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

was in no mood to deal with whatever was going

for whatever

sure you planned it to get

allow you to get

shooting pain

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

delusional. And everyone thought that I wasn’t the

their perfect Emma and the

want to kill you?

if you lived or died and

nothing to

wanted to hit anyone like

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

plan?”

gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do once I’m a

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

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

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

the airport. You’re nothing

you and Rowan

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

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

time he was touching you he

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 a scream she ducks

crazy?!”

get out of my room

nurse enters looking

wrong?” Travis asks gently

help remember all those times he treated me like trash. All those times made me feel like scum instead of his sister. All those times

fucking sister” I glare at

leave, I don’t

pounding and my heart monitor was

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

sister, you can’t kick me out of her room!”

that. Since when has he ever

the nurse says

begs, but I don’t have

back at my face. I had nothing else to give I was

make sure you and

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and block them out. It

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

for the first time since

Rowan voice pulls

asked if you’re ready to leave”

a while wondering if Emma was

he wouldn’t but I’m not sure. Emma

know if

are you doing here, Rowan?” I ask instead of the

you

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

a fight and I’m not going to

and get

man who hates my

be somewhere

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

no fucking friends, Ava”

It’s true I had