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?”

witnesses couldn’t give us anything beyond what we already know and have seen on

was hoping they would

in any

voice hardens. I know it’s not

pisses

a coma,” I grit

it doesn’t do anything to elevate what

information you can give me? Has anyone been threatening her? Following her?

E

shake my head.

nods before turning to the

me, she sounded stressed and desperate. It may not be anything, but she just didn’t sound like herself. I thought that maybe she was struggling with her past traumas given that

“Who is Gunner?”

She kept him hidden until Ava found out the truth and

at his sister’s

looks at the floor,

would she keep

she didn’t want us to know about him. Calvin, who is the dad, and Gunner moved next door to

fully facing Travis. “And

“Not w

pissed at her and since she still insists

or we cut her off from our

Emma didn’t take that well.”