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 you

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

and I wasn’t well enough for whatever shit

planned it to get Rowan’s attention,

allow you to get

vibration shooting pain to my

believe I planned for my car to be blown

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

their perfect Emma and

why would anyone want to kill you? What would they gain? Rowan

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

you death would mean nothing to us” she looks at me

to hit anyone like I wanted to hit her

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

plan?”

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

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

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

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

how he ignored you at the airport. You’re nothing to him

and

Anger taking’over the triumphant look she

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 I get

know he has never loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has he called my name while you two were

being Noah. I see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the

crazy?!” Emma

you, get out of my room now!” I

nurse enters looking at us

what’s wrong?” Travis asks gently but I don’t want his

times 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 like I was

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

them leave, I don’t want

head was pounding and my

ask you to leave, your

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

at that. Since when has he ever considered me his

nurse says

but I don’t have it

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

make sure you and your sister stay away from

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and block them

soon leave and I’m left in

laugh for the first time since everything

Rowan voice pulls me

you’re ready to leave”

while wondering if Emma was right Would

I’m not sure. Emma

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

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

do you mean? he

both know 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

fight and I’m not going

and get

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

be

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

fucking

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