Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

28. Lucky woman

Anonymous POV.

I am pissed off. That is an understatement. I am beyond pissed off, I was downright furious. Once

again she managed to escape me. Once again she survived when she was supposed to be dead.

“Tell me how the hell she’s still alive?” I ask Ben.

“I swear I almost had her this time, I was this close to ending her but her bastard bodyguard

arrived and saved her” he muttered.

Did the guy think that I was stupid? That I didn’t know what the hell happened. I have gotten

nothing but excuses from him since this whole operation started. Three times he failed to deliver her dead body. The only thing that was positive about this, is that I haven’t paid him yet. Imagine

if I had paid him and yet he hasn’t delivered.

He was going to get half a million dollars if he got the job done. That money should have

motivated him enough to do his job and finish it within the time limit we agreed.

I take a swig of my whisky. Frustration clawing at me.

“Really? You almost had her, is that the reason why you are bleeding?” I clipped feeling angrier

every minute I talked to the idiot.

“I promise I’ll get her next time. She won’t escape me again” he speaks, his eyes cast to the floor.

“She’s already escaped you thrice!” I boomed, feeling the need to end is pathetic life.

He doesn’t speak. Instead he continues staring at the ground like it was interesting.

He had set me back big time. This job was supposed to be done months ago and yet here we still

are, with Ava alive and breathing.

and was told he was good at his job. That he would be able to deliver. So

nothing from him except for

you’re unable to kill one fucking woman? How hard could it be to end

is supposed to be the charm and yet

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“Killing someone has never been this hard, I usually get the job done on the

The only thing that was standing between me

I wanted I needed her gone.

was to have cops on my back after I went through all that trouble to get her out

had discovered that it was all a ploy. That the Reapers‘ weren’t involved at

be after Ben and then me. I didn’t go

end.

I boomed, throwing my glass and smashing it against the

running out of time. Right now I was supposed to be enjoying the fruits

life, but instead I was not anywhere close to my goals. In fact

away

last

can fail

seem to want to

things it seems there is someone above looking after her. It’s not normal

their life unless there

met. Her luck was starting to get on my nerves. I’ve

I want, but Ava’s death is proving to be

like to see you do better” he

my anger reaches its

his direction. He doesn’t get a chance to duck.

on

when I see blood trickle down his eye. His pain eases my anger

you want to repeat what you

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his mouth and clenches his teeth. Looking at me with unconcealed anger,

knows how

a way to take her out quickly. I’ve already wasted enough time on her”

more to myself.

dead for

the more I tried killing her and she survived, the more

That can’t happen, because it means losing everything I’ve worked hard

isn’t easy to kill. If we add the fact that now the

and she is receiving protection from her