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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to Rowan. Who they

she screeches when

Doesn’t mean I have to listen to a fucking word you say” I

glass

desperate to please Rowan, to get him to like me, that I let his workers walk all over me. Part of me wanted to

that he didn’t know.

that you’re apparently rich?” she

getting on

are so insecure that they

spreading their legs.

after my laugh dies down. “I’m

How dare you” she goes to lunge at me, but I

done letting these stupid idiots walk

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

fucking swear you won’t like

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

to humiliate me. The jokes on her,

threatening me?” she walks towards me, trying

that’s how

Rowan will be on your ass….we’ve

I have to tell Rowan is that you’ve been rude to

that would have made me bow down. I desperately didn’t want to

would let her humiliate me. She would

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a fuck. In fact, why don’t you take your phone out right now and call him? I

“You think I won’t?”

doing

by slowly, the self–esteem I thought I had lost after Ethan betrayed me was starting to come back.

on here?” a stern voice

weren’t friends, more like acquaintances or business partner. Her father’s construction firm is the one I use

but the restaurants were

here is causing a disturbance, I suggest you kick her out” Anita rushes to speak. “We were just minding our own business

chest as I watch

we know each other. I was waiting for the show to

she asks, her voice

wanted us to be friends, but at that time I thought that no one would want a loser like me as

when business was involved.

her friends a small signal and they all agree with her. What

bunch of idiots.

think I’m stupid? Do you think this entire place has

you dare lie

see the moment Anita realizes she has fucked up. She swallows hard, panic etched on

struggles to say, clutching

“Get out!”