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.

the hell are you

in no mood to deal with whatever was going

I wasn’t well enough for whatever

I’m sure you planned it to

to get close to

laugh The vibration shooting pain to

my car to be blown up so that I could end up in hospital in order to get

thought that I

their perfect Emma and

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

lived or died and we also don’t care much

you death would mean nothing to us” she

like I wanted to hit her right

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

plan?”

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

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,

related? I know what I did to her was wrong but damn haven’t

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Emma, but know one thing, Noah will never see you as

You’re nothing to

and

the triumphant look

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

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

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 the wall just

crazy?!”

out of

enters looking

Travis asks gently

of his sister. All those times he rubbed his love for Emma in my face

don’t you ask you fucking sister” I glare at

leave, I

and my heart monitor

to ask you to leave, your presence

me out

at that. Since when has he ever considered me his

the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice

I

and kept throwing it back at my face. I had nothing else to give I was

Travis, and make sure you and your sister stay away from

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my eyes and block them out. It takes a lot of back

Travis but they soon leave and I’m left

the first time

voice pulls me

if you’re ready to leave” he

at him for a while wondering if Emma was right

to believe that he wouldn’t but I’m not

just don’t know if

here, Rowan?” I ask instead

you mean?

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

and I’m not going to give it to you. let’s just

and get you

hates my fucking guts! Just leave,

be somewhere

you going to call to

fucking friends, Ava”

home” It’s true I had no friends, but Ethan would come