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 that mean you’re okay with what he did

who he told us you mourned over for years?”

I was too afraid to

with what he did.

teeth. His eyes cutting through

*TS BONUS

right now fean still tell that he loves him. Itle Witten all over his face

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

leaves me raw It was like pouring

we love him. I may not have birthed him but he has been

As a mother, I would stand by Noah no matter what. Sure I would be hurt and disappointed if he did something so

man in question only to find

cold gaze. I can’t help but wonder if this is how he normally looks or is

look he used to

gaze from him and stare at

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

that I have nothing to do with it and if

leave I get straight to the point. There was no need beating around the

ignore it. I was

why they

told us the truth. We came

tears filling her eyes.

family that raised me didn’t love me

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

looks of things they really loved

daughter?” I ask standing up. “Ethan

look nothing like any

I was just

took your hair and did a DNA test.

+15 BONUS

He wasn’t lying that much is true. My DNA

Nora and Theo.

my brown hair and your mother’s beautiful brown eyes” Theo

know you’re the

turn away from them when my tears start falling. It

I didn’t know how to handle

gave me comes to

If they didn’t want me they

me stay with them, only for them to hurt me

name I call Noah and it

of it” she says as

even notice her standing up or coming to me. Being in

felt with mother. I feel her love wash over me

embraces me.

even when I soak her designer dress