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Chapter 8
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I tightened my fists after hearing what Joan said. "When is it happening?""Tomorrow morning."Despite everything, I still went to the hospital the following day.Stella sat against the wall at the end of the OB-GYN hallway, looking pale. She was still wearing her hospital wristband. She held two medical records—one from three years ago, the other from today.She instinctively stood when she saw me, but her body swayed from the lingering effects of the anesthesia.I almost reached out but stopped myself. "Is it over?"Stella lowered her head and looked at the medical record. "I chose to do it of my own accord. I'm not doing this to try and win you back."I remained silent.Stella handed me the medical records from three years ago again. "You stayed up all night with me back then. You even transferred 150 thousand dollars into the company account the moment you ended the video call. You barely slept, yet you still returned to the project site the following day." I couldn't aff
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The guard asked, "Do you want me to let her in, Henry?"I held the documents tightly and replied, "I don't want to see her."Stella was completely drenched as she stood outside the iron gate. She looked at me through the heavy rain and said, "I just want to say a few things, Henry…"I stated flatly, "I don't want to hear what you have to say. You're pregnant. You should just head home, Stella."Stella tried to come closer, but the guard immediately blocked her path.I swiped my access card and headed straight into the office building, never once looking back.It was the following day when the guard dropped off a cardboard box. "Ms. Leach left this behind last night, Henry."I was about to send it back when I suddenly noticed the label attached to it—"The Sherwood Family Keepsakes."I had just set the cardboard box aside when my office phone suddenly rang. "I-It's me, Henry…"I instantly tightened my grip on the phone when I heard Michael's voice.Just then, the low rumble of
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Henry's POVIt was barely dawn when the plane touched down at Maldoria. The PA system instructed passengers to take their carry-ons, but I stayed in my seat without moving. I only unfastened my seatbelt after the flight attendant came over and reminded me for the third time.In the past, I used to text Stella the second I landed to let her know I made it safely. Yet, at this moment, all that remained in our chat history was the last message Stella had sent me. "I'll be there shortly, so stay in the room and wait for me."I backed out of the conversation and walked out of the airport, dragging my suitcase behind me.Joan Zimmerman, the project manager, was waiting outside the terminal. She hurried over the moment she spotted me. "Welcome back to Maldoria, Henry."She reached for my suitcase, her eyes landing on the bandage around my hand. "What happened to your hand?""I cut myself while packing my stuff."She didn't ask any more questions. She just placed the hot coffee into my
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Michael stepped in front of Stella. "We're having the wedding, Stella! We can always buy another house! We've already booked the venue, and the guests are already waiting for us!"Stella stared at the financial records on her phone. "Why was I kept in the dark about the 450 thousand dollars?"Upon hearing that, the employee from the finance department hesitated slightly before replying, "Mr. Sherwood asked us to keep it from you. He said you'd refuse the money if you knew about it, Ms. Leach."Stella noticed that the first transfer arrived on the same day the company ran out of funding. That night, Henry told her over video call that he was tied up with work, and barely minutes into the call, he'd slumped over his desk asleep. She had assumed he was just fed up with going through the tough times alongside her. She had no idea he had just finished a 16-hour workday.In the three years that followed, every time the company hit a financial squeeze, Henry would suddenly go missing in
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Third-Person POVStella stared at her phone screen after Henry abruptly ended the call, her finger lingering over the redial option before putting her phone away. "He's probably just throwing another fit."Henry had never really brought himself to leave her over the past seven years, so she was sure this time would be no different.Joseph Lister, the real estate agent, laid out the property deed and the purchase agreement. "Mr. Sherwood sold this apartment well under market value, on the sole condition that the place be vacated today, Ms. Leach."Everyone in the living room instantly fell silent.Just then, the buyer gestured toward the wedding photo on the wall and bellowed, "You'd better be out by 11:00 am! If not, I'll call the police!"Michael's best man scoffed. "He's actually selling off the place because he couldn't get Stella, huh? That's low."Joseph looked over and asked solemnly, "What's wrong with Mr. Sherwