Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 117.

“That’s not possible. Emma could never do something like this.” Travis defends his sister.

Sure, he was pissed at her, but when it came down to it, she was still his baby sister. He would defend her with everything that he had.

“Son, in my line of work, anything is possible,” Brian says tonelessly.

He then takes out a note book and begins scribbling down something. It’s only for a few minutes before he looks up at us.

“But seriously, Emma wouldn’t hurt her; sure, she and Ava don’t see eye–to–eye, but she would never hurt her,” Travis insists, while the rest just stay quiet.

I want to believe that Emma wouldn’t do something like this, but I wasn’t sure any more. The woman who came back months ago isn’t the same woman who left years ago.

She was filled with so much anger and hatred towards Ava. So much so that she would threaten a child and make up fucking lies just to get Ava in trouble.

“I’m not saying that she did it; all I’m saying is that she’s a suspect,” Brian clarifies. “Hatred and anger are

pretty strong motives to have someone killed as some sort of revenge. It’s also not coincidental that

Ava’s shooting happened not less than three weeks after she revealed Emma’s big secret. One that she

had gone to great lengths to hide.”

Looking at things, everything pointed to Emma. She’s the only one Ava has had a falling out with recently, and given the strenuous relationship, it’s easy to see how Emma could have snapped and hired someone

to kill Ava.

I look at Travis; he looks like he has been struck by lightning. I see it in his eyes. He regrets why he

opened his mouth, because he might have just gotten his sister in trouble.

“What about Reaper?” I ask, remembering he had targeted Ava and Emma.

some odd reason, I feel like he isn’t behind this. His beef is with you. Sure, he kidnapped Ava and Emma, but from those of his men we captured that day, he was just messing with you. He didn’t plan on killing them—well, Ava, that is. He didn’t

on Ava or he would slit their

at that little piece of information, but I don’t show

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odd,” I mutter as I

is that the man who hit Ava died in prison under mysterious circumstances,” he adds, “Anyway, as I was saying, his target is you.

in unison. The bastard can try, but he won’t succeed in ruining my company. Many have tried. Fuck. Even the Howell’s did try, and they still

see.

don’t believe it was him?”

her. A huge one. It’s in the way he or she shot

what I had already suspected. Whoever shot at Ava wanted her dead. That is the

used?” Theo looks like he has aged so much in

hours we’ve been here.

the plate, so we only know that it was black,” Brian

of black SUVS in

stay silent for a while. Each of us is lost in our own thoughts. There was so much

my head. What matters is Ava’s

dead after

to the station.” Brian breaks the silence. “For

people know she’s alive. The last thing we need is whoever is after her

job, though I’ll send two officers to guard

and

yours,” Theo says.

until she’s out

“Yes.” I agree.

my phone and begin making

hell going

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up to

an uncomfortable angle and now my back and

look up to find an

smile.

Woods, I just wanted to inform you that I’ll be