Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 0280

I’m seated in the living room, going over some words and numbers. If I ever want to go back to teaching.

then I need to relearn words and numbers

Iris was sleeping in a portable crib that I dragged from upstairs. I didn’t like the idea of leaving her in her room all by herself all the time. So here we are. She was just chilling while I basically studied all over

again.

My head was still reeling from everything I’d learned yesterday about Ethan. I still can’t believe that he played me in such a cruel manner. That I hadn’t suspected a thing during the months he and I were

together.

I don’t know what pushed me into his arms in the first place. Was it because Emma came back and I wanted Rowan to see that his relationship with her didn’t affect me? Or was it because I’d been so desperate and starved of affection that I’d fallen for the first man who showed interest in me?

It frustrated me that I didn’t know what had been going on in my mind when it all happened or what drove me. Unless I get my memory back, then I’ll always wonder what motivated my actions.

My phone rings, pulling me from my thoughts.

I pick it up, but unfortunately, I can’t read the number that was flashing on the screen. So far, the only numbers that were programmed on the phone were Rowan’s, the driver’s, my b*dyguards, and Noah’s

school office.

After a second of debating whether to pick it, I tap on the green answering icon.

“Hello?” I ask tentatively..

don’t recognize the voice though

“Who’s this?”

the other side of the phone, making me feel terrible. It is obvious that

to hurt their feelings.

“It’s your mother,

had told her

before they could

one who told him was adopted by Kate and James. I then introduced him to Nora and

honestly

didn’t know whose number it was, and I

quick to answer, “It’s

give you

for the fact that he had an important meeting, he would have stayed. He did promise to come back home

I hope you don’t mind,”

hospital, she seemed like a really sweet woman. I’d wanted Rowan to tell me about their story. How it is, I ended up as Kate and James daughter. He told me that it wasn’t his

don’t know how it is that such a sweet couple raised such a manipulative man. I mean, who does. that? Who the hell seduces and

around that particular

Ava. You’re my daughter and it’s killing

voice is clear as day. Witnessing it even

honestly explain inside me.

her. It would destroy me if

don’t know about that,” I tell her truthfully. “Rowan says I’m not safe since my attacker

been caught yet.”

still wonder why someone would want me dead. Did I maybe