Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

70. A kindred Spirit

Today was a chilled day. I didn’t have much to do. Noah was already at school, and I was here at

home just relaxing.

After my mental breakdown, I decided to take some much needed break from work. My students

weren’t happy about it, but they understood that I hadn’t been myself the last couple of weeks.

I planned to resume after I give birth. My focus now was my kids and the Hope Foundation.

I’m still trying to come to terms with all that happened these past few weeks. Including

everyone’s change in behaviour.

The only one who seemed to be consistent with her hateful personality was Emma. The rest seem

to have had an overnight change of heart.

Instead of focusing on those thoughts. I push them away and pick up my phone and dial mom’s

number. She picks up on the first ring.

“Hey mom” I greet her. I wasn’t completely used to calling her that, but I was slowly getting there.

“Ava!” She screams through the phone, always excited to hear from me. “Theo, my love, our

darling daughter is on the phone“.

I hear shuffling before a sort of echo fills the phone. I just know that she’s put me on loudspeaker.

“Hey dad” I greet him too.

Their love honestly fascinated me. They were together since they were thirteen and they’re still

together years down the line. More than thirty–five years later.

If I was still chasing after love, then their kind of love is what I would have been looking for.

Instead, I’ve accepted that love is just not for me. I’m now set and prepared to spend the rest of my

life alone.

“Hey darling, how are you doing?”

“I’m doing good. Not much going on. I just wanted to check up on you guys“.

I still haven’t told them that I am pregnant.

Even though I’m starting to show, it’s easy for me to hide my bump with oversized t–shirts. I just

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I know deep down it hurts them even though they try hiding it.

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Ethan. What he’s doing to them is wrong, but I

did. He

wrote back and told me he was thankful. He couldn’t stop saying how he was dying to meet his baby. He was also okay with

calls, pulling me back to the

zoned out a bit” I murmur

just wanted to know if you’ll be coming this weekend like

though Noah won’t be joining us this time. It’s his weekend with

Sharp family used to have a monthly get together.

like I didn’t exist. Like I didn’t matter. I was completely ignored

during the gatherings was Noah. Most of the time, I ended up leaving early or crying in the

guess now that

he won’t come but I am still happy that you’ll

something takes my focus

since there aren’t any dogs in the area. That is until I

again.

guys back, dad, I have to

“Okay honey”

hang up and move to where the sound seemed to be coming from. Going to the backyard I

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nothing left except a

in shock. My mouth

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plant those, and you just

ground, giving me puppy eyes, but I wasn’t

let me tell you, it took a lot of time and effort.” He

to get out of this by flashing your cute, adorable eyes.” Shaking my head I stare at him.

the more my heart begins to melt. He is big, fluffy and completely adorable. He had thick black and white far and piercing grey eyes. For some weird reason they reminded me of Rowan

a person’s heart melt so fast when it comes to my dog. Most people usually find him annoying as hell” the warm voice makes me whip

chiselled jaw line, lips that begged to be kissed and a body that enticed you to

he

what you’re thinking. ‘Slow down Ava, you got fooled once by great looks,

same mistake again‘. 3

that doesn’t

I’m not blind.

words tumble out of my mouth before I can stop them. “It’s

you look familiar“.

answering. “Yes, we used to go to the same school, you were

behind me”.

doesn’t ring much of a bell. Probably because I

Rowan that I didn’t

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when I

he mentions his name, it hits

you’re Nerdy Cal” for some weird reason, I

name he used to go by when he was in school.

a big fucking glow up”

his nose. He had braces and

He was also a

spent most of his time studying in the library while others his age were busy fucking in the

put it, he wasn’t someone you would

out for him. He changed into someone any woman would die to have. He was now in the

thanks” he