Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M novel Chapter 523

I stare at him for a while. I then take off my gloves.

“Now, what are you doing?” He seemed amused by my actions.

“Well, you are my teacher; if you think it’s better to use my bare hands, then that is what I will do.”

I follow what he’s doing and mix the soil together. I don’t know whether it's just having the soil in my bare hand, or it’s having him next to me, or both, but a certain peace settles over me. I feel light and airy as if I am on cloud nine.

My worries disappear as Gunner teaches me about gardening. No wonder both he and Ava love this so much. It’s so relaxing, and I weirdly feel connected to the earth.

“Thank you for the gift,” Gunner says, pulling my focus to him.

I’d decided that I would give him a birthday and Christmas gift for every year I missed. A few days ago, I got him one. I didn’t know what to get him, but a shop attendant told me I should get him an electric water gun. He called it Mongu Kublai S-two. He demonstrated how it works for me. It looked cool. It’s something Travis, Rowan, and Gabe would have loved to have when they were kids.

“I hope you liked it.”

He smiles, reminding me so much of Calvin. “Definitely! It’s so cool. I can’t wait to show Noah. Maybe his parents can get him one, and we could shoot at each other.”

“I’m glad you like it, Gunner.” The happiness that fills my heart knowing that he loves my gift is imaginable. I was so worried that he wouldn’t love it.

I pat the soil after planting the flower seed.

“No, don’t do that,” Gunner stops me, pulling my hand away.

“Why?”

“It will sound stupid, but I believe that the plant will struggle to find its way up.”