Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 52

  1. A girl named Nora.

Ava

“Fuck” ine grunted shout makes me open my eyes.

Ethan was holding his shoulder, which was bleeding

“Drop the fucking gun Ethan or I swear I’ll blow your brains off” Rowan’s angry voice penetrates

my foggy brain.

He’s the last person I want to see right now. Mainly because I’m ashamed. He tried warning me,

but I didn’t fucking listen to him.

“I have the whole building surrounded, Ethan. You’re outnumbered” Rowans adds.

Just then I hear police sirens and sigh in relief.

Ethan lowers his gun, before putting it on the ground. His eyes are locked with mine. I want to

pull them away, but I can’t. I want to be reminded of what a fool I’ve been this whole time.

“Ava, darling look at me” his voice pulls me from Ethan’s cold gaze. It’s only then that I realize

that Rowan was standing in front of me. 2

Seeing his face up close brings tears to my eyes. The last words he said to me two months ago still

rings in my head.

I keep my eyes on him as he unlocks the chains. He was my anchor right now. Maybe if I focus on

him, I won’t drown in the treacherous water of pain.

“I got you” he whispers softly, his voice full of kindness.

The moment I’m free, I collapse in his arms. So worn out that I’m unable to hold myself up.

He hugs me to him and I have to fight back the tears that threaten to fall. My eyes collide once

again with Ethan. He was on the ground and the police were cuffing him. His wound was bleeding,

but no one seemed to care.

I watch as they take him away. My heart breaking at the loss of a future I thought we had together.

“Are you hurt?” Rowan asks me, pulling me away from his warmth.

I felt so cold now. So chilled. I not only felt the coldness on my skin, but it seeped into my

“Ava?”

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I shake my head at his question. My mouth refusing to work. Refusing to say a single word Maybe if I just pretended, everything will go away. Maybe I’ll wake up and realize it was all just a terrible.

dream

Nothing registers in my mind. I see Rowan’s mouth moving but I can’t hear a thing. I see Travis

walking with a shocked Letty and Gabe walking in with some of the cops. It still doesn’t register.

Nothing does.

I was numb. Or maybe I was beyond numb. I was completely broken.

Why did he do this to me? Why go through all the trouble to get to know me if he was always

planning to kill me? It didn’t make any sense at all.

The more I thought about it. About us. The more I died inside.

I felt us moving. Rowan’s hand around my waist. Supporting me. I was so lost in my head and my

pain that I didn’t realize we were even in a car until we hit a bump in the road.

The car ride didn’t take long. We were soon parking outside the police station.

Brian greeted us and led us inside to take our statements. I don’t remember all the things I said or

how long I had zoned out.

shakes

find that we were in a white room. It wasn’t just us,

Emma were all

bandage wrapped around her head. I touch my own and find one too. I didn’t

when it was

an ambulance at the warehouse. They checked you

that, everything seemed fine“. Rowan said as if he had read my

she doing here?” I ask,

I needed was Emma witnessing

sympathy. I look at the floor,

just about to ask all of them to leave, when the

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back up. Ethan

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his shoulder was bandaged. At least I

longer bleeding.

from Ethan and here he is. Maybe he can tell you why

our entire

pulling Letty

introduced her to Ethan, and we even hung out

She must also feel betrayed like I

to say a thing” Brian

find him staring intently at me. His emotionless gaze sucked me

right away.

this to me, Ethan?” my voice trembled as I

me. His cold gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite. I still

he used to have went. Did he have a switch for his emotions, and he could just flip it

did none of it exist? If

the company.” He

had actually

as what he said, registers. Soon, my surprise turns

“What company?” I ask

in Companies, but

Foundation, and I

organization for helping children.

I

what made him play me like that.

such a hurtful stunt.

your grandparent’s company…I worked so hard for it,

he said leaving me

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that for a company that I have no nights to

his

I don’t care. Everyone knows that

even have shares in

unleash chaos. “I’m

your

talking about?” Travis booms. “Don’t listen to

bullshit”

quiet not

the fucking truth” Ethan grits out before turning to me. “Tell

never felt that they aren’t your family. Tell me you’ve never doubted that

truly a Sharp”

can’t. I’ve doubted it so many

DNA test.

parents and grandparents treated me since I was a kid was just

treated Travis and Emma. I was always an afterthought.

always

buy Travis and Emma toys and

No hugs, no kisses. I got nothing but coldness and

It made me

because deep inside you know the truth.

like one of

anything.

I didn’t want any of them to see the truth in my eyes. To see the biggest

had for a long

us as your family?” Travis asks in a

I fire back. “I was never treated

one looking in at the happy family while I was out

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party you

is she even doing here?” Ethan

look at him before

Sharp” Brian says as if it

smoking, but no one in this room,

would prefer if they left, especially

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