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

wrapped around her head. I touch my own and

it was

the warehouse. They checked you and put on the bandage

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

is she doing here?” I ask, pointing at

last thing I needed was Emma witnessing

answers. They all just look at me in sympathy. I look at the

of them to leave, when the

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Ethan

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and his shoulder was bandaged. At least

longer bleeding.

to hear from Ethan and here he is. Maybe

including our entire department” Brian

Letty who

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

must also feel betrayed like I

say a thing” Brian

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

right away.

me, Ethan?” my voice trembled as

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

have a switch for his emotions, and he could

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

the company.”

shocked that he had actually answered. I didn’t expect

back as what he said, registers. Soon, my

“What company?” I ask

Companies, but I didn’t have any of

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

organization for helping children.

about, Ethan?” I push when

what made him play me like that. What was so important

such a hurtful stunt.

grandparent’s company…I worked so hard for it, so it’s

said leaving

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humorlessly. “You did that for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that company so bad, then you should have gone

left in his name”

me, but I don’t care. Everyone knows that my grandparents and father didn’t

even have shares in the family company like

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

your real

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

bullshit”

quiet not agreeing with

Ethan grits out before

family. Tell me you’ve never

truly a Sharp”

I can’t. I’ve doubted it

DNA test.

since I was a kid

always an afterthought.

happiness always

toys and treats when

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

It made me

you know the truth. You

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

anything.

want any of them to see the

for

really didn’t see us as your family?” Travis asks in a small

“I was never treated as part of your family. I was always

happy family while I was out

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us the pity party you have for yourself”

even doing here?” Ethan and

him before quickly pulling

family, Mrs. Sharp” Brian says as

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

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