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.

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

It’s my fault.

turn towards the voice

but I was unreachable. When I got her missed call, I told myself I’d call her after got out of work.

pulls her into his arms as she

Letty. You

her call. She wanted 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 have done something to prevent

friend shining through their eyes. They haven’t known each other for long, but their bond is

predicted something like this happening, so don’t blame

that hurt,” Kate tells them in a

help. We need

prayers for them,” my

the emergency

intell

uncertainty. I just need someone to F***ing tell me that she is going to be

in me screamed and begged for a silver lining. For a kind of miracle. My heart and soul begged for the angel of death to stay away.

went to the mall and she didn’t see the

hit it right in the face before she

stop laughing

was just something about it that rubbed me

to her that he was right behind her, but she didn’t get

She begged us to leave because she couldn’t face him after that.” Letty

to that place again.”

was probably lost in memory lane. For the

After all, they’d treated Ava like shit, but

of them.

share with Noah and her newborn. So

amazing their mom is”

leave Letty’s mouth, I blow

a like

feel anger bubble