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.

hell are you

to deal with whatever was going on with her. She seemed

I wasn’t well enough for whatever shit she

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

allow you to

laugh The vibration shooting pain to

blown up so that I could end up in hospital in

that I wasn’t the

Emma and the bullshit she was

course…I mean why would anyone want to kill

lived or died and we also don’t care

mean nothing to us”

wanted to hit anyone like I

here to insult me is that it, Emma? Beat

plan?”

Who let her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want

to watch as I take everything away from you just like you did me, including

we even related? I know what I

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one thing, Noah will never see you as his mother.

ignored you at the airport. You’re nothing to

and

taking’over the triumphant look she

of his cum that I get pregnant and when I do he will

he has never loved you, every time he was

what she says even though it hurts. My main concern being Noah. I see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge

crazy?!”

get out of my room

looking at

Travis asks gently but I don’t want

me feel like scum instead of his sister. All

ask you fucking sister” I glare at him

them leave, I don’t want them

my heart

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

me out of her

Since when has he ever considered me his

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

begs, but I don’t have

my face. I had nothing else to give I was empty where my love for them

and make sure you and your sister stay away

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my side, close my eyes and

soon leave and I’m left in peace. That is until Ethan

the first

did you say? Rowan voice pulls me back

asked if you’re ready to leave”

at him for a while wondering if Emma was right Would Rowan really

not sure. Emma was and is important

don’t know if her importance

ask instead of the question I really wanted to

you mean? he

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

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

and get

man who hates my fucking guts! Just leave,

rather be somewhere

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

no fucking

Ethan can take me home” It’s true I had no