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

he said was the truth does that mean you’re okay with what he did to

told us you mourned over for years?”

that I was too

what he did.

teeth. His eyes

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tell that he loves him. Itle

what you thunk smere has done, but tarmg with their

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 adopted him Nora says with tears swimming in

As a mother, I would stand by Noah no matter what. Sure I would be hurt and disappointed if he did something so terrible, but I wouldn’t abandon him I would

stare at the man in question only to find him

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

he used

away, I pull my gaze from

fact that you’re here means you want something from

to inform you that I have nothing to do with

leave I get straight to the point. There was

see their shocked faces, but I ignore it. I was just being honest and beside I don’t see

why they would be

told us the truth. We came because you’re our daughter”

tears filling her eyes.

wanted to believe her, but I couldn’t. The family that

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

looks of things

you even sure I’m your daughter?” I ask standing up. “Ethan could have

like

were out of this world beautiful and I was just me. Nothing remarkable about my

took your hair and

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He wasn’t lying that much is true. My

Nora and Theo.

hair and your mother’s beautiful

I know you’re the daughter that was taken from

falling. It was

know how to handle that. Every scorn I got from the Sharp family,

they gave me

they didn’t want me they could have

with them, only for them to hurt me over and over

pet name I call Noah and it makes me cry harder.

says as she hugs

me.

something I’ve never felt with mother. I feel her love wash over

embraces me.

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