Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0447

His voice is hoarse as he tries to suppress his emotions. The tremble in his voice is my undoing. I don’t like it when he’s in pain. I hate it.

“Rowan...”

“No, Ava. It’s true. I was almost too late and deep down I know that had it not been for Ethan screwing up, I wouldn’t have had a chance with you. You wouldn’t have come back to me had fate not intervened. I will always be grateful that you gave me another chance despite the shit I did to you. The mistake you think you made that night? It’s nothing compared to what I put you through for nine years and yet you took me back...”

“Because I love you.”

almost claimed

insecure he was

because I'm in love with him, or because he gave me Iris, but because he taught me how to live and love myself when no

supposed to be. What Emma and I had was young love. It wouldn’t have lasted. Look at how it crumbled when it was put to the test? We held on because we thought it was the shit. We thought it was true love. We also never really got closure. What I feel for you is the real deal, Ava, and I know that because just the thought of losing

to prove himself to me, To show me that he loves me and only me. It’s an uphill battle, because there are times I’m reminded of his love \ for Emma. I'm reminded of how

put me through. The heartache I went

him. Those times, as if sensing my thoughts, he'll lay his head on my chest and hold me tightly as if he’s afraid of losing me. He'll then whisper over and over again that he loves me until his words push

I'm not at