Ch. 11..20

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 11-Shooting range “So how’s your day sweetheart?” I ask Noal 15 BONUS The phone is between my shoulder and eat I was trying to maximize by talking to him while doing some cleaning. It wasn’t an easy but at least my shoulder was doing so much better now.

“It’s awesome“” he shouts through the phone almost bursting my ent drums “We just had ice cream and now we are going to the slides, they have slides here and they lead straight to the ocean” His excited chanter makes me happy. His happines in my happiness The fact that he is safe and enjoying himself was enough for me.

“That’s great baby…see, I told you that you would have lots of fun” Giving up on cleaning, I take a seat on the couch. It would be better to finish talking to him first.

“What about you mommy, how’s your weekend?” What could I say? It was boring as hell. My eight year old son was having more fun than I was. I didn’t have anywhere to go or anyone to hang out with since I had no friends.

My colleagues used to invite me to things but they stopped after I kept turning them down Deep inside I knew they invited me as a formality, because I was there when they were inviting others. Not because they genuinely want to know me or hang out with me.

“Uh, it’s okay…just doing some cleaning” I murmur I hear him sigh. “Mom, you need to go out and have fun like I am. Since I’m not there, I don’t want you to stay at home all alone” Why the hell did I feel so chastised right now?

“I will, I just have to finish my chores first” I lie.

After cleaning I would probably just watch a movie and drown myself in junk food. Or I would just catch up on sleep. Both options didn’t seem that bad.

“Fine…I have to go mommy, Pa is calling for me” “Okay my love, talk to you at night” “Bye, and grandma says hi to you” Noah calls mother grandma and used to call father grandpa. As for Rowan’s parents, he calls them Pa and Ma “That’s good be careful on the slides” I say, completely ignoring the greetings from my supposed mother.

He hangs up after that. Good thing he’s so excited about the slides to realize I ignored his grandmother’s greetings. Noah is usually in tune and nothing escapes his notice. A character he got from his father, but not today. Today his mind was completely on having fun.

I smile and put my phone down. I get back to cleaning but soon I’m finished. Instead of watching a movie like I had planned, I decide to go through the biology essays of my students. So far the ones I’ve marked have done really well! I don’t mean to brag but I am a damn good teacher and it shows with my subject being the best performed in school.

I was almost done when my phone rings. My heartbeat lurches when I see Ethan’s name flashing. This was totally unexpected.

“Hello” I answer unsure, part of me afraid that he had dialed my number by mistake.

“Hi, Ava…are you busy?” he asked.

I guess it hadn’t been a mistake like I had thought.

“Not particularly, why?” “I was told you aren’t at the station’s shooting range. I thought maybe we could drive there together” I frown in confusion. None of the things he said were making any kind of sense to me.

“Why would I be at a shooting range?” “Because the rest of you family is there. They were all advised to train in shooting and to get a firearm license just in case they ever got in trouble” Well that was news to me but I guess it did make sense. I mean having a gun when dealing with a dangerous gang could come in handy.

I wanted to be pissed that no one told me about this but I couldn’t bring myself to care. They could all go fuck themselves for all I cared.

“Can I come pick you up?” Ethan asks interrupting my thoughts.

I had nothing better to do. Plus this could be fun. Not to mention that I get to hang out with Ethan again.

“Sure” “Great! I’ll be there in ten minutes” He hangs up and I rush to my bedroom to find something descent to wear. Seeing we were going flats. Ethan arrives in ten minutes like he said and we immediately leave.

“So, what made you decide to become an officer of the law?” I ask turning to face him.

The atmosphere was comfortable and I felt at ease around him. It was nice. I haven’t felt this comfortable around another adult for a long time.

“My dad was killed by a cop” he answers with a shrug.

I frown, a bit surprised. “That would turn most people off from being cops” “I know, but my dad wasn’t a good man and neither was he a good father. When the officers gunned him down for selling illegal firearms I was actually relieved. Seeing those cops taking out trash like my dad who thought was untouchable made me want to do the same thing. Make the area I was living in a safe place” He goes quiet but I can tell there was something more. The way he talked about his dad with disdain let me know that his father wasn’t just bad, he was a terrible man.

I’ve had such kids in my class. Students who had really abusive parents. I try to help as much as I can because no child needed such parents. Abuse was abuse. Whether it was physical or emotional.

“And what made you become a teacher?” I usually hold myself back but I find myself opening up to him, something that takes me by surprise.

“My parents weren’t the best and I was neglected as a child. When I was around nine years, I had this amazing teacher. She was everything I wanted my mother to be. She cared, praised me, hugged me when I needed a hug, supported me. She was kind and not only to me. I never forgot her and when I grew up I wanted to be like her. It also helped that teaching just felt right” Miss Olivia had been my support system when I was young. Her class had been my safe space.

Even though it’s been years, I’m still grateful for the kindness she showed a nine year old girl who was extremely sad and lonely.

“Wow” he simply says, awe in his voice.

We are quiet for a while before he surprises me.

“I know you have a kid, but are you single?” he asks.

I wasn’t sure why he was asking. Maybe it was to make conversation.

“Divorced” “Well, I guess that gives me permission to shoot my shot” he lips forms a smirk.

I laugh at that because I was sure he was only joking. There was no way he was serious about shooting his shot. Even if he was he would soon lose interest the moment he saw Emma.

If ‘my family‘ is here like he said, then like all the boys back when I was teenager, he will take one. look at my sister and completely forget I exist.

We soon get to the shooting range. We get out and Head instead. Ethan greets and introduces me to some of his friends and colleagues and finally we get to where the actions takes place.

The rest are already there. Rowan, Emma, Travis and Gabe.

Gabe and Travis were shooting. Emma was seated down and Rowan who was facing her turns to us when we enter the arena.

His brows turn downwards and I roll my eyes at that.

“Who invited you?” he ask coming to stand next to Ethan and me.

“Not you obviously” “I tried to call to let you know but you never picked up” he argues, irritation marking his voice.

“You obviously didn’t try hard enough” I snap.

I was already irritated and I hadn’t been in their presence for more than five minutes. I was starting to regret my decision on coming here. I should have asked Ethan if we could reschedule.

