John froze for a moment. Her pneumonia would become lung cancer, and her stomach was empty, so she had really not eaten.‘Dorothy lied to me?‘But Dolly is so kind. She saved me when I was on the verge of dying. How could a girl like her lie to me?’John did not leave the hospital. he lingered in the corridor.His mind was a mess like never before. Olivia might not be lying about her pregnancy if she was telling the truth about Dorothy.Suddenly, a nurse pulled another nurse in as she ran through the corridor. “Quick! Miss Ellis from the accident yesterday is losing blood again. Please go to the blood bank to see if there’s more AB-negative blood.“Hurry up! She’s in the emergency room.”John’s expression changed. He stretched out his hand and stopped the nurse. “Is the name of the person who got into a car accident Dorothy Ellis?”The nurse nodded in shock. “Yes. Are you the patient’s family member?”John nodded.“Sir, please hurry up. Your wife is short of blood. If the blo
John looked at Olivia, frowning. His body shuddered involuntarily as he shouted, “Come down! Olivia, think about your brother.”“Bah! Besides threatening me with my brother, what else do you have? You said you would love and protect me for the rest of my life. Look at what you’re doing now.”As Olivia spoke, tears flowed down her cheeks.She felt wronged, so wronged!“I married you because you got down on one knee and swore you’d love me. Look at what you’ve done now.”John felt heartbroken. He had seen Olivia like this before.When they were in love, she was once wronged like this. Back then, she had also been crying like this, out of breath.This woman hated being wronged.How could he forget?He reached out his hand to pull Olivia, but she dodged it.“Go away! Stay back. I’m not going to save that woman!”John’s heart softened, and he said gently, “Liv, why don’t you come down first?”Dumbfounded, Olivia felt like John had become gentle again, just like before.She sat
Olivia’s body trembled, and she could not breathe. She thought about struggling, but she felt disappointed and lost hope when she saw John’s cold gaze.‘Forget it. That’s it.’She was tired, and dying at John’s hands did not seem so bad.John had saved her life. Dying in his hands meant she could return her debt to him.Then, she slowly closed her eyes and no longer struggled. It was as though she was waiting for death.The hand around her neck loosened, and John’s cold voice came. He was warning her.“Olivia, I told you to be obedient. Why aren’t you listening to me?”Olivia coughed violently, her lungs aching from lack of oxygen. She pressed her chest with her free hand and coughed up a mouthful of blood.John was shocked. He did not expect Olivia to cough blood.“Olivia, stop pretending!”‘Pretend?’‘Isn’t Dorothy the one who’s pretending?’Olivia glanced at John and lifted her bloody hand. “Why don’t you test if this is my blood?”John frowned and said coldly, “Olivia,
Zac nodded. “Well, sorry. I had a court case this morning, so I called Johnny. He… didn’t bully you, did he?”Recalling what happened, Olivia pretended to be calm and looked away.She forced a smile. “No.”Zac knew she was lying, but he did not want to expose her lie, so he did not ask further. He helped her set up the table and put the bowl of porridge on it.“This porridge is made with chicken soup, which is very nutritious.”“Thank you.”Sometimes, she felt like she would have already died countless times if Zac had not saved her again and again.However, she could not repay him with anything besides her thanks. Her right hand was covered in red marks from John’s tie, and the cut on her palm looked even more frightening.Her body was, after all, broken.Olivia lowered her head to drink the porridge until she finished a bowl. She felt more alive as she handed the bowl to Zac. “Do you have any more of this?”Zac noticed her appetite and nodded. “I’ll fill your bowl with so
Zac frowned slightly. “Johnny.”John walked past him, overturned the table, and pulled her up. “Well, Olivia?”Not knowing what had happened, Olivia could only bear the pain and explain. “Johnny, I have nothing to do with Zac. Don’t misunderstand us.”“Nothing? Why would he take you to the hospital in the middle of the night if you have nothing to do with him?”“Johnny, I have nothing left to say if you refuse to believe in me, but you should trust your best friend, right? Don’t make things nasty.”Bang!John let go of Olivia suddenly, causing her head to crash onto the table. “Olivia, you are such a sl*t!”Olivia felt dizzy from to the knock, and her vision turned black. The sudden pain dumbfounded her.Seeing that Zac was about to interfere, John glared at him. “What are you trying to do? Are you trying to help my wife? Do you know that the more you try to save her, the angrier I get?”Zac did not dare to step forward because of what John had said.He knew John would try to
That night, Olivia was on the balcony. She heard Dorothy talking on the phone as she headed downstairs.“John didn’t kill you. What are you afraid of? How can you prove that Olivia cheated on John if you don’t show up?”“Well, wait for me. I’ll be right there. Make sure everything is done perfectly.”Dorothy did not look for John. She must have known Olivia had escaped. So, she set up an accident to cover for her mysterious whereabouts last night.‘Heh! What a mean woman. Her plans are always perfect.‘No wonder I lost to Dorothy. I’ve never been someone who uses despicable means and pretends to be weak.‘Looks like I chose the wrong method to keep my man.‘I think I should learn from Dorothy.’John sped to the police station. After he pulled over, he dragged Olivia out of the car.As they walked into the police station, Olivia felt dizzy, and the pain in her chest increased.‘I don’t have any painkillers. What if I cough blood again?’As soon as they entered, they saw a man
It was the evening. Olivia was crouching in the corner, wounds all over her face and her body. Tears shimmered in her eyes.Suddenly, her lungs throbbed, and the smell of rust gushed out of her throat. Her throat tickled and stung. She wanted to cough but dared not, for she feared making the slightest sound would make them beat her up again.Olivia bit her tongue and dug her nails into her flesh, using the pain to suppress the urge to cough. Then, she swallowed the blood. However, this would not be the end of it.She had not taken her painkillers today, so she did not know how many more times the pain would strike her that night.John had told them to beat her up. It seemed he doted on Dorothy a lot.‘Heh. Dorothy was his angel. What am I, then?’Tears ran down her face, but she did not dare sob. She held them back carefully until the morning.She had hardly slept, and her usually bright eyes looked dim and haggard.Suddenly, the door opened, and someone walked in. Their pair o
Olivia shook her head. She felt heartbroken, and dizziness struck her. When she tried to grab John’s coat, she failed even after a few attempts.“I’ve never dated or slept with anyone else, Johnny. You have always been my only man…”“Olivia, I caught your lover and broke both of his arms just to get him to confess to your act.”Olivia’s breathing stopped when she heard that. The pain was torturing her.She pressed her chest and gasped for breath. Then, she coughed violently, spitting a mouthful of blood on the ground.Johnny was asking her to give Dorothy her position as his wife and wanted her to be his mistress instead. He was forcing her to live a disgraceful life.Looking at the pool of blood on the ground, John frowned and grabbed Olivia’s shoulder to shake her. “Olivia, you’re only suffering from pneumonia. Stop acting. Pneumonia would not make you cough out blood!”With a wry smile, she looked weakly at the man she had loved for seventeen years and slowly closed her eyes.