Ex-Husband's Regret
Chapter 56
Baby Ava
“What the fuck is he doing here?” Rowan booms, his cold grey eyes shooting daggers at Ethan.
I was really not in the mood deal with his tantrums. Yes he was there for me yesterday, but that doesn’t mean he has a say on who is in my home.
Theo or should I say my dad clears his throat. It was going to take some time to get used to the idea of calling him dad.
The sound of his voice pulls everyone’s eyes to him.
Theo Howell?” Rowan says in surprise but he quickly hides it. “What are you doing here?”
Rowan looks between all of us. His eyes moving from Theo and Nora then back at me. Slowly connecting the dots.
“It’s been a while Rowan, though I can’t say that I am pleased with how you’ve treated my daughter Theo says with a dangerous smile on his lips.
“What he means to say is, we’re downright pissed off with the way you and your family has treated our daughter and we can’t see ourselves having such business partners” Nora adds. She doesn’t smile and for the first time since she came to my house, I feel hostility and hatred radiating off her.
“How’s this possible? Travis has shock written all over his face
Like I said, everyone in the country knows who the Howell’s are. They may like to keep their life private, but they’re still known.
“Oh, trust me darling anything in this world is possible” Nora says glaring at him. Fire burning behind her eyes.
I look at Emma and she too had a shocked expression. Her mouth hang open in disbelief. If she
wasn’t careful she would catch a fly
“Can we just get this over with so that you may all leave?” I ask looking directly at him.
He nods his head and pulls out his laptop. He sets it down and we gather around it. He doesn’t
waste any time skyping mother. Soon her face fills the screen.
“We’re all here mom” Emma tells her and she nods her head.
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“How are you, Ava?” she asks slowly.
I don’t know why she all over sudden cared about me when she hasn’t for more than twenty years
of my life.
“Just say what you want to say, no need for the fake pleasantries”
She looks hurt, but at this point I just don’t care. I wasn’t going to play along to whatever it is she
was trying to do. She was too late to fix was what was broken.
She takes a calming breath before beginning. “You came to us when you were weeks old, but we
didn’t adapt you until you were about fifteen months old”
“What do you mean?”
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“We had a wonderful housekeeper. She had worked for us for years. She wanted a family but she
couldn’t imagine herself bearing another man’s child. You see, her husband died after seven years
of marriage and she never recovered. They were planning to start a family the year he died, they
felt they were financially stable. All that was taken away from her when a drunk driver ran her
husband over” she explains.
“Winnie wanted a child, but didn’t want to ever get married again or have artificial insemination so
she settled on adaption. About a month after she made that decision, she was called by her
mother. She was told that the preacher of their church found a baby outside the church and was
wondering if anyone wanted to adopt her” 1
We all look at each other. Was it a coincidence? Was the preacher Winnie’s mother was talking
about, my grandfather? It was too much to be just a coincidence.
Mother continues. “She took a one week break and went back to her home town to get the baby.
We expected her back a week after, but she ended up taking two weeks, but finally she got the
baby and came back. No one knew who the baby’s mother was and had no identification on her.
The preacher said it was probably a scared teen that gave birth and left the baby there”
“Since there wasn’t an issue, the social worker allowed Winnie to come back with the child as she
prepared the paper works for adoption. The baby was a blessing to Winnie, she named her Ava.
That baby she adopted was you” mother says looking at me before continuing “I had not seen her
that happy since her husband died. It’s like Ava breathed life back into her and Winnie adored her.
Loved her like she was her own”
She pauses and I take a moment to digest what she just told us. Winnie seems like a great woman.
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“If she loved me like you say, why didn’t she raise me? How did I end up as part of the Sharp
family?”
“About a year after she got you, she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. The doctors told
her it was too late for her and that she only had a few months to live. Before she died, she asked us
to take you in. To adopt you. We didn’t want to, we already had two children and we didn’t want
anymore”
Something must have happened because I ended up with them.
in
quiet as she answered. “When Travis was two years he managed to
it, he was about to cross the
get to him in time, I screamed in fear, My fear must have alerted Winnie.
she was or how she moved. She saved Travis
a coma for two months. They amputated her right hand because
had a limp since then because of the permanent njury to
a deep breath before letting it out. “We accepted her request because we felt
tried to compensate her
what she went through. So when she died, we adopted
You should have tossed me in an orphanage.
than the
remember ever having a good memory with them. They were all
misery.
an ungrateful woman. Do you know how many people would kill to
led?” Emma ask, sneering me in
it up
I slept with your damn boyfriend, get the fuck
disgusting watching a thirty year
behaves more mature
looks down, her cheeks a
that it’s Nora. I look up at
sitting right next to
”
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damn mistake. I suggest you move
stand up for me. Nobody ever has well except for Letty. It feels weird
up before looking back down again. I felt the Nora’s threat and it sent chills down
spine.
how we treated you over the years wasn’t
Like I told your son, it’s a little too late for your apologies now. I really don’t want to hear it and neither do I want anything
said and done. It was better this way. Maybe one day I will
the pain was just too
that it’s all said and done, we’re done here” Theo speaks up. “I don’t care what you felt
must agree that your contempt for my
Mark my words, you will pay for every tear she shed and
spent suffering in
filled with something dangerous. It chokes the air
isn’t someone you cross.
Mr. Howell”
my daughter beg? You didn’t care did you?
any?” Nora hisses at mother. Pure hatred
eyes.
doesn’t say anything. She
think you should all leave” I say
they came to do and their time was up. They
leaving. Rowan follows and
have to worry about anything ever again. Your enemies
you will pay. No one will
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Always know that” Nora
to have someone backing
against those that hurt me? And even if I did, would they hurt
and Theo willing to turn against their
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he doing here?” Rowan booms, his cold grey eyes shooting daggers
was there for me yesterday, but that
dad clears his throat. It was going to take some
his voice pulls everyone’s eyes to
Rowan says in surprise but he
between all of us. His eyes moving from Theo and
though I can’t say that I am pleased with how you’ve treated my daughter
with the way you and your family has treated our daughter and we can’t see ourselves having such business
this possible? Travis has shock
I said, everyone in the country knows who the Howell’s are. They may like to keep their life private,
me darling anything in this world is possible” Nora says glaring at him. Fire burning behind
and she too had a shocked expression. Her mouth hang open in disbelief. If
would catch
this over with so that you may
nods his head and pulls out his laptop. He sets it down and we gather around it.
time skyping mother. Soon
mom” Emma tells her and
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Ava?”
all over sudden cared about me
of my life.
say what you want to say, no need
hurt, but at this point I just don’t care. I wasn’t going to play along to whatever
to do. She was too late to fix was what
“You came
until you were
“What do you mean?”
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for us for years.
child. You see, her husband died
They were planning to start a family the year
was taken away from her when a drunk driver
husband over” she explains.
to ever get
a month after she made that decision, she was called by
their church
anyone wanted to adopt
other. Was it a coincidence?
was too much to be just
“She took a one week break and went back to her home town to
ended up taking two weeks,
one knew who the
a scared teen that gave birth and left
there wasn’t an issue, the social worker allowed Winnie to come
baby was a blessing to Winnie, she named
was you” mother says looking at me before continuing “I
like Ava breathed life back into her and
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