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

was in no mood to deal with whatever was going on

for

planned it to get Rowan’s attention, but

allow you to get close to

laugh The vibration shooting pain

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

she delusional. And everyone thought that I wasn’t the brightest

Emma and the

would anyone want to kill you? What would they gain? Rowan doesn’t

or died and we also don’t care much

to us”

hit anyone like I wanted to hit her

here to insult me is that it, Emma? Beat the dog

plan?”

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

things like they are. I hope that gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch as I take

know what I did to her was

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

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

and

face scrunches up. Anger taking’over the triumphant look she had seconds

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

has never loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably

the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With a scream she ducks and the vase hits the wall just as Travis enters the

you crazy?!”

get out of my

enters looking at us

asks gently but

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

I glare at him and Emma before turning

leave, I don’t

was pounding and my

you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting

can’t kick me out

when

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

but I don’t have

my face. I had nothing else

make sure you and your sister

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to my side, close my eyes and block them out. It takes

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

the

you say? Rowan voice pulls me back to the

asked if you’re ready to leave”

a while wondering if Emma was right Would Rowan really abandon

wouldn’t but I’m not

I just don’t know if her importance weighed more than

I ask instead of the question I really wanted

you mean?

what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home enjoying your reunion?” I ask

fight and I’m not going to give it

get

man who hates my fucking guts! Just leave, Rowan, we

be somewhere

help? Who are you going to

no fucking

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