A Love Long Gone

When the police arrived and subdued the attacker, they found me collapsed in a pool of blood just outside the consultation room.One officer shouted in panic, "Where's the doctor? A pregnant woman is bleeding out here. Why isn't anyone helping her?"At that moment, I was freezing cold and teetering on the edge of death.Hearing the commotion, Maxwell stepped out of the room and declared self-righteously, "Officer, don't bother with her. She's just faking it to gain sympathy. Otherwise, why would she collapse just in front of me?"The police officer's eyes widened in disbelief, as if looking at an idiot."I'm a professional detective. She's bleeding greatly. Do you really think I can't tell the difference between real blood and fake blood?"His voice was loud. More people started gathering in the corridor.Maxwell hated being the center of gossip. He lifted his foot and kicked my stomach, which had long since gone numb from pain."Natalie, the police are here! Aren't you embarra

Maxwell finally came to his senses. "Mrs. Burton, I'm sorry. It's my fault Karina was wronged."His voice was incredibly gentle, his face filled with guilt.He then turned and grabbed me again. The movement split open the stitches on my stomach. Blood started seeping out again.I passed out from the pain. Maxwell acted as if he didn't see it, dragging me out like a dead dog."Natalie, you're never going to stop, are you? You've put on this whole show, but in the end, nothing actually happened to you. If you think clinging on to this act is going to get you out of what you did to Karina, you're too naive!" Maxwell scoffed at me.Just then, Molly rushed back after finally securing a bed in the ICU for me.Seeing the scene before her, she looked like she wanted to kill someone."Maxwell! Are you trying to kill your own wife over some homewrecker? She's bleeding again. Are you blind?"Maxwell froze, shocked by the yelling.He impatiently kicked me hard in the stomach. "Molly,

My injuries were severe. I was laid up in the hospital for nearly two months before I fully recovered.During those two months, Maxwell put aside his hospital duties and came to see me every day.Every time Molly saw him, she'd mock him mercilessly.He had always been proud and arrogant, but he tolerated it all just for a chance to see me.However, I never once opened the door for him.Molly knew how much I used to love him. She warned me, "If you get back together with him, I swear I'll cut ties with you!"I nodded. "Don't worry. I asked for a divorce the moment I woke up."She frowned. "Looking at how persistent he is, it doesn't seem like he'll quietly agree to a divorce.""It's fine. I'll sue and go through the legal process."He left me to die after I was stabbed in the hospital. There were plenty of witnesses. Someone would be willing to testify for me.On the day I was discharged, Molly had surgery and couldn't see me off.A nurse accompanied me instead. Just as we ex

I hadn't heard Karina's name in a long time.However, that didn't mean I'd forgotten her. She was the one who caused the death of my child.So if she finally got what she deserved, I was glad to hear it.On the other end of the line, Molly eagerly began to recount the story. "Do you remember that around the time you went abroad, the police were trying to arrest Karina?"I nodded. "Yes, I remember."Back then, I'd just gathered the evidence and hadn't even had time to report her before I was seriously injured and hospitalized. In the end, it was Maxwell who reported her first."That homewrecker, Karina, truly had some tricks up her sleeve. She couldn't handle the pressure of being hunted, but she wasn't willing to rot in prison either. So she hired a smuggler to sneak her out of the country."Molly started to tell the tale of Karina's recent life. Before leaving, she sold off the three luxury cars Maxwell had gifted her. During the years he spoiled her, she had reaped quite a