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.

knew. He was no longer cold and detached. His smiles and laughs now come easily, and they warm my heart.

and you take

to that? How am I even supposed to

all my inhibitions fall away,

him. I felt that there is more could learn from him before I am confident enough to venture

I needed to organize my ideas, my goals, and steps for

needed to do interviews and hire new staff. Like I said before, Unity Ventures was solely focused on buying and selling properties. With

a while before I can officially launch it with a brand-new face, so before

into my office with a boyish grin and excitement on his face. He

cold. In fact, I

so here we were. Walking

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

were relaxing. I feel myself

of the 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 admit it), I kept postponing the movement. I

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 a bright smile on his face that it shows his happiness. His pride in our daughter radiates off him in