Ex-Husband's Regret

Reaper
Chapter 117.

“That’s not possible. Emma could never do something like this.” Travis defends his sister.

Sure, he was pissed at her, but when it came down to it, she was still his baby sister. He would defend her with everything that he had.

“Son, in my line of work, anything is possible,” Brian says tonelessly.

He then takes out a note book and begins scribbling down something. It’s only for a few minutes before he looks up at us.

“But seriously, Emma wouldn’t hurt her; sure, she and Ava don’t see eye–to–eye, but she would never hurt her,” Travis insists, while the rest just stay quiet.

I want to believe that Emma wouldn’t do something like this, but I wasn’t sure any more. The woman who came back months ago isn’t the same woman who left years ago.

She was filled with so much anger and hatred towards Ava. So much so that she would threaten a child and make up fucking lies just to get Ava in trouble.

“I’m not saying that she did it; all I’m saying is that she’s a suspect,” Brian clarifies. “Hatred and anger are

pretty strong motives to have someone killed as some sort of revenge. It’s also not coincidental that

Ava’s shooting happened not less than three weeks after she revealed Emma’s big secret. One that she

had gone to great lengths to hide.”

Looking at things, everything pointed to Emma. She’s the only one Ava has had a falling out with recently, and given the strenuous relationship, it’s easy to see how Emma could have snapped and hired someone

to kill Ava.

I look at Travis; he looks like he has been struck by lightning. I see it in his eyes. He regrets why he

opened his mouth, because he might have just gotten his sister in trouble.

“What about Reaper?” I ask, remembering he had targeted Ava and Emma.

“Yeah, I considered him, but for some odd reason, I feel like he isn’t behind this. His beef is with you. Sure, he kidnapped Ava and Emma, but from those of his men we captured that day, he was just messing with you. He didn’t plan on killing them—well, Ava, that is. He didn’t plan on killing her. He specifically told

a hand on Ava or he would slit

of information, but I don’t

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I mutter as I

more weird is that the man who hit Ava died in prison under mysterious circumstances,” he adds, “Anyway, as I was saying, his target is you. It has always been you. I believe that if he ever get his revenge, he’ll either

but he won’t succeed in ruining my company. Many have tried. Fuck. Even the Howell’s did try, and they still failed. As for killing me,

see.

don’t believe it was him?” Nora asks

the way he or she shot her. Reaper has

what I had already suspected. Whoever shot at Ava wanted her dead. That is the reason for the multiple shots. He or

about the number plate of the SUV they used?” Theo looks like

hours we’ve been here.

out the plate, so we only know that it was

of black SUVS in this

while. Each of us is lost in our own thoughts. There was

all of those thoughts to the back of my head. What

her dead after she

all and go back to the station.” Brian breaks the silence. “For now, I’ll advise

The last thing we need is whoever is after her

finish the job, though I’ll send two officers to

my head, and Gabe leads him

Theo says. “Let’s make

until she’s out of

“Yes.” I agree.

take my phone

sure as hell going to be a

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wake up to