Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0486

Calvin.

When I woke up this morning, I never expected Emma to come to my office to apologize. Actually, after slamming the door in her face the last time I saw her, I didn't expect to ever see her again.

I thought that day would be the end. That would be the last time I ever saw her again. I know Emma, and I know she isn't good with rejections. I expected her to slither away and never show her face to me or my son again.

Instead, she surprised me. It's been what? Just a couple of weeks, and she's back. This time with an apology instead of pleading for a chance to see Gunner. I've never seen Emma apologize. She just takes what she wants, being unapologetic about it.

*Boss, should I add Anna as a potential client?" My secretary, Becca asks, walking into my office. "She seemed to be in a hurry and left before I could ask her contact details."

I was too stunned to function. This is the first time Emma has managed to catch me off guard. I hate it just as I am impressed by it.

reply, shaking myself from my shock. "She isn't coming

into my office again. That would be the

lunch break, Becca," I tell her while checking my watch. "I'll be leaving in

"Okay, Cal,"

lunch date in the next thirty minutes, but my excitement suddenly dropped in the

I'm just numb and don't feel anything. There are also times when I feel everything.

am being honest with myself, I'll admit that my love for her isn't completely dead. I wish it were, but

I did what I did for him. What kind of man would I be teaching him to be when he saw me being led by a fucking leash? What kind of man would I be teaching him to be when he finally becomes old enough to understand

you? That it's okay to allow a woman to toy with your heart and emotions? That's it's okay

to think I was weak because of all the shit I allowed Emma to get away with. I didn't want Gunner growing up surrounded by a toxic kind of love. It would have imprinted itself on him and that's the