Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 0125

“You forget I know you better than you know yourself brother” he takes a seat opposite me

“Ava” her name slips out of my mouth in an anguished tone

“You care about her”

“Of course I fucking care about her. She’s the mother of my son” I snap at him, frustrated

The whole thing was frustrating me. She was spiraling out of control and I just didn’t know how to help. her. I didn’t know how to be what she needs. I’ve spent so much time pushing her away, that I don’t know what makes her tick.

“It’s more than that big brother, you just refuse to open your fucking eyes and see it” he drawls.

He’s been on and on about that one issue. That my concern for Ava stem from feelings that ran much

deeper. We keep arguing about that. I think I would fucking know if I was in love with her. I care about her,

and I have feelings I can’t describe, but love? I don’t think so.

“How’s she doing?” he asks when I don’t say anything else.

“She’s pregnant”

stares and me with wide eyes and

for?” I ask him in

shifted inside me. Knowing she was expectant

more real. I had been blocking the knowledge

Ethan out.

this primal part of me that wanted to kill

it out. Tried pretending that it didn’t happen because that’s the only way I could

down. Her pregnancy now was proof that she did sleep with another man and for some reason it

on. I wanted her to leave me alone. I was planning

now that I know that Ava had moved on.

man touch. I feel like a fucking piece of me died. I

know why,

is she going to do?” he pulls

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staring at

the cliff, but I stop myself. She has been through too much

tried doing in her darkest moment. She deserved to be protected and that was what I was going to

you” Mike, my bartender

He leaves immediately after.

curiously, moving to the edge of his

I tell

piece of paper falls out.