All Chapters of After The Divorce: He Wanted Me Back: Chapter 111 - Chapter 113

Isabella I didn’t answer him right away.I just looked at him.The quiet desperation in his eyes made something twist inside my chest, and I hated that it still had that effect on me. I hated that even now, after everything, I could still see the man I loved underneath the mistakes.My fingers tightened around the railing.“I need you to listen,” I said, my voice low but steady as I folded my arms across my chest to stop them from shaking.His jaw tightened, but he nodded.“When I lost the baby,” I continued, pressing my palm flat against my stomach without meaning to, “I didn’t just lose a child. I lost everything I had already planned in my head.”My throat burned, but I forced the words out.“I had names, Gabriel,” I said, letting out a brittle laugh as I shook my head. “I had a whole future mapped out. I knew what the nursery would look like. I knew how you’d pretend not to panic in the delivery room.”His face crumpled slightly, but I didn’t stop.“I was furious,” I admitted, li

Isabella By the time I get home, the silence feels heavier than the conversation.I don’t remember the drive.I don’t remember walking past Mia’s door.I only remember closing mine.The click of the lock sounds louder than it should.I lean my back against the door and slide down slowly until I’m sitting on the floor, the silk of my dress pooling around me. The house is quiet. Too quiet. No music. No city hum. No Gabriel standing too close.Just me.And the truth I’ve been trying to outrun.My chest tightens before I can stop it.I press my hand over my mouth as the first sob slips out anyway.It’s not graceful. It’s not controlled. It’s the kind of cry that starts in your ribs and claws its way up. My shoulders shake, and I fold into myself, forehead dropping to my knees.I love him.The realization doesn’t arrive dramatically.It’s just there.Solid. Unavoidable.I love him.Even after the betrayal. Even after the vineyard. Even after I built an entire strategy around tearing down