Before Rowan can say anything else, Ethan pulls me away. “Come, let go get you fitted” I look back for a split second and see Emma glaring at me. If looks could kill, i would already be an ancestor.

I sigh. This was going to be headache inducing, I should have just stayed home.

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 12-Tragedy strikes Ava “So Rowan?” Ethan asks me as we drive back home!

After the incident in the bathroom, I didn’t want to be anywhere near Rowan so I had asked Ethan to take me home thirty minutes later.

“He’s my ex–husband” I reply toneless and we fall into silence I still couldn’t believe the nerve Rowan had to corner me in the bathroom. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he almost kissed. Me! He has never initiated a kiss with me before so to say I was shocked would be an understatement.

I almost gave in. This was what I’ve always wanted but then I remembered that he was with Emma. That he had most likely kissed her and done some other things with her. That’s what gave me the strength I needed to push him away from me. I just couldn’t let him use me like that. Not anymore. He had Emma and I was nothing to him except the mother of his son.

Rowan has never been jealous or possessive when it comes to me. He used to do that when it came to Emma back when they were teenagers and I found it hot. I imagined how great it would feel if he did the same when it came to me. He never did, never bothered until now.

He was jealous. You could tell by the way he behaved the entire time. I know he thought I didn’t notice but I did. I noticed him glaring at Ethan and me with a locked jaw and tightly fisted hands.

He confused me and I didn’t understand why he would behave like this. Sure I lied and made it seem like Ethan and I were sleeping together but that was to get him off my back. I honestly didn’t think it would push him over the edge like it did. Part of me wanted to celebrate that he was actually showing emotion when it came to me, but I also knew I couldn’t count on that.

Ethan didn’t love me, pure and simple. I wasn’t going to fool myself into believing there was something more to his behavior. 1 “I thought he was with Emma who by the reports is your sister?” Ethan asked confused.

“He is” “Then what’s the deal? He just jumps from one sister to the other?” I wince at that. Ethan was new in town so he didn’t know what went down nine years ago. Even if I like being around him, I wasn’t comfortable telling him how my st* pid actions ruined three lives years ago.

“It’s complicated and I don’t want to talk about it” In all honesty, I didn’t want to even think about it. I’ve paid enough for my mistake and thinking about it brings nothing but pain.

“Okay I won’t push it, but just know that I am here for you if you need to talk” my whole body softens at his words.

No one has ever said that to me. If I had a problem, I dealt with it myself because no one was there to catch me when I fall. Or to offer to listen to me. I was always alone.

“Thank you, Ethan” I murmur, my throat clogged with emotion.

Soon enough we are pulling into my street and seconds later we are outside my house. Like the gentleman he is, Ethan helps me out of his car and walks me to my house.

It was late evening and I could see my nosy neighbor peeping through the curtain.

“I had a wonderful time even though it was cut short…next time I promise to take you out for a bite” he grins at me.

His grin is so infectious that I find myself smiling back at him. He and Rowan were similar in some ways. Their confidence was on another level.

“You’re awfully too sure about yourself” I tease, thoughts of Rowan completely gone.

“Not sure, just hopeful…so is that a yes?” I nod my head already feeling excited. I mean this time he is direct. There is no way he would say those words if he didn’t mean them, right?

“Okay, I’ll see you soon, beautiful… have a wonderful evening” he takes a step towards me and then places a kiss on my cheek.

The heat that spreads to my cheek is probably noticeable. This makes me blush more.

“You too Ethan” “Okay get in, I want to hear you lock the door before I leave” He pushes me towards my door. I unlock it, get in then lock it behind me. Leaning on the door, I hear his footsteps receding. Then seconds later, his car starts and he drives off.

I had nothing to do so I decide to just go to bed. My mind on my conflicting feelings concerning Rowan and Ethan The continuous ringing of my doorbell wakes me up from my not very peaceful sleep. I groan when I check the alarm clock only to find it reading seven twenty in the morning.

I wasn’t supposed to be up. Not until nine o’clock. Today was Sunday and I usually go to church. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a staunch believer but church was a must when we were younger and I just adopted it as part of my routine.

Getting up in annoyance, I put my bathrobe on and storm down stairs. Whoever it was that disturbed me was going to get an earful.

I wrench my door open, ready to curse the person but I stop dead in my tracks. The last person I expected to see was currently standing on my doorstep.

“What do you want Emma?” I snap.

I wasn’t awake enough to deal with her.

“I’m just here to warm you to stay away from Rowah. He is mine, I won’t let you steal him from me again” she all but growls.

Her brows are pinched and there is fire burning behind her eyes.

I laugh tonelessly. “You came to my home at seven in the morning to warm me to stay away from Rowan? You’re barking up the wrong tree Emma” I wasn’t the naïve, st* pid girl she left behind and I’ll be damned if I let her walk all over me “Rowan is mine, Ava! He’s always been mine. I lost nine fucking years with the love of my life because of you and I won’t let you have your away again” “I’m not having any way with him! You can keep him for all I care. Just leave me the fuck alone” novelbin I can’t believe that I was standing outside my house arguing about a man that didn’t want me in the first place. Hasn’t she noticed that the only tie Rowan and I have is Noah?

“I saw him looking at you yesterday, I also saw him following you to the bathroom” she accuses “And how’s that my fault?” She looks like she wants nothing more than to hit me. Even when she’s angry and looks like she’s about to blow up, she’s still beautiful. How can someone be this beautiful and perfect? Seriously.

what is her secret?

“You’re trying to seduce him again” “We were married Emma‘ We’ve fucked more times than I can count, I don’t need to seduce him.

you have all my permission to keep my sloppy seconds” I regret the words the moment they leave my mouth. I shouldn’t have said that and it was uncalled for “And he would have been my husband if you had gotten over your obsession with him Now I have feel like the worst scum on earth She has no idea how much I regret what happened years ago. I know though, that she would never believe me.

