Ex-Husband's Regret

Our daughter
“Please come in” Letty says behind me, startling the crap out of me.

I realize that I had just been staring at them like a fool. Too lost in my head to say anything to

them

I move aside and let them through. My mind still reeling from the fact that The Howell’s were in

my house right now. Also that they were potentially my family.

“How are you even out?” I ask turning to face Ethan the moment we were all seated.

“Bail” is all he said, his eyes looking everywhere except in my direction.

Yesterday Brian had asked me if I wanted to press charges against Ethan. He said that it would

make our case stronger against him.

I wasn’t able to give him an answer because I wasn’t sure. Yes, I get what he did to me was

horrible and I don’t know if I can ever forgive him or forget. (3)

Despite all that, Ethan has also taught me a lot about myself and life. I just didn’t know if I had it

in me to press charges,

Travis was pressing charges and so were the police department. To get in, Ethan had faked

documents. As much I couldn’t press the charges myself, Brian said that they would still do it

because they had opened a file on me when the murder attempts had began.

“I’m sorry for what my son did to you, Ava” Nora says, her voice cutting through the tense and

awkward atmosphere.

I just stare at her. I didn’t know what to feel honestly. The fact that she still called her his son

meant that she was okay with what he did. If she was, then I am not sure I want her in my life if

that the case, and if it turns out that she is my mother,

“You’re apologizing for his wrong doings and I’m going to take a guess that you’re the one that

posted his bail. If what he said was the truth does that mean you’re okay with what he did to your

us you mourned over for years?” Letty poses

I was too afraid

no means okay with what he did. It

His eyes cutting

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right now fean still tell that he loves him. Itle Witten all over his face

to Ava I don’t eate what you thunk smere has done, but tarmg with their feelings while knowing that you plan to kill them to just disgusting and evil

of what Ethan did just leaves me raw It was like pouring salt on

him but he has been ours since

wanted to hate her answer but I couldn’t. As a mother, I would stand by Noah no matter what. Sure I would be hurt and disappointed if

to find him staring back at me. Just like yesterday,

his cold gaze. I can’t help but wonder if this is how he normally

used to give

I pull my gaze from him

that you’re here means you want something from me, so how may I help you? If

then I’m sorry to inform you that I have nothing to do with it and

leave I get straight to the point. There was no

their shocked faces, but I ignore it. I was just being honest and beside I don’t see any

they would be

because Ethan told us the truth. We came because you’re our daughter”

tears filling her eyes.

The family

I didn’t expect Nora and Theo to love me either. They didn’t know

the looks of things

I ask

look nothing like any

were out of this world beautiful and I was just me. Nothing remarkable about my

me an envelope. “I took your hair and did

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wasn’t lying that much

Nora and Theo.

hair and your mother’s beautiful

Deep down I know you’re the daughter that was taken from us twenty

turn away from them when my tears start falling. It was too much to

didn’t know how to handle that. Every scorn I got

they gave me

knew I wasn’t theirs. If they didn’t want me they could have given me away. What was

with them, only for them to

the pet name I call Noah and it makes me cry

of it” she says as she hugs

to me. Being in her arms just feels