Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

47. That night

Rowan

“What the hell happened to you?” Gabe asks looking at the ice pack that was plastered to my face.

“Ethan” I just grunt. Not in the mood to deal with my brother.

Fuck! I still can’t believe that I got into a fight with the fucking idiot. I was just so pissed and I let

his words get to me.

“The cop?” He asks curiously. “Ava’s new man?”

At that I blow. I take the ice pack and throw it against the wall.

“He’s not her fucking man” I snap standing up.

My emotions were raw and close to the surface. I still don’t understand why Ava can’t see that the

fucker is a fraud.

I haven’t been able to get anything deeper about him. The reports paint him as an okay guy.

Nothing out of the ordinary, but my gut tell me otherwise. There was just something about him

that rubbed me wrong. Something that he was hiding. My gut has never been wrong before.

“From what I hear, he is…what happened?”

I take a deep breath, trying to cool down the fire burning inside me.

“We were helping Ava move furniture into her new house and he told me to back off. Said that she

was his and he wasn’t going to allow me to ruin things” I admit finally.

Gabe stares at me like he can’t believe what I just said. Like I was trying to figure out what the

hell was wrong with me.

“Seriously? That’s what made you get into a fight with him”

“Yes!”

He sighs before sitting down. “In case you haven’t noticed, she’s no longer your wife and given that

he is dating her, he has every reason to ask you to back off. Isn’t that the same thing you asked of

when you

fist my hand in frustration. Why is it that no

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is just something about the man

you see that?”

office. My fury burning so close to the surface. I was almost losing it. First I hear that Emma threatened Noah and that

made googly eyes at each

thing. What the hell was wrong with her? She’s the most cautious person I know, yet she let him into her life

question anything.

are you talking about?” he asks giving me his

just couldn’t sit down with all the fucking emotions inside

but there is just something

doesn’t feel right

any fucking sense, but I can’t ignore the feeling. That’s why I

investigating him.

does, I feel like punching the crap

that you’re jealous

I be jealous of him? I don’t have any fucking

for Ava, remember?”

he was saying was absurd. I could never be jealous when it comes

I’m looking after him. That’s

you were married to her for nine fucking years, it’s hard

develop any feelings towards them. Especially

at him in shock, before shaking my head. “There’s no fucking way that I developed

stayed married to her because of Noah. My heart

That’s the reason I couldn’t develop any feelings

completely lost his fucking mind. It’s not unusual for people to stay married

each other. Nine years couldn’t change the

the stunt she pulled to get me to

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you feel so strongly about her dating Ethan?”

told you! I wouldn’t have cared if she dated any other man, but something is

fishy with that cop”

was only making me more pissed. I thought at least

looks like he doesn’t. Instead he has this stupid notion

feelings for Ava

to admit that what Ava did nine years ago was wrong. We treated her horribly for it, but what if she wasn’t lying when she said she was drunk? What if she was telling

“That’s impossible”

We all wanted you with Emma. We’ll except for Ava.

blame. It was easier to blame the girl who had been obsessed with you for years

you had made

stand frozen. What the fuck

watch as he takes out his phone and dials

you doing?” I