Falling For My Ex's Dad by Oma Green

Chapter 174

Chapter 175: She's Not Moving In With Us

Gabriel's POV

I sat at the dining table, seething, the rage in me growing hotter every goddamn second.

Across the table, Adrian and Clairessa sat so close their arms brushed. He leaned in, whispering something in her ear. She smiled-smiled like she loved whatever nonsense he was feeding her.

My blood burned.

Her eyes met mine once. Just once.

Then she looked away like I didn't exist. Like I hadn't given her twenty-four hours to tell him the truth.

And judging by the way he looked at her-like she was some innocent angel who saved his life-she hadn't said a word.

It was more than obvious she hadn't told him a damn thing.

She was still pretending. Same as always.

But she had no idea what hell I'd unleash if she kept this up.

God... I was going to-

I couldn't even say it.

Couldn't bring myself to hate her, no matter how much I wanted to.

Especially not when she was sitting beside my son, touching him, smiling for him

—and jealousy slammed into me like a punch to the ribs.

Shit. How could I still want the same woman my son was in love with?

How could I still ache for her?

Fuck...

She had him so tightly wrapped around her finger he couldn't see straight. Infatuated. Lost. Blind.

He was caught in her web now, just like I had been. And Clairessa-she was the one spinning it. Seducing both of us. Playing both sides.

Lying through those soft lips.

I dug my nails into my palms beneath the table, forcing myself to stay put.

No.

No, this wasn't Adrian's fault.

She was the one who shattered everything.

The reason I couldn't look at my own son without feeling betrayed.

And now she sat there, acting like she was innocent.

Like none of it had happened.

Like she hadn't torn my goddamn soul apart.

And fuck-I had to do something before she ruined us both.

Just as the rage clawed closer to the surface, Gretchen's voice cut in.

smiling brightly as she turned to him, "I'm

a boyish grin spreading as

college. First day of class. She embarrassed me right in front

to

I didn't challenge him—I just corrected an error

teasingly. "I

no mercy. She shredded my logic and

not," she murmured, still smiling. "You just didn't get the question

Still challenging me even

I love about her. She

Love.

twisted in my gut like

glanced at me completely

lingered for a second before drifting back to

the kind

she brings me joy you can't imagine," Adrian said, sliding his hand over

She stiffened.

I saw it.

didn't

was all

fists under the table, willing myself to stay calm-but

them apart screamed through

her voice tight and too polished. "Adrian, you're being too

adore you already, Claire. I met her earlier in the kitchen-she's a doll. I can't wait to get to

“She might seem shy

sweetly. "Welcome to the family,

offered a faint,

strong, kind. She makes me want to be

That was it.

leaned forward, slamming

through

turned

back into my seat, jaw

"Mr. Storm, I—I'm sorry

voice low, eyes locked

flashing

most-like that should be your priority-when your life is still in ruins. You should be rebuilding it, not

the light fading from

of the humiliation

his seat,

I've been thinking about what you said. I'm ready to turn my life around. I want to join

me off guard.

he said, voice firm. "I want to start

swell of pride

Something good from this trainwreck of a

you. We leave for the

of course, he couldn't

condition," Adrian

he said it, I knew. Whatever composure

torn to shreds.

forget who's doing whom a favor. I

he replied, jaw tight. "You've made that

You should be on your knees thanking me for even entertaining this.

Storm, maybe

a

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