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.

raised my hands in surrender. “So, I assume your relationship with her

back. It was a stupid moment of weakness,

lying and cheating were things

love her. It was a mistake.”

right advice. I didn’t want him to keep hurting someone who didn’t

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

a few times.”

few?” I teased.

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s*x, and as the months went by, it became harder to control my…” He

both having s*x?” I asked, surprised. I knew my son well enough to understand how important

she wanted to wait until marriage, and I

in even greater shock. A

funny,” he said, confused by my reaction.

the marriage bed untouched is laughable, and I think you

know

she’s different… innocent, sweet. She has 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

warned. “People make their own choices, and your mother made hers.”

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

I hadn’t heard 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

with him.

nodded, his attention

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like a good person. You’ve hurt her, so it’s not

again,” he pleaded, desperation clear in his voice. “Just tell me how

an action that hurts your partner and sometimes is capable of destroying them and the relationship you both worked hard to build.” I expected Adrian to know

to get her back,” he begged, his eyes sincere as he reached out to hold my hand. The look