Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 39

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

a safe haven for thein A place where they did have to worry about

Hope House and God

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four years ago, we have expanded The

under our care all ranging from a few months old

to 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 as they make their way through life. So from

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

away from the podium.

as people stand up to

after takes the podium. “That’s all for today, please have a wonderful evening

Who would have thought that there was

underneath her surface?

she was the founder of the largest children’s organization” Travis mutters, his eyes darting between Ava

at their table, but Ava was talking to some kids who had

adds, the shocked look still plastered

to grasp. It was like she had this whole secret life that I never knew about. I never miss a thing, yet I completely missed

I turn to glare at

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

up her tablet and begins

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that Caleb Kingstone of Kingstone technologies?

he

was directed. It was on the young man

familiar

youngest CEO and already has made a name for himself in the business world. At only twenty, he was already a success story. His

the top entrepreneur in the country. The boy was giving a lot of the other business men a

money.

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.

her. Each of us trying to

interrupts the moment by snorting. “So in other words you’re saying she’s taking advantage of the kids under her care to

had enough of

stop with the fucking snide remarks” I

but mind their business when I glare at them. Emma looks at me like she’s never seen

in a sneer. “Ava doesn’t need anyone to make ber rich, the woman

you talking about?”

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