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After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 132
Isabella I stay near the counter while the shop assistant carefully writes the message on the chocolate cake.The display lights reflect softly against the glass case, illuminating rows of smaller pastries and neatly arranged mini cakes on the lower shelf. The smell of cocoa and vanilla lingers in the air, warm and comforting in a way that almost makes the small shop feel quieter than it actually is.Outside the glass window, I can see Gabriel standing a few meters away from the door.One hand is tucked into the pocket of his coat while the other holds his phone to his ear. His posture is relaxed, but there’s a slight tension in his shoulders that tells me the call is probably work.He turns slightly as he speaks, pacing once along the sidewalk before stopping again.For a moment, I just watch him.Then the shop assistant slides the finished cake box toward me.“Your order will be ready in just a minute, ma’am,” she says politely.I nod absently.My attention drifts back to the displ
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 131
Isabella The road leading into the city is relatively quiet, the fading sunlight stretching long shadows across the pavement as Gabriel drives.For a while, the only sound inside the car is the low hum of the engine and the occasional passing vehicle.Then Gabriel clears his throat slightly.“So,” he says, glancing at the road ahead as he adjusts his grip on the steering wheel, “you’re meeting Elias later.”I turn my head toward him, raising an eyebrow. “Meeting him?”“The dinner,” he adds casually, though there’s something in the way he says it that makes the word casual feel a little forced.“Oh.” I shift slightly in my seat. “Yes.”A brief silence follows.Gabriel slows the car slightly as we approach a traffic light, tapping his fingers lightly against the steering wheel before continuing, “That sounds… planned.”I study his profile for a moment. “What does that mean?”He shrugs one shoulder, eyes still on the road. “You said you’d meet him at a restaurant. Mia even booked it.”“
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 130
Isabella By late afternoon, the noise across the construction site begins to shift.The steady rhythm of machinery slows, tools are packed away, and the crews start organizing equipment for the next day’s work. The steel frame of the structure now stands taller than it did that morning, the newly secured beams catching the last orange glow of the sinking sun.I glance over the final progress report on my tablet while a few engineers nearby review tomorrow’s tasks.“Make sure the trench reinforcement is completed before sunrise,” I tell one of them. “Once the conduit lines go in, it’ll be harder to adjust the base.”“Yes, ma’am,” the engineer replies, making a note.Elias stands a few feet away, speaking with the site supervisor about the delivery schedule for the next batch of materials. The two of them are studying a logistics chart when Elias’s phone suddenly rings.He glances at the screen and frowns slightly before answering.“Dad?”I’m not trying to listen, but the conversation
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 129
IsabellaAfter a moment, I hear Gabriel’s footsteps move toward the door.“Try to focus, Isa,” he says lightly before leaving the office.The door closes behind him.Only then do I release a quiet breath.I press my fingertips briefly against my temple before straightening the stack of documents in front of me.Work.Focus on work.A few minutes later, the site supervisor knocks lightly on the open door before stepping inside.“Ms. Isabella,” he says, holding a clipboard. “We’re about to start positioning the west support beams. The engineers wanted to confirm the final alignment before we proceed.”I push the earlier distraction aside and step toward the table.“Show me.”He spreads the updated diagram beside the original blueprint.“The adjustment you approved earlier shifts the support by about half a meter,” he explains. “It improves the load balance, but the team wants confirmation before they secure the frame.”I study the measurements carefully.The reinforcement lines are clea
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 128
Isabella Work usually helps clear my mind.The structured rhythm of it—the reports, the site checks, the endless stream of decisions that need to be made—usually gives me something solid to hold onto. Something practical.But today, even the familiarity of the site can’t fully quiet the lingering tension from earlier.Lucas pulling Gabriel aside.The look that passed between them.I try not to think about it.Instead, I focus on the plans spread across the temporary worktable inside the site office. The structural engineer stands beside me, explaining a few minor adjustments to the west support alignment. I listen carefully, tracing the updated measurements with my finger across the blueprint.“That shift won’t affect the load distribution?” I ask.“No,” he replies quickly. “We compensated by reinforcing the beam here.”I nod slowly, reviewing the numbers one more time before giving my approval.“Alright. Proceed with the adjustment.”He thanks me and leaves to relay the instructions
After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back Chapter 127
Isabella The moment Lucas says they’ll “observe for now,” the air around us shifts in a way that makes the entire site feel smaller.Workers continue moving around the steel framework behind us, voices echoing through the open space as measurements are called out and equipment is moved across the gravel. From a distance, everything looks normal.But standing here with Lucas and Emily watching me like I’m part of their inspection, it’s impossible not to feel the tension beneath their polite smiles.Elias stands beside me, silent but alert, clearly aware that this visit isn’t as casual as Lucas is pretending it to be.Lucas takes a slow look around the construction site, his hands tucked neatly into the pockets of his coat.“Impressive progress,” he says after a moment, nodding toward the rising structure of steel beams and scaffolding. “It’s moving faster than I expected.”“The contractors are ahead of schedule,” I reply calmly. “The foundation work finished earlier than projected.”E
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