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

staring at him

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

with me on 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

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continue staring at him. My 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

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

him as I try to find a suitable and

any woman would be lucky

“But?” he prompts.

into a relationship isn’t ideal for any

with a man who loved Emma, and Rowan nearly destroyed me

that mistake again.”

and stays quiet. I feel bad for bursting his bubble, but getting involved with him while he was still in love with Emma was bound to end in disaster. I

who is in love with

I’m sorry,” he says quietly before he turns and leaves through the

him, but

only to find he has already crossed the threshold to his side of the

as my doorbell