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 talking

was in no mood to deal with whatever was going on with

well enough for whatever

I’m sure you planned it

to get close

The vibration shooting pain to my

planned for my car to be blown up so that I could end

everyone thought that I

hear their perfect Emma and the

course…I mean why would anyone want to kill you? What

bit if you lived or died and we also

nothing to us” she looks at

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

you came here to insult me is that it, Emma?

plan?”

Who let her in, I wanted her gone. I

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

related? I know what I did

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

at the airport. You’re nothing to

you and

taking’over the triumphant look

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

was touching you he was probably imagining me, how

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 it at her head. With

you crazy?!” Emma

get out of my room

nurse enters looking at us

Travis asks gently

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

don’t you ask you fucking sister” I glare at him and Emma before turning

leave, I don’t want them

head was pounding and my heart monitor was speeding

“I’m going to ask you to leave, your

you can’t kick me

when has he ever considered me his

leave” the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice completely gone.

I don’t have it

taken everything I gave them and kept throwing it back at my face. I had nothing else to give I was empty

and make sure you

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eyes and block them out. It takes a lot

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

me laugh for the first time since

say? Rowan voice pulls me

ready

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

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

if her

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

you mean?

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

I’m not

and get

hates my fucking guts! Just leave, Rowan, we

be

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

fucking

true I had no friends, but