The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 327

Chapter 327

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Extra 25: Past and Present

"You're welcome, Sam..." he said as he sat across from her. "So, tell me, how have you been? What's life been like for you?"

"Well, I can't complain. I have good days and bad days, like everyone," she said, looking him in the eyes.

"You're right."

"And I can't complain either because I have the life I always wanted."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I found a wonderful man to share my life with, and we've built a beautiful family together," she said, carefully observing his reactions.

"Oh..." Gabriel felt awful hearing this, not the answer he had hoped for.

"And you? How have you been? What have you been up to?"

"Well... I'm good... I focused on managing several department stores."

"Oh, that's great."

"Yeah..." he said, grimacing.

"And did you get married?"

"Well... yes, but don't worry. My marriage only lasted a year before I got divorced."

"Oh wow, I'm sorry to hear that."

"No need to be. Honestly, I think it was for the best."

"Oh yeah? Why's that?"

"Well, because now we... um... I mean, if you want to..."

"Ah... you bastard, you want to steal my Samantha, Eric thought furiously. When he noticed his son shaking his head, Eric only became angrier. "Gabriel, I think that's a personal matter, and I don't want to be involved in it."

"Huh? Wait... what do you mean by that?"

"You and I are just friends or acquaintances... whichever you prefer-"

"No," Gabriel interrupted her.

"Huh? Gabriel, what's wrong with you?"

"Samantha, how can you say we're just friends when we-

"When "we"?" she repeated, raising an eyebrow. "The 'we stopped existing many years ago."

"But I still haven't been able to forget you, and I thought you might-

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""What?"

thought wrong."

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"What we felt for each other is in the

"But-"

ast now, and that won't change."

"Gabriel," she said, taking his hands, "Many years ago, you and I seemed like a reality, but remember, your were the one who ended the relationship."

"But I didn't want to," he confessed, tears beginning to blur his vision.

"But you listened to your mother, didn't you?"

"Samantha, I'm sorry... I really didn't want to break up. I wanted to go through with our wedding, and-

"And that didn't happen. I admit, I waited for you," she admitted, looking away.

"What... you... you waited for me?" Gabriel now felt like the ground was disappearing beneath his feet.

"Yes, I did... Even though we broke up suddenly and you moved away... I waited for a year for you to come back to me because I loved you," she said, raising her gaze to look him in the eyes.

Eric looked up at his wife, unsure how to feel at that moment. Had she just settled for him?

"R-Really?" Gabriel asked, feeling a ray of hope.

"But you didn't come back. You know, even my mother scolded me for suffering over someone who wasn't worth it. Because at the end of the day, you didn't love me like you said." "That's not true. I love you, and-""

"No, it's not true. If you had really loved me like you said, you would have fought for us... but you didn't. You kept listening to your mother," she said, sighing and letting go of his hands. "But that's all in the past now, and you know, I don't blame you for anything, nor do I hold a grudge."

"Sam..."

"In fact, I'm actually grateful for what you did because I went back to my career, and there, I met my truel

love."

"No... Samantha, you're wrong. I am-"

"No, Gabriel, don't get confused," she said, frowning slightly. "Eric Cooper is my husband the love of my life, my best friend, and my spouse. We have a wonderful son together, and now we have four beautiful grandchildren whom I love with all my heart. I'm not going to change anything about my life just because you want to revive the past, which never led to anything."

Eric blushed at his beloved's words, feeling the same way. She was everything to him.

"But I love you, Samantha."

"That's not love, Gabriel. You're obsessed with the past and what could have been... but our fate says otherwise."