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

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

enough for whatever

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

allow you to get close

laugh The vibration shooting pain

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

everyone thought that I wasn’t the brightest

Emma and the bullshit she

want to kill you? What would

care one bit if you lived or died and we also don’t

to

wanted to hit anyone like

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

plan?”

her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows

doing 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, including your son. He will soon be

we even related? I know what I did to her was wrong

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bitch Emma, but know one thing, Noah will never see

ignored you at the airport. You’re nothing

you and Rowan

taking’over the

fine…at least it’s my name Rowan is screaming at night, I will make sure he pumps me so full of his cum that

he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has he called my name while you

main concern being Noah. I 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 vase hits

crazy?!”

of

nurse enters looking at us

what’s wrong?” Travis asks gently but I

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

I glare at him and Emma before

make them leave, I don’t

head was pounding and my heart monitor

to face them. “I’m going to ask you to leave,

kick me out

at that. Since when has

nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice

I

throwing it back at my face. I

and make sure you and your

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and block them out. It takes a lot

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

me laugh for the first time since everything

you say? Rowan voice pulls me back to the

ready to

for a while wondering if Emma was right Would Rowan really

but I’m not sure. Emma was and is

don’t know if her importance weighed more than

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

you mean? he

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 still

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

and get you

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

be

are you going to call to

no fucking

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