Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

29. A kiss

Ava.

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I am still recovering from my attack. I am mentally and physically battered and I just want all this

to be over. Three times someone has tried to kill me. Three times I managed to survive. I just don’t

know when my luck will run out because at this point whoever wants me dead seems hell–bent on

making sure I don’t see Noah again.

I shiver when I remember how close to meeting my maker I had been. He had been right there in

my house. He’d planned to rape me there before killing me. Tears fill my eyes and it takes

everything in me not to let them fall.

I’ve cried enough this past few days. I was tired of it, but I just didn’t understand why. Why would

anyone want me dead? I haven’t wronged anyone, well except for Emma. Even with her, she was

now with Rowan so that should have absolved me of my sins. I didn’t deserve what was happening

to me.

My greatest fear was that they succeed. It would mean that I don’t get to see my boy growing up.

That I would miss all the milestones in his life and it saddened me. The thought of that potential

future broke my heart into a million different pieces.

“Are you okay miss?” someone asks me.

I look up to find an elderly woman staring at me with concern. Her kind eyes assessing my face. It

was still a bit bruised but at least the swelling had gone down. Now I just had the healing lip,

black eye and purple cheek.

“I’m okay, thank you” I try to smile, but I just don’t feel like it.

I’ve been in a kind of funk since my attack happened. I’m just going through the motions. Nothing

feels real, it all just feels like a bad dream. I was still waiting for myself to wake up. Deep down I

know that this is real, but a part of me thinks if just pretend then it will all go away.

don’t look okay…Do you want me to call

then the world would be a better place. I’m a stranger to

the middle of an isle in a store because she noticed that I was losing

I’m okay, just a bit overwhelmed” I assure

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force myself to smile. I was grateful for her concern, but I

to be

squeezes my hand. “Things will get

final look before leaving. I heave a sigh of relief before going back to looking at the rows of

you look like hell” the annoying

I wasn’t in any mood

try to ignore her, but like always it seems like she wants to pick a

put your in place when you

secretary sneers.

clench my hands in fists. She was baiting me and I knew it. Everyone

the story and

to find out about the previous attempts on

who had leaked the story after

never liked me. She would always take any chance she

a part. Of course Rowan never believed me when I told him

side, claiming that I’m the one that probably provoked her

not sure what you’re trying to achieve when

I tell her

anything just stating facts. I wouldn’t

stealing her man, after all, that’s what you

women’s men because you’re a

eyes down her body then back up. She looked elegant and impeccable like

I had gone a few rounds with

these years and you still tell me the same things, don’t you ever come up with

hearing the same shit over and

shocked, Probably because I talked back. It’s

and getting on Rowan’s bad side. This time

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evil smile. “How does it feel to

with your sister right

let go of him. I’m slowly starting to kill the love I have for him. It

you were nothing but a mere secretary one he had no interest in. So, I pose the same question back, how does it feel to know you will never be his woman? That he will never see you as anything other than his secretary. How does it feel to know that he doesn’t consider you woman enough? That he preferred to fuck me even though he hated me rather than take you as his mistress?

ugly bitch!” she snarls before

in time and she trips on her extremely high and expensive

quickly she comes at me. I don’t think when I take the carton of

throw it at her.

of us staring in shock. With what I

like

throw

one or two of them

about to slap me, someone grabs her by the waist. Another on

in the opposite direction.