

inhibitions fall away, and I put

work with him. I felt that there is more could learn from him before I am confident enough to venture on my own. Content

jump head first. I needed to plan. I needed to organize my ideas, my goals, and steps for how to achieve

I had, I needed to do interviews and hire new staff. Like I said before, Unity Ventures was solely

face, so before that happens, I am totally okay

walked into my office with a boyish grin and excitement on his face. He had then proceeded to tell me that he wanted us to go for a

the idea that much. I mean, the weather wasn't that good. I hated the cold. In fact, I prefer scorching heat to cold weather. I don't

me... so here we were. Walking hand in hand in this chilly

one of these days," he tells me, breaking

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

I point out while smiling at a cute Chihuahua dressed in a pink skirt. We had not yet moved to our new home.

on school break. She's been begging me to let her tag along one day," he says with such a bright smile on his