Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 0223

The thought of that brings a certain kind of panic inside me. I didn’t want to think of that. I didn’t want to let go of my dream of being with Rowan. I stay quiet as I fight her words in my head.

“Emma?” she calls.

I know her; she wants me to agree. She wants me to tell her that I’ll think about it, but I don’t want to.

I’m saved from answering her when a knock sounds on my door.

have to go, Molly. There is someone at the door” I tell her in a hurry as I walk towards said door.

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re doing, Em. This…”

I hang up the phone before she can finish her sentence.

Opening the door, I’m surprised to find mom on the other side. She wasn’t smiling, but hope still bubbles

inside me.

wait for an invitation, she

going to make this short,” she says, and all the hope that I had

close the door and face her. Looking at her, I fight my tears when

properly introduce him to me,” she begins. “You’re also going to acknowledge him as your son and part of the Sharp

be serious, right? Was she really going to force

be serious, Mom. I don’t want to

since I learned I was pregnant, so how could I turn

eyes turns into a blazing inferno. She raises her hand, and I react too slowly. The smack on my face leaves me confused for a while. Still not able to understand

on my cheek and look at her in disbelief. She has

the man you cruelly used and discarded, or I swear to

your sister may have contributed to your reasoning. It was wrong of me to ignore her and treat her like she didn’t exist. I regret it every day and

Fix what you’ve

give me a chance to say anything before she walks past me, opens the door and

at the spot she stood a few minutes

keeps playing in my head. Either