Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

64. Anita

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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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married to Rowan. Who they both wanted, but anyone with

talking to you fat bitch” she screeches when I continue

I have to listen to a

glass

always kept quiet when she would say awful things to me. I was so desperate to please Rowan, to 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

that he didn’t know.

apparently rich?”

by getting

of women are so insecure that they think everyone

spreading their legs.

speak after my laugh dies down. “I’m

goes to lunge at me, but I stand up

done letting these stupid idiots

more step towards me and you’re going to regret it” I snap, my eyes narrowing in slits.” The Ava you knew took

fucking swear you won’t

her green eyes

The jokes on her,

threatening me?” she walks towards

“Sure, if that’s how

from me and Rowan will be on your ass….we’ve danced

been rude to me and

have made me bow down. I desperately didn’t

her humiliate me. She would revel in it.

”

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ahead. I honestly don’t give a fuck. In fact, why don’t

“You think I won’t?”

counting on you doing it” I

Ethan betrayed me was starting to come back.

on here?” a stern

to 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.

but the restaurants were all

her out” Anita rushes to speak. “We were just minding our

smirk. Folding my hands across my chest as I

who Corrine is. No one though, knows that we know each other.

so?” she

that time I thought that no one would want a loser like me

when business was involved.

her head. She gives her friends a small signal

bunch of idiots.

this entire place has no cameras?” he asks them.

you dare lie

moment Anita realizes she has fucked up.

misunderstanding” she struggles to say, clutching

“Get out!”