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

he told us you mourned over

that I was too afraid to

means okay with what he did. It was

teeth. His eyes

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tell that he loves him. Itle Witten all over his face bome with

you thunk smere has done, but tarmg with their feelings while knowing that

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

we love him. I may not have birthed him but he has been ours

I would stand by Noah no matter what. Sure I would be hurt and disappointed if he did something so terrible, but I wouldn’t abandon him I would be

only to find him staring back at me. Just like

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

he used to

those thoughts away, I pull my gaze from him and stare at Nora

want something from me, so how may I

inform you that I have nothing to do with it and if that’s

straight to the point.

shocked faces, but I ignore it. I was just

why they would

because Ethan told us the truth. We came

tears filling her eyes.

but I couldn’t. The family that raised me didn’t love me and

and Theo to love me either. They

the looks of things they

daughter?” I ask standing up. “Ethan could have mixed

like any of

out of this world beautiful and I was just me.

envelope. “I took your hair and did a DNA test. It matched

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open it and read its content. He wasn’t lying that much is true. My DNA matched with

Nora and Theo.

hair and your mother’s

know you’re the daughter

when my tears start falling.

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

every pain they gave me comes to the

they didn’t want me they could

only for them to hurt me over and over

uses the pet name I call Noah and it makes me

of it” she says as she

didn’t even notice her standing up or coming to me. Being in her arms just feels right. I