Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

32. Dead to me

Ava.

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I was happy today. Not only had my dinner date with Ethan gone well, but I was going to go back to work tomorrow and the day after that will be my birthday.

Just like I had predicted on Saturday, Ethan had managed to help me forget. A few minutes after getting to his place, I was already laughing my ass off.

He cooked, and he didn’t disappoint. The food was absolutely delicious. There was just something about a man that can cook and make you laugh. It ended up being a happy and fun night. It got better when I came back home and I was able to talk to Noah.

He had calmed down a bit. We chatted about everything and nothing at all, before he fell asleep still on the phone. It had been the highlight of my day.

I was baking when someone knocked on my door. I was craving some comfort food so I decided on cookies and chocolate cake.

Wiping my hands with the kitchen towel, I went and opened my door. Part of me was shocked when I came face to face with Emma. The other part wasn’t. 1

“What do you want, Emma?” I ask in irritation.

The fact that she was here didn’t spell good things. The last time she was here, I was almost killed a couple of hours after fighting with her.

Her face is stony when she answers “We need to talk”

My whole being rebelled against the idea. Against my better judgement I let her in and lead her to my living room 2

“Say what you came to say and the leave” I take a sea and watch carefully as she does the same.

She is quiet as she surveys my home. She sneers after her inspection is over,

I roll my eyes. Of course this doesn’t meet her standards It isn’t flashy nor expensive. It was simple and homely.

“Are you going to smeei at my home the whole day or are you going to talk? 1lean back into the chat and study her.

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I doubt Emma knew the difference between a home and a house. Mine was a home, it had a

warmth to it while what Emma liked was a huge expensive house that looks clinical and cold.

Tm here to tell you to stay away from Noalt” she says crossing her legs.

I sigh “Seriously? You came all the way to my house for this nonsense again?”

I was getting tired of repeating the same thing over and over again. How will I make her understand that I wasn’t one bit interested in Rowan?

caused me so much heartache, so

with me but you keep dragging him back to you. Can’t you just let him go? He doesn’t love you for heaven’s

does. I don’t want to be reminded that I fell in love with a man that hates

how have I dragged

rushed here in the middle of our movie night just because he heard you were

to be the

my fault, Emma. He is your man so why don’t you put a fucking leash on him”

we even having this conversation? Didn’t she realize that she won? That

will lead somewhere. I didn’t want the drama with Emma and Rowan affecting what

still think that you’re doing all these things to get attention and sympathy from him” she mocks, sneering at me like she said the

point

allow her to tarnish the joy I was

your plan. It’s only

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done showing me how stupid you are?” I ask. “You think I’m faking these attacks, but do you want to know what I think?

me out of the way you have Rowan all to yourself and you won’t have to deal with seeing me around because full

stares at me as if in shock. Either she’s shocked that I figured it out or shocked that I brazenly accused her.

two to cut me off completely from Rowan’s life because for some stupid

she screams at

spouting bullshit. We’re no longer kids, Emma, so grow up and act

an ancestor by now. It doesn’t faze me though.

leave or do you

and I sigh in

son out of my business” she

say?” my voice takes on a

heard her wrong because she didn’t

to have him shipped to a boarding school. Who does he think he is? He’s still a dam kid and he has no say in adult issues. So you either control the

by surprise. She swivels her head in my direction.

slap me?” her wide eyes begin to

tingling from the impact, but I ignored it “Yes, and if you

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before stomping out

her.

Noah? I still couldn’t

son. What the hell happened to Emma? She was never this

never cruel.

lean against the wall and catch my breath. My day was now ruined. The happiness I was feeling a few minutes

I look at them but the excitement to eat them was now gone. Leaving them to cool, I instead go and watch a

what the movie was about.

ringing of my doorbell stops me. I sigh in defeat and go to open it, thinking it was one of the many girl or boy scout selling

can react, he pushes me