Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

away from you. It would have killed me

“It took time, but with the love and support of Theo and his parents, she was able to pull

through

They got married when they were twenty two. Everything was falling into place. She was

ready to

try for another baby. Her hopes were dashed when she was told she couldn’t get pregnant.

The

doctors from when she was a teen failed to tell her that the difficulties of her labour at

such a

young age had caused permanent damage to her womb.”

“After knowing she couldn’t have children, it broke her, but she decided to adapt. That’s

when

they got me. They gave me everything including their last name”

I remember when he talked fondly about his parents. The love he had was immeasurable.

“So how does Ava fall into all these?” Rowan asks, his eyes glaring at Ethan

“My grandparents died in a plane crash, but I came to know that they had been looking

into the

matter about their granddaughter. Turns out they believed there was foul play. They didn’t

tell

Nora and Theo in case their belief turned out to be nothing. It was around that time I came

to

know that they had a hidden clause in their will. One that Theo didn’t know about.

Everything.

including their company was left to their granddaughter in the event Theo retired or God

forbid,

died. The family lawyer knew about their search and the clause.”

He continues. “I couldn’t allow that. I had worked for that company since I was twenty

five. I rose

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search and imagine my shock when I found out that they were right. There was foul play.

Nora’s

parents paid the doctors and nurses to fake everything, including the death of Nora’s

baby”

I just continue watching him. Listening to him as everything unfolded.

“They thought it would be an embarrassment if their congregation found out that Nora

had gotten

pregnant out of wedlock. When she was pregnant it was easy to hide ‘the sin‘ their

daughter

committed since she never left Theo’s estate, but once the baby was born, things would

change. It

isn’t easy hiding a baby, so they paid to have the death of their granddaughter faked and

then

offered her up for adoption”

“My search led me to you. I knew I had to take you out. If you didn’t exist, then the clause

was null

and void. I came here and after asking about you, I got a whole lot of information. Given

how

people hated you including your husband and family, I thought I would be doing them a

favour.

After all, a woman who would steal and trap her sisters boyfriend couldn’t be someone

worth

knowing or good for that matter”

My breath catches at that. I still can’t believe that same man that assured me that the

night with

Rowan nine years ago wasn’t my fault, is the same man that thought just for that I didn’t

deserve

to live.

I try to breath in through the pain, but it’s fucking hard.

“I have to clarify that the first attempt on your life wasn’t on me, but I took the

opportunity. I saw a

chance to get close to you and I took it. What better way than to be a hero to get you to

trust me. It

worked and you opened your door to me.”

Fuck, it hurts so much. To know he played me from the beginning and I was too blind to

see it, just

tears me apart.

“Why would you need to get close to me if you had already hired goons to kill me?” I

whisper.

That’s what I wanted answers to. Why get to know me if he wanted me dead.

He shrugs. “I thought it would be fun to toy around with you and pay you back for being a

terrible

person. You were so trusting and gullible, it made things easy for me. Besides that, getting

to know was my my plan B. In case those I hired failed, then it would be easier to kill you

myself if I

was close to you.”

I look down and clench my hands. I felt like a fucking fool. Here I was developing feelings

for him

while all the while he was planning to destroy me.

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“It was supposed to be easy, get to know you then destroy you. I didn’t count on he stops

before

he can finish the sentence. His eyes roaming the room before landing on me.

For the first time since we found the truth, something passes in his eyes Guilt? Love? I

can’t tell because it was too quick for me to read into it. He soon after shuts down. Turning

cold once more.

I wanted to know what he stopped himself from saying, but I’m too much of a coward to

ask.

Besides, in light of everything he has done, does it even matter?

“But even if Ava had died, wouldn’t the company have fallen into Noah’s hands?” Letty

asks after a

while

“Not really. First of all, I deleted every evidence of her existence just so the family lawyer

wasn’t

able to track her and second, the will doesn’t mention anything about the children Ava

would

have”

“This is insane, you know that? You’re telling us that not only is Ava not related to us, but

our

parents probably knew and never said anything this whole time” Travis says standing up.

Ethan sighs before throwing Travis a hateful look. “That’s exactly what I’m saying and

after

getting to know the kind of woman she is, I’m fucking glad that she’s isn’t related to such

a

disgusting and hateful family”

Travis launches himself at Ethan, but Ethan easily gets out of the way and Travis ends up

sprawled on the table.

Rowan scoffs his eyes burning a hole into Ethan’s forehead. “That’s rich coming from the

man

that wanted her dead”

Ethan glares back at Rowan before his eyes turn to me. “I was going to terminate the

hitman’s

services, but he went underground. I didn’t know what he was planning, by the time I did

it was

too late and he’d already taken you.” he breathes. “If you don’t believe anything I say, at

least

believe me on that”

I couldn’t stand his intense gaze, so like the coward I am, I stood up and ran out of the

room. I

found myself outside the station. My heart squeezing in my chest like someone had

grabbed it

and was squeezing.

I try to control the tears, but I can’t. They fall down my cheek and I let them. A sob tears

from deep

inside my soul as I let the depth of his betrayal wash over me.

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Someone pulls me into the chest. I know from the cologne that it’s Rowan. He has a

unique scent made specifically for him.

“It’s okay Angel, let it all out” his deep voice rumbles comfortingly.

I pull away from him and look up at him. I let him see my tear stained face. Right now, I

don’t care.

“It’s okay, you can say it. You can tell me how much of I fool I was. You can tell me you

told me so” I hiccup through my cries.

His grey eyes soften before his arms wrap around me once again. Pulling me back to his

warmth and comfort.

“Shh” he whispers “I will never tell you that, Ava. Never!” 3

I continue to cry. Wishing the pain away.

I cry in my ex–husband’s arms after the man I was dating broke me with his betrayal.

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