Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0327

Ava.

“Is it okay if I come to visit tomorrow? There is something I wanted to talk to you about.”

I was on a phone call with Nora, or should I say my biological mother. I’ve been thinking hard these past few days, and I decided that I was finally going to give them a chance.

Both Nora and Theo seem like good people, and I’ve always craved that parental love. Maybe this was my chance of getting it. I wanted to get to know them, and I wanted a relationship with them.

It’s not their fault that Kate and James were horrible parents to me, and I couldn’t judge them based on my bad experience with my adopted parents.

“That would be wonderful, Ava. We’ve missed you and our grandchildren so much. I wanted to call or visit, but I didn’t want to push you if you weren’t ready,” she gushed in a sing song voice.

It made me smile, to be honest, and I haven’t smiled since that night.

“What time is okay with you?”

“Ava, you’re our daughter; whatever time you want to come, day or night, is simply fine with us” she answers.

After talking with her for a while, we finally hung up. Releasing a tired sigh, I place my phone down and just stare at the blank television.

just shift from great to downright ugly? Everything had been perfect until my brain chose to remember. I’ve come to realize

thought of me or our intimate moments. I’ve always wanted more passion and heat between us, and I knew that he was holding back, but I still loved the rare occasions we slept together. I treasured them and it hurt knowing that to him it wasn’t anything special, just a way to release pent–up sexual energy and to think of

I was naïve, what the hell did I expect? That

breath and push those thoughts away. I was tired of constant thinking about those words. The kids were asleep, and it was

up and head to the door. I was about to lock it and turn of the lights when I heard a car,

surprised to find Gabe and Rowan. Rowan was drunk and the only thing preventing him from face

late, but I had to bring him home” Gabe greets respectfully, something that shocks

clear the fog before nodding,

that night, Rowan has rarely slept here. He chose to stay at his penthouse to give me space. He’s tried everything, calling, texting,

calls remained answered, I deleted his texts without reading them and when we were in close proximity, I ignored him like he didn’t exist. For a moment, I also almost

okay if I take him

I numbly agree. I’m still speechless seeing Rowan drunk and passed out. The last time he

Gabe comes down and he’s about to leave when I stop

I ask, studying him.

as much as Rowan” he

this. Before, we would just ignore each other, but right now it felt like I could actually talk to him

your driver

drop me off at the club when I heard that Rowan was drinking alone. I drove

here. There is no need for you to drive back home while intoxicated, in fact you shouldn’t have driven here. You should have called a cab.” I stated before I lock the door, turn on the security system and switch

it’s okay. I can take a taxi” he looks at me weirdly, but I don’t have time to decipher