Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 351

Chapter 0351

“What do you mean?” he asks, clearly not believing what I was saying.

Before I could answer, a knock on the door interrupted. Brian excuses himself and goes to open the door. For some reason, I’m not surprised when Rowan walks into the room.

“You’re just in time, Rowan,” Brian tells him. “Ava was just about to tell me who she thinks shot her. She believes it isn’t Emma, as the evidence clearly states.”

Rowan doesn’t say anything; he just turns and looks at me. In turn, I glare at him. I was still pretty angry, but slowly my anger was starting to fade.

“Look” I begin. “It’s not a matter of belief but of proof. I saw who shot me, and it’s not Emma. In fact, I believe she’s using Emma as a scapegoat.”

Rowan studies me before speaking: “You remembered something.” He says it more like a statement than a question.

I simply nod my head. Something flutters inside my heart. How did he read me so well? I didn’t even have to tell him anything. He just knew.

“Who was it?” Rowan asks almost in a pleading voice.

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“Christine.” I breathe out, still trying to come to terms with the revelation. Right before I blacked out, she lowered her mask a little. Her triumphant and evil smirk is something I will never forget.”

There is a moment of silence. Both Rowan and Brian have unreadable masks on, but I can tell that this new development has taken me by surprise.

“Are you sure?” Brian asks after a while.

him, it’s hard to believe. Every evidence was pointing towards Emma. Every line was pointing

me as much as Christine. She’s wanted Rowan for a long time, but Rowan never paid attention to her and never

ignore that fact, it was glaring. Christine wanted him,

thing she’s always been bitter about. She couldn’t

mistress. We’ve had a few altercations, and it wasn’t once or twice that

deep sense of foreboding. The woman was batshit crazy. I don’t

interrupted him. I needed to finish this quick so I could

issue kept bugging me, and for some reason my mind knew that she’s innocent. I didn’t understand

big question is: how did Emma’s fingerprints

no

the weapon

out, so I don’t

an agenda. Their friendship might be how she was able to frame Emma, but in order to confirm that, you’ll need to call

his phone and making a call. He requests for Emma to be brought

in, an officer trailing behind her. She looks worse for wear. This is the worst I’ve ever seen, Emma. She looked broken and lost. Like someone who’d lost everything and every will

like a tight fist is squeezing my heart. The woman standing before me was a shadow of the girl I used

I don’t know what pushes me to grab

comfort.

and confused, before tears start filling her eyes. She doesn’t say anything, but she

information before I can release you,”

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need you to think really hard, Emma, because this is important, okay?” I

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