Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

39. Underneath the surface

“What?” Emma whispers besides me in shock

The whole room is quiet. Everyone is completely surprised. No one saw this coming. No one

imagined that Ava would be the founder of such a large organization.

Hell, I was married to the woman and I had no clue That leaves a lot to be fucking said about me if

I didn’t know this about Ava

‘Did you know this?” Gabe asks, eyes and mouth wide.

“No” I growl pissed that I had missed such a thing.

I watch as she pushes back her chair She stands up and Ethan stands up with her while offering

her his hand with a smile she places her hand on his and he walks her towards the stage. I

clench my jaw when he places his hand on her exposed back when he helps her up the stairs.

Once she’s there, he steps down. She gives Mary a hug before she steps up to the podium

She smiles before clearing her throat

“Hi” she chuckles nervously “For some reason it’s easier for me to address a room full of rowdy

teenagers than a room full of adults”

This earns her a couple of smiles and laughs from people.

I don’t think there is anyone here who doesn’t know me and it there is, my name is Ava Sharp

Like Mary said, the reason we are here today is to celebrate all of you for your continued help in Hope Foundation Being a teacher, you see a lot of things at school Kids with bruises inflicted by abusive patents, kids going hungry because they don’t have lunch money, kids with tattered

clothes and shoes because their parents are so poor that even coming to school is a luxury and

kids who are homeless and live on the streets” she says, hei voice captivating her audience

pay this much attention to a speech

through such hardships broke my heart, so I started helping the best way i could fetarted with one boy in my class, then another, and another Behere kurmit I hat mote dono dozen children t was helping That’s where I

place where they did have to

Hope House and God blessed me by bring

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we began four years ago, we have expanded The Hope Houses and we are

all ranging from a few months old to eighteen. We make sure that they don’t lack for anything and we even give the older ones allowance” She pauses before pointing to the tables at the center which were full of kids

they can still make it. To back them up as they make their way through life. So from the bottom of my heart

for

away from the podium.

the room as people stand up to

all for today,

have thought

underneath her surface?

my wildest dream did I imagine that she was the founder of the largest children’s organization” Travis mutters, his eyes darting between Ava

who had been waiting for her. One

shocked look still

still hard to grasp. It was like she had this whole secret life that I never

seat that Christine had exited. I turn to glare at them only to find Mary

family right?” she asks and Travis numbly

picks up her tablet and

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“Isn’t that Caleb Kingstone of Kingstone technologies? What’s he doing

Does he know

at where her gaze was directed. It was on the young man with Ava. No wonder he looked

familiar

about two years back. He is the youngest CEO and already has made a name for himself in the business world. At only twenty, he was already a success story. His

would have been worried about him taking my number one spot as the top entrepreneur in the country.

money.

backed him up.

stare at her. Each of us trying to absorb what she just

saying she’s taking advantage of the kids under her care to

had enough of

you stop with the fucking snide remarks” I

to us but mind their business when I glare at them. Emma looks at me like she’s never seen me before, but I was just so

a sneer. “Ava doesn’t need anyone to make ber rich, the

are you talking about?”