“Emma..” “No. Just stay away from him. I mean look at you and look at me. I’m a lawyer and you’re just an under payed teacher. You have nothing Ava, no wealth or status of your own. I fit as the perfect wife of Rowan woods, a business mogul and you don’t. You never have and never will” With that she turns and struts away before getting into her red Tesla and driving off I sigh. To be honest, her words don’t bother me. I’m used to hearing people say that Rowan and I didn’t fit just because he was a billionaire and I was a simple teacher. That was their opinion and it had nothing to do with me. I loved my job and that was enough.

I get back into my house and finish grading my student’s reports. At nine I start getting ready and after eating breakfast I head to church. Since my shoulder felt okay. I decided to drive instead of taking an Uber I couldn’t concentrate on the service. I felt like my mind was fried to crisp. First with my encounter with Ethan and Rowan and then today with Emma.

The sermon ends in a blur and soon it was time to leave. I greet those church goers that I knew on my way out and head towards my car My phone vibrating brings me out of my stupor. I take it out and put it in my ear as I dig into my bag for my car keys.

“What the fuck did you tell Emma?” Rowan’s cold and angry voice comes through the speaket Why am I not surprised that Emma went crying to him? And I’m sure she left out the part where she came to my house unannounced with uncalled for accusations.

“Rowan I press the unlock button on my car keys but I don’t get the chance to continue my sentence or get into my car A booming sound is heard and a heat blast like no other hits me I’m thrown back before landing hard. The last thing I hear, is the ringing of my ears and peoples screaming in feat

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 13-Alternate universeMy head is throbbing. Actually scratch that. My entire body is in pain. I try opening my eyes but I can’t. It felt like they were weighed down by stones I try calling out to Noah, to anyone, but no sound leaves my mouth.

I am moving. Or someone is moving me. Every movement jolts me and just makes the pain all the more excruciating. I wish they would go slowly. Or just stop all together.

“We need a doctor!” someone shouts.

I didn’t understand what they were talking about or why they needed a doctor. Or what was going on. I tried staying conscious but darkness embraced me once more and I fell into it willingly.

When I came back to myself again, I’m not in pain but I still can’t open my eyes. Nor can I move my body. I feel like my limbs were laden with cement. Like I was trapped inside my own body.

I can hear people talking but it all sounds so far away. As their words are submerged under water or something. Nothing made sense and I didn’t understand why this was happening to me.

I was desperate to see Noah, to hear him. He must be so worried that I hadn’t called him. Yet there was nothing I could do.

I fall back to the nothingness, unable to keep up with what was happening around me. My last thought is Noah and how sad he would be that I haven’t called I wake up and the room is shrouded in light. The brightness of it makes me wince.

“You’re awake” an unfamiliar female voice says, I try opening my eyes again but with the lights accosting them it’s nearly impossible.

“I’m so sorry about this” she pauses and I hear movements. “You can now open your eyes, the light won’t be a problem” True to her words, when I open my eyes, curtains are closed and the light are turned low. I turn to the woman who seems to be in her late thirties. She’s wearing a nurse uniform and a quick survey of the room makes me conclude that I’m in a hospital.

“Thank you” I croak out, my voice feeling hoarse “Here, have this while I go call you doctor. Your family will be relieved to know you’re okay” she hands me a glass of water before leaving.

I sip the water slowly, reveling in the cold water as it cooled my throat. I stare at the room I was in. It’s full of flowers, balloons and teddy bears. There was also a bunch of cards on the table next to me.I was about to pick one and open it when the door opens and Rowan walks in.

“You look like hell” I tell him, my voice almost back to its normal pitch.

His hair was disheveled, clothes were wrinkled and he looked tired. I have never seen Rowan like this. He is always impeccable and neat. His eyes are tortured and he seems he had been to hell and back.

“How are you feeling?” he asks sitting down next to my bed.

“Like I’ve been hit by a train…what are you doing here?” He surprises me when he takes my hand in his large one. I go to pull it away but he tightens his.

“Please don’t” he pleads in a small voice. “I need this, I need to remind myself that you’re alive, that I’m not dreaming” My brows pull together in confusion. Did I wake up in an alternate universe or something? Because things were just not adding up.

“Are you okay, Rowan, you didn’t hit your head or something, right?” I ask, feeling his forehead with my other hand.

He doesn’t get to answer because the door opens and a doctor walks in. He looked at my chart.

before his eyes find me.

“Miss Sharp, so glad that you’re up…we were worried for a minute there” he begins with a smile. Now, do you know where you are and what happened to you?” I nod my head. “The hospital… something forceful pushed me back when I unlocked my car. I hit my head from the impact.” I’ve tried blocking out what happened to me since I woke up. Afraid of accepting the fact that I almost died.

“Yes, your car was bombed and the force of it blowing is what threw you back “he pauses. “And what year is it?” I tell him and he notes it down. Rowan squeezes my hand and I look at him briefly. Something passes in his eyes but it gone before I can interpret it.

I was in shock. Never would I have thought that my car would be bombed. With the stress of everything, I feel a headache coming on and pain sipping in “The fact that you know the year, you recognize your own name and you know who Mr. Wood is, is a good sign. We will have to perform more tests though, just to make sure you aren’t suffering from any type of amnesia” “Okay” I whisper.

“Now on to your injuries, you dislocated your shoulder so we had to set it right. You have three broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, traumatic brain injury which caused a buildup of fluid in your brain which we had to drain and also some swelling. The stitch from your shoulder wound reopened and we had to re– stitch it. Our main concern right now is you head injury, any questions?” My other hand goes to my head since Rowan has refused to let go of my right. The bandage I feel there just makes everything that happened more real.

“How long have I been here?” I ask him.

“This is your fourth day. We had to induce a coma because of the swelling….Some complications might arise with your type of head injury so we will keep you here for a few more days and rule them out. Okay?” I nod my head. I felt drained and I just wanted to go back to sleep. He writes something before looking up at me again.

“I’ll let you and your husband have a private moment. I’ll be back later” with that he walks out, closing the door softly behind him.

“Husband?” I ask Rowan with a raised eyebrow.

He looks at me sheepishly and I almost laugh. He looks cute.

“They wouldn’t let me see you otherwise” “How’s Noah? Please tell me no one has told him what happened, I don’t want him worrying” His name brings tears to my eyes. I can’t believe how close I had been to never seeing him again. It breaks my heart to know that the last memory he would have had of me if things had been worse, was me saying goodbye to him.

