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

Mary is handing

are you doing today?” I ask her

chest and rock her back and forth. She doesn’t

She looked like Ava, but her blue eyes were

when she’s older.

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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.

her bath,”

only to realize almost forty minutes have gone by. Iris is precious. While with her, you easily forget everything else going on

you.

from me. This is usually the hardest

say goodbye to her once I’m done

her head and turns to leave. I watch them, feeling the heaviness in

about to leave

Rowan? I want to talk to you,” she asks in a gentle and

around my mother’s age, and she just has this aura that immediately calms you down when

“Sure, about what?”

you know, she reached nine months a week ago, and since she’s healthy and no longer in any danger, we’ll have

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

are the rules of the hospital. One of

not”

hands through my messy hair. “Can’t

allow her to

nod my head. “Okay. I’ll discuss it with

head straight

the door opens. Nora and Theo come

doctor’s voice makes

Theó

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

we are afraid that she won’t be

to jump to conclusions, but I don’t fucking like where

conversation is going.

us she might recover,” Nora

not too confident. Not when there is little brain activity‘ he takes a

you consider

only be described as

life.

and J fear that she may never will.

miracle for

tired of hearing his nonsense I

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