Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M novel Chapter 410

Gabe.

“Mom!” I yelled and rushed to her.

She was lying motionlessly on the floor. No one had to tell me that it was the shock of seeing Lilly that caused her to faint. Just like with me, she only had to take one look at those grey eyes to know Lilly was a Wood.

I gently slap her cheek, but it does nothing to wake her up. Sliding one hand under her shoulders, and the other one under her knees, I lifted her into my hands and carried her to the nearest sofa.

“Dad! Rowan!” I shouted for them, afraid to leave my mother alone.

“Is she okay?” Lilly asks in a small and vulnerable voice. “Did I do something wrong? Is she unconscious because of me?”

The tears swimming in her eyes were my undoing. In such a short time, she had become embedded in the very fiber of my being. Seeing her crying hurt me. I honestly don’t fucking think I’ve ever loved someone as much as I loved Lilly. Even my own twin couldn’t compete in my heart with her.

Before I could answer, Harper stepped in.

“No, darling” she answered as she placed a wet towel on my mom’s forehead. I had not even realized that she had gotten one.

“Then why did she faint after seeing me?” Lilly demanded; her eyes firmly fixed on her grandmother.

“It’s just a shock”, Harper pulled our daughter into her arms. “Remember how I told you Gabriel didn’t know about you? His family also didn’t know. She was just shocked to see you, baby. You did nothing wrong.”

I pulled her from Harper's arms and into mine, before kissing her forehead. “Your mother is right. You did nothing wrong. Seeing you just came as a surprise to your grandmother.”

“What in the hell is going on here?” My dad’s booming voice made Lilly jump in fright.

She rushed and moved to hide behind Harper. It was fucking weird seeing this. It’s like the confident girl I was used to just disappeared into thin air. My dad has that kind of effect on people. He can be an intimidating bastard when he wants to.

“I asked what the hell is going on here?” he asked again, moving to kneel before my father.

He doesn’t seem to have seen Lilly, because his whole focus is on my mother. He ran his finger gently down her cheek, calling her name.

My eyes shift from my wife and daughter to Rowan. His gaze holds questions, but I am not in the fucking mood to answer him yet. Not when Lilly was scared out of her mind and Harper was nervous and anxious.

“Come on darling, open those beautiful eyes,” my dad begged, in a very soft voice.

“Could you please take Lilly to meet her cousins, Rowan?” I asked, almost begging.

I needed to explain things to my parents. As much as Lilly was trying to explain things, she totally butchered that explanation. She didn’t know some things and the last thing I wanted was my parents' putting the whole blame on Harper for missing out on their granddaughter’s life.

“You better start talking, Gabe” Mom and Dad say at the same time.

Mom seemed to have recovered, so it was now or never.

I motioned for them to follow me to the study for some privacy. Taking Harper’s hand in mine, I guide her as my parents follow behind us. Once we were all in, I closed the door behind us before helping Harper to sit.

I sat down beside her, then turned to my parents.

“This Harper, my wife, and Lilly is our daughter” I tell them, ripping it off like a band-aid.

It takes a few seconds for the information to load in their brains, and the moment it does, they explode.