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.

Rowan shakes

at him, only to find that we were

Emma were all

her head. I touch my own and

when it was

the warehouse. They checked you and

Other than that, everything seemed fine“. Rowan

here?” I ask, pointing at

I needed

look at me in sympathy. I look at the floor, unable to face them.

ask all of them

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Ethan and

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still handcuffed, and his shoulder was bandaged. At least I think it

longer bleeding.

from Ethan and here he is. Maybe he can tell

entire department” Brian says

anything?“Travis asks, pulling Letty who had tears in

her to Ethan, and we

She must also feel

he refuses to say a thing” Brian shakes

turn to face Ethan only to find him staring intently at me. His

right away.

you do this to me, Ethan?” my voice

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

went. Did he have a switch for

he wanted it? Or did none of it exist? If that’s so then he was one hell

wanted the company.” He

he had actually

back as what he said, registers.

“What company?” I ask

Companies, but I didn’t have any of my own,

had was Hope Foundation, and I don’t see someone like

organization for helping children.

you talking about, Ethan?” I push when

needed to know what made him play me like

such a hurtful stunt.

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

said leaving me more

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nights to If you wanted that company so

his name”

giares at me, but I don’t care. Everyone knows that my grandparents and

even have shares in the

to unleash chaos. “I’m not talking about the Sharp’s.

your real

are you talking about?” Travis booms.

bullshit”

keep quiet not agreeing with

not bullshit. I’m telling the fucking truth” Ethan grits out before turning to me.

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

truly a Sharp”

to deny his claims, but I can’t. I’ve doubted it so many times that

DNA test.

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

treated Travis and Emma. I was always an

always came

Travis and Emma toys and treats when they came to visit. I

no kisses. I got nothing but coldness and indifference

that. It made me question

deep inside you know the truth. You know the Sharp’s

you never felt like one of them” Ethan concludes

anything.

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

had for a long

us as your family?” Travis asks in a

fire back. “I was never

looking in at the happy family

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pity party you have for yourself” Emma

even doing here?” Ethan and I ask at

him before quickly pulling my gaze

family, Mrs. Sharp” Brian says as if

what drugs you’re smoking, but no one in this room, except

prefer if they left,

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