Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 0241

“The doctors aren’t sure, Bud. We’ll just have to wait and pray.” I decide to go with honesty.

If lied and, God forbid, Ava never wakes up, he would end up hating me for lying that his mom was okay.

He doesn’t say anything. Just looks at me before looking at the floor.

After a few minutes of silence, I turn and face the rest.

“Since we won’t be able to see her today, I think you should all go home, get some rest, and come back

tomorrow.”

“No,” both Corrine and Letty refuse at the same time, followed by Nora and Theo.

I try to convince them that I’ll let them know if something comes up, but they refuse to budge. In the end, everyone decides to stay except for Emma, Cal, Kate, and my parents.

My parents agree to go home only after I tell them that Noah can’t stay in the hospital and that he needs someone with him. Cal agrees for the sake of Gunner. The boy was already yawning even though you

could see the worry in his face.

Gabe sits by my side after they leave. There is little talking. Mostly we just sit in silence, that is until Brian

arrives.

“I’m sorry I got here late. We had to interview the witnesses about Ava’s shooting. I’m really sorry for what happened to her.”

I nod my head.

“Have you found anything?”

beyond what we already know and have seen

they would have something. A starting

any state to

and my voice hardens. I know it’s not his fault since he doesn’t know

pisses

coma,”

doesn’t do anything to elevate

there any information you can give me? Has anyone been

E

my head. “None.

just nods before turning to

and desperate. It may not be anything, but she just didn’t sound like herself. I thought that maybe she was

“Who is Gunner?”

hidden until Ava found out the truth and revealed it

angry at his sister’s

looks at the floor, hiding

would she

who is the dad, and Gunner moved next door to Ava. That’s

was now fully facing Travis. “And

“Not w

at her and since she still insists

cut her off from our

didn’t take that well.” Brian