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 you talking

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

and I wasn’t well enough for

accident of yours, I’m sure you planned it to

allow you to get

vibration shooting pain

You believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that

was she delusional. And everyone thought that

and the

why would anyone want to kill you? What would they

he wouldn’t care one bit if you lived or died and we also don’t care much about you.

to us” she

to hit anyone like I wanted to hit her

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

plan?”

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.

want you to watch as I take everything away from you just like you did me, including your son.

what I did to her

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one thing, Noah will never see

at the airport. You’re nothing to him and you

you and Rowan

taking’over the

sure he pumps me so full of his cum that I get pregnant and when I do he will soon forget about you and that

mine, after all we both know he has never loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably imagining

see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With a scream she ducks and the

you crazy?!”

you, get out of my

looking at us

asks gently but I don’t want his

trash. All those times made me feel like scum instead of his sister. All those times

don’t you ask you fucking sister” I glare at him

leave, I don’t want them

pounding and my heart monitor was

going to ask you to leave, your presence is clearly

kick me out of

that. Since when has he ever considered me his

don’t leave” the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces

he begs, but I

at my face. I had

and make sure you and your

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close my eyes and block them out. It

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

makes me laugh for the first time

Rowan voice pulls

ready

if Emma was right Would Rowan

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

know if

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

do you mean?

doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home enjoying

“You’re looking for a fight and I’m not going to give it to

get you

help from a man who hates my fucking guts! Just leave,

be

You don’t need my help? Who are you going to call to

fucking

Ethan can take me home” It’s true I had no friends, but Ethan would come it I