Falling For My Ex's Dad by Oma Green

Chapter 199

Chapter 199: My Heart Belonged To Someone Else

Clairessa's POV

We started down the sidewalk.

The streets were quiet. A few cars passed, but nothing constant. Even the city seemed to be moving in slow motion.

And so were we.

Our pace was slower than I liked. It felt too casual-like a couple out for a lazy afternoon stroll. But that wasn't what this was.

This wasn't that.

Suddenly, he turned to me.

"Clairessa."

I glanced over, guarded. "What?"

"There's something I need to ask you."

I slowed my steps, sensing the shift. "Okay. Go ahead."

His voice dropped slightly. "Have you forgiven me? I mean-truly, completely forgiven me? Let go of the past?"

My feet stopped before I even realized it. So did everything else.

I didn't answer right away. I stared ahead, letting the question hang between us, giving myself space to search my heart-so I could be honest. Not just with him, but with myself.

The truth was, the years with Adrian-the relationship, the hurt, that night-hadn't really been on my mind. Not since I fell in love with Gabriel.

I didn't even see him that way anymore.

But I couldn't say that. Not like that. So I gave him what I could.

I let out a slow breath. "Honestly... I have."

"I don't know when it shifted, or what moment changed it. But I'm not angry anymore. I've let it go. All of it."

a weight had rolled off his shoulders. A faint, almost relieved smile tugged at his lips. There was something

gently, he reached

of hurt that passed through his expression stopped

So I let him.

Just for now.

pulled this off-if he nailed the pitch-my contract with Gabriel

fingers slid over mine, slow and deliberate, caressing the back

But I felt nothing.

No spark.

No fire.

until I

back, Clairessa," he

"No."

out before

hand from his grasp

he didn't back off. He stepped in again, closing the distance

tight, almost pleading. "You've seen how much I've changed these past few weeks—so

letting my gaze fall to the pavement. When I turned back, the words

few weeks working together. That doesn't undo everything. And this-motioned around

place

there right now.

head. He still didn't

only thing we should be focused on is nailing

matter.

the presentation. Screw all

let out a bitter laugh,

to care about any of this. Sure, I've

impress my dad. But mostly... it's been for you. So you'd see I'm not just some spoiled, useless

I froze.

he still wanted me. But pretending to care—just

hell

wasn't love. That was manipulation. And the worst

couldn't have done all

fierce. "But I did. Because it was the only way you'd let me be close to you. I needed to know if there's still a future here. The more try to reach you, the more you pull away... and I don't know how much longer I can

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