Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M Novel novel Chapter 509

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.

His smiling face greets me. Gone is the Gabriel I knew. He was no longer cold and detached. His 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, it quickly disappears.

“I’ve been working for Wood’s Corporation since I was sixteen. It got 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 company. If I want to take you out for a stroll, then that’s what I’ll do. I deserve to enjoy quality time with my wife after all the years of hard work I’ve put into the company.”

What am I supposed to say to that? How am I even supposed to respond to that heartwarming little speech?

Instead, I squeeze his hand to let him know that I 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 moment. Using my free hand, I pull my coat together before stepping closer to him.

Even though Gabriel had handed over Unity Ventures, I still continued to work with him. I felt that there is more I could learn from him before I am confident enough to venture on my own.

Besides, I 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 had for the company.

Aside from that, 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 new departments.

It'll be a while before I can officially launch it with a brand-new face, so before that happens, I am totally okay learning and working under Gabriel for the time being.