Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 120

Rowan.

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It’s been three months. Three fucking months since Ava was shot, and she’s yet to wake up. With each month that goes by, everyone is slowly losing hope that she’ll ever wake up.

It’s frustrating as hell, but there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s now beyond anyone’s power.

She was taken off the machine a month after her accident. She didn’t need them to breathe since her

lungs were doing just fine. They even transferred her to a normal room. We all thought she’d come out of

the coma then, but it never happened. Two months down the line, and we are still waiting.

“Should I wait for you, Mr. Wood?” my driver asks just before I get out of the car.

“It’s not necessary. I’ll call you when I’m done.”

I get out of the car and walk into the hospital. The staff greets me because I have been a regular visitor

for the past few months.

I just nod my head. I feel the tiredness down to my bones. I haven’t had a moment of peace since that

day. Sleep flees from me every single night, and I’m left either staring at the ceiling all night or working.

Due to the circumstances, Noah is back to living with me. He’s here every day after school. Visiting his

mother and sister. I see the toll everything is taking on him, but I know it’ll only be better when Ava and

Iris leave the hospital.

I head first to see Iris before seeing Ava. That little girl has won my heart these past few months. Her

resilience and strength to overcome what was thrown at her remind me of her mother.

“You’re here, Rowan; let me just get our little princess ready,” Mary says as she busies herself. 1

Iris was taken out of the incubator a week ago. The doctors said that she was now healthy and out of

danger. Since she had reached the nine–month milestone, there was no need for her to remain there. 2

is handing Iris over to

you doing today?” I ask her

and rock her back and forth. She doesn’t

Ava, but her blue eyes were Ethan’s. She’s

when she’s older.

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at that. She’s become the highlight of my day, a part from Noah. She may not be my biological daughter, but in my heart, she was. Nothing can change

now time for her

up at the ticking clock only to realize almost forty minutes have gone by. Iris is precious. While with her, you

you.

let Mary take her away from me. This is usually the hardest fucking

come to say goodbye to her once I’m done visiting Ava,” I say as I

to leave. I watch them, feeling the heaviness in

to leave when the

have a minute, Rowan? I want to talk

mother’s age, and she just has this aura that

“Sure, about what?”

a week ago, and since she’s healthy and no

her, not really knowing what to do. “You can’t do that. Her mother hasn’t woken

those are the rules of the hospital. One of you has to take her home whether Ava wakes up

not”

hair. “Can’t she

We can only allow her to stay

“Okay. I’ll discuss it

out of the nursery and head straight towards Ava’s room.

Nora and Theo come out of the

the doctor’s voice makes

problem?” Theó

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I want you to consider a certain option for Ava. Usually patients wake up from

hasn’t concerns us and we are afraid that she won’t

feel dread rising in my back. I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but I don’t fucking like

conversation is going.

she might

not too confident. Not when there is little brain

consider stopping her treatment”

be described as a

life. To kill

responded to treatment and J fear that she may never will. At this

miracle for her to

hearing

A fucking miracle, cause there is no fucking way we’re going