Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

28. Lucky woman

Anonymous POV.

I am pissed off. That is an understatement. I am beyond pissed off, I was downright furious. Once

again she managed to escape me. Once again she survived when she was supposed to be dead.

“Tell me how the hell she’s still alive?” I ask Ben.

“I swear I almost had her this time, I was this close to ending her but her bastard bodyguard

arrived and saved her” he muttered.

Did the guy think that I was stupid? That I didn’t know what the hell happened. I have gotten

nothing but excuses from him since this whole operation started. Three times he failed to deliver her dead body. The only thing that was positive about this, is that I haven’t paid him yet. Imagine

if I had paid him and yet he hasn’t delivered.

He was going to get half a million dollars if he got the job done. That money should have

motivated him enough to do his job and finish it within the time limit we agreed.

I take a swig of my whisky. Frustration clawing at me.

“Really? You almost had her, is that the reason why you are bleeding?” I clipped feeling angrier

every minute I talked to the idiot.

“I promise I’ll get her next time. She won’t escape me again” he speaks, his eyes cast to the floor.

“She’s already escaped you thrice!” I boomed, feeling the need to end is pathetic life.

He doesn’t speak. Instead he continues staring at the ground like it was interesting.

He had set me back big time. This job was supposed to be done months ago and yet here we still

are, with Ava alive and breathing.

his job.

from him except for

you’re unable to kill one fucking woman? How hard could

The third time is supposed to be the charm and

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don’t fucking know” he snarls, frustration written all over his face. “Killing someone has never been this hard, I usually get the job done

my way. The only thing that was standing between me and what I wanted.

what I wanted

have cops on my back after I went through all that trouble to get her out of my way. An opportunity to cover my tracks presented itself in the form of Reapers‘ Angels. Their involvement provided the

though, they had discovered that it was all a

then me. I didn’t go through all this trouble just to

end.

glass and smashing

supposed to be enjoying

not anywhere close to my goals. In fact

galaxies away from

me one last chance”

fail again?

death doesn’t seem to want to claim her? I don’t

of things it seems there is someone above looking

on their life unless there is

luckiest bitch I’ve ever met. Her luck was starting to get

always get what I want, but Ava’s death

to see you do better” he scoffs,

reaches its limit. Grabbing whatever I could

doesn’t get a chance to duck. The

straight on his

smile when I see blood trickle down his eye.

you want to repeat what

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his teeth. Looking at me with unconcealed

At least he knows how to

take her out quickly. I’ve

more to myself.

needed her dead for my

and I was afraid that the more I tried killing her and she

That can’t happen, because it means losing everything I’ve worked

to kill.

receiving protection from her billionaire husband, then it makes