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.

at his job. That he would be able to deliver. So

him except

fucking woman? How hard

supposed to be the charm and yet she was still not

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fucking know” he snarls, frustration written all over his face. “Killing someone has never been this hard, I

The only thing that was standing between me and what I wanted. I had hatched

wanted I needed her gone.

through all that trouble to get her out of my way. An opportunity to cover

though, they had discovered that it was all a ploy. That the Reapers‘

would be after Ben and then me. I didn’t go through all this trouble just to

end.

boomed, throwing my glass and smashing it against the

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

galaxies away

one last chance” he

can fail again? I don’t think

the Ava that death doesn’t seem to want to claim her? I don’t

seems there is someone

three attempts on their life unless there

the luckiest bitch I’ve ever met. Her luck was starting to get

but Ava’s

to see you do better” he scoffs, interrupting my

anger reaches its limit.

direction. He doesn’t

on his arrogant

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

want to repeat what you

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

At least he knows how to keep his

to be a way to take her out quickly. I’ve already

more to myself.

that I needed her dead for my plan to work, I

I was afraid that the more I tried

because it means losing everything I’ve worked hard

isn’t easy to kill. If we add the

protection from her billionaire husband, then it makes my work