Falling For My Ex's Dad by Oma Green

Chapter 7: The Mystery Woman

Gabriel’s POV

Chapter 2 The Mystery Woman

“How bad?” I asked, my anger slowly building. Just as I suspected, he had made a mistake and was probably in need of help.

“Really bad, Dad. I messed up the one good thing I had going on in my life.”

“What happened?” I asked, wanting to hear the full story before reacting. Over the years, I learned to wait for all the information before giving a response.

“It’s my girlfriend… I messed up badly with her.”

“Girlfriend?” I repeated, relieved that it was a relationship issue and not something more serious. I let out the breath I’d been holding and leaned back in my chair. “I didn’t know you had a girlfriend.”

“Dad, I do… we’ve been together for a year and a half.”

My eyes widened in surprise.

“I’m sorry I kept it hidden. I wanted to tell you at the right time.”

“You kept a serious relationship secret from me? I thought we were close. But apparently, you still see me as an old man who doesn’t need to know everything about your life,” I said, hurt but willing to move on. “I’m disappointed, but let’s focus on what you did.”

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“I cheated,” he blurted out, the remorse clear on his face. “Last night she walked in on me with another

woman.”

“Adrian,” I said sternly, my anger rising. “What the hell?”

“Dad, I need your help, not your judgment,” he pleaded, his voice full of desperation.

I assume your relationship with her is serious, and you want

want her back. It was a

you regret it, or is it just the guilt?” I questioned. While I had a cold view on relationships, lying and cheating were things I couldn’t tolerate, especially after what Angelique had done to me. It was better to

her. It was a mistake.”

has this ‘mistake‘ happened?” I pressed, wanting to give him the right advice. I didn’t want him to keep hurting someone who didn’t

lied, but I fixed my gaze on him, a tactic I’d perfected over the years. He knew I could see right through

a few times.”

few?” I

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only because we’re not having s*x, and as the months went by, it became harder to

son well enough to understand how

she wanted to wait until marriage, and I

even greater shock. A smirk graced my

funny,” he said, confused by my

the marriage bed untouched is laughable, and I think you

know

the purest heart out of all the women I’ve met. She’s the reason this restaurant is successful and helped me turn my life around. I knew I couldn’t let s*x make me lose

mom out of this,” I warned. “People make their own choices, and your mother

exactly my point. My girlfriend is different. She’s the kind of woman who would never cheat on me or leave. I can’t lose her–I

him say he loved her, which concerned me. “Adrian, listen. You’re my son, and I want to help you, but it’s my duty to be honest with you,” I

with him.

nodded, his attention

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her,

desperation clear in his voice. “Just tell me how to fix this. I know

hurts your partner and sometimes is capable of destroying them and

eyes sincere as he reached out to hold my hand. The look in his eyes softened