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."

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

reached

pulling back-but the flicker of hurt

So I let him.

Just for now.

Gabriel would be over. And right now, that was all I cared

slid over mine, slow and

But I felt nothing.

No spark.

No fire.

I stood right in front of

you back,

"No."

word slipped out before I could fully process

my hand

back off. He stepped in again, closing the distance between

much I've changed these past few weeks—so why

gaze fall to the pavement. When I turned

spent a few weeks working together. That doesn't undo everything. And this-motioned around us. "This isn't

budge. "Then tell me what place works. Where do

right now. Just say

my head. He

we should be

else should matter. This conversation-it's a

"Screw the presentation. Screw all

out a bitter laugh, eyes flashing. "These

been pretending to care about any of this.

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

I froze.

he still wanted me. But

the hell was he

And the

"You couldn't

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

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