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

I touch my

it was

the warehouse. They checked you and put on the bandage

seemed fine“. Rowan said as if he had read

here?” I ask, pointing

thing I needed was Emma

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

all of them to leave,

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Ethan and Brian walk

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At least I think it was, since

longer bleeding.

and here he is. Maybe he can

including our entire department”

Letty who had tears in her eyes,

I introduced her to Ethan, and we even hung

few times. She must

refuses to say a thing”

find him staring intently at me. His emotionless gaze sucked me

right away.

did you do this to me, Ethan?” my voice trembled as

cold gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite.

have went. Did he have a switch for his emotions,

did none of it exist? If that’s so then he

company.” He

actually

pushed back as what he said, registers. Soon, my

“What company?” I ask

Company. I invested in Companies, but I didn’t have any

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

organization for helping children.

talking about, Ethan?” I push when he doesn’t

made him play me like that. What

such a hurtful stunt.

wanted your grandparent’s company…I worked so hard for it, so it’s only fair that it

leaving me more

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making any sense.” I laugh humorlessly. “You did that for a company that I have no nights

left in his name”

but I don’t care. Everyone knows that my grandparents

didn’t even have shares in the family company like

to unleash chaos. “I’m

your real

are you talking about?” Travis booms. “Don’t listen to him, Ava.

bullshit”

keep quiet not agreeing with

telling the fucking truth” Ethan

that they aren’t your family. Tell me you’ve never

truly a Sharp”

can’t. I’ve doubted it

DNA test.

and grandparents treated me since I was a kid

was always an afterthought. No one important

happiness always came

and Emma toys

nothing. No hugs, no kisses. I got nothing but coldness and indifference from them. I

me question if I

because deep inside you know the

That’s why you never felt like one of them” Ethan concludes when I didn’t

anything.

look away. I didn’t want any of them to see the truth in my eyes. To see the

for

you really didn’t see us as your family?” Travis

back. “I was never treated

happy family while I

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us the pity party you have

here?” Ethan and I ask

look at him before quickly pulling my

Sharp” Brian says

smoking, but no one

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