There He Is Again My Ex Husband by Emily Jenkins

They then fell into silence when the doctor came for them from a near distance.

"Roman is still in critical condition after the surgery, but he has regained some consciousness now. I think you might want to see him." The doctor's remarks spoke volumes about their father's health condition.

"You first," Ezra glanced at Ruth and said indifferently.

Ezra was unwilling to see Roman with Ruth because she never treated him as family and he just treated her the same way back. He thought they'd better take turns visiting their father.

Ruth entered Roman's ward without a word.

Roman was nearly at death's door, being gaunt and green around the gills. Ruth had every right to hate Roman who had a marked preference for sons over daughters.

Ruth believed Roman was the chief culprit who cornered Diana her mother and Anna. The three of them would not be reduced to this circumstance if he had given her and Anna more warmth, and if he had given her mother due respect and love.

But now their condition was miserable: one died, one went mad, and Ruth was about to be behind bars. Ruth couldn't help weeping bitter tears in the face of Roman's gauntness.

"I'm sorry…" Roman said to her on the bed, holding out his hand difficultly. His words seemed to be more comforting before his pending death

"Sorry?" Ruth suddenly lost control of her mood.

"How does your apology help us in any way?"

is now a maniac! Anna and Linda Marshall died! And look at what you

make us live

harder for Roman to breathe; he had to take big gulps of breath again. The doctor,

day until a severe pain suddenly attacked him in the chest. He had difficulty breathing as if someone

an alert and the doctor gave his resuscitation. Roman completely collapsed by the unexpected news from Ruth that Anna and Linda died although he did not value them too much. After

make things worse by yelling, but maybe to see him and say

then turned around and left the ward sadly. She had no more to say to her father. She also did not

human being if there was a next life, just as Anna wrote in her suicide note. Ruth hoped she would not become a human being; more importantly, she would not

the doctor could do to save his life. He was too weak

passed away, failing to finish his apology

Roman was trying to speak out to Ezra, just as he would say to others around him

showing no grief at all just as Ruth did. It was miserable and pitiable that Roman as a father should be reduced

funeral of Anna.

because, in the end, she left him with a letter which informed Ruth

by Mrs. Marshall. Words have it that Mrs. Marshall cried to her blackout several times either for the death of

Marshall and the Marshall family behind her were on the way because Ezra would not give a damn

of Roman's autocratic influence. Now that he's gone; Ezra would not give any preference for

was taken care of by his son Ezra, it was executed specifically by his Maisie because of Ezra's

canny and sophisticated. He played less role in the funeral taking his injured arms as an excuse so as to increase Maisie's appearance on

was after all somebody in Riverside