Love After a Steamy Affair Chapter 202: Can You Let Him Go?

Chapter 202: Can You Let Him Go?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Caleb never returned after leaving the private room – he waited in the hallway for the event to be over.
Out of everyone who had been present that night, Serenity was the only one sober since she only drank milk.
Although Gabriel had quite a few sips of alcohol, he was not as drunk as the others. Other than his slightly flushed face, he was no different from an ordinary person.
Since the event had ended, Caleb called a car for everyone while Serenity sent them off. Once the others had left, Caleb headed over to the parking lot to get a car for the trio.
Serenity went back to the private room to escort Gabriel out but was slightly stunned when she opened the door.
Gabriel had released the top two buttons of his shirt, revealing his honey-colored chest. One of his arms was stretched out on the back of the chair beside him. The laziness of his posture made him look sexy and charming as the light softened his usually cold demeanor.
Perhaps it was because he was drunk, but his deep eyes were slightly hazy too.
Before she sent everyone off earlier, Serenity had asked the waiter for a cup of hangover tea to be brought to the private room.
Gabriel took a sip of the hangover tea and hoarsely asked, “Has everyone left?”
“Yes, I saw them off.” The moment he got up, Serenity quickly got his coat to hand it to him.
Gabriel took the coat, put it on, and walked out with Serenity.
Serenity had been silently observing his movements and heaved a sigh of relief when he could walk just fine on his own.
The night breeze blew in their faces the moment they stepped out of the clubhouse. By then, Caleb had driven the car over, waiting for them.
On the way back to the hotel, the car encountered an issue and suddenly stopped.
Caleb got out of the car to check under the hood. He then reported to Gabriel that the issue would take some time to fix.
Gabriel opened his eyes and frowned slightly. “How much time do you need?”
“About half an hour.” And that was the lowest estimation.
While waiting, Serenity noticed Gabriel rubbing his temples as if he had a headache.
She looked out the window and suggested for them to take a walk.
Gabriel looked at her and agreed. The two got out of the car and walked toward the river bank not far ahead.
The night breeze blowing past the river was still cold, sobering up Gabriel from how tipsy he felt earlier. He noticed Serenity lightly rubbing her hand over her arms. “Put this on,” said he with his coat on an outstretched hand toward her.
Serenity was surprised and looked into his deep eyes. The towering neon building across the river bank behind him gave him a glow that enhanced his charm.
When she did not take it, Gabriel simply draped it over her shoulders.
Her shoulders sank under the weight of the coat.
Gabriel leaned against the railing and looked at the river which was covered with a slight mist.
“Are you really going to listen to Benjamin Rivers and marry President Fulton?”
She pursed her lips and did not say anything. It was hard to tell what was truly going on in her head, especially when her blurry eyes were covered with a layer of mist. Honestly, even her heart was confused.
“Can’t you let him go?” asked he again.
“What?” She looked at his well-defined face in a daze.
The oncoming breeze rustled Gabriel’s jet-black hair but his gaze remained fixed on the river surface. His thin lips parted as he softly said, “John.”
Before, her heart would ache whenever she heard this name. But now, she no longer had such a reaction.
The love she experienced in her youth was beautiful, so beautiful that, for the longest time, she refused to let it go and believe that the man she once loved had already become someone else’s husband..