Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

15. New development

Rowan.

“How is she doing, Rowan?” Kate, Ava’s mother asks.

The concern in her voice is genuine. You can hear how hard she’s trying to stop herself from

crying. It’s been a very hard couple of days and I still can’t over how we almost lost Ava

“She woke up yesterday for a few minutes before going back to sleep and before you start

worrying, the doctor said it’s normal for patients with head injuries”

I hear her sigh with relief. Kate has been different since the death of her husband She wants to

get close to Ava only now Ava has decided she doesn’t want anything to do with her family. In fact

she doesn’t want anything to do with all of us.

“Will she be okay? Will she make a full recovery?”

“Yes, the doctors are confident, but they’re not sure if she will be completely okay. It’s still too

early to tell but they say with this type of head injury there might be complications”

That was one of the things I was fucking afraid of. In all honest I just wanted her to be okay.

“Don’t worry though, Ava is strong I’m sure she’ll pull through. I got to go but I’ll call when she

wakes up, the last time she did, she was asking about Noah”

“Okay, Rowan, please keep me informed and make sure she’s getting the best treatment”

“I will”

I hang up after that and watch her. She looks so peaceful and beautiful. Why have I never noticed

how flawless her complexion is? Or how naturally long her eye lashes are? Or how full and red her

lips are

‘Because you never wanted to, you were so focused on hating and blaming her that you never

noticed anything good about her‘ my inner voice whispers. *

I sigh because I know that it’s the truth. I never wanted her so I went to great lengths to block her

out and it had worked until now. This new version of Ava demands attention. Demands to be

noticed.

I take her hand in mine. It’s so small and so soft. I’ve been doing this a lot. Rubbing her wrist and

feeling her pulse just to assure myself that she was still alive. That that bombing had not taken

her from us

Whenever I think of that Sunday, my heart squeezes and I feel like I’m fucking dying. I had called

her to warn her to stay away from Emma. Emma had come to me crying. She told me that Ava had

+15 BONUS

lay it on

The

people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s name over the phone in

me that Ava’s car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that it went beyond

thoughts and look at her

of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed

wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but praise for her, which just made me realize how much of her life

pulls me

look at Emma. Standing next to her is Travis.

woken up?” Travis asks. His

him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s finally

“No” I reply.

home, Rowan” Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You

leaving, Emma” I

if something happened

exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for you

and chips in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her even

second”

would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could

leave

+15 BONUS

knew if those criminals would try to come back and finish the

on Ava. Emma just looks at me with

to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and stops

surrender to death” she says with her smile before pecking my

and forehead. Her lips on

lips are wrong, the feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself

be feeling this when Emma is the woman I’ve been

shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had

nap. I haven’t

start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for

I slept for three

out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about an

hate that

I get to the hospital in forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma and Travis sitting

told you not to leave

out”

do you mean ‘she

she feels towards her family she

nurse that she didn’t want us in her room, so

we

He was trying so hard to hide it but

hear her laugh before it’s followed by a

there someone in there with her?” I

she answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what, I have no

+15 BONUS

Ethan came a few minutes after we were kicked out.

harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was he

I turn and

a bunch of open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on her face, she was smiling and it

face.

faces me and the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back to being ice

gonna happen, Ava” I calmly tell her and take a

contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing.

happened? 2

could you just fucking leave, and take those two

of

was referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened.