Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 44

“You’re kidding me, right?” I ask her, hoping that she was just joking.

She shakes her head sadly before handing over her phone.

AVA SHARP’S HOUSE BURNS DOWN HOURS AFTER SHE REVEALS HER IDENTITY AS HOPE

FOUNDATION’S FOUNDER.

I read and re–read the title of the news, hoping that this was one big joke. I’m proven wrong when I

scroll down and see the video of a burning house.

As much as I didn’t want to believe it, there was no way to deny that it was indeed my house

burning.

With my heart in my throat, I place Mary’s phone down and stand up quickly. My movements are

jerky as I rushed out of the room.

“Ava, wait” She calls me but her words fall on deaf ears.

Faces blur as I move at a speed that would put vampires to shame. Nothing registers in my mind

as I get outside.

Getting into my car, I peel out of the parking lot just as Mary burst through the door. She waves.

her hand. Trying to make me stop. I ignore her and keep driving.

My head was in turmoil. Anger and panic wage war inside me.

Did I forget to turn off my stove and that’s what caused the fire? I had no answer because I couldn’t

remember if I had turned it off or not.

My phone rings with an incoming call from Rowan. I ignore it. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind

to deal with him.

I get more calls from Ethan, Letty and even Travis and mother. Just like with Rowan’s call, I ignore theirs too. I just wanted to get to my house and see how much damaged they caused.

“Fucking bitch, watch where you’re going” a man screams and gives me the middle finger.

In my rush to get home, I almost ran him over.

“Sorry” I shout out the window, but he doesn’t listen. He instead continues to curse me and I

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Twenty minutes later, I’m pulling into my neighborhood.

I drive slowly as there are civilians, cops, police cars and a fire truck. I bring my car to a stop and walk a short distance to where my house was burning.

I watch in horror, unable to believe that it was true. Firefighters were trying to extinguish the fire, but even I knew that by the time they’re done there won’t be anything left.

I feel my heart break as I watch the fire consume my house. It may not be grand but it was mine

and Noah’s home for the past few months. I loved it and I had so many good memories there. 1

happenifng

voice brings me back from

Rowan behind me. He looked at me with sympathy and

are you doing here?” I ask as I wipe away

caught fire. I don’t know what I would have done if others suffered because of

weren’t picking up your phone, I was worried” he answers

a hug so badly, but I knew I wouldn’t get it from him. Couldn’t

final looking before turning and walking away.

out of a home so I needed to

lost Rowan, only to be surprised when

are you doing?” I shriek

I allowing you to be on your own he puts his seatbelt on as

“Get out I snap.

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He ignores.

my fucking

you start

choice”

We have a stare down for a couple of minutes.

car?” I ask

he must have driven here or had his driver drive

who takes cabs.

my car back home….I’ll call him when I need him”

then

have that”

to be

it?” I

wasn’t going to be okay. That

my real–estate agent.

I saw what happened to your

me you have something for me, anything really,

homeless”

for whatever period of time. I don’t know what I will do if he tells me he has no house on

have one and it’s perfect for you. I’m sure you’ll love it” he says and I sigh in

address now, I want to check it out. If I

agrees before I

could

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been so quiet and I had been so focused on

with me in the

I can buy myself a damn new house and that is exactly

your help” I

mutters something under his breath, but it’s too low for

while. The atmosphere in the car

how you got wealthy. The last time I checked, your father cut you off from his will”

ignoring him, but then I realized what he was doing. As much as he was probably curious, he also wanted to distract me from my thoughts.

marriage wouldn’t last. It was given either I would give up and ask for a divorce or you would. Personally I thought it would be you. I knew it was only a matter time before Emma came back and you left me” He takes a

between them yesterday after I left, but I didn’t care.

what was Noah’s. I wanted to continue providing Noah a life he was used to and I couldn’t do that on my teacher’s salary,

was risky, that the probability of that company succeeding was small. They were sure that I would lose my money in the end.

at the memory. Tom’s logistics was a big company and very successful in its field. I was still a share hold but a

ins and outs of managing a business. From there, I started investing in startup companies. Those who needed capital and couldn’t get them from the bank, came to me. I went through their business proposals and if it had potential then

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far, I have not made a bad investment. After the companies grow, they either buy me

a member of

glance, just to gage his

has been going on for more than five

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