Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 52

A girl named Nora.
Ava

“Fuck” ine grunted shout makes me open my eyes.

Ethan was holding his shoulder, which was bleeding

“Drop the fucking gun Ethan or I swear I’ll blow your brains off” Rowan’s angry voice penetrates

my foggy brain.

He’s the last person I want to see right now. Mainly because I’m ashamed. He tried warning me,

but I didn’t fucking listen to him.

“I have the whole building surrounded, Ethan. You’re outnumbered” Rowans adds.

Just then I hear police sirens and sigh in relief.

Ethan lowers his gun, before putting it on the ground. His eyes are locked with mine. I want to

pull them away, but I can’t. I want to be reminded of what a fool I’ve been this whole time.

“Ava, darling look at me” his voice pulls me from Ethan’s cold gaze. It’s only then that I realize

that Rowan was standing in front of me. 2

Seeing his face up close brings tears to my eyes. The last words he said to me two months ago still

rings in my head.

I keep my eyes on him as he unlocks the chains. He was my anchor right now. Maybe if I focus on

him, I won’t drown in the treacherous water of pain.

“I got you” he whispers softly, his voice full of kindness.

He hugs me to him and I have to fight back the tears that threaten to fall. My eyes collide once

again with Ethan. He was on the ground and the police were cuffing him. His wound was bleeding,

but no one seemed to care.

I watch as they take him away. My heart breaking at the loss of a future I thought we had together.

“Are you hurt?” Rowan asks me, pulling me away from his warmth.

I felt so cold now. So chilled. I not only felt the coldness on my skin, but it seeped into my

“Ava?”

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I shake my head at his question. My mouth refusing to work. Refusing to say a single word Maybe if I just pretended, everything will go away. Maybe I’ll wake up and realize it was all just a terrible.

dream

Nothing registers in my mind. I see Rowan’s mouth moving but I can’t hear a thing. I see Travis

walking with a shocked Letty and Gabe walking in with some of the cops. It still doesn’t register.

Nothing does.

I was numb. Or maybe I was beyond numb. I was completely broken.

Why did he do this to me? Why go through all the trouble to get to know me if he was always

planning to kill me? It didn’t make any sense at all.

The more I thought about it. About us. The more I died inside.

I felt us moving. Rowan’s hand around my waist. Supporting me. I was so lost in my head and my

pain that I didn’t realize we were even in a car until we hit a bump in the road.

The car ride didn’t take long. We were soon parking outside the police station.

Brian greeted us and led us inside to take our statements. I don’t remember all the things I said or

how long I had zoned out.

“Ava…” Rowan shakes me gently.

I turn to look at him, only to find that we were in a white room. It wasn’t just us, Travis, Gabe, Letty

even Emma were all

around her head. I touch my

it was

the warehouse. They checked you and put

Rowan said

doing here?” I ask,

I needed was Emma witnessing my

They all just look at me in sympathy. I look at the floor,

to ask all of them to leave,

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back up. Ethan

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bandaged. At least I think

longer bleeding.

and here he is. Maybe he can tell you why

entire department” Brian says

Letty who had

to Ethan, and we even hung out all three

She must also feel betrayed like

he refuses to say a thing”

Ethan only to find him staring intently at me. His emotionless gaze

right away.

this to me, Ethan?” my voice

cold gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite. I still don’t know where

used to have went. Did he have a switch for his emotions, and he could

none of it exist? If that’s so then he was one hell of an

wanted the company.” He simply

had actually answered. I didn’t

shock is pushed back as what he

“What company?” I ask

I invested in Companies, but I didn’t have

had was Hope Foundation, and I don’t see someone

organization for helping children.

are you talking about, Ethan?” I push when

play me like that. What was so important

such a hurtful stunt.

so hard for it, so it’s

said leaving me more

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did that for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that company so bad, then

left in his name”

giares at me, but I don’t care. Everyone knows that my

even have shares

chaos.

your real

about?” Travis booms. “Don’t listen to him,

bullshit”

quiet not

the fucking truth” Ethan grits out before turning to me. “Tell

family. Tell me

truly a Sharp”

to deny his claims, but I can’t. I’ve doubted it so many times that

DNA test.

parents and grandparents treated me since I was a kid was just so different from

I was always an afterthought. No one important to them. My

happiness always

to buy Travis and Emma toys and treats when they

kisses. I got nothing but coldness and indifference from them.

made me question if I was truly one of

you know the truth. You know the Sharp’s

felt like one of them” Ethan concludes when I

anything.

didn’t want any of them to see the

had for

as your family?” Travis asks in

back. “I was never treated as part of

one looking in at the happy

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pity party

doing here?” Ethan and I ask

look at him before quickly

Sharp” Brian says as if it

smoking, but no one in this room, except for Letty, is

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