Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 100

Her fury
Rowan

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“Is Noan coming?” my mother asks me.

“Not today, mom. I forgot to let Ava know, and I didn’t want to spring this on her all of a sudden,” I

tell her as I walk into Kate’s home.

It was our monthly get–together. Just like the last one, I didn’t want to be here. The only reason I

was there was because I’d promised Mom that I would attend.

“I’ve missed him so much, and so has Kate. She really wanted to see him.” She pauses. “Now that

she and Ava are estranged, the only time she gets to see Noah is during these get–togethers.”

I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I don’t. That makes me a bastard, sure, but I believe that we were

all getting what we deserved. This was our punishment for how we treated Ava.

“Maybe next time,” I say as I walk past her.

Mom and Kate have been friends for years. She would do anything for her best friend. The last

thing I want or need is to stand there for almost thirty minutes just listening to how Kate was

suffering.

I didn’t need to hear about someone else’s suffering when I was dealing with one of my own.

She follows me as I make my way to the backyard. I know Kate’s home like the back of my hand.

After all, they’ve lived here for years. This is the same house where Ava and I got married. The

same house she tried to escape when she found out she was pregnant with Noah.

I stop dead in my tracks. I

who was following behind me, collides with my back.

“What the hell, Rowan?” she asks, but I don’t turn around. Nor do I answer.

She comes to my front when I don’t answer. My eyes stare at her, unseeing.

“Rowan? What is it?”

My throat bobbles as I try to form the words.

“I just remembered the day I caught Ava trying to escape. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how

my life would have turned out had she managed to escape me.” I tell her.

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“Rowan darling. Don’t think about such things. It didn’t happen and we should be grateful to God

for that ”

I sigh, remembering how foolish I had been.

“Ava was eighteen and scared, mom. She begged me to let her go because, deep down, she

her if she stayed, and I did. I broke her heart

don’t know what to even think. Part of me

broken as she is right now, the other parts is grateful I’d

to know Noah or the wonderful woman she

me every time I remember all I

should have tried harder; maybe then

down on me.

much on your shoulders, Rowan. Sure, you

roles in breaking her. Both families have a hand in destroying her

her broken pieces.” Mom puts a

I turn to find

in hurting, Ava. We forgot that

brought us. We forgot how

a girl who needed our love. That is on us. We

We shunned her, and so you followed suit. If anyone

and that is on us,” he finishes, clasping my shoulder in

meant to make me feel better, but

I did worse. So much fucking worse, and that shit is

on me.

them a small smile. I didn’t want to dwell

because she takes my

wondering what’s taking us so

while dad

internally groan when I spot Emma. I knew she would be

different things.

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you came.” Kate kisses both of my

only response I can master, given that I’m not really

my parents, and I see that as

straight to my

he asks

fight between me and

but he just reminded me of the

that he was doing the same to Ava.

is a good guy. That, more than

that he actually has a chance if he were to shoot his

progress so far?” he

The only progress is that I managed to piss her off

sighs. “What did

Calvin. Turns out he

Gunner is. Noah talks about him all the

is his

Who is Calvin?” Gabe asks, looking

You

takes a while,

the moment it downs

Nerdy Cal? The one that used to

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

a damn

asks as he walks

look behind him, thankful that Emma hadn’t followed him.

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