Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Ava

“I missed you mommy, why didn’t you call me?” Noah asks me, sadness in his voice.

I wanted more than anything to hold him in my arms. Just to reassure myself that I was still with him. That I wasn’t going to leave him motherless.

“I’m sorry my love, I lost my phone and I had to borrow your dad’s”

“Can we do a video call? I want to see you” he demands.

I know he senses that something is wrong but I can’t let him see me lying in a hospital bed. He will worry and want to come home. Given that I am now a supposed target, I couldn’t risk whoever is after me going after him.

I still couldn’t believe that there was a chance I was a main target. That someone wanted me dead.

“Not right now baby, they don’t allow video calls where I am” I lie.

“That’s a st* pid rule! Who makes such st* pid rules?” He screams through the phone.

I know that he is frustrated so I was going to let this slide.

“Noah…

“I just want to see you mommy, can’t dad make them leave you alone? He can make them give you permission, I know he can” he was close to tears and it was breaking my heart.

I look at Rowan and he is grinning like a fool. Noah knows how his father operates. He also knows that one word from Rowan Woods, and everyone bows down.

“Not this time… how about I call you tomorrow and we can skype?”

“You promise?”

“I promise”

I was getting discharged today so that would give me enough time to prepare for the call

tomorrow

“Okay mommy, talk to you tomorrow. I love you”

“Bye baby. Love you too”

“Grandma wants to talk…”

I hang up the phone before he can finish that sentence, I know it’s wrong but I just don’t want to

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Rowan stares at me, one of his eyebrow raised A look I can’t explain passes across his face. I’ve

asked him to leave so many times but he won’t budge. I even asked the nurse to throw him out

and he threatened to have the entire hospital shut down.

My unwanted guest is here every day now. Being around him this much is suffocating me

especially after that day when I woke up to find Emma and Travis in my room. Travis left the

room a couple minutes later to get something to eat. The moment he did Emma was on me like a

ravenous vulture.

Three days ago

“Your little trick won’t work Ava” Emma sneers the moment Travis leaves the room.

the hell are

was in no mood to deal with whatever was going on with her. She

well enough for whatever shit

planned it to get Rowan’s attention, but I’m

you to

vibration shooting pain

get this straight? You believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that I could end

delusional. And everyone thought that

perfect Emma and

to kill you? What would

if you lived or died and we also

so you death would mean nothing to us” she looks

anyone like I wanted to hit her right

insult me is that it, Emma? Beat the dog while it’s still down, that’s

plan?”

she even here? Who let her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do once I’m a sleep.

just saying things like they are. I hope that gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch as I take everything away from you just like you did me, including your son. He will soon be calling

hell were we even related? I know what I

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a nasty bitch Emma, but know one thing, Noah will never see you as his mother.

how he ignored you at the airport. You’re nothing to him

you and Rowan

taking’over the triumphant look she

will make sure he pumps me so full of his cum that I get pregnant

time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has he called my name while you two were in bed?”

brat. Taking the flower

crazy?!”

out of my

looking at us

what’s wrong?” Travis asks gently but I don’t want his

feel like scum instead of his sister. All those times he rubbed his love for Emma in my face while

I glare at him and Emma

make them leave, I

and my heart monitor was speeding

face them. “I’m going to ask you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting her and she

sister, you can’t kick me out of her room!”

scoff at that. Since when

says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice

he begs, but I don’t

at my face. I had nothing

you and

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eyes and

but they soon leave and I’m left in peace. That

the first time since everything

you say? Rowan voice pulls me back

you’re ready

wondering if Emma

believe that he wouldn’t but I’m not sure.

don’t know if her importance weighed more than

here, Rowan?” I ask instead of the question I really wanted

you mean?

you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home enjoying your reunion?” I ask bitterly, Emma’s word still playing in my

a fight and I’m not going to give it

and get

from a man who hates my fucking guts! Just

be

going to call to help you check

fucking

It’s true I had no friends, but Ethan would come it I asked