Ex-Husband's Regret

Anita
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Ava

I sat at a private booth enjoying a piece of cake. Noah was spending the night at Rowan’s so I was

child free tonight.

I was feeling good for some reason. In that good feeling, I decided to grab something to eat. I was in the mood for some comfort food. That’s why I was currently here eating dessert like I’ve been

starved for days.

My visit to prison was eventful. I had fully expected Ethan to tell me he doesn’t want the baby. Instead I got more than I had bargained for.

His confession of love left me feeling empty in a way. He had to understand that it was too late now. I wouldn’t ever think about being with him. He tried killing me for heaven’s sake! If I go back

to him, what does that say about me?

I wasn’t cruel enough to deny him his rights as a father. Even if I didn’t want to see him personally. I could always ask Nora to take the baby to him. That was the furthest I was willing to go. The biggest effort I was willing to make when it came to Ethan. Anything beyond that would

be downright stupid.

I decided that I was done with men. I mean no good can come out of chasing love. I wanted love from two men and what I got was heartbreak and pain.

It was time for me to give up on love, because the way I see it, it doesn’t want me. It never has. I am learning to make peace with that. Now I was going to focus on being my best version. Focus on

being the best mother.

I push another piece of cake in my mouth and moan. It felt like heaven as the taste explodes in

my mouth.

“Aren’t you afraid you’ll get fat? I mean you already are, but I fear you will get fatter” the shrill

voice makes me snap my eyes open.

I groan when I open my eyes and find Anita staring at me with a mean look. Behind her were

some of her co–workers. They laugh when they hear her insulting me, but I honestly don’t care.

Right now they were all insignificant.

She was one of Rowan’s financial advisors and as you can tell, she doesn’t like me. She and

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their hate came from Sure I was married to Rowan. Who they both wanted, but anyone with a

bitch” she screeches

I have to listen

a glass

always kept quiet when she would say awful things to me. I was so desperate to please Rowan, to get him to like me, that I let his workers walk all over me. Part of me wanted to believe he was oblivious to their mean treatments,

that he didn’t know.

that you’re apparently rich?” she sneers. “I bet you

by getting

women are so insecure that they think everyone gets to the

spreading their legs.

laugh dies down. “I’m not you,

goes to lunge at me, but I stand up

letting these

you’re going to regret it” I snap, my eyes narrowing in slits.” The Ava you knew took your insults lying down, I promise I won’t. You push me,

you won’t like

green eyes on me. She dragged

humiliate me. The jokes on her,

threatening me?” she walks towards me, trying to intimidate

“Sure, if that’s how

on

to tell Rowan is that you’ve been rude to me and he will blow up

I

I would let her humiliate me. She would revel in it. Feeling powerful

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a smile “Go ahead. I honestly don’t give a fuck. In fact, why

“You think I won’t?”

on you doing it” I

slowly, the self–esteem I thought I had lost after Ethan betrayed me was starting to come back. Never will I allow a man to make me hit rock

going on here?” a

Corrine staring between us. We weren’t friends, more like acquaintances or business partner. Her father’s construction firm is the one I use when building Hope Houses. She is the owner of this restaurant. The construction firm is a family company and she was

but the restaurants

you kick her out” Anita rushes to speak. “We were just minding

across my chest as I watch

each other. I was waiting

that so?” she

time I thought that

when business was involved.

small signal and