Inside the City Hall, as soon as Gabriel entered, he spotted Ashley. She pulled a stack of documents from her folder and laid them before him.
"Look these over. If there's no issue, sign here."
He remained silent, flipping through the documents while contemplating his true feelings for her.
Was it love or just an unwillingness to let her go? He himself was confused.
He thought of the days when they had just married. He wasn't actually averse to this doll-like girl. It was the marriage arranged by their parents that he resented. But it seemed his family had projected the faults of the arrangement onto her, never showing any warmth.
Then there was the incident with Kaitlyn, his childhood sweetheart. Her miscarriage had ignited his rage.
But aside from that tragedy, did he really harbor
