I'm seven months along with my second pregnancy when a truck almost hits me. My husband threatens the doctor like a maniac. "I'll make all of you retire prematurely if anything goes wrong with my wife!" Before I enter the operating theater, I can't help thinking he's being too anxious. The truck merely brushed past me and made me fall. He doesn't need to be so panicked. However, when I open my eyes again, I find that my belly is flat. I crawl out of bed in a panic and head to the door, where I overhear Lucian Jacobe talking to the doctor. "Mrs. Jacobe wasn't in a major accident, sir. The child could've been saved. Why did you insist on aborting it? It was a baby boy, too." "Jenny will cry if she finds out about me having children with another woman. How can I bear to see her upset? It's not my first time doing something like this, anyway."
View MoreI had no idea what was happening back home.Sitting on the lawn of the sanatorium, I lazily read a book under the comforting sun.A shadow soon fell over me. Ian bent down, blocking the sunlight from reaching my face.His handsome face loomed larger, suddenly appearing before me. Startled, I reflexively pushed him to the ground.Despite being a tall man at six feet one, he obediently fell flat on his back.Grinning mischievously, he reached out to ruffle my hair."You're pretty strong. It looks like you're recovering well. In a few days, I'll take you out shopping. We'll explore every corner of Elatie's streets."I was left speechless. "Don't you have work to do? Are you really that free?""Work isn't as important as you are. If this deal falls through, there's always the next one. But if I lose you, you're gone for good. I waited so long for you to break up."Summer, however long you were with Lucian, I've been watching you for just as long. It's okay if you don't accept me
Lucian had once thought about spending his life with me. However, everything was ruined by that wretched woman, Jennifer! She had destroyed his family, leaving him with dead children and a broken marriage.Now that the truth was laid bare, Jennifer, her cheek swollen from his slap, no longer bothered pretending."Your wife was lying right next to you, yet you chose to sleep with me instead. Who's the filthy one here? Men are all the same. Wives can't compare to mistresses, and mistresses can't compare to secret affairs. If I had married you back then, do you think there would've been room for a pathetic fool like Summer?"Lucian's face and lips turned deathly pale.Yes, he had wanted to be with me, but deep down, he had always looked down on my devotion. He believed that I would never leave him no matter what he did.So when Jennifer got pregnant with his child and played the victim, telling him she had suffered alone while giving birth abroad, his heart completely tilted in her
On the way to the freezer, Lucian felt a panic like never before.The fear of losing me wrapped around him. It suffocated him, such that he could barely breathe.Again and again, he prayed to the skies, begging for me to be safe.Pushing open the door, he found the cold storage room empty except for the stored goods and a frozen lunchbox placed by the small window at the entrance."Where is Mrs. Jacobe? Where is she? Who gave you the order to treat her like this?"The housekeeper trembled. "Sir, didn't you pass the message to Ms. Slutter, saying to keep Mrs. Jacobe locked up until today?""Jennifer!"Earlier at the hospital, Jennifer had indeed mentioned receiving a call from home.However, Lucian was sure that his instruction was to lock me up for two hours to have me calm down. If I admitted to my mistake, I was to be released immediately.What the hell did Jennifer tell the housekeeper instead?Lucian found himself furious.That said, me going missing at least meant that
After sending Jennifer to the hospital, Lucian couldn't shake the look I had in my eyes when he left. A strange sense of unease crept into his mind. It felt like something was slipping out of his control.He instructed the doctor to examine Jennifer carefully and turned to leave.Seeing this, Jennifer immediately leaned into his embrace."Luce, are you going to see Nyles? That makes sense. Even though he knows he's not biologically related to Summer, she's still his mother in name. Being pushed down the stairs by his mother must have left a psychological scar."Compared to a broken leg, the wounds on the heart are harder to heal. You should go comfort him."Lucian immediately changed direction and headed to the next examination room at those words.The moment Nyles saw Lucian, his dried-up tears welled up again. He clung tightly to him, refusing to let go."Dad, Dad! That woman is terrifying! She wants to kill me! I don't ever want to see her again. Please make her leave!"Sh
"Summer, don't you feel ashamed? Get out of here!"With a self-mocking smirk, I grabbed the coat and rushed to the restroom.Back in high school, there was a time when Jennifer's period leaked through her white pants during gym class, causing an uproar of laughter among the boys.Lucian had been furious then. He took on more than ten guys in a fight, earning his reputation as a reckless fighter in school.Everyone knew that the one person in school no one could afford to offend wasn't Lucian—it was Jennifer.If Jennifer had been the one embarrassed today, he certainly would have stepped up to defend her.As I reminisced, I let out a bitter laugh and ordered a delivery of sanitary supplies.I must have waited for some time before Jennifer walked into the restroom, touching up her makeup while chatting on the phone."Jenny, since you're dating Mr. Jacobe, did he ever notice your genital warts? Who was the doctor who treated you? Introduce us sometime!"Jennifer boasted, "That id
During the week I spent in the hospital, Lucian called to say he was on a business trip in Olceria and couldn't visit me.However, I saw their every move on Jennifer's social media.On the first day, he said he was struggling with jet lag. In truth, he was out drinking and partying with Jennifer and friends.On the second day, he complained that he had to deal with a difficult client. But really, he was in an apron, cooking for Jennifer.When Jennifer found the food unsatisfactory, he threw it away and cooked something again.Lucian and I had been together for six years, and I never knew he could cook.Not even when I had a miscarriage had he ever made me a single cup of tea. All he did was tell me to get the nurse to care for me.The difference between there being love and the lack thereof was clear as day.On the seventh day, I liked a video of Lucian kneeling as he helped Jennifer into her wedding shoes.The next day, Lucian returned home and offered to take me to an auctio
There was a hint of hesitation on the doctor's face as he uttered, "Sir, you did 'that' to Mrs. Jacobe's daughter as soon as the baby was born. Now, Mrs. Jacobe has lost a son again. Isn't that too cruel for a woman to bear?"Mrs. Jacobe loves you… What will happen if she ever finds out you killed both of her children just to make room for your illegitimate son? How will you two have a future together?"Lucian Jacobe was silent for a moment before speaking, his tone conflicted. "That's none of your concern. I'll marry Jenny in half a month."Summer will never know. Even if she does, it won't affect our family of three."I felt as if a heavy hammer had struck my brain repeatedly, leaving my ears ringing in pain. As I stumbled back toward the bed, I heard Lucian's phone ring.His phone was on loudspeaker. "Mr. Jacobe, did I do a good job? I made sure to avoid harming the mother when I hit her. The damage was just enough to get rid of the child."Lucian responded to the caller, bu
There was a hint of hesitation on the doctor's face as he uttered, "Sir, you did 'that' to Mrs. Jacobe's daughter as soon as the baby was born. Now, Mrs. Jacobe has lost a son again. Isn't that too cruel for a woman to bear?"Mrs. Jacobe loves you… What will happen if she ever finds out you killed both of her children just to make room for your illegitimate son? How will you two have a future together?"Lucian Jacobe was silent for a moment before speaking, his tone conflicted. "That's none of your concern. I'll marry Jenny in half a month."Summer will never know. Even if she does, it won't affect our family of three."I felt as if a heavy hammer had struck my brain repeatedly, leaving my ears ringing in pain. As I stumbled back toward the bed, I heard Lucian's phone ring.His phone was on loudspeaker. "Mr. Jacobe, did I do a good job? I made sure to avoid harming the mother when I hit her. The damage was just enough to get rid of the child."Lucian responded to the caller, bu...
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