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

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it

The

I heard the booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched.

car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t

myself from those thoughts

brought had to be taken to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored

love changed my perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but praise for her, which

pulls me

Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike Emma, he looked like

woken up?” Travis asks. His

but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I

“No” I reply.

“Go take a shower and change

not leaving, Emma” I

if

or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long

right, Rowan, I promise we won’t

second”

wake up anytime soon. Maybe

leave

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was attacked so who knew if those criminals would try to come

eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with her piercing

stand up about to leave when Emma grabs

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

cheek, chin and forehead. Her lips on mine is a

feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong. Why

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

when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken up yet. Since I was

to take a power nap. I haven’t slept in

wake up with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and according to

phone, I slept for three

my shoes and rush out after reading

hate that

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

you not to leave her fucking side” I growl,

out” Emma

do you mean

that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t

didn’t want us

we leave”

an emotion in his voice. He was trying so hard to

her laugh before it’s followed by

someone in there with her?”

Her eyes searching

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Ethan came a few minutes after we were kicked

feel my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was he doing

another word, I turn and enter her room without

right with 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 transformed

face.

the smile slips from her

“Get out” she demands.

back to being

calmly tell her

are blazing. She was okay yesterday so what the

happened? 2

could you just fucking

any of you

Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday