Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0518

*Ro," Ava snaps.

*She'll stay pure and innocent until the day she's old and gray. End of story." With that, he stomps away. The idea of Iris one day having sex clearly disturbed him.

Ava turns to me. "I don't get it! How can the idea of Iris having sex bother him so much when we have sex all the time? I am someone's daughter, and he still went there with me!"

I chuckle before rubbing her arm comfortingly. "Don't worry, I think all men are the same when it comes to their daughters. Gabriel said almost the same thing about Lilly... Ethan will react the same, and so will Reaper if they have a daughter. My dad used to say he would never allow any boy near me, and I bet if you asked your dad, he thought the same when you were born. Hell, I know he probably hates the idea that you and Rowan have sex. In his head, he'd rather believe Noah and Iris were delivered by stocks."

Ava laughs, the frown on her face clearing. "I almost forgot to tell you just how beautiful your home is," she hugs me before pulling away.

Her baby bump is more visible now and hard to hide. The girls and I asked about the gender, and she told us that they decided to wait for the delivery day to know whether it was a boy or a girl.

I haven't told anyone about the baby. It won't be fair to tell my friends before my husband.

I'll

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a hearty meal. We kind of separated into groups. I was with the girls, Gabriel was with the men, including his dad,

come by my office?" Ava asks, leaning against the chair, referring to the job she offered me. "I've been meaning to talk

I answer her. "If that's okay

smiles, sighing in contentment, "That's

a sudden, Letty squeals in joy before turning

and Ava both look at

up with an idea, you convinced

"Yeah," Ava seconds.

her hand in dismissal, brushing off what they just said. "Oh, stop it. It's not like you opposed the idea,

or anything. I used dildos for quite some time after Liam passed... and even if I didn't use them, who am

her seat. They look like kids who have been

to bring Harper into the fold," Letty