Chapter 338
Ex-Husband’s Regret
Chapter 0338
I continue staring at Emma in shock. When Mother said that sheâs been in a depressing state, I didnât
think it would be this bad.
She looked nothing like her old self. She did try to dress up, or maybe Mother tried forcing her to dress
up, and even though her black pair of jeans, navy blue halter top, and a pair of wedge sandals looked
nice, they did nothing to improve her appearance.
Her face was ashen; her glorious blonde mane now looked greasy and thinning. Her cheek bones were
also pronounced, but not in a good way, and she looked like she had lost a lot of weight.
âOh my God,â mom whispers next to me.
We take a step forward. I wasnât really sure what to do. I didnât know whether to welcome them or just
avoid them.
Mom takes the initiative and leads me towards them. They both turn and look at us.
âWelcome,â I murmur, feeling completely awkward.
Kate smiles at me, but when her eyes fall on mom and she looks at her protective hand around my
waist, her happiness dims a little bit.
âThank you,â she replies, her tone just as soft and awkward as mine had been moments ago.
My eyes wander back to Emma, only to find her staring at me. I almost gasp as more shock hits me.
Where her blue eyes were once lively, now they are dull. As if life and the will to live had been stripped
from her.
There was no malice or anger in her gaze as she looked at me. Actually, there was nothing. She
seemed to be in a lot of pain, and she was trying to numb it.
I donât understand why, because I donât think Iâve ever been in her shoes, but I kind of understand her.
Weirdly, I feel for her.
âYou can just head out to the back. The rest of the guests havenât arrived yet, but there are some
already there,â Mom tells both of them when I donât speak after a while
Kate nods her head and guides her daughter. She wasnât a stranger at this house, so she knew where
she was going.
âThat girl is in a world of pain and regret,â Mom says in sympathy after both of them have left.
She was right, though. Parts of me feel like Iâve been there before, but I donât know why.
In order to distract myself, I stare around the house. The planners were almost finished, and like the
interior because I felt like I was living in Emmaâs shadow, and he proposed we change everything.
Obviously, that hadnât happened. With everything that went down after that night, I completely forgot
about it. Now, I wonder if that will even ever take place.
I shake myself from those thoughts. Right now, it doesnât even matter. Not when I was yet to make a
decision.
âMom, you can go and mingle with the rest; Iâll call Noah down, and weâll invite the guests.â
She nods her head before squeezing my hand and leaving. I quickly headed up the stairs and called an
excited Noah. When we get down, we find Rowan standing near the door, waiting for us.
âShouldnât you be at the back with everyone else?â I whisper just as another car enters our estate.
Noah and I have always been the ones to welcome his guests. Rowan had either been with them at the
back or nowhere to be seen until the party began. I thought it would be the same this year.
âNot this year. This year, Iâm where Iâm supposed to be,â he whispers back. âAnd I also apologize for
being shitty these past years during Noahâs birthday.â
Iâm taken aback by his apology, but I donât let it show, nor do I respond. Mainly because the guests had
already reached the door, so I didnât get a chance.
The next forty or so minutes are spent welcoming visitors. Some I remember, some I donât. Of course,
they all express their sorry for what happened to me. I didnât want to dwell on it, so I just thanked them
and told them Iâm lucky to be alive.