Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M novel Chapter 498

“Is the food ready?” I ask our housekeeper once I step into the kitchen.

She answers with a kind smile “Not yet, but it will be in a few.”

“Okay, let me set the table then.”

She goes to argue, but I shut that argument down quickly. I wanted to help. Since she is cooking, this is the least I could do.

“Do you need any help?”

I look up to find Gabriel’s mom on the opposite side of the dining table. I place the plate I was holding down and give her a smile.

“Sure, but I am almost done.”

She walks towards me and begins helping with the glasses and spoons.

“So, Harper, how has my son been treating you?” she asks out of nowhere.

I don’t answer immediately. I take some time to just think about her question, not because I don’t know what to say, but because of the tone of her voice.

She isn’t just asking to make conversation; she genuinely wants to know how Gabriel has been treating me.

I must have taken too long to answer because she stops what she's doing and adds.

“Don’t take it the wrong way. I am not butting into business, but given how he treated you before, I just want to make sure that he is treating you like you deserve.”

The concern is evident in her voice and in her eyes. She’s genuinely concerned about my treatment.

I place the final plate down and smile. “You don’t have to worry; Gabriel is treating me really well. I am not complaining. Trust me when I say, If he were, I would have left him; everything else be damned.”

“Few people do. Rowan and Gabriel don’t either,” she says.

“You look so in love and happy.”

She sighs and puts down the spoons before pulling out a chair and sitting down. “We weren’t always like that. In fact, Antony hated me. I would actually say that the word hate is mild. He detested me, and his hate nearly destroyed me.”

Just like she did, I pull a chair out next to her and take a seat. My focus is completely on her.

“It’s so unbelievable. No one can tell that he hated you.”

“It’s something I don’t like talking about because it’s in the past.” Staring into her eyes, I see the pain that has been masked for years. The pain that scarred her. “Don’t get me wrong, we do love each other. He pulled his head out of his ass when he realized he loved me and begged for my forgiveness.”

I continue to stare at her, not really sure why she was telling me this.