Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 44

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“You’re kidding me, right?” I ask her, hoping that she was just joking.

She shakes her head sadly before handing over her phone.

AVA SHARP’S HOUSE BURNS DOWN HOURS AFTER SHE REVEALS HER IDENTITY AS HOPE

FOUNDATION’S FOUNDER.

I read and re–read the title of the news, hoping that this was one big joke. I’m proven wrong when I

scroll down and see the video of a burning house.

As much as I didn’t want to believe it, there was no way to deny that it was indeed my house

burning.

With my heart in my throat, I place Mary’s phone down and stand up quickly. My movements are

jerky as I rushed out of the room.

“Ava, wait” She calls me but her words fall on deaf ears.

Faces blur as I move at a speed that would put vampires to shame. Nothing registers in my mind

as I get outside.

Getting into my car, I peel out of the parking lot just as Mary burst through the door. She waves.

her hand. Trying to make me stop. I ignore her and keep driving.

My head was in turmoil. Anger and panic wage war inside me.

Did I forget to turn off my stove and that’s what caused the fire? I had no answer because I couldn’t

remember if I had turned it off or not.

My phone rings with an incoming call from Rowan. I ignore it. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind

to deal with him.

I get more calls from Ethan, Letty and even Travis and mother. Just like with Rowan’s call, I ignore theirs too. I just wanted to get to my house and see how much damaged they caused.

“Fucking bitch, watch where you’re going” a man screams and gives me the middle finger.

In my rush to get home, I almost ran him over.

“Sorry” I shout out the window, but he doesn’t listen. He instead continues to curse me and I

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Twenty minutes later, I’m pulling into my neighborhood.

I drive slowly as there are civilians, cops, police cars and a fire truck. I bring my car to a stop and walk a short distance to where my house was burning.

I watch in horror, unable to believe that it was true. Firefighters were trying to extinguish the fire, but even I knew that by the time they’re done there won’t be anything left.

I feel my heart break as I watch the fire consume my house. It may not be grand but it was mine

and Noah’s home for the past few months. I loved it and I had so many good memories there. 1

Tears threaten to fall. Why was this happenifng to me? Haven’t I been through enough?

voice brings me back

to find Rowan behind me. He looked at me

doing here?” I ask as

only good thing was that no other house had caught fire. I don’t know what I would have done

I was worried”

but I knew I

looking before turning and walking away. There wasn’t

steps when I hear his footsteps behind me. I was out of a home so I needed to

I think I’ve lost Rowan, only to be surprised when

the hell are you doing?”

fucking way am I allowing you to be on your own he puts his seatbelt

“Get out I snap.

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He ignores.

out of my fucking car,

“It’s either you start driving or we sit for however long

choice”

at him, but he doesn’t budge. We have a stare down for a couple of minutes. Eventually, I give up when I realize

car?” I ask

knew that he must have driven here or had his

who takes cabs.

can drive my car back home….I’ll call him when

and then

have

going to be

it?” I

it wasn’t going to be okay. That the

my phone I call my real–estate agent. He picks

so sorry, Ava. I saw what happened to your house” he

me you have something for me, anything

homeless”

the idea of staying in a hotel for whatever period of time. I

sure you’ll

to check it out. If I

before I hanging

a new house? You know I have properties which you’re entitled to. You could have just

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been so quiet and I had been so focused on getting

was with me in the

damn new house and that is exactly what I will do. I don’t

your help” I

his breath, but it’s too low for me to

for a while. The atmosphere in

last time I checked, your father cut you off

realized what he was doing. As much as he was probably curious, he also wanted to distract me from

or you would. Personally I thought it would be you. I knew it was only a matter time before Emma came back and you left me” He takes a

left, but

I couldn’t do that on my teacher’s salary, so about four years into our marriage I

probability of that company succeeding was small. They were sure that I would

big company and very successful in its field.

from my shares and it felt great. I took a part–time business course, just to know the ins and outs of managing a business. From there, I started investing in startup companies. Those who needed capital and couldn’t get them from the bank, came to me. I went through their business proposals

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have not made a bad investment. After

as a member

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