Chapter 9
“Apologizet”
Jack roared, shoving Lacy’s head down as she reluctantly muttered her aproapes.
He kept glancing at his watch, clearly impatient, like a man desperate to get home.
He was caught between managing this chaos and dealing with things back home
Such a touching display of devotion.
Probably because he hadn’t been able to reach me for a while, he grew anxious and repeatedly dialed my spare cell phone.
No one answered until the calls started coming in from outside,
The male assistant, growing more frustrated, grabbed my cell phone, kept hanging up, and
cursed under his breath.
“What a nag! Her husband’s called a dozen times. If he keeps calling, I’ll keep hanging up!”
Jack, confused, grabbed the phone and saw the contact name- “Husband“-which was
same as his own.
“Where did this phone come from?” Jack yelled, losing his composure. “Where did this. phone come from?!”
The assistant, trembling, pointed at me.
Before I could say anything, Lucy lunged at me, laughing maniacally and clearly unhinged.
“Why should I apologize? It’s her fault to begin with. She seduced you, got pregnant, and tried to steal you from me. Why should I be the one apologizing?”
Jack, now fed up, couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “What are you rambling about? Just apologize already!”
“I won’t!”
Lucy glared at me as if she’d lost her mind, then stomped over in her high heels and grabbed me by the hair.
“Why should I apologize? It’s her fault! She seduced you, got pregnant with your child, and tried to take you away from me. What did I do wrong?”
Jack had lost patience, his tone tinged with disbelief: “What are you talking about? Apologize right now!”
refus
refuse!”
Lucy stared at me crazily, marching over in her high heels and grabbing my hair.
I gave up resisting and let her do as she pleased.
“I want you to see what this cheap woman looks like now, to see my ‘masterpiece“!”
The moment Lucy ripped the gauze off my face, Jack was shocked!
“Honey…!”
He called out to me, trembling and pale.
I smiled.
I laughed at his expression.
“Darling, you’re back? Thank you for the ‘gift‘ you gave to me and the child. It’s truly a
surprise.”
As I spoke, I felt a heaviness in my chest, a metallic taste rising.
I couldn’t hold it back and spat out a mouthful of black blood!
Jack collapsed, shouting desperately, frantically ringing the emergency bell.
“Honey! Honey! What’s wrong!”
The male assistant was stunned, looking at me, then at Lucy, and then at Jack
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Shattered Promises
Chapter 9
“Jack. Is this your wife? Was it you calling her earlier?”
Before Jack could respond, a team of doctors and nurses rushed in.
A nurse immediately gave me glucose to boost my energy and checked me over.
The lead doctor shook his head in helplessness: “Please stop upsetting her. Her body is very weak now; she’s just miscarried a five–month–old boy, and her body is severely depleted! The miscarriage was due to direct trauma, causing the placenta to separate from the uterus. She may never be able to conceive again!”
“Moreover, with all her injuries and the scars on her face, the recovery period will be very long. You cannot continue to stress her!”
“I don’t care what grievances you have with her, whether she’s right or wrong, she’s still my patient. Please don’t fixate on her alone. In matters between a man and a woman, is she the only one at fault?”
Hearing the doctor’s words, my sense of grievance surged like a flood.
