Chapter 79
Ex-Husband’s Regret
Kidnapped again
Today I wasnât in the best of moods. Mainly because Noah was still mad at me for kicking Rowan out I
thought I had covered things up well. It turns out that he could see past my bullshit.
At times like this, I wish that we hadnât pretended in front of Noah. I know that we thought we were
protecting him. That we were giving him a happy childhood. All we did was deceive him.
Now he has it in his head that we were once in love and that we can be again.
I donât know how to tell him the truth without breaking his little heart. I donât know how to tell
him that everything he believes about me and Rowan is a lie.
My biggest fear is that heâll hate us for lying to him if the truth comes out. Then again we canât continue
like this. We canât continue with him believing that there is a chance for me and Rowan.
I sigh and get out of bed. I had gone back to sleep after Noah left for school. As the days progress,
the bigger I get and the more tired I feel.
Dragging my feet, I head to the bathroom and take a shower. It still doesnât take away the fatigue
from my bones. Deciding on a dress, I put on a white spaghetti strap dress with blue flowers on it.
It reached just above my knees and showed my belly. Since my parents now knew the truth about
my pregnancy, it was time to stop hiding it.
Not in the mood to do my makeup, I opt for just concealer to cover up my dark under eyes.
I leave my room and get downstairs just as my doorbell rings.
I was really not in the mood to see or talk to anyone. Not when I was feeling like shit.
I open my front door and wish that I hadnât. Travis was standing on my door step looking
disheveled. (1
I go to close the door, but he stops it before I can slam it on his face.
âPlease Avaâ he begs tiredly.
âWhat do you want?â I ask, my voice cold even to my own ears.
It was really funny how much my voice automatically changes nowadays. I donât even put any
effort in it. It just grows cold and unattached. As if I was speaking to a total stranger.
âCan I come in?â he asks.
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âFuck No! Speak what you came here to say and leaveâ
I would be lying if I said I wasnât curious about why he was here. The last time I saw Travis was
when mother revealed the truth about how I came to be a Sharp.
I see him hesitate and my curiosity gets stronger. Travis has always been arrogant and assured. To
see him this nervous in front of me was intriguing.
âGet it out already! I donât have all dayâ I snap after a few minutes of him being quiet.
I was starting to question why I even gave him a chance to speak. I should have called the police
on his sorry ass.
âI was wondering if you could talk to Nora and Theoâ he finally speaks, but it was so low I had to
straining to hear him.
âAbout what?â
âSharp Corp. Theyâve gone after us. Making almost all investors who are in their contact to drop
our companyâ he says brokenly. âThe company is sinking, Ava. We are losing investors, customers
and fundsâ (2
I sigh. If I were being honest, I thought mom and dadâs threat was just that, a threat. I didnât really
think that they would actually go after the Sharps for what they did to me.
If there is anything that Travis loves more than anything, itâs that company. It was and is his pride.
and joy. To have him here, basically begging me to help him means he has reached the end of the
road. It means he has tried everything and talking to me is the last and only resort.
âYou have to know I donât really care if that company sinks or notâ I state, folding my hands across
my ches
He looked tired and worn out. Like he has been burning both ends of the candle.
Letty hasnât mentioned anything about this to me. Then again, I told her never to speak about
Travis in my presence.
âPlease, Ava. I beg you. Weâre familyâ
Hearing that word has my hackles up. Bringing the familiar angry burn.
âFamily?â I scoff. âHow are we family, Travis? If I remember correctly you cut me off. You said I
was dead to you and renounced me as your sister years ago. Then you went and proved just how
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I cut him off. I donât want to hear a thing from his damn mouth.
âEvery time you took Emmaâs side, every time you treated me like trash. Every fucking time you.
laughed when Rowan tore my heart to pieces because I hurt you precious sister, did you consider
me you family? What about the times you said I deserved the pain I was going through? Or when
father and mother ignored me like I didnât matter? What about all the time you all shunned me?
Was I still your family?
He doesnât say anything. But what is there to say anyway? He knows the truth. He didnât consider
me family back then. To him and the rest I was nothing but an unwanted nuisance. One they
would do anything to get rid of.
âSo tell me, if you didnât consider me your family back then, what makes you think Iâll consider
you my family now? Whatever you are trying to do by playing the family card with me wonât workâ
My eyes pierce his. I used to note the difference between us. Travis and Emma didnât look alike,
but by just seeing them you could guess that theyâre related. I on the other hand looked nothing
like any of them. That should have been the first clue that I wasnât one of them.
âLetâs be honest, youâve never cared about me. The only reason youâre here is because you think
you can use me, but I wonât let you. Go home, Travis and donât ever darken my doorstep again.â
With that, I push him away and slam the door hard. I lean against it breathing hard. Its quiet for a
few minutes before I hear his car start up and speed off.
Feeling the need to escape the house, I take my car keys. I was just leaving when I notice the
clothes Rowan bought. I take them. Planning to pass by a shelter to give them away.
Within minutes, Iâm on the road. My mind was all over the place. First with Rowan and now Travis.
The audacity they had to think that they could just walk into my life and demand things. The
thought that everything can be easily forgotten was completely delusional.
If Rowan wasnât Noahâs dad, I would have demanded he stay out of my life completely. Everything
that I do. I do with Noahâs interest at heart. Iâve been tempted so many times to take Noah far
away, but the love he has for his father stops me every time. 3
Iâve wanted to move far away from here, but I know that the move will hurt Noah. Rowan thinks
Noah loves me more. He just doesnât realize that he loves him just as much.
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Sporting an ice cream shop, I decide to stop. The front was packed so I park at the back instead.
A little comfort is what I need right now. Iâll eat some ice cream while I try to clear my head.
I get into the dainty and cozy shop and order myself a big bowl of ice cream. I usually can eat any
flavor of ice cream, just as long as itâs ice cream, but on the days Iâm feeling down and need
comfort, I go for plain vanilla.
My mind wonders to Travis. Iâm not sure about how my parents are going about everything. Iâm not
the revenge type of person. I usually just let karma do her thing because the way she fucks people
up is on another level.
Iâm on the fence about the revenge thing. Part of me wants to see them crash and burn. The other
part just wants to let everything go and just forget they exist. Does it make me evil that the bigger
part wants to see them in pain? That it wants to see them suffer?
I finish my ice cream and leave still as conflicted as I was when I entered the place. Maybe talking
to someone will give me some clarity.
Deciding to go see my therapist I head towards my car. I donât get near it though because someone
grabs me and covers my mouth and nose before I can scream. Within seconds, everything
disappears and I fall into darkness.
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