Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 104

Something wrong with me

Ava

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My brain cells were totally fried.

I’ve been sitting here since Calvin left about an hour ago. I asked him if Noah could stay the night

at his house today and he agreed.

I was still trying to grasp all that I learnt today. It was too much information all at once. I didn’t

know how to handle all of it.

My phone rings. For a second I think of ignoring, but decide against it. It might be an emergency.

I swipe the screen sightlessly. I put the gadget to my ear, but don’t say a thing. My mind was

completely blank so I wait for whoever was on the other side to speak.

“Ava” she breathes. “Thank God. Are you okay? Travis told me what happened today”

Immediately I recognize her voice. Letty.

“I’m not sure, honestly” I reply in a whisper.

I still didn’t understand how Emma could be so cruel to Calvin and Gunner. I know that she always

wanted to carry Rowan’s children, but to reject her own flesh and blood because he doesn’t have

Rowan’s DNA is downright malicious.

“Travis told me you’re the one that discovered the truth and exposed Emma’s lie”

Knowing how a parent’s rejection feels like, I completely understood Gunner’s pain. I took his pain

as my own because he r ded me so much of myself.

He didn’t choose Emma to be his mother, yet she hurt him as if he was nothing. That pissed me of

and broke my heart at the same time.

“Yes. It was just by coincidence I guess”

“How? How were you able to figure it out” she asks, her voice in disbelief.

I don’t know whether it’s from finding out that Emma has a son or it’s from her inability to

understand how I came by the truth.

“His smile” I breathe. “He’s smiled at me many times before, but there was this day it just hit me

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was young snapped in my head His smile was similar to hers

“Cal never said anything before?”

“Never but when I mentioned Emma’s name, he completely froze. That gave everything away.

Also the fact that he didn’t correct me”

It still seems so surreal. I can’t imagine my life without Noah so I don’t understand how Emma

was able to live like her son didn’t exist.

and I proceed to tell her everything

got here.

I am done, I’m crying once again. I didn’t want

hard.

until I was at Kate’s house” I tell her. I had stopped

angry on his

me when I was little and they

for him and call Emma out

something I’d prayed for when I was

me, yet they said nothing. Hell, even Rowan’s parents kept

what was right.

through

Gunner. You were right for exposing

of me that felt like maybe I shouldn’t have

could have handled it

I couldn’t even think straight.

like daughter 2I

at my door, Letty. I have to

felt so tired and

it has been a tiring day for

consider ignoring the person on the door.

tired. I didn’t want

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up and ge open

what are you doing here?” I ask in

him if I am being honest, I was expecting

I’m shocked that he

I come in?” he asks instead

with me because I step aside and let him in. He gives

he enters my

Noah asleep?” he asks

Today

his eyes at his name. For a moment I think he’s going to start a

down. I almost clap for him at

today turned out.” He pauses. “How are you

in him recently, but today it’s

fact he would

possible

push away those thoughts. I’m being absurd. He

for him to have a change of heart all of

consider what I just said. “Scratch

like I’ve

closer

his arms. I feel his body heat. I feel him entirely. He

every place where I am

him away, but for some reason I am not. My

from exhaustion. If I had been thinking clearly, I would have

I do to ease your pain? I know this must be hard for

concerns Gunner”

shocked that he understands that not all of what

Gunner, but also

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he cups my cheek and makes me look at

know, Rowan”

my cheek and neck. He then pushes a lock of my hair behind my

me in a way that I

I am his

one way to distract you” he starts. “If I bend and take those pretty pink lips, will you let me?” he ask, as my heart

stare at

him no‘ I whisper

no, Ava. Push him

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