“Hey, it’s okay…you’re okay and so is Noah, he misses you a lot though.” Rowan comforts me, while wiping away my tears..

“You’re acting really weird” I cry–laugh, making him chuckle.

This is the Rowan I wish I had back when we were married. I know he’s only behaving like this because of what happened. Once I’m better he’ll probably go back to hating me. That thought weighs down on my heart, making me really sad.

I sigh when my eyes began to droop. I try to stay awake but my body refuses to obey, instead demanding sleep.

“Sleep, Ava…I promise not to leave you” I hear Rowan telling me right before I feel soft lips on my forehead.

I really must have woken up in an alternate universe because there is no way Rowan would be so soft towards me, right?

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 14-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 to lay it on her.

The moment I heard the booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s name over the phone in panic.

My heart stopped when someone called me and told me that Ava’s car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that it went beyond fear, beyond anguish. Something that I didn’t understand.

I shake myself from those thoughts and look at her room.

Some of the things her visitors brought had to be taken to 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 groups each day and called her nurse to check up on her.

I never cared for her work. Thinking 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 a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but praise for her, which just made me realize how much of her life I didn’t know. 7 “Rowan” her soft voice pulls me from my thoughts.

I turn to look at Emma. Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike Emma, he looked like hell.

“Has she woken up?” Travis asks. His voice soft.

The whole thing had shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s finally starting to sink in.

“No” I reply.

“You need to go home, Rowan” Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You look like a zombie” “I’m not leaving, Emma” I argue.

I couldn’t fucking leave. What if something happened and I wasn’t around?

“You’re no good to her or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for you to look presentable” Emma argues, Travis looks at me and chips in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her even for a second” I look at Ava She was still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go get a quick shower and then rush back.

“Okay then, but don’t leave her side” I snarl She was attacked so who knew if those criminals would try to come back and finish the job.

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

I stand up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and stops me.

“She’ll be okay…Ava is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her smile before pecking my lips. 1 I nod and leave. This is the first time that has happened. Since we decided to try again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and forehead. Her lips on mine is a first and even though I’ve dreamed about this for nine years I can’t help but feel that it’s wrong.

Her lips are wrong, the feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong. Why the fuck would I be feeling this when Emma is the woman I’ve been craving for nearly a decade?

I get to my house and take 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 I was feeling tired, I decide to take a power nap. I haven’t slept in days.

I wake up with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and according to the time on my phone, I slept for three hours.

I put on my shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about an hour ago and I hate that I wasn’t there.

Breaking every speed limit, I get to the hospital in forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma and Travis sitting outside.

“I thought I told you not to leave her fucking side” I growl, feeling angry.

“She kicked us out” Emma answers emotionless.

“What do you mean ‘she kicked you out” There was no way Ava would do that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them out in her time of need.

“Exactly that…she told the nurse that she didn’t want us in her room, so the nurse had no choice.

but to demand we leave” Travis spoke.

There was an emotion in his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it but it was there.

Just then I hear her laugh before it’s followed by a groan.

“Is there someone in there with her?” I ask Linma looks at me when she answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what, I have no damn clue Yes, Ethan came a few minutes after we were kicked out. He hasn’t left her side since then” I feel my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was he doing here?

Without another word, I turn and enter her room without knocking.

Ethan is seated on her right with a bunch of open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on her face, she was smiling and it transformed her face.

She faces me and the smile slips from her face.

“Get out” she demands.

I guess she was back to being ice cold.

“Not gonna happen, Ava” I calmly tell her and take a seat on her left.

Her face is contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday so what the hell happened? 2 “I don’t want you here, so you could you just fucking leave, and take those two with you…I don’t need any of you here” I assume she was referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday she was cordial but today she was different. Maybe I shouldn’t have left her with Emma and Travis “You need to calm down, Ava, remember you’re not well and you shouldn’t be stressing yourself out” Ethan cuts in.

He takes her hand and gently squeezes it. She looks at their joined hands and then his face. Her eyes soften and she loses the angry heat that had consumed her.

I ball my fist. The need to wrench her hand from his almost consuming. Shouldn’t I be happy that she had gotten her clutches in another man? I should feel relieved that her obsession with me was finally over, so why wasn’t I happy seeing this? Why did it piss me off seeing that soft look.

directed at Ethan and not me?

Before I can get any answer to those question, the door opens and the chief of police enters the room.

Ethan lets go of Ava’s hands and stands up.

“Chief” he greets.

” “Good to see you Ethan” he claps him in the back before turning to us. “Miss Sharp, I was hoping to ask you some questions” Ava nods while Ethan sits down and takes her hand again.

“Do you remember anything strange about the day you were attacked?” he asks her, taking out a pen and note book “No, not really it was a pretty normal day I woke up, had breakfast and went to church” “What about the day before, did you notice anyone you didn’t recognize?” Ava shakes her head A frown marring her face. She tries to get into a comfortable position but Winces “Do you have enemies? Someone who might want you dead?” “I normally just keep to myself, I don’t know anyone who would want me dead” “You haven’t answered my question, do you have any enemies?” Ava begms rubbing her temples The frown on her face deepening.

“Look, I have people who don’t like me, my family for example but I doubt they would want me dead” 2 The chief looks at her for while then writes something down. Something about the way the chief was asking these questions wasn’t making sense?

“Seems like the bomb was installed when you were in church and was activated when you used your car keys….did you notice any strange sounds coming from your car before you unlocked it?” he asked her Ava shakes her head. “No, I was a bit distracted” I feel guilty. She had been distracted because of me. Because I had called to yell at her.

“Why are you asking her this? I thought her attack was related to the criminal gang” I ask him. There was something I was missing. 3 “That’s what we originally thought with the first shoot out, but with what happened on Sunday, we have reason to believe that Miss Ava is being specifically targeted. What we aren’t sure is whether it is by the gang or someone else” he finishes speaking, leaving us completely shell shocked

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 15-A dream Ava “I missed you mommy, why didn’t you call me?” Noah asks me, sadness in his voice.

I wanted more than anything to hold him in my arms. Just to reassure myself that I was still with him. That I wasn’t going to leave him motherless.

