- Threats
I was shopping for furniture, but my mind wasn’t in it. I bought a new house. It was perfect for me
and it suited my style. Simple yet cozy. It was in a great neighborhood and was even closer to
Noah’s school. I loved it the moment I saw it. It also had a big backyard where Noah could play
unlike our previous house.
“Are you even paying attention?” Letty asks in annoyance.
She was helping me pick furniture my new home. It has been three days since I bought it and yet
it was sitting completely empty. I didn’t even have a bed for heaven’s sake. I’ve been sleeping on a
make shift bed on the floor.
“I’m sorry, Letty…I just have too much on my mind” I apologize.
When you have someone trying to kill you, most other things usually take a back seat. They don’t
seem as important as trying to stay a live long enough to see you child grow up.
I still get chills knowing that I was close to dying. Again. That someone deliberately set a fire to
my house. That they wanted me burned alive. What kind of a sick person does that?
Plus it can’t be a coincidence that the day of the dinner party someone chased me. Only to have
my house burned down the next day. 1
“Is it because of your house?” her voice is full of sympathy.
I clench my hands in fist. “Yes! And not only that, it’s everything. It just makes me so angry. Four
times, Letty! They’ve tried killing me four times and from what I see they don’t plan on stopping
until i’m dead. I just want to be left the fuck alone” I take a deep breath.
The people around as stare at us at my outburst, but I don’t give a shit about the scathing looks.
I sometimes felt so lost. I can’t bring my son back home even though I miss, because I don’t want
to put him in any danger. I haven’t held or kissed my baby boy in weeks.
“What terrifies me is what if they succeed? I haven’t see Noah in three months, Letty. Seeing him
on video calls isn’t the same as holding him in my arms. What if they succeed and I never get to
see or hold him again?” I ask, fighting the tears that threatened to fall.
“Uh…I don’t know what to say” she looks at me awkwardly
“You’re really not good at pep–talks are you?” I ask chuckling, wiping away my tears
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“Hell No!” She all but shouts then sighs “I don’t know what you’re feeling but I get you. I know
how frustrating this must be for you, but don’t let them get to you, cause the moment they do, you
give them power over you”
I think for a second about what little she’s told me. She was right. I can’t lose it right now. Who
knows? Maybe that is what they’re counting on. Making me lose it, so that I can be careless and
make a mistake.
“Thank you, Letty” I give her a side hug.
Her pep–talk however small, is exactly what I needed.
“Good. Now, have you gotten everything you need?” she asks. “We’ve been at this for hours and I’m
starving”
“Yeah…we can go get something to eat. Let me pay and then I’ll came back and rive the U–Haul
back to my place”
“You do realize you can just hire them to deliver the furniture right? They’ll even help you moving
them. You don’t have to do it by yourself” she folds her hand and scrutinizes me.
“I know, but I don’t like strangers in my space. Beside, I’m just driving it. Ethan will be by later on
to help move the furniture”
She stares a bit before shrugging her shoulders. We head to the cashier and I pay for the furniture
we’ve chosen.
There were restaurants and eateries near the furniture store so we don’t have to go far.
“Fancy or fast and greasy?” I ask her already feeling my stomach start to rumble.
“Definitely fast and greasy…is that something you even have to ask?”
I grin at her.
We find one pretty quickly and soon enough, we are settled. Our food arrive about ten minutes
later. We basically ordered the same thing. Fries, burger, chicken wings and milkshakes.
Our conversation flows easily. We don’t talk about anything important. We joke, we eat and have a
fun in each other’s company. For a moment, I forget about my troubles and it felt nice.
“I’m so full I can barely think straight” Letty says, making me laugh.
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She had this satisfied look in her eyes and it was just adorable.
“You look like you just had an orgasm” I joke.
She smirks. “I did, I had a food orgasm”
Laughing I tell her that there is nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t be used in the same
sentence.
“There is…food brings pleasure and even if it’s not the same as the pleasure I get when Travis‘ dick
I gag. “Don’t you dare finish that sentence…haven’t you ever had of TMI” I look at her in horror. ”
The last thing I want is to hear what you and Travis do behind closed doors”
“Oops” she says sheepishly.
No sister wants to hear about their brother having sex. They especially don’t want it being
described.
My phone beeps and I check the incoming message.
“I have to go…Ethan will be leaving work soon and I want to be there when he gets to my new
place”
“Okay. It’s about time I head out too. My feet are killing me”
We pay our bills and leave.
“Thanks for your help today”
“Anytime, Ava”
We say goodbye and she leaves. I walk the short distance to the furniture store.
I didn’t see them until it was too late. Mainly because I was focused on texting Ethan to let him
know that I’d be home by the time he gets there.
“Seriously!” her annoying voice makes me lift my head.
Emma was standing next Travis at the parking lot. She was staring at me like she contemplated
murder.
“Are you happy now? bitterness and anger laced her voice
I ignore her but her next words make me freeze.
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