Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

73. Undiluted jealousy

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My head was swirling with the new revelation. I always thought my love for Emma was eternal. Realizing that it wasn’t, was doing things to my head and heart.

I move quickly and sit down next to Noah. Now more than ever I wanted this whole thing over. I was desperate to get out of here. Already feeling like my skin was crawling.

“What were you talking about with Emma?” Noah asks the moment I sit down.

The disdain in his voice is very clear. No one needed to be told twice that the woman I had

planned to spend the rest of my life with was his least favorite person.

This hate is another thing that made me put a pause on my relationship with Emma. How could I date her? How could I be with her when my son clearly hates her? How could I consider a relationship with her when she also doesn’t seem to like Noah?”

Based on the things she said about him. It’s clear she resents him for either being Ava’s son or being the reason I had to marry Ava. Maybe it was both.

“Nothing important” I mumbled, feeling lost in thoughts.

We are quiet for a while until he opens his mouth again. The things he spews has be clenching my fists.

“I have a best friend now. Just like you and Uncle Gabe have Uncle Travis as your best friend” he begins.

“That’s good”

I was in no mood to chat. My mood was soured. Noah didn’t seem to get the hint though. He kept talking.

“His name is Gunner and he is our new neighbor. They moved in about a week ago”

I just nod my head distractedly. It’s not that I wasn’t interested in what he was saying. I just had a

lot on my fucking mind. His mother being at the center of everything.

“You know” he pauses “He has a really good looking dad.” He finishes.

That piece of information immediately catches my attention. I turn to him and it’s then I notice

his mischievous smile.

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playing mom and Mr Calvin were downstairs talking and eating cupcakes. He even promised to help

and who the fuck was this Calvin guy? Why would Ava invite a total stranger in her house knowing very well that the Reapers were still at large?

continues. Smirking at me triumphantly as if he hadn’t just woken up

lot. When Gunner and I came down for dinner, they

the more my fury rose. I clenched my teeth just to stop myself from lashing out at my own son. My

would happen to mom when you married Emma, but now with Calvin around you can do it. I still don’t like her, but you can marry her and mom can marry Calvin. He makes her

gives me an evil grin before delivering the

we’ll have to talk to them

my limit and blow up. My eyes narrowed into slits at the audacity my

my hand on the fucking picnic

to look at us. Confusion in their faces. They were all wondering what the hell was happening. This was the first time I’ve ever

if he hadn’t just unleash a raging inferno inside me.

of being afraid, he stands up, throws me a cat eating grin and

mother

the hell was that about?” Gabe asks, sitting down

joins us.

rage that

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matter what I tried. I couldn’t get the fucking image of Ava laughing while setting at the table with another man. It brought havoc. Tearing at me in a way I didn’t

was around her, she rarely smiled. Let alone laugh. If she smiled, it was cold and detached. The fact that someone else

did Noah say to make you so mad?”

their new neighbor being cozy in Ava’s house and making her laugh” I ground

and Gabe look at each other before laughing. I didn’t care though, because my

turmoil.

or someone was there and it

red.

wanted to scream that she was mine. That no other

come

I never considered her as mine. She has

after their laughter dies down. “It’s not a secret that he wants you and Ava back together. He wanted to see your reaction and from how you’ve

brother. I want to deny what he just said, but I can’t. If I was being honest, then I would admit that I

to smile at me. To laugh a lot around me. I want to be the one in her house helping her set the damn table. Heck, I want to be the one to

don’t mind getting down on my knees, with my hands in the dirt to help Ava plant her garden. As long as I was next to her,

never would have imagined wanting anything to do with

back?” Travis looks at