Ex-Husband's Regret (Ava and Rowan) novel Chapter 26

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 stupid rule! Who makes such stupid 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.

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?”