Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

15. New development

Rowan.

“How is she doing, Rowan?” Kate, Ava’s mother asks.

The concern in her voice is genuine. You can hear how hard she’s trying to stop herself from

crying. It’s been a very hard couple of days and I still can’t over how we almost lost Ava

“She woke up yesterday for a few minutes before going back to sleep and before you start

worrying, the doctor said it’s normal for patients with head injuries”

I hear her sigh with relief. Kate has been different since the death of her husband She wants to

get close to Ava only now Ava has decided she doesn’t want anything to do with her family. In fact

she doesn’t want anything to do with all of us.

“Will she be okay? Will she make a full recovery?”

“Yes, the doctors are confident, but they’re not sure if she will be completely okay. It’s still too

early to tell but they say with this type of head injury there might be complications”

That was one of the things I was fucking afraid of. In all honest I just wanted her to be okay.

“Don’t worry though, Ava is strong I’m sure she’ll pull through. I got to go but I’ll call when she

wakes up, the last time she did, she was asking about Noah”

“Okay, Rowan, please keep me informed and make sure she’s getting the best treatment”

“I will”

I hang up after that and watch her. She looks so peaceful and beautiful. Why have I never noticed

how flawless her complexion is? Or how naturally long her eye lashes are? Or how full and red her

lips are

‘Because you never wanted to, you were so focused on hating and blaming her that you never

noticed anything good about her‘ my inner voice whispers. *

I sigh because I know that it’s the truth. I never wanted her so I went to great lengths to block her

out and it had worked until now. This new version of Ava demands attention. Demands to be

noticed.

I take her hand in mine. It’s so small and so soft. I’ve been doing this a lot. Rubbing her wrist and

feeling her pulse just to assure myself that she was still alive. That that bombing had not taken

her from us

Whenever I think of that Sunday, my heart squeezes and I feel like I’m fucking dying. I had called

her to warn her to stay away from Emma. Emma had come to me crying. She told me that Ava had

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lay it on

The

my breath hitched. I’d

that she was badly hurt. I can’t

those thoughts and look

her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited her in

that she was probably a failure but seeing her students lavish her with love changed my perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t

pulls me

look at Emma. Standing next to her

up?” Travis asks. His

him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s

“No” I reply.

Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You look

leaving,

couldn’t fucking leave. What if something

or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m

in “Emma is right,

second”

was still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go get

leave

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was attacked so who knew if those criminals would try to come back

nods, his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with her piercing

when Emma grabs my forearm and

is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her

Since we decided to try again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and

is wrong

this when Emma is the woman I’ve been

the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken up yet. Since

nap. I haven’t slept in

wake up with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep

I slept for three

my shoes and rush out after reading a message from

I hate that

forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma

told you not to leave her fucking side” I growl,

us out”

do you mean ‘she kicked you

that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them out in her time of

told the nurse that she didn’t want us in her

we leave”

his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it but

hear her laugh

there someone in there with

when she answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what,

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we were kicked out. He hasn’t left her

my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard,

I turn and

upwards. Despite the bandage on her

face.

me and the

“Get out” she demands.

she was back to being

gonna happen, Ava” I calmly tell her and take a seat on her

fury and her eyes are

happened? 2

you just fucking leave, and take

of you

to Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday she