He only married me to show her that he already moved on Chapter 69 - sixty-nine: A glimpse of her

Gabriel's POV:

Three years later... 

"Thank you, gentlemen, for coming and joining this meeting...blah.blah.blah.blah..."

I didn't hear what's the speaker's next words as I lost my concentration in watching the bypassers passing down the busy street of Am-Phil building in Denver Colorado. I am currently in an important meeting in this city, but since we're almost done discussing some strategies and business investments, I can't help myself not look outside and watch these passing people one by one. 

The meeting room is just located in the second floor of the building and it's surrounded by huge and clear glass panels, so I can freely see the happenings outside the building. 

It's been three years and I'm still trying to find Madi. And because I am too desperate to see her, I have also been trying to watch every people passing even in this kind of busy streets, while silently praying she can be one of them. 

I've been flying from a different country almost every other month, trying my luck to have a glimpse of her. I became addicted to her perfume scent and it made me insane every time I smell the same scent of her on other woman. I also became a fan of entertainment and business news on tv and online, hoping I can see her from one of them even in their every commercials. 

I hired different person to watch their house in Florida, and each one for her friends in case one day, she came and show herself to them. But like every day of these past years, the result was the same as my first year of searching... nothing. And here I am, trying again my luck to watch these people pacing their way across each other. 

But my eyes widened as my heart started to hammer inside, when I suddenly caught a glimpse of a very familiar woman. I was stunned in my seat and I don't know what to do. 

"Madi!"

I muttered loudly and finally walked towards the glass panel. I didn't notice the stares I am earning from those people inside the room. My heart is pounding loudly as my eyes searched again to crowd down the building. 

"Mr. Wilsons?"

-'It's her! I'm sure of it!'-

"Mr. Wilsons?"

-'I saw her!'-

I keep on muttering to myself as I craned my neck in order to see her again, until I felt a tap on my shoulder. I glanced at the owner of the hand. It's Sandy, Madi's friend and my secretary. 

"Sir, they're all waiting for you."

I looked around to see them all watching me with different questions swirling in their eyes. I sighed and tried to look again outside before I walked back to the long table. 

"I'm sorry gentlemen. I just thought I saw my wife." I explained with a half-smile. 

"Your wife, meaning you're married?" asked one of the gentleman in the table. 

"Yes, three years ago."

"If that so, where is she? What happened to her and why you sounded so down?"

"Actually, right at this moment.. I don't where she is, and I don't know how I can find her. I made a huge mistake in our relationship before, that's why she left me. And until now, I'm still searching for her. I'm hoping I can still correct all those mistakes and... hopefully, she can give me a chance."

I said with a sad smile but looking in no particular. I'm just looking to the red roses that beautifully arranged in the middle of the long table. How I wished I could turn back all those times and reset what happened. Maybe we are now a happy couple, with one or two kids probably. Maybe she's now with me or waiting for me in our home wearing his beautiful smile just for me. 

Sandy's POV:

He's always like that, always looking blankly at the crowd. At first I can't really understand why he's doing that, then lately I realized.. he's not totally looking blankly on them. Yes, his body isn't moving, but his eyes do, searching and trying that maybe..... maybe he can see her, he can find her by watching each of the people passing at the busy streets not far from where he is standing. 

I sighed as I continued to watch him sharing his married life and all his mistakes to these gentlemen inside the room. By more than three years of working with him, I can say he changed so much, his personality, outlook on life and most of all his behavior. 

Well, I know it wasn't easy for him to become what he is right now, but it's worth it. I remember the old him when I and Madi were just starting to work in his company. He's cold, distant, rude and arrogant. And Madi told me one day, that the word 'thank you' and 'please' doesn't list on his vocabulary. But it all changed when he offered her his deal, to be his wife. I noticed how he slowly transformed into a jolly and always smiling person. 

Madi loved him at that time, without him knowing her feelings. But she stayed with him, until one day.. he called us one by one and asking if she's with us. Then I heard the shocking news, she finally left him. And after that, from a cheerful, always smiling and jolly personality, he turned into being more lifeless, merciless, cold-hearted and a cunning person. 

He became the 'devil' of the business industry not just in Chicago but in the whole state of Illinois. And maybe because of the non-stopped advice of his father, shouts and sermon of his mother and other relatives who visits him in his office, he became what he is right now. A dedicated businessman and a dedicated husband to find his wife and to get her back. 

"Oh, that's so sad, my son." one of them patted him on his shoulder. "But you know what, nothing's perfect. Everybody creates mistakes, but what most important is that we correct them and stand for the right the next time."

"I agree, Mr. Wilsons. I'm sure you can find her, and we're hoping she can give you a second chance." one of the young executive smiled at him. 

"Maybe you can show us her picture, so we can easily recognize her in case our paths will cross."

"Yeah, that's a good idea."

And he opened again his phone and send one of Madi's picture to them. And then we started to gather our things and congratulate each other.. one by one. 

When we are about to go to the hotel where we are currently checking in, instead of going to the car, he run towards the street in front of the building. John and I shared a look but followed him eventually. 

"Mr. Wilsons, you still have one more meeting, Sir."

I shouted behind him, but he just ignored me. So I don't have a choice but to run after him, while Jhon is shaking his head beside me. 

"He's doing it again." he muttered. 

"You mean this street searching?"

"Yeah. He's doing this for almost two and a half years after he came back to his normal self."

"Well, we can't blame him." I said while making a large step to keep up on his pace. 

When we are in front of him, I am really catching my breath. But he run again to the other side of the street. 

"Huh?" I complained while looking at Jhon with a tired look. 

He chuckled at me. "That's what we called afternoon exercise."

"Yeah, you mean two o'clock in the afternoon exercise." and he chuckled again. 

After ten or fifteen minutes... 

"I saw her, I'm sure of it!" Mr. Wilsons muttered when he walked back to us. 

"Sir------"

"I can't go wrong with it, Sandy!"

That's one of the things that changed in him. Since Madi left, he started to call me Sandy instead of Ms. Aguilar. 

I really don't know what to say or how to react with what he said. Because you know what.. I am telling you, I'm not sure if he really saw her or he's just hallucinating. It's not the first time that Jhon and I run after him on the street just because he said he saw Madi, but in the end.. he hired men to look and search for those streets that he said he saw her. 

Gabriel's POV:

When I can no longer stand in the heat of the sun, I followed the two inside the car. I will go back here one of this day and I'll set another team to start searching on every street of Denver, because I can't be wrong with it. It's her, I know it's her.

Chapter end