Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M novel Chapter 424

I was just getting out of the car when, out of nowhere, he grabs my hand, pulling it harshly. I’m startled by the action and I lift my head in confusion only to find his eyes blazing.

“Where the fuck is your ring?” he spits, his eyes glaring at me.

Shit! What the hell?

I slowly look from him, to my empty ring finger. Have you ever been confused about a situation? Like you know what you’re being asked, know the answer, but you’re still confused? Well, that's me right now.

“Harper, where is your ring?” he grits out while getting out of the car.

I watch his body unfold from the car, and then he is towering over me. His overwhelming presence renders me mute.

A little shake from him brings me back to the present.

“I don’t understand what’s happening right now,” I mutter, still not sure why the hell he was livid over something so insignificant.

His face grows darker if that’s even possible. It’s like my answer just snapped something inside him.

“What’s happening is that you’re not wearing the ring I gave you and I want to know why,” he growls, his face tight.

Dumbly I reply, “I didn’t see the need to.”

In my defense, my brain cells were already short-circuited from what happened in the gym and the car just a few minutes ago.

“You don’t see the need?”

I nod numbly, still staring, as his face grew even tighter.

Sensing the danger, I try to step back, but it’s of no use. His hands shoot out to stop me from my retreat.

“I gave you the ring because I expected you to fucking wear it. Now where is it?” he pushes out in a taut voice.

“In my bag”

At my answer, he grabs my bag. I watch silently and in shock as he rummages through it, before pulling his hand out. When he does, the ring he gave me is in his hand.

Taking my hand, he pushes the ring onto my finger before glaring at me.

“Don’t fucking take it off,” his warning is clear, so instead of antagonizing him anymore, I just nod my head.

He then hands me my handbag, walks past me and leaves me in the underground parking lot alone. Sighing in tiredness and frustration, I follow him.

***

Gosh, this day sucked. Like really sucked.

I haven’t been able to pay attention to anything since I started working. If my head wasn’t obsessing over my odd situation with Gabriel, then it was wondering how Lilly was doing at school.

I was tired and irritable and I could barely focus on my work. I kept checking the time because I couldn’t wait for five o’clock so that I could go home and just rest.

I’d thought of just asking Gabriel for permission, but I though against it. I needed to learn as much as possible. I couldn’t ask for sick leave just because it was a shitty day.

At lunchtime, Gabriel had asked me to join him for lunch when I’d gone to hand him some documents. Let’s just say that I’m a coward. I didn’t want to face him, so I told him that I was busy and didn’t have time to eat lunch with him.