Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

65. Our daughter

“Please come in” Letty says behind me, startling the crap out of me.

I realize that I had just been staring at them like a fool. Too lost in my head to say anything to

them

I move aside and let them through. My mind still reeling from the fact that The Howell’s were in

my house right now. Also that they were potentially my family.

“How are you even out?” I ask turning to face Ethan the moment we were all seated.

“Bail” is all he said, his eyes looking everywhere except in my direction.

Yesterday Brian had asked me if I wanted to press charges against Ethan. He said that it would

make our case stronger against him.

I wasn’t able to give him an answer because I wasn’t sure. Yes, I get what he did to me was

horrible and I don’t know if I can ever forgive him or forget. (3)

Despite all that, Ethan has also taught me a lot about myself and life. I just didn’t know if I had it

in me to press charges,

Travis was pressing charges and so were the police department. To get in, Ethan had faked

documents. As much I couldn’t press the charges myself, Brian said that they would still do it

because they had opened a file on me when the murder attempts had began.

“I’m sorry for what my son did to you, Ava” Nora says, her voice cutting through the tense and

awkward atmosphere.

I just stare at her. I didn’t know what to feel honestly. The fact that she still called her his son

meant that she was okay with what he did. If she was, then I am not sure I want her in my life if

that the case, and if it turns out that she is my mother,

“You’re apologizing for his wrong doings and I’m going to take a guess that you’re the one that

the truth does

daughter who he told us you mourned

I was too afraid to ask.

what he did. It was downright wrong and evil” Theo says

teeth. His eyes cutting

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fean still tell that he loves him.

don’t eate what you thunk smere has done, but tarmg with their feelings while knowing that you plan to kill them to just

reminded of what Ethan did just leaves me raw It was like pouring salt on a

and we love him. I may not have birthed him but he has been ours since he was ten when we

would be hurt and disappointed if he did something so terrible, but I wouldn’t abandon him I would be by his

only to find him staring back at me. Just like yesterday, there

in his cold gaze. I can’t help but wonder if

look he used to

away, I pull my gaze from him and stare

you want something from me, so how may I help you?

his case then I’m sorry to inform you that I have nothing to

straight to the point. There

see their shocked faces, but I ignore it. I was just

they would

us the truth. We

tears filling her eyes.

believe her, but I couldn’t. The family that raised me didn’t love me and

eight years with me. I didn’t expect Nora and Theo to love me either.

the looks of things they really loved

daughter?” I ask standing up. “Ethan could have mixed things

look nothing like

I was just me. Nothing remarkable about my

me an envelope. “I took your hair and did a DNA test. It matched

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its content. He wasn’t lying that much is

Nora and Theo.

your mother’s

know you’re the

start falling. It

didn’t know how to handle

they gave me

didn’t want me they could have given

me stay with them, only for them to hurt

pet name I call Noah and

she says as she hugs

to me. Being in her arms just feels right. I feel

mother. I feel her love wash over me and

embraces me.

let go even when I soak her designer dress in tears. Soon a feel another set of