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.

was no longer cold and detached. His smiles and laughs now come easily,

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

am I even supposed to

do understand. That I get what he is saying. After hearing his words, all my inhibitions fall away, and I put work aside. Focusing on the current

still continued to work with him. I felt that there is more could learn from him

I was still in my planning stages. I couldn't just jump head first. I needed to plan. I needed to organize

before, Unity Ventures was

it with a brand-new face, so before that happens, I am totally okay learning and working under Gabriel for

busy going through some files Gabriel gave me when he walked into my office with a boyish grin and excitement on his face. He had then proceeded to tell me that

I hated the cold. In fact, I prefer scorching heat to cold weather. I

somehow managed to convince me... so here we were. Walking hand in hand in this chilly weather, yet he

one of these days," he tells me, breaking

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

penthouse," I point out while smiling at a cute Chihuahua dressed in a pink skirt. We had not yet moved to our new home. For reasons unknown to me (or maybe I did know I just didn't want

to bring her to the office when she's on school break. She's been begging me to let her tag along