Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 0237

I stare at the doctor as if I’m a damn idiot who can’t comprehend what he just said. In my defense, his words didn’t register wholly with me. He was asking me to choose between Ava and her baby. Does he know how difficult that is?

“Mr. Woods, time is of the essence. We need to know your decision,” he all but begs.

I open my mouth, but no words come out. I try again, and the same thing F***ing happens.

“Mr. Woods?” the nurse calls, concern in her voice.

“The baby,” Letty’s soft voice suddenly says, breaking the silence. “Save the baby, if it comes down to it.

The doctor and nurse nod their heads before rushing back to the ER. I turn to face Letty with mixed

feelings waging war inside me.

My look must have communicated something because she hardens her eyes in defiance before speaking.

“Don’t look at me like that, Rowan. This is what Ava would have wanted,” she says through gritted teeth.

Corrine comes to the defense of her friend.

“She’s right. Ava would have picked her baby over herself any day, any time. If we picked her over the

child, she would have hated us.

I deflate after she voices what I was thinking just a few minutes ago. I know she’s right, but that doesn’t take away the heaviness I feel in my heart.

I would never wish her baby harm. All I pray right now is that it doesn’t come down to that. I hope that both of them make it. Ava deserves to know happiness, and her baby deserves to live.

I resume my seat and wait. It killed me to wait, but what choice do I have? I’m not a doctor, so I can’t really help her. All I can do is continue praying.

I don’t remember the last time I prayed. Probably when I was still a kid in Sunday school. Right now, I’m willing to pray to anyone who’ll listen and answer my request. If it was possible to trade places with her, then I would have gladly done so, even if it meant that I wouldn’t have survived.

life, then I would do it. I would sacrifice everything I have right now just to see her scowling or glaring at me. I would give up the

It’s my fault.

towards the voice to find

When I got her missed call, I told myself I’d call her after got out of

pulls her into his arms as she continues

fault, Letty. You couldn’t

us to go shopping, but I was busy, so I asked her if we could postpone. If only I’d gone with her. Maybe I could

through their eyes. They haven’t known each other for long,

could have predicted something like this happening, so don’t blame

Kate tells them in a

the blame game right now won’t help. We need to focus on Ava and

for them,” my

focus on the emergency room, waiting

intell

I just need someone to F***ing tell me that she is going to be okay. That she and the baby were

to stay away. Their souls weren’t his to claim. Not now. It wasn’t their time

see the glass wall in front of

in the face before she fell on

embarrassed, but she couldn’t stop laughing about it

chuckled. There was just something about it that rubbed me wrong. I gritted my teeth and

that he was right behind her, but she didn’t get it, not until the man cleared

to leave because she couldn’t face him after

to that place again.”

a moment of silence. Everyone was probably lost in memory lane. For

they’d treated Ava like shit, but Letty

of them.

with Noah and her newborn. So much

amazing their mom is”

leave Letty’s mouth,

a like

bubble up inside