Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 0227

“What is it? You’re yelling my name like it’s the end of the world,” I tell him once I realize he still hasn’t

said a word.

His eyes were wide as if he just discovered something huge. I stare at him. He has a sweat shirt and sweat pants. At first I’m confused why he wasn’t at work, but then I remember that today is day off.

“Cal?” I call 1

He shakes his head. “Oh sorry. I don’t know if this is too soon, but I wanted to ask you something”

First Rowan wanted to talk about something, and now Cal wants to ask me something. With how he was fidgeting, I just knew that I probably wouldn’t like what he said.

“Okay.go ahead.”

He’s quiet for a while before he takes a deep breath.

“I want to ask you out on a date.” 1

I stammer, staring at

I hear him right? It can’t be. There is just no way he would ask me that.

a date?” He asks, this time with his a claerer voice. “I know it’s probably too early, but I think this is for the best. We could help each other get over

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mind refuses to function. Surely he could see that his idea was absurd, and I’m not thinking this to be mean or anything. He was basically suggesting that we should be each other’s rebound. Rebounds never really end

something, please, Ava,” he begs once he realizes that I haven’t spoken a

the floor before looking at him as I try to find a suitable and reasonable answer that won’t

great man, Calvin and any woman would be lucky

“But?” he prompts.

been really painful, and jumping into a relationship isn’t ideal for any of us. Second, I’m not ready to date. The one

Emma, and Rowan nearly destroyed me in

mistake

his bubble, but getting involved with him while he was still in love with Emma was bound to end in disaster. I need peace.

man who is in

right. I’m sorry,” he says quietly before he turns and

him, but

find he has already crossed the

house, just as my doorbell