Ex-Husband's Regret (Ava and Rowan) novel Chapter 37

I know he was probably wondering what the hell was happening. Everyone knows I never really cared for Ava. I mean damn it, we were married. I am influential and have enemies but I never even assigned a bodyguard to her, while Noah had two.

Hell, Ava herself had asked me what was wrong with me. Why I was all of a sudden interested in her safety and wellbeing. Everyone could join the club because I was also as confused on why she all of a sudden mattered to me.

I sigh feeling worn out.

Checking my watch, I realize it was six. I was supposed to meet with Travis and Gabe for drinks at six thirty before heading home.

Taking the files with me, I leave my office. I was in a mood so none of my employees even dared to bid me a good evening.

I get to the club just in time and immediately head to the private section. This was one of the many exclusive clubs that Gabe and I owned.

“Finally you’re here…can you fucking deal with him because I can’t stand him being a pussy” Gabe grumbles before gulping his drink and looking at Travis in disgust.

“What’s wrong?” I turn to Travis.

He looked like shit.

“I went to see Ava a couple of days ago and she kicked me out after telling me to consider her dead and to forget I had another sister” he answers miserably.

“What the hell is wrong with her?” I was fucking puzzled because this was unlike her.

Gabe snorts at us. “What the hell did you guys expect? Years of treating her like shit, do you honestly think that she would continue taking your bullshit like she’s thankful for it?”

My frown deepens as I stare at my brother. Although Gabe wasn’t warm towards Ava, he never treated her like shit. He mainly ignored her but he never went out of his way to be mean to her.

“You guys have basically broken the camel’s back, so of course she wants nothing to do with you after everything that has happened” Gabe takes another gulp of his drink.

“But I’m trying to make it up to her…How can I fix what I broke if she doesn’t let me?” Travis asks

Bitter, that how it feels, because now I was getting the same cold indifference I used to give her. When she needs to be taken care of, she’s adamant on pushing us away. Pushing me away, and I just don’t know how to bridge the gap that I had created.

“Emma is here” Gabe announces, pulling me out of my thoughts.

“Who the fuck invited her?” I growl and both Travis and Gabe turn to face me, confusion written all over their faces.

“She heard I was meeting up with you guys so she said she would stop by to see you” Travis answers with a shrug.

I groan in annoyance. She was the last person I wanted to see right now.

It’s honestly funny, I couldn’t stop imagining me and Emma back together. Now that we are, she’s become more of a nuisance. Don’t get me wrong, there are times when things just flow and I can’t help but think that that’s how things were supposed to be.

Most of the times, though, things aren’t flowing and they feel forced. She is supposed to be the love of my life so why the fuck did being with her feel so wrong?