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

said was the truth does that mean

daughter? A daughter who he told us you mourned over for years?” Letty poses

that I was too afraid to ask.

okay with what he did. It was downright wrong and

eyes

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that he loves him. Itle Witten

thunk smere has done, but tarmg with their feelings while knowing that you plan to kill them to just disgusting and evil Letty persists not letting

did just leaves me raw It was like pouring salt on a

but he has been ours since he was ten when we adopted him Nora says with

I couldn’t. 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

the man in question only to find him staring back at me. Just like yesterday, there

wonder if this is how he normally

look he used to give

those thoughts away, I pull my gaze from him and

that you’re here means you want something from me, so how may I

inform you that I have nothing to do with

I get straight to the point. There was no

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

why they would be

the truth. We

tears filling her eyes.

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

didn’t expect Nora and

looks of things they really

your daughter?” I ask standing up.

nothing like any

out of this world beautiful and I was just me.

“I took your

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read its content. He wasn’t lying that much is true. My

Nora and Theo.

and your mother’s beautiful brown eyes” Theo added after Ethan.

know you’re the daughter that was taken from us twenty

my tears start falling. It was too

I didn’t know how to handle that. Every scorn

gave me comes

If they didn’t want me they could have given me away.

making me stay with them, only for them to hurt me

my love” Nora uses the pet name I call Noah and it makes me cry

of it” she says as

coming to me. Being in her arms just feels

her love wash over me and surround

embraces me.

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