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.

did you take me in if you didn’t want

was quiet as she answered. “When Travis was two years he managed to get out of

it, he was about to cross the road. There was an incoming

get to him in time, I screamed in fear, My fear must have

or where she was or how she moved. She saved Travis that day, but

two months. They amputated her right hand because it was too

since then because of the permanent

a deep breath before letting it out. “We

we tried to compensate her it would

through. So when she

you hadn’t. You should have tossed me in an orphanage. It

been kinder than the life I lived

memory with them. They were all bad, full of pain

misery.

such an ungrateful woman. Do you know how many people would kill to have

ask, sneering

shut it up for you permanently.” I hiss,

of you stupid comments. I slept

up. It disgusting watching a thirty year old woman throwing a hissy

Noah behaves more

blow up surprises everyone. Emma looks

that it’s Nora. I

sitting

”

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“It’s been years and you’ve all surely made her pay for that damn mistake. I suggest you move on and leave the past where it is. You talk to my daughter like that ever again and you will not like

has well except for Letty. It feels

looks up before looking back down again. I felt the

spine.

how we treated you

late for your apologies now. I really don’t want to hear it and neither do I want anything to do with any

said and done. It was better this

now, the

and done, we’re done here” Theo speaks up. “I don’t care what you felt

we all must agree that your contempt for my daughter started way before she made

of sleeping with Rowan. Mark my words, you will pay for every tear

suffering

is filled with something dangerous. It chokes the air and suffocates

Theo Howell isn’t

Howell”

You didn’t care did you? Why

any?” Nora hisses at mother. Pure hatred reflecting

eyes.

anything. She looks

I

they came to do and their time was up. They stare at me

Rowan follows and

again.

you. Everyone who has hurt you will pay. No

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know that”

someone backing me up. Question is,

And even if I did, would they hurt Ethan for

Theo willing to turn

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is he doing here?” Rowan booms, his cold grey eyes shooting

deal with his tantrums. Yes he was there for me yesterday, but that doesn’t mean he has a say on who is

throat. It was going to take some time to get used to

voice

he quickly hides it. “What are

Theo and Nora then back at me. Slowly connecting the

say that I am pleased with how you’ve treated my

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

shock written

said, everyone in the country knows who the Howell’s are. They may like to keep their life private, but

in this world is possible” Nora

Emma and she too had a shocked expression. Her mouth hang

careful she would

so that you

and pulls out his laptop. He sets it down and we gather around it. He

Soon her face fills

all here mom” Emma tells

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you, Ava?”

all over sudden cared about me when she hasn’t

of my life.

you want to say, no

just don’t care. I wasn’t going to play along

too late to fix was

calming breath before beginning. “You came to

you

“What do you mean?”

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had worked for us for years.

bearing another man’s child. You see, her husband

and she never recovered. They were planning to start a family the year he

financially stable. All that was taken away from her when

husband over” she explains.

but didn’t want to ever get married

month after she made that decision, she was called

that the preacher of their church found

if anyone wanted to adopt

each other. Was it a coincidence? Was the preacher

It was too much

a one week break and went back to her home town to get the

a week after, but she ended up taking two weeks, but finally

one knew who the baby’s mother

a scared teen that gave birth and

allowed Winnie to come back with the child

for adoption. The baby was a

adopted was you” mother says looking at me

husband died. It’s like Ava breathed life back into her and Winnie adored

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