Ava saw him two days later.
Ethan Blake.
Ethan Blake
Standing outside her apartment like he had every right to be there.
"You look good," he said, smiling like nothing had ever happened.
Ava's stomach turned.
"What are you doing here?"
"I missed you."
She let out a bitter laugh. "You cheated on me."
"And you ran away instead of talking about it."
Her anger flared.
"There was nothing to talk about."
Ethan stepped closer.
"You always do this, Ava. You leave when things get hard."
She shook her head. "No. I leave when I'm disrespected."
His expression darkened.
"And now? You've replaced me already?"
Ava froze.
"How do you—"
"I've seen you," he said. "With him."
Her heart dropped.
"This doesn't concern you."
"It does if you're making a mistake."
Ava met his gaze, her voice steady.
"No. My mistake was loving you."
And with that—
She walked away.