Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0480

By the time I'm done going through them and place them on the table, my hands are trembling, and my heart is racing. I'm rendered completely speechless as my shift from Gabriel's face to the documents on the table.

"Gabriel" I shake my head. "I don't understand."

He takes my hands in his large one. His eyes hold nothing but warmth and affection.

"I've been scanning my brain, trying to find ways to prove to you that I want this. That I want us. The idea came to me while we were in Tokyo. I had my lawyer draft two new documents, then had him bring them here. All you have to do is sign them."

*But the company is yours, our contract hasn't ended..." I rush through my words as my brain refuses to function.

"I want a real chance with you, Harper. I want a real marriage. That's why I decided to terminate the marriage contract... As for Unity Ventures, it's yours. I've already transferred ownership to you. I don't want anything standing in the way of being with you."

This right here is his grand gesture. His way of telling me that he is all in. That even without the marriage contract or the company he used to blackmail me into marriage with him, he still wants me. Just as I am.

*I love you, Harper, and I hope in time you'll come to believe that, but this is one of the ways I can prove to you that I want you permanently in my life. I want you, Lilly and any future children you'll give me. I want a life with you."

Staring at him, something just clicks inside me. I've been waiting for a sign. A sign to usher me in the right direction. This is the sign. These two documents prove that he is serious about wanting a life with me.

Gabriel shocks me even more when he gets down on his knees.

"I'll do anything you want just to get you to give me a second chance," he begs as his hands circle my waist, and he lays his head on my stomach. "I'll beg if I have to. Kiss your feet if that's what it takes." Update first at NôvelDráma. Org.

Seeing such a powerful and dominant man submit and kneel before me shatters every constraint I had.

How many people get second chances? How many people get to have the man they love beg at their feet?

Love is about taking risks. Ava's words play in my head.

"Get up, Gabriel," I whisper. He is reluctant, so I add. "Please."

He finally gets up and stands only inches from me. I place my hands on his cheek. He closeshis eyes and leans into my touch for a brief second.

"I had a talk with Ava, and before the speeches were done, I'd already made a decision." I say in a faint voice, the only visible sound was the beating of my heart.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"What did you decide?" For the first time since I've known Gabriel, I see fear in his eyes. Fear of losing me. Fear of me rejecting him.

I take a deep breath as peace washes over me at my decision. "I want this with you. I want to be with you because I'm tired of fighting my feelings for you. This is our second chance, and I'd be an idiot if I pass it up. You said you'd prove to me that you love me, that you want me. My question is, how will you prove you love me?" His answer is immediate.

"I'll show up" he promises, his voice low with emotion. "Day after day. Night after night. I'll show up for you and I'll be there for you, loving you each day the right way, the way you deserve, every single day for the rest of my life. I'll love you on the days you still doubt my love for you; I'll love you even when memories of what I did haunt you; I'll love you even when you question your decision about giving me another chance. I'll keep knocking at the doors of your heart, just like Rowan did with Ava, and I'll keep knocking until you have no more doubts about us. I'll show you how serious I am about fixing what I broke years ago and building our marriage, because I fucking love you, Harper."

I can't stop the tears that fill my eyes at his words. Gabriel grips my hand tighter as if he wants me to feel his sincerity and regret for how he hurt me before.

"What I'll do is to love you fully and thoroughly," he continues. "I'll listen to you and my every action will be aimed at showing you just how grateful I am that you gave me a second chance."

I can't say anything. My mind and heart are a complete mush. Instead, I seal our lips together, communicating without words that I understand and accept his words.

His arms wrap around me as he deepens the kiss. The moment he does, I am lost, but even then I can't help but accept just how right being with him without any constraints felt.