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."

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

reached

flinched, instinctively pulling back-but the flicker of hurt that passed through his

So I let him.

Just for now.

nailed the pitch-my contract with Gabriel would be over. And right

mine, slow and deliberate, caressing

But I felt nothing.

No spark.

No fire.

until I stood right in front of

back, Clairessa," he

"No."

slipped out before I could fully

pulled my hand from his grasp

didn't back off. He stepped

said you've forgiven me." His voice was tight, almost pleading. "You've seen how much I've changed these past few weeks—so why can't you take me back? Why not give us

fall to the pavement. When I turned back,

we've spent a few weeks working together. That doesn't undo everything. And this-motioned around us. "This isn't the place to talk about it. We're standing in the middle

tell me what place works. Where do

right now. Just

He still

only thing we should be focused on is

matter. This conversation-it's

shot out. "Screw the presentation.

a bitter laugh, eyes flashing. "These past

been pretending to care about any of this.

see I'm not just some spoiled, useless rich kid. I've been trying to prove I'm someone worth taking back. Can't you see

I froze.

he still wanted me. But pretending to care—just to win

hell was

manipulation. And the

voice low. "You couldn't have done all

still a future here. The more try to reach you, the more you pull away... and I don't know how

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