“I’m sorry my love, I lost my phone and I had to borrow your dad’s” “Can we do a video call? I want to see you” he demands.

I know he senses that something is wrong but I can’t let him see me lying in a hospital bed. He will worry and want to come home. Given that I am now a supposed target, I couldn’t risk whoever is after me going after him.

I still couldn’t believe that there was a chance I was a main target. That someone wanted me dead.

“Not right now baby, they don’t allow video calls where I am” I lie.

“That’s a st* pid rule! Who makes such st* pid rules?” He screams through the phone.

I know that he is frustrated so I was going to let this slide.

“Noah… “I just want to see you mommy, can’t dad make them leave you alone? He can make them give you permission, I know he can” he was close to tears and it was breaking my heart.

I look at Rowan and he is grinning like a fool. Noah knows how his father operates. He also knows that one word from Rowan Woods, and everyone bows down.

“Not this time… how about I call you tomorrow and we can skype?” “You promise?” “I promise” I was getting discharged today so that would give me enough time to prepare for the call tomorrow “Okay mommy, talk to you tomorrow. I love you” “Bye baby. Love you too” “Grandma wants to talk…” I hang up the phone before he can finish that sentence, I know it’s wrong but I just don’t want to Rowan stares at me, one of his eyebrow raised A look I can’t explain passes across his face. I’ve asked him to leave so many times but he won’t budge. I even asked the nurse to throw him out and he threatened to have the entire hospital shut down.

My unwanted guest is here every day now. Being around him this much is suffocating me especially after that day when I woke up to find Emma and Travis in my room. Travis left the room a couple minutes later to get something to eat. The moment he did Emma was on me like a ravenous vulture.

Three days ago “Your little trick won’t work Ava” Emma sneers the moment Travis leaves the room.

“What the hell are you talking about?” novelbin I was in no mood to deal with whatever was going on with her. She seemed hell bent on something and I wasn’t well enough for whatever shit she wanted to stir up.

“This little accident of yours, I’m sure you planned it to get Rowan’s attention, but I’m telling you, I won’t allow you to get close to him” I laugh The vibration shooting pain to my injured ribs.

“Let me get this straight? You believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that I could end up in hospital in order to get Rowan’s attention?” Man was she delusional. And everyone thought that I wasn’t the brightest in the family, they should hear their perfect Emma and the bullshit she was spilling.

“Of course…I mean why would anyone want to kill you? What would they gain? Rowan doesn’t love you so he wouldn’t care one bit if you lived or died and we also don’t care much about you. You’re insignificant so you death would mean nothing to us” she looks at me with scorn.

I have never wanted to hit anyone like I wanted to hit her right now.

“So you came here to insult me is that it, Emma? Beat the dog while it’s still down, that’s you plan?” Why the hell was she even here? Who let her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do once I’m a sleep. 1 “I’m not doing anything, just saying things like they are. I hope that gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch as I take everything away from you just like you did me, including your son. He will soon be calling me mom” How the hell were we even related? I know what I did to her was wrong but damn haven’t I been“You’re a nasty bitch Emma, but know one thing, Noah will never see you as his mother. don’t you remember how he ignored you at the airport. You’re nothing to him and you will be nothing even if you and Rowan married” Her face scrunches up. Anger taking’over the triumphant look she had seconds ago.

“That’s fine…at least it’s my name Rowan is screaming at night, I will make sure he pumps me so full of his cum that I get pregnant and when I do he will soon forget about you and that brat. I will make sure the only children he acknowledges are mine, after all we both know he has never loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has he called my name while you two were in bed?” 1 I ignore the rest of what she says even though it hurts. My main concern being Noah. I see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With a scream she ducks and the vase hits the wall just as Travis enters the room.

“Are you crazy?!” Emma screams.

“Both of you, get out of my room now!” I scream back.

Then nurse enters looking at us hysterically.

“Ava, what’s wrong?” Travis asks gently but I don’t want his gentleness.

I can’t help remember all those times he treated me like trash. All those times made me feel like scum instead of his sister. All those times he rubbed his love for Emma in my face while treating me like I was nothing.

“Why don’t you ask you fucking sister” I glare at him and Emma before turning to the nurse.

Please make them leave, I don’t want them here” My head was pounding and my heart monitor was speeding up.

The nurse turns to face them. “I’m going to ask you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting her and she shouldn’t be under any stress.” “She’s my sister, you can’t kick me out of her room!” Travis growls, – I scoff at that. Since when has he ever considered me his sister?

“I’ll call the security if you don’t leave” the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice completely gone. 1 “Ava, please” he begs, but I don’t have it in me.

They have taken everything I gave them and kept throwing it back at my face. I had nothing else to give I was empty where my love for them once stood.

“Just leave Travis, and make sure you and your sister stay away from me” With that I turn to my side, close my eyes and block them out. It takes a lot of back and forth between the nurse and Travis but they soon leave and I’m left in peace. That is until Ethan comes and makes me laugh for the first time since everything happened.

“What did you say? Rowan voice pulls me back to the present.

“I asked if you’re ready to leave” he repeats I stare at him for a while wondering if Emma was right Would Rowan really abandon Noah? I wanted to believe that he wouldn’t but I’m not sure. Emma was and is important to Rowan Really important I just don’t know if her importance weighed more than Noah’s “What are you doing here, Rowan?” I ask instead of the question I really wanted to ask “What do you mean? he frowns “We both know that I’m your least favorite person, so what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home enjoying your reunion?” I ask bitterly, Emma’s word still playing in my head He sighs “You’re looking for a fight and I’m not going to give it to you. let’s just get you discharged and get you home” “I don’t need help from a man who hates my fucking guts! Just leave, Rowan, we both know you would rather be somewhere else” “Really? You don’t need my help? Who are you going to call to help you check out? You literary have no fucking friends, Ava” “Ethan Ethan can take me home” It’s true I had no friends, but Ethan would come it I asked him for help Rowan face shuts down and becomes hard as granite. His hands fists and his jaw locks.

