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Ava

I sat at a private booth enjoying a piece of cake. Noah was spending the night at Rowan’s so I was

child free tonight.

I was feeling good for some reason. In that good feeling, I decided to grab something to eat. I was in the mood for some comfort food. That’s why I was currently here eating dessert like I’ve been

starved for days.

My visit to prison was eventful. I had fully expected Ethan to tell me he doesn’t want the baby. Instead I got more than I had bargained for.

His confession of love left me feeling empty in a way. He had to understand that it was too late now. I wouldn’t ever think about being with him. He tried killing me for heaven’s sake! If I go back

to him, what does that say about me?

I wasn’t cruel enough to deny him his rights as a father. Even if I didn’t want to see him personally. I could always ask Nora to take the baby to him. That was the furthest I was willing to go. The biggest effort I was willing to make when it came to Ethan. Anything beyond that would

be downright stupid.

I decided that I was done with men. I mean no good can come out of chasing love. I wanted love from two men and what I got was heartbreak and pain.

It was time for me to give up on love, because the way I see it, it doesn’t want me. It never has. I am learning to make peace with that. Now I was going to focus on being my best version. Focus on

being the best mother.

I push another piece of cake in my mouth and moan. It felt like heaven as the taste explodes in

my mouth.

“Aren’t you afraid you’ll get fat? I mean you already are, but I fear you will get fatter” the shrill

voice makes me snap my eyes open.

I groan when I open my eyes and find Anita staring at me with a mean look. Behind her were

some of her co–workers. They laugh when they hear her insulting me, but I honestly don’t care.

Right now they were all insignificant.

She was one of Rowan’s financial advisors and as you can tell, she doesn’t like me. She and

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understood where their hate came from Sure I was married to Rowan. Who

fat bitch” she screeches when I continue

to listen to

glass

get him to like me, that I let his workers walk all over me. Part of me wanted to believe he was oblivious to their mean treatments, but I

that he didn’t know.

apparently rich?” she

getting

laugh. These kind of women are so insecure that they think

spreading their legs.

speak after my laugh dies down. “I’m not

goes to lunge at me, but

these stupid idiots

to regret it” I snap, my eyes narrowing in slits.” The Ava you knew took your

fucking swear you won’t

before fixing her green eyes on me. She dragged her friends to

to humiliate me. The jokes on

walks towards me, trying to intimidate

that’s how you

Rowan will be on your ass….we’ve danced this game before Ava. You

is that you’ve been rude to me and he will

bow down. I desperately didn’t want to have any

me. She would revel in it. Feeling powerful that

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ahead. I honestly don’t give a fuck. In fact, why don’t you take your phone out right now

“You think I won’t?”

doing it” I

the self–esteem I thought I had lost after Ethan betrayed me was starting to come back. Never will I allow a man to make

on here?” a

find Corrine staring between us. We weren’t friends, more like acquaintances or business partner. Her father’s construction firm is the one I use when building Hope Houses. She is the owner of this restaurant. The construction

the restaurants were all

a disturbance, I suggest you kick her out” Anita rushes to

as I watch her make

knows that we know each other. I was waiting for the show to start. Unlike Rowan, Corinne

she asks,

I thought that no one would want a loser like me as a friend. Instead

when business was involved.

her head. She gives her friends a small signal and they all agree

bunch of idiots.

you think this entire place has no cameras?” he

and then you dare

has fucked up. She swallows hard, panic etched on her

misunderstanding” she struggles to say,

“Get out!”

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