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

i could fetarted with one boy in my class, then another, and another Behere kurmit I hat mote dono dozen

where they did have to worry about worth

Hope House and God blessed me by bring in

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ago, we have expanded The Hope Houses and we are

have some in prestigious ones such as Harvard and Princeton. We have thousands of more under our care all ranging from a

them hope that it doesn’t matter where they came from, they can still make it. To

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

away from the podium.

people stand up to appreciate her. They continue to clap until she steps

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

Ava completely mesmerized. Who would have thought that there was so much

underneath her surface?

did I imagine that she was the founder of the largest

at their table, but Ava was talking to some kids who had been

the shocked look still plastered

grasp. It was like she had this whole secret life that I never knew about. I never miss a thing, yet

exited. I turn to

Ava’s family right?”

say anything else, just picks up her tablet and begins typing something on it

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Does he

gaze was directed. It was on

familiar

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.

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

money.

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 Kingstone technologies. Ava is the second largest share holder after

of us

saying she’s taking

I’ve had enough of

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

like she’s never seen me before, but

been living?” Mary asks Emma in a sneer. “Ava doesn’t need anyone to make ber rich, the woman

talking