Ava
“Fuck” ine grunted shout makes me open my eyes.
Ethan was holding his shoulder, which was bleeding
“Drop the fucking gun Ethan or I swear I’ll blow your brains off” Rowan’s angry voice penetrates
my foggy brain.
He’s the last person I want to see right now. Mainly because I’m ashamed. He tried warning me,
but I didn’t fucking listen to him.
“I have the whole building surrounded, Ethan. You’re outnumbered” Rowans adds.
Just then I hear police sirens and sigh in relief.
Ethan lowers his gun, before putting it on the ground. His eyes are locked with mine. I want to
pull them away, but I can’t. I want to be reminded of what a fool I’ve been this whole time.
“Ava, darling look at me” his voice pulls me from Ethan’s cold gaze. It’s only then that I realize
that Rowan was standing in front of me. 2
Seeing his face up close brings tears to my eyes. The last words he said to me two months ago still
rings in my head.
I keep my eyes on him as he unlocks the chains. He was my anchor right now. Maybe if I focus on
him, I won’t drown in the treacherous water of pain.
“I got you” he whispers softly, his voice full of kindness.
The moment I’m free, I collapse in his arms. So worn out that I’m unable to hold myself up.
He hugs me to him and I have to fight back the tears that threaten to fall. My eyes collide once
again with Ethan. He was on the ground and the police were cuffing him. His wound was bleeding,
but no one seemed to care.
I watch as they take him away. My heart breaking at the loss of a future I thought we had together.
“Are you hurt?” Rowan asks me, pulling me away from his warmth.
I felt so cold now. So chilled. I not only felt the coldness on my skin, but it seeped into my
“Ava?”
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I shake my head at his question. My mouth refusing to work. Refusing to say a single word Maybe if I just pretended, everything will go away. Maybe I’ll wake up and realize it was all just a terrible.
dream
Nothing registers in my mind. I see Rowan’s mouth moving but I can’t hear a thing. I see Travis
walking with a shocked Letty and Gabe walking in with some of the cops. It still doesn’t register.
Nothing does.
I was numb. Or maybe I was beyond numb. I was completely broken.
Why did he do this to me? Why go through all the trouble to get to know me if he was always
planning to kill me? It didn’t make any sense at all.
The more I thought about it. About us. The more I died inside.
I felt us moving. Rowan’s hand around my waist. Supporting me. I was so lost in my head and my
pain that I didn’t realize we were even in a car until we hit a bump in the road.
The car ride didn’t take long. We were soon parking outside the police station.
Brian greeted us and led us inside to take our statements. I don’t remember all the things I said or
how long I had zoned out.
“Ava…” Rowan shakes me gently.
I turn to look at him, only to find that we were in a white room. It wasn’t just us, Travis, Gabe, Letty
and even Emma were all present.
Letty had a bandage wrapped around her head. I touch my own and find one too. I didn’t even
know when it was done.
“There was an ambulance at the warehouse. They checked you and put on the bandage to stop the
bleeding. Other than that, everything seemed fine“. Rowan said as if he had read my mind.
“What is she doing here?” I ask, pointing at Emma.
The last thing I needed was Emma witnessing my pain.
No one answers. They all just look at me in sympathy. I look at the floor, unable to face them. I
was just about to ask all of them to leave, when the door opens.
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look back up. Ethan and Brian walk in.
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Ethan was still handcuffed, and his shoulder was bandaged. At least I think it was, since it was no
longer bleeding.
“Sa, you requested to hear from Ethan and here he is. Maybe he can tell you why he fooled
everyone including our entire department” Brian says tiredly.
“He hasn’t said anything?“Travis asks, pulling Letty who had tears in her eyes, closer.
I know how she must be feeling. I introduced her to Ethan, and we even hung out all three of us
together a few times. She must also feel betrayed like I was.
“No, he refuses to say a thing” Brian shakes his head.
I turn to face Ethan only to find him staring intently at me. His emotionless gaze sucked me in
right away.
“Why? Why did you do this to me, Ethan?” my voice trembled as I spoke.
He stares at me. His cold gaze burned me. Gave me frostbite. I still don’t know where all the
warmth he used to have went. Did he have a switch for his emotions, and he could just flip it on
and off when he wanted it? Or did none of it exist? If that’s so then he was one hell of an actor.
“I wanted the company.” He simply said.
I was shocked that he had actually answered. I didn’t expect him to
The shock is pushed back as what he said, registers. Soon, my surprise turns into confusion.
“What company?” I ask
I didn’t have a Company. I invested in Companies, but I didn’t have any of my own, like Rowan. The
only thing I had was Hope Foundation, and I don’t see someone like Ethan being interested in an
organization for helping children.
“What company are you talking about, Ethan?” I push when he doesn’t say a damn thing.
I needed to know what made him play me like that. What was so important that he would pull
such a hurtful stunt.
“I wanted your grandparent’s company…I worked so hard for it, so it’s only fair that it was given to
me” he said leaving me more confused.
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“You’re not making any sense.” I laugh humorlessly. “You did that for a company that I have no nights to If you wanted that company so bad, then you should have gone after Travis given it was
left in his name”
Ethan sighs tiredly before proceeding to unleash chaos. “I’m not talking about the Sharp’s. I’m
“So you really didn’t see us as your family?” Travis asks in a small voice.
“I don’t know what drugs you’re smoking, but no one in this room, except for Letty, is my family
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