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

him

it that you’re unable to kill one fucking woman? How hard

escape death thrice? The third time is supposed to be the charm and yet she was

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written all over his face. “Killing someone has never been this hard, I usually get the job done on

was in my way. The only thing that was standing between me and what I

wanted I needed her

to make it look an accident. The last thing I needed was to have cops on my back after I went through all that trouble

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

I didn’t go through all this trouble just to lose

end.

my glass and smashing it against the

was supposed to be enjoying

be living the life, but instead I was not anywhere close to my goals. In fact it seemed

away from

me one last chance”

fail again? I don’t think

seem to want to claim her? I don’t believe in any

it seems there is someone

to survive three attempts on their life unless there

luck was starting to get on my nerves.

get what I want, but Ava’s

to see you do better” he

reaches its limit.

in his direction. He doesn’t get a chance to duck. The bottle of

on his

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

want to repeat what you

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and clenches his teeth. Looking at me with unconcealed

At least he knows how to keep his

take her out quickly. I’ve already wasted

more to myself.

the fact that I needed her dead for my

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

happen, because it means losing everything

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

she is receiving protection from her billionaire husband, then it