Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 0209

Rowan.

“Is Noah coming?” my mother asks me.

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“Not today, mom. I forgot to let Ava know, and I didn’t want to spring this on her all of a sudden,” I tell her

as I walk into Kate’s home.

It was our monthly get–together. Just like the last one, I didn’t want to be here. The only reason I was there was because I’d promised Mom that I would attend.

“I’ve missed him so much, and so has Kate. She really wanted to see

him.” She pauses. “Now that she

and Ava are estranged, the only time she gets to see Noah is during these get–togethers.”

I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I don’t. That makes me a bastard, sure, but I believe that we were all

This was our punishment for how

time,” I say as I walk

would do anything for her best

for almost

hear about someone else’s suffering when I was dealing with

know Kate’s home like the back of my hand. After all, they’ve lived here for years. This is the same house where Ava and I got

in my tracks. Mom, who

the hell, Rowan?” she asks, but I

front when I don’t answer.

“Rowan? What is it?”

bobbles as I try

caught Ava trying to escape. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how my life. would have turned out had she managed to escape me.” I tell

such things. It didn’t happen and we should be grateful to God for

remembering how foolish I

I did. I broke her heart more times than I can count. Right now, I don’t know what to even think. Part of me wishes I had let her go because maybe she wouldn’t be as broken as she is right now; the other parts is grateful I’d stopped her because I wouldn’t have gotten to know Noah

every time I remember all

harder, maybe then I wouldn’t have this much

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you forget that we all played our roles in breaking her. Both families have a hand in destroying her heart. You’re not the only one