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

seen the elites pay this

started helping the best way i could fetarted with one boy in my class, then another, and another Behere kurmit I hat mote dono

place where they did have to worry about

Hope House and God

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expanded The Hope Houses and

have thousands of more under our care all ranging from a few months old to eighteen. We make sure that they don’t

they can still make

single donation. I pray for more blessings upon you”

away from the podium.

stand up to

after takes the podium. “That’s all for today, please have a

completely mesmerized. Who would have

underneath her surface?

never in my wildest dream did I imagine that she was the founder of the largest children’s organization” Travis mutters, his eyes darting between Ava

was talking to some kids who had been waiting for her. One of them was a young man and he looked quite

Gabe adds, the shocked look still

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

exited. I turn to glare at them only to

family right?” she asks and Travis numbly nods

picks up her tablet and begins typing something on it

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Emma begins. “Isn’t that Caleb Kingstone of

he know

was on the young man with Ava. No wonder he

familiar

world. At only twenty, he was already a success story. His

taking my number one spot as the top entrepreneur in

money.

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 one believed in him back then, except for Ava. Now his company is fast growing and it’s earning him millions. As a thank you to Ava, he gave her shares in

stare at her. Each of us

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

had enough of

snide remarks” I growl, hitting the

their business when I glare at them. Emma looks at me like she’s never

you been living?” Mary asks Emma in a sneer. “Ava

you talking