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

Emma were all

head. I touch my own and

it was

warehouse. They checked you and

everything seemed fine“. Rowan said as if he had read my

she doing here?” I ask, pointing at

needed was Emma witnessing

sympathy. I look at the

of them to

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back up. Ethan and Brian

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shoulder was bandaged. At least I think it was, since it was

longer bleeding.

you requested to hear from Ethan and here he is. Maybe he can tell you

our entire department” Brian says

anything?“Travis asks, pulling Letty who had tears in

must be feeling. I introduced her to Ethan, and we even hung

She must also feel betrayed like

refuses to say a thing” Brian shakes his

him staring intently at me. His emotionless gaze

right away.

this to me, Ethan?” my voice trembled

at me. His cold gaze burned me. Gave

have went. Did he have a switch for his emotions, and he could just flip

off when he wanted it? Or did none of it exist? If that’s so

company.”

that he had actually answered. I didn’t

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

“What company?” I ask

I invested in Companies, but I didn’t have any of my own,

Foundation, and I don’t see someone like Ethan

organization for helping children.

are you talking about, Ethan?” I push when he doesn’t say a

made him play me like that. What

such a hurtful stunt.

hard for it, so

he said leaving me

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

left in his name”

but I don’t care. Everyone knows that my

dime. I didn’t even have shares in the family company

sighs tiredly before proceeding to unleash chaos. “I’m not talking

your real

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

bullshit”

quiet not agreeing

not bullshit. I’m telling the fucking truth” Ethan grits out before turning

family. Tell me you’ve never

truly a Sharp”

claims, but I can’t. I’ve doubted

DNA test.

since I was a kid was just

was always an afterthought. No one

happiness always came

and Emma toys

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

It made me question if I was truly one

because deep inside you know

felt like one of

anything.

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

had for a long

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

you?” I fire back. “I was never treated as part of your family.

one looking in at the happy family while

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please, save us the pity party you have

even doing here?”

look at him before

Sharp” Brian says as if it

don’t know what drugs you’re smoking, but no one in this room, except for Letty, is my

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