Ex-Husband's Regret

Underneath the surface
“What?” Emma whispers besides me in shock

The whole room is quiet. Everyone is completely surprised. No one saw this coming. No one

imagined that Ava would be the founder of such a large organization.

Hell, I was married to the woman and I had no clue That leaves a lot to be fucking said about me if

I didn’t know this about Ava

‘Did you know this?” Gabe asks, eyes and mouth wide.

“No” I growl pissed that I had missed such a thing.

I watch as she pushes back her chair She stands up and Ethan stands up with her while offering

her his hand with a smile she places her hand on his and he walks her towards the stage. I

clench my jaw when he places his hand on her exposed back when he helps her up the stairs.

Once she’s there, he steps down. She gives Mary a hug before she steps up to the podium

She smiles before clearing her throat

“Hi” she chuckles nervously “For some reason it’s easier for me to address a room full of rowdy

teenagers than a room full of adults”

This earns her a couple of smiles and laughs from people.

I don’t think there is anyone here who doesn’t know me and it there is, my name is Ava Sharp

Like Mary said, the reason we are here today is to celebrate all of you for your continued help in Hope Foundation Being a teacher, you see a lot of things at school Kids with bruises inflicted by abusive patents, kids going hungry because they don’t have lunch money, kids with tattered

clothes and shoes because their parents are so poor that even coming to school is a luxury and

kids who are homeless and live on the streets” she says, hei voice captivating her audience

i have never seen the elites pay this much attention to a speech before

Seeing those children go through such hardships broke my heart, so I started helping the best way i could fetarted with one boy in my class, then another, and another Behere kurmit I hat mote dono dozen children t was helping That’s where I got the idea to build a foundation

thein A place where they did have

started with buiding The Hope House and God blessed me by

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The Hope Houses and we are proud

a house in every major city in the country. We have helped thousands of kids get into universities. We even have some in prestigious ones such as Harvard and Princeton. We have thousands of more under our care all ranging from a few months old

help them. To give them hope for a better future. To give them hope that it doesn’t matter where they came from, they can still make it. To back them up

and for every single donation. I pray for more blessings upon you”

away from the podium.

ring from every corner of the room as people stand up to appreciate her. They continue to clap until she steps down from

podium. “That’s all for today, please have a wonderful evening and

watch Ava completely mesmerized. Who would have thought

underneath her surface?

the founder of the largest children’s organization” Travis mutters, his

still seated at their table, but Ava was talking to some kids who had been waiting for her. One of them was a young man and he looked

Gabe adds, the shocked look still

that I never knew about. I never miss a thing,

that Christine had exited. I turn to glare

mind me, I’m just exhausted, you’re Ava’s family right?” she asks and Travis numbly nods

She doesn’t say anything else, just picks up her tablet

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that Caleb Kingstone of Kingstone technologies?

Does he

gaze was directed. It was on the young man with Ava. No wonder he looked

familiar

business world. At only twenty, he was already a success story. His

would have been worried about him taking my number one spot as the top entrepreneur in the country. The boy was giving a lot of the other business men a run

money.

the Hope Foundation. He’s an orphan and Ava took him under her wings. She’s the one who noted that he’s a tech genius. She encouraged him to start something with his talent. When he came up with the idea of having his own company, Ava backed him up. She gave him the startup capital he needed. No one believed in him back

at her. Each of us trying to absorb what she just

she’s taking advantage of the kids

time I’ve had

remarks”

their business when I glare at them. Emma looks at me like she’s never seen me before, but I was just so fucking sick and tired

Emma in a sneer. “Ava doesn’t need

are you talking