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.

are you

whatever was going on with her. She seemed hell

and I wasn’t well enough for whatever

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

you to get

vibration shooting pain to

be blown up so that I could end up in hospital in order

was she delusional. And everyone thought that I wasn’t

perfect Emma and the

anyone want to kill you? What would they gain?

lived or died and we also don’t care much about

so you death would mean nothing to us” she looks at

have never wanted to hit anyone like I wanted to hit her right

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

plan?”

let her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do

anything, 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,

know what I did to her

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know one thing, Noah will never see you as his

You’re

you and Rowan

the triumphant look

least it’s my name Rowan is screaming at night, I will make 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 brat. I

time he was touching you he was

Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With a scream she ducks and the vase

you crazy?!” Emma

of

enters looking at us

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

like scum instead of his sister. All those times he rubbed his love for Emma in my face while treating me like I was

glare at him

make them leave, I don’t want them

my heart monitor was

you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting her and she shouldn’t be under any

kick me out of

scoff at that. Since when has he ever considered me

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

I don’t have it in

face. I had nothing else to

you and your sister stay

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close my eyes and block them out. It

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

for the first time since everything

did you say? Rowan voice

if you’re ready to leave” he

at him for a while wondering if Emma was

I’m not sure. Emma was and is important

don’t know if her

Rowan?” I ask instead of the question

you mean?

that I’m your least favorite person, so what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home enjoying your reunion?” I ask bitterly, Emma’s word

a fight and I’m not

and get you

a man who hates my fucking

be

help? Who are you going to call to help you check

fucking friends,

Ethan can take me home” It’s true I had