Chapter 2
I sat on the floor for a long time, trying to shake off the dizzying sensation of being betrayed.
My entire lower back and abdomen ached, and I couldn’t tell if it was from the impact to my lower back or my stomach.
Apologize? Was he serious? Did he truly
think everything that went wrong was always my fault?
Now, even after cheating on me, I was the one who should apologize?
Liam and I had been together since
childhood. We started dating in high school, and after eight years, we got married. He had always been adamantly against having
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children, repeatedly emphasizing how much he disliked kids. During family holidays, his mother would make countless pointed remarks in front of me, calling me a “barren. hen,” and he would always stay silent, acting as though he was an impartial bystander.
I thought he was just trying to avoid upsetting his mother, so I smiled back and explained that it was.
health that was
the issue, never mentioning that it was his refusal to have children that kept us childless.
It wasn’t until his mother tearfully begged me to have a child for the Miller family’s sake that I had no other choice but to talk to him about it. Only then did he begrudgingly agree to stop using protection and try for a baby.
And now, he was actively planning to try with Chloe.
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So, he didn’t actually not want children; he just didn’t want me to be the one to carry his child.
The pain in my stomach intensified, and I couldn’t get up. Blood had stained the carpet, but I forced myself to call Liam, hoping he would take me to the hospital.
The first call rang once before being hung up. I called again, then again, but he didn’t pick up.
Just as I was about to give up and make one final call, he finally answered, his voice dripping with smug satisfaction.
“Eunice, couldn’t wait to call and apologize, huh? If it weren’t for Clove being so understanding and convincing me to give you a chance, you really think your little
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drama would be over so easily?”
“This time, you should learn your lesson. I’ve given Clove the phone, and you need to show some gratitude. Apologize properly, and I’ll pretend none of this ever happened.”
The next moment, a coy voice came from the other end of the line: “Hey, Eunie?”
I didn’t have the energy for small talk. Cold sweat beaded on my forehead. “Get Liam to take me to the hospital. Hurry. Save me.”
But to my surprise, a sobbing voice responded, “Mrs. Miller, I know you’ve always looked down on us country folks! You can call me a slut, but how could you curse Liam with impotence?”
Liam, enraged, grabbed the phone and started shouting, “Eunice, how could you be
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so vicious? I can’t believe you’re a teacher!”
“Take me to the hospital. Save our baby…”
Liam’s tone grew even colder as he responded, “You’re still lying to me. You really never learn, do you? You just insulted Clove so easily, and now, all of a sudden, you’re pregnant and want to go to the hospital? Your lies are so pathetic, do you think I believe any of this? Where’s your professionalism as a teacher?”
“I suggest you mind your own business. If you’re trying to get my attention with this trick, don’t blame me if I divorce you!”
With that, he hung up, leaving only the sound of a dead line.
I stared at the screen where our photo was displayed, his gaze filled with affection for
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me, now turned into mockery.
At least the ambulance arrived just in time. The baby was saved.
I had just come out of the maternity ward when I ran into Chloe, her eyes red and swollen from crying, with Liam beside her holding several pregnancy test reports.
When Liam saw me, his face faltered for a moment before he quickly regained his composure, gently comforting Chloe.
“See, she’s fine. Only you would believe her nonsense. You can relax now and focus on the pregnancy.”
But his eyes, as they met mine, were filled with undisguised contempt.
He was a master at mental
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self–righteousness, always finding reasons and excuses to escape responsibility, even when he knew he was in the wrong.
Once, I thought I had found happiness, but now I realized it had all been a lie.
Chloe, following closely behind, spoke up. Her face was beaming with pride, yet her tone was as timid as a mouse:
“Mrs. Miller, don’t be upset. Liam and I will let you be the godmother of our child, so you can fulfill your wish of being a mother.”