“Over my dead fucking body” he growls “You have two choices. Ava, it’s either I take you home of you spend a few more days here at the hospital Either way, that bastard isn’t taking you home” Cerignisly, Howan, what is wrong with you? You couldn’t wait to get rid of me and now you’re stuck to me like a bad rash the last thing I want is problems with Emina because of you I just want to live peacefully” He needed to leave me the hell alone I don’t want to be accused of trying to use my unfortunate Circumstances to seduce him “Speaking of which, what happened between you and Emma on the day of your attack and when “I’m sure she has already filled you in” with lies, I add to myself.

“I would like to hear you side of the events” I get out of the bed slowly and walk towards the bathroom. “There’s no need, we both know you wouldn’t believe me. Like always you will take her side” 3 “Ava…” I shut the door before he can finish.

I slowly dress up. I’m out of breath by the time I am done and so tired I can barely see straight.

Getting out, I use the wall for support. Rowan tries to help but I shake off his hand. I walk towards the wheel chair the nurse left and sit down on it. The doctor had been by to leave instructions so all that was left was to check out.

I pick my duffel bag and place it on my lap.

“Can we get going, that way we don’t have to be around each other longer than necessary.” I tell him, already feeling sleepy.

He sighs but doesn’t say anything. He wheels me out of the room and towards the reception.

Everything from there happens in a blur. I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open and finally they drop closed.

When I wake up, it’s to find myself in Rowan’s arms being carried up a familiar staircase.

“What are you doing?” I ask groggily.

“Taking you to bed, you fell asleep before we could get to my car” The warmth or his body, and the deep baritone of his voice makes me snuggle closer. He chuckles when but I don’t care. He smelled great and he was so warm. My eyes close and I’m soon lost.

Feeling like I’m floating.

I feel him placing me down on something warm. Then he joins me. Turning, I place my head on his chest while his arms curl gently around my waist as he brings me closer.

As I completely give in to sleep, I can’t help but think about how beautiful and right this felt. In this dream, Rowan doesn’t push me away. In this dream, I’m in his arms like I’ve always wanted to be

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 16-Meeting Scarlet I wake up and find myself alone in bed. I heave a sigh. I just knew that it was all a dream. There was just no way Rowan would have slept with me on my bed. I don’t remember everything after I fell asleep at the hospital. I was pumped so full of drugs that I actually started to imagine things that weren’t real.

I get out of bed slowly, but I have to sit down when the room begins to spin. After a few minutes, I walk as carefully as I can to the bathroom and take a shower. I just wanted the overall smell of the hospital washed from my skin.

I had so much to do that I didn’t know where to start. I had no phone and neither did I have a car. The police told me that my phone got smashed when I hit the ground. I had a few weeks of leave from school but I needed to figure out my car situation before I got back to work.

By the time I’m done with dressing, my head was killing me.

‘F***! I needed my pain meds.‘ I think to myself I walk down stairs wondering how I was going to survive for the next couple of days. I was still weak and I could barely lift a finger without all my energy being drained.

Getting down stairs, I make my way to the kitchen and make myself something simple for breakfast. At this point I just wanted to go back to sleep and maybe wake up after a century.

Deciding it’s better for me to sit somewhere comfortable, I ditch the kitchen island and head to the living room instead.

Who knew head injuries took a lot out of you?

I eat my food which tasted like cardboard and take my meds. I was just about to lay down on the couch and take a nap when my doorbell rang.

I groan in annoyance. I didn’t want to stand up and walk to the door to open for whoever it is that’s on the other side. My legs felt like jelly and I was in no mood for visitors. I just wanted my damn.

sleep.

I consider ignoring it when the bell rings again. Would it be considered rude if I did that? I mean they could just assume that I was asleep and leave, right? That was hopeful thinking on my part because the next second, the bell rings again.

1 curse a string and stand up to walk towards the door. I open it and I come face to face with a woman I’ve never seen standin on my porch. She was shockingly beautiful. Black hair, big green eyes, heart shaped face and full lips.

“Uh, can I help you?” I ask, leaning against the doorframe.

I was sure any minute now my legs would give out and I would collapse on the floor.

The woman gives me a small smile, tears filling her eyes before she does the strangest thing. She walks up to me and hugs me. I stiffen, not sure what the hell was happening right now.

“I was afraid you would still be asleep” she says stepping back.

“I’m sorry but who are you?” She slaps her forehead. “Shit, I’m sorry..I should have probably started with an introduction. My bad” I find myself smiling. She was comical and I found her funny.

“Can we please get in?” she ask “I really don’t know you so I’m not sure inviting you to my home is a good idea” She blinks a bit before speaking. “I know you are skeptical especially after what happened to you. but I promise I’m not a serial killer or anything” I stare at her. I wanted to send her away but for some reason I couldn’t. I don’t know why but I trusted her and I just got this urge deep inside me to let her in.

“Fine, but if you turn out to be a killer I swear I will gut you like a chicken and I’ll dance all the way to my bedroom to take a nap” I tell her stepping aside to let her in.

“I like you already” she responds with a smile. “Do you need any help?” she asks when she sees me struggling.

I don’t mean to glare at her but I find myself doing it. “No!” She raises her hand in surrender. “Okay” I lead her to the living room where she takes a seat. I sigh in happiness when I plop down on the couch. My legs were shaking at this point and I felt like a new born baby gazelle. All unsteady and weak.

“So who are you and why are you here?” I was really curious.

“I’m Scarlet but you can call me Letty…I’m your brother’s girlfriend” I should have never listen to my st* pid instincts.

“Yeah, we are done here…please leave” I wanted nothing to do with anyone from my so called family. They were bound to be just like them and I was done letting such people into my life.

“Please just hear me out” she pleads and against my best judgement I do.

I don’t know what it is about her but I’m at ease around her even though she is basically a stranger and I am not one to trust easily.

“Look, I know what Travis did isn’t good. I may love the idiot but I can also admit that he was terrible to you. No matter what you did, you didn’t deserve to be treated the way he and the rest have treated you.

I’ve wanted for a while to come and see you but I was afraid that you will turn me down but then I heard what happened to you and I just had to come. I know you don’t know me or trust me but I’m hoping that you will give me a chance to change that” I move around and get my feet on the sofa, leaning back on the armrest.

“Does he know you are here?” “The man doesn’t dictate my life but he does know that I am here, we don’t keep secrets from each other” She loves him, that’s obvious. Travis isn’t a bad guy, to others at least, but to me he has been nothing but a thorn. Always putting me down, hating on me and just treating me like a villain. novelbin I wanted to shut her down but a small part is against that Something tells me that if I give her a chance then I wouldn’t regret it. It was time I expanded my circle. I couldn’t continue shutting people out.

“I’ll give you a chance on one condition” I say in defeat.

Maybe it was the drugs or maybe something else but I decide to take a leap of faith. After all, what’s the worst that can happen?

‘Famous last words‘ a voice whispers in my head “What’s your condition?” “You never mention Travis or his family to me. I don’t want anything to do with him or them” I can see the battle waging inside her. She is debating, deciding whether it the right call or not. If she can have a friendship with me without involving the others.

“Okay” she finally speaks. “Friends?” She holds her hand out and I take it reluctantly.

“Friends” I whisper hoping that I wasn’t making a big mistake, but then agam I already made the biggest mistake of my life, what’s one more on my list We smile at each other before she starts telling me more about herself. She’s a secretary at father’s company and she’s only a year older than me “Any siblings?” I ask her.

“No, I’m an only child but that’s probably because my parents died when I was three” I gasp in horror. “I’m so sorry” “It’s okay, I barely remember them and I got to stay with my Nana and she’s an awesome person She’ll definitely love you” We continue talking. It felt different and weird at the same time because I’ve never really had a girlfriend. I wasn’t sure what to think of it or how to feel.

“So there I was…” she was telling a hilarious story when there was a knock on my door.

I groan, not in the mood to get up.

“Could please go and check who is at the door? I don’t think I can do it without face planting on the floor” I ask “Sure“.

She stands up and leaves. I hear her opening the door then an unfamiliar female voice speaking.

My brows scrunch up in confusion.

I hear their footsteps as they walk toward the room. They come through the door way and I stare at the tall red head woman, who had a duffel bag in her hands.

“Hello, Miss Sharp” she greets with a smile.

“Who the fuck are you?” I ask in irritation.

I do not want any more strangers in my house, though now that I know Letty a bit better, she isnt that much of stranger. 1 Letty is the one that answers. “Apparently she’s your nurse and was hired to take care of you” I never hired any nurse. So who the hell was she and what the hell was she doing in my house?

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 17-Compromising “My name is Lydia, Miss Sharp” the nurse says, her smile still in place.

I study her My eyes scrutinizing her. I then turn to Letty who was also doing the same thing “I never hired any nurse” I tell both of them “I want to say you got the wrong house, but that’s moot since you know my name, so the only option left is that someone else hired you or this is just a ruse” Don’t get me wrong. Having a nurse to take care of my needs for the next couple of days or weeks would be great, but this was just weird.

Lydia sets her bag down before turning to face me. “I was hired by Mr. Wood and was told to report immediately” A groan of annoyance leaves my lips. I am surprised and pissed at the same time that he would do this The moment I decide I don’t want or need his help is when he decides to be a hero Where was he all those times during our marriage when I needed him? He ignored me and treated me like I didn’t exist.

“I’m sorry you wasted you time coming here, but you have to leave.” I tell her, laying gently against the sofa I wouldn’t accept anything from Rowan The only solid ground we had was our son and that was it I didn’t want him in my life in any other capacity except as Noah’s father. Besides, I was used to taking care of myself I’ve done it since I can remember.

“I’m sorry madam, but he told me not to leave your house despite how stubborn you get Her tone of voice was getting on my nerve She talked to me as if I was an errant child I was irritable and pissed off and I wanted nothing but to smack that polite smile off her face.

“Look, this is my damn house and Rowan has no say here. So you better leave before I decide to call the cops on you” I snap, finally reaching my limits.

An unsure looks cuts through her face She wants to obey Rowan’s instructions but she is also not sure that I won’t follow up on my threat Before she can answer there is another knock on my door What the hell? Is this ‘come to Ava’s house day or something?

“Looks like you have another visitor” Letty states the obvious before leaving the room.

She comes back with an unfamiliar man in uniform and who had a clipboard in his hands.

“Who is Ava Sharp?” he asks, and I taise my hand unsteadily novelbin 7 have a delivery for you I need you to sign some papers for me “What delivery? I ask, rubbing my temples.

I could already feel a migraine coming on. I was tempted to kick everyone out so I could have peace and quiet He checks his clipboard at my question before looking up to me.

“Your brand new Range Rover” he says as a matter of fact, with no emotion on his face “Excuse me?” I ask in confusion, just as Scarlet bolts out the room.

The man looks at me before repeating what he said a few seconds ago I just stare at him. dumbfounded, not really sure what to tell him. First a nurse I didn’t hire and now a brand new car?

“Damn, it’s the newest model too” Scarlet walks back to the room looking completely stunned.

I turn back to the man “Let me guess, Mr. Wood is the one that purchased it and put it in my name?” He doesn’t get a chance to answer because the very man I was talking about strolls into the room like he owns the damn house.

“As a matter of fact yes, your car got blown up so I got you a new one” he then he turns to Scarlet. ” Hello Letty” She greets him back and I’m just left there staring at the both of them. Apparently I’m the only one who didn’t know that my brother was actually dating. I wonder if I would have ever known if Letty hadn’t decided to come see me herself.

I slowly stand up and turn to Rowan. “I appreciate what you’re trying to do since I’m the mother of your son, but it’s not necessary. I have everything sorted.” Deep down I knew this was the reason why he was doing what he was doing. Not because he cared or anything but because I was Noah’s mother. After all, it’s not once or twice he has reminded me of that fact.

A frown mars his handsome face. “That’s not why.

“I really don’t need your help so could you just please tell him to take back the car and terminate her services?” I interrupt him before he can finish his sentence, pointing at the man and then at Lydia “Really, you don’t need help? I don’t see a new car anywhere or a phone and by just how pale you are, I can tell you’re already drained… You need rest and someone to take care of you” “Like I said, I have everything under control…I’ll order a new phone tomorrow and I already have a Why couldn’t he just leave me alone? Ignore my existence like he used to?

“Then show me. Show me the car you already have in mind” he demands, being all domineering.

Humphing, I get my laptop from the table and turn it on. I’d already made some searches when I was in the hospital and I knew just what I wanted.

I turn my laptop around and show him the car I had settled one.

“Seriously?” he asks with one eyebrow raised up, and scorn in his voice. It was obvious my choice of car wasn’t his taste.

“That is a piece of junk, Ava” Letty’s voice comes from behind me.

I turn to find everyone looking over my shoulder, nodding their heads. I had completely forgotten that there were others in the room with us. I felt irritated that we had an audience and that they were obviously listening in..

“Excuse us” I grab Rowan’s hand and drag him to the kitchen.

In my head it was all dramatic and quick, but in actuality it was slow.

I stop at the counter and lean against it while releasing his hand.

“Letty is right, that car is a piece of fucking junk” he sneers. “I mean, how are you supposed to drive it” Sure, I know that it was an old and used car; probably falling apart, but it’s what I wanted. Besides, it didn’t matter to me that it wasn’t the latest model. As long as it got me from point A to B then it would do.

“It’s my choice, Rowan” I fold my hands across my chest and glare at him.

His face turns serious. I’ve seen this kind of look when he is on business mode and he is in the process of negotiating.

“You refused to take a dime when we divorced, and on your teacher salary, you don’t really make a lot. You probably got this house on mortgage, so there is that and the bills and now you want to add another expense by buying a car. Why don’t you just accept my help? It’ll save you money” With every word out of his mouth, he just pisses me off because it’s an echo of what Emma said and what everyone thinks of me. They all look down on me because I’m a teacher and I hate them for that.

“I said I won’t accept the freaking car” I shout. I’m almost tempted to hit him.

His face hardens and he steps into my space. “Be reasonable for once in your fucking life, Ava” ” “I am being reasonable, I don’t need your help. I asked for a divorce so that you can be out of my damn life…why is it that all of a sudden you’re now so interested in helping me when you never gave a shit about me before?” “You’re Noah’s mom so of course I fucking care and in case it has escaped your mind, I can’t be out of your life completely because we share a son, which ensures our lives are entangled” he growls, his eyes blazing.

“Only for the next ten years or so and besides being a part of Noah’s life doesn’t mean you have to be part of my life or me yours” I argue I was getting really tired so I sit on the barstool. My head felt like it weighed a ton. I just wanted to lay down.

“Take the car” he commands once again.

“Why don’t you take it and shove it where the sun don’t shine” I snap, feeling like I’ve reached my limit.

It’s not that I was being ungrateful or anything, I just didn’t want to be indebted to him. I also didn’t want any more uncalled visits from Emma. I’m sure she wouldn’t be too pleased to know what Rowan was trying to do.

Rowan was about to speak when Letty walks into the room.

“I don’t see why you two excused yourself when we can still clearly hear you by how loud you’re screaming at each other” We both glare at her but she doesn’t back down.

“Look, Rowan, Ava is exhausted. It’s been a tiring morning for her and I’m sure she wants to sleep. so just lay off the car issue, all you’re doing is pissing her off more. As for you Ava, accept the help offered to you in the form of Lydia. You can barely stand up straight so how are you going to manage on your own? You need someone to help you till you are better” I think about it. I want to argue but she made sense, I needed help so maybe this once I could accept his charity.

“Fine” Rowan and I concede at the same time.

Letty smiles and helps me down from the stool. “Seems like you’re on your way to la–la land” I chuckle at that as she leads me to the living room. The man wasn’t anywhere to be seen, so I’m guessing he was probably waiting outside.

Letty hands me over to Lydia.

“Looks like you’ll be staying to help Ava” Letty addresses Lydia. “Rowan and I will be leaving so Lydia nods just as Scarlet steps forward and gives me a hug.

“I’ll see you soon and thank you for giving me a chance” she whispers her voice full of emotion.

The only thing I can manage is a small smile. I was beyond exhausted.

She gives me one more hug before she leaves. I then turn to Rowan expecting him to follow behind her but he doesn’t.

“One more thing” he says before placeing a brand new phone on the table.

Before I can say or do anything, he softly kisses my cheek and then walks off. I stand there weakly staring at his back.

“Come Miss, let’s get you to bed” Lydia murmurs.

I nod distractedly, wondering why Rowan went through all the trouble. I didn’t want him to show me this soft side that has never been directed at me. I wanted him to be as he was before, a villain in my story. This way, it would be easier to hate him.

Ex-Husbands Regret Chapter 18-Compromising “My name is Lydia, Miss Sharp” the nurse says, her smile still in place.

“Look, this is my damn house and Rowan has no say here. So you better leave before I decide to call the cops on you” I snap, finally reaching my limits.

“Looks like you have another visitor” Letty states the obvious before leaving the room.

She comes back with an unfamiliar man in uniform and who had a clipboard in his hands.

“Who is Ava Sharp?” he asks, and I taise my hand unsteadily +15 BONUS 7 have a delivery for you I need you to sign some papers for me “What delivery? I ask, rubbing my temples.

I could already feel a migraine coming on. I was tempted to kick everyone out so I could have peace and quiet He checks his clipboard at my question before looking up to me.

“Your brand new Range Rover” he says as a matter of fact, with no emotion on his face “Excuse me?” I ask in confusion, just as Scarlet bolts out the room.

The man looks at me before repeating what he said a few seconds ago I just stare at him. dumbfounded, not really sure what to tell him. First a nurse I didn’t hire and now a brand new car?

“Damn, it’s the newest model too” Scarlet walks back to the room looking completely stunned.

A frown mars his handsome face. “That’s not why.

“I really don’t need your help so could you just please tell him to take back the car and terminate her services?” I interrupt him before he can finish his sentence, pointing at the man and then at Lydia “Really, you don’t need help? I don’t see a new car anywhere or a phone and by just how pale you are, I can tell you’re already drained… You need rest and someone to take care of you” “Like I said, I have everything under control…I’ll order a new phone tomorrow and I already have a +15 BONUS Why couldn’t he just leave me alone? Ignore my existence like he used to?