When Love Betrays
Victoria Bathram has been fighting kidney failure for five long years. Through endless hospital visits, painful treatments, and nights filled with fear, she survives on one thing alone—the love of her husband, Gabriel. He is attentive, gentle, and seemingly devoted, standing by her side as she waits for the transplant that could save her life.
When a matching kidney is finally found, Victoria believes her suffering is about to end.
Instead, it is just beginning.
By accident, Victoria overhears a conversation she was never meant to hear. Gabriel has made a choice—one that does not include her. The kidney meant to save her will be given to another patient: a young girl named Sandra. A child he calls his daughter. A child from the secret family he has been hiding all along.
As Victoria’s health rapidly declines, the truth unravels. Gabriel has not only betrayed her trust but has been living a second life inside her parents’ villas—homes he kept her away from under the excuse of protecting her fragile heart. Through hidden security footage, Victoria watches her husband give his affection, loyalty, and gifts to another woman and her children, using the life she thought was hers.
With only months left to live and everything she believed in stripped away, Victoria faces a devastating choice of her own: remain a silent victim of love and betrayal, or reclaim what little time she has left on her own terms.
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Chapter: When Her Phone Went SilentNight came quietly.It did not announce itself with thunder or rain. It simply crept in, one minute at a time, turning the pale afternoon light into shadows that stretched across the living room floor. Gabriel noticed it only when the clock on the wall chimed softly, reminding him that hours had passed.Victoria still wasn’t home.He stood near the window, staring out at the empty driveway. The porch light had been on since evening, casting a lonely yellow glow over the concrete. Any second now, he told himself. She was probably tired. Maybe Aunt Mary kept her longer than expected. Maybe she fell asleep on the couch there, surrounded by old memories.Yet his chest felt tight.Gabriel glanced at his phone again. No missed calls. No messages.That wasn’t like her.Victoria always sent something—even if it was just a short text saying she was okay. Especially now, when her health was fragile and he hovered over her every movement. She never wanted him to worry.He unlocked his phone and
Last Updated: 2026-01-28
Chapter: Gone Without a Trace – Gabriel Searches for VictoriaDays had passed since Victoria had disappeared from his life, yet Gabriel still couldn’t accept it. Every morning, he woke with the same knot of panic in his chest, the same unbearable emptiness where her presence should have been. His mind refused to quiet itself. The house felt hollow, even with Prisca nearby. The sounds of the walls, the floorboards, the faint hum of the refrigerator—all seemed to whisper her name, mocking him.He had called, messaged, even reached out to Aunt Mary multiple times, but all his efforts were in vain. Victoria’s number was switched off, her aunt’s line went straight to voicemail, and every attempt to track her whereabouts ended in silence. His heart raced each time he imagined the worst, but he couldn’t stop himself from hoping. He refused to believe that Victoria would leave him forever.That evening, the sun had dipped low, painting the horizon in shades of orange and gold, yet Gabriel’s gaze remained fixed on the darkened road leading to Victoria’s
Last Updated: 2026-01-28
Chapter: A House Without HerThe house felt wrong the moment Gabriel stepped inside.Not quiet—quiet had lived here for years, learned and tolerated—but emptier. As though something essential had been lifted out, leaving the walls slightly hollowed, the air thinner than before.He paused just past the doorway, keys still clenched in his fist. The automatic lights came on, revealing the familiar living room: the cream sofa Victoria had chosen because it didn’t irritate her eyes on bad days, the glass coffee table he’d always hated but never argued about, the pale curtains filtering the last of the evening light.Everything looked exactly the same.And yet—“Victoria?” he called, already knowing there would be no answer.His voice echoed too cleanly.He frowned, checked his watch. She should have been home by now. Even on hospital days, she never stayed out this late without telling him. Routine had become her religion—medication times, meal windows, rest hours. She clung to predictability the way sick people did w
Last Updated: 2026-01-28
Chapter: The Night He Didn’t Come HomeGabriel returned from the grocery store carrying bags filled with Victoria’s favorites.Fresh fruit. Crackers she liked. Soup ingredients. Things he remembered she used to crave when she was weak.He moved around the kitchen with practiced ease, rolling up his sleeves, rinsing vegetables, setting a pot on the stove. From time to time, his eyes drifted toward the living room.Victoria sat quietly on the couch.Too quietly.She wasn’t watching television. Wasn’t scrolling through her phone. She sat still, hands folded in her lap, eyes lowered, as if lost somewhere far away.Something about her felt off today.Gabriel frowned faintly but said nothing, convincing himself he was overthinking again.Meanwhile, Victoria’s mind was racing.Tomorrow.She would leave tomorrow.She needed to pack only what mattered—documents, clothes, a few personal items. Nothing else in this house was worth taking with her. She would disappear cleanly, without warning.As she calculated silently, her phone vib
Last Updated: 2026-01-25
Chapter: Where Memories Go to DieGabriel left for work just after dawn.He kissed Victoria’s forehead, told her to rest, told her he loved her. His voice was steady. His lie, effortless. Victoria kept her eyes closed until she heard the door click shut. Only then did she exhale, slow and sharp, as if she’d been holding her breath all night.She didn’t wait for permission.By midmorning, Victoria signed the discharge papers herself. The nurse protested. The doctor frowned. She smiled faintly and insisted. She had too many things to do—far too many—to lie in a hospital bed pretending her life hadn’t already been dismantled.The following afternoon, Aunt Mary’s car pulled up outside.The moment Victoria slid into the passenger seat, the strength she’d been forcing cracked. Mary didn’t ask questions. She only reached over and squeezed Victoria’s hand, grounding her.“Slowly,” Mary said. “We’ll do everything slowly.”Victoria shook her head. “No. I can’t afford slow.”They drove straight to her parents’ house.Victoria ha
Last Updated: 2026-01-24
Chapter: The Moment She KnewVictoria waited until the voices faded before opening her tear-reddened eyes.So it had been Aunt Mary who found the kidney donor.When Victoria had told Gabriel the news, his excitement had seemed real. He had smiled, held her hands, thanked God. She had believed he was happy for her.Now she understood.He had been celebrating for another woman.He had never planned for her to live.Her fingers trembled as she reached for her phone beneath the blanket. She typed a message to Aunt Mary, her heart pounding with every word, begging her to secure the donor immediately—and to keep Gabriel away from the process.Moments later, the door opened.“Sweetheart, you’re awake!” Gabriel said, rushing to her side. His eyes were red, his face tight with worry. “You scared me to death.”He clasped Victoria’s hand and pressed it to his cheek, his touch gentle enough to fool anyone watching.A young nurse nearby smiled warmly. “Your marriage is just too perfect, Mrs. Bathram,” she said with open envy.
Last Updated: 2026-01-24
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