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.

smiles and laughs now come easily, and they warm my heart. Sure, at work he still maintains his aloof persona, but when Lilly and I are around,

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

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

I get what he is saying. After hearing his words, all my inhibitions fall away, and I put work aside. Focusing on the current moment. Using my free hand, I pull

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

was still in my planning stages. 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

new staff. Like I said before, Unity Ventures was solely focused on buying and

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

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

good. I hated the cold. In fact,

to convince me... so here we were. Walking hand in

of these days,"

tall green trees were relaxing. I feel myself melt into his arms as I relax. There is just something about being

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

tag along