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

never seen the elites pay

in my class,

safe haven for thein A place where

with buiding The Hope House and God blessed

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have expanded The

as Harvard and Princeton. We have thousands of more under our care 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

them. To give them hope for a better future. To give them hope that it doesn’t matter where they came from, they can still make it. To back them up as they make their way through life. So from the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you

and for every single donation. I pray for more blessings upon

away from the podium.

of the room as people stand up to appreciate

“That’s all for today, please have a

would have thought that there was so much

underneath her surface?

I imagine that she was the founder of the

had been waiting for her. One of them was a young man and he looked

adds, the shocked look still plastered on his

this whole secret life that I never knew about. I never miss a thing, yet I completely missed this whole life Ava

that Christine had exited. I turn to

you’re Ava’s family right?” she asks and Travis numbly

She doesn’t say anything else, just picks up her

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Caleb Kingstone of Kingstone technologies? What’s he doing

Does he know

on the young man with Ava. No wonder

familiar

for himself in the business world. At only twenty, he was already a success story. His techs were increasingly popular and he had earned himself a spot at the big

one spot as the top entrepreneur in the country. The boy was giving a lot of the other

money.

wings. She’s the one who noted that he’s a tech genius. She encouraged him to start something with his talent. When he came up with the idea of having his own company, Ava backed him up. She gave him the startup capital he needed. No

at her. Each of

interrupts the moment by snorting. “So in other words you’re saying she’s taking advantage

time I’ve had enough

with the fucking snide remarks” I growl, hitting the table

them. Emma looks at me like she’s never seen me before, but I was just so fucking sick and

asks Emma in a sneer. “Ava doesn’t need anyone to make ber rich, the woman was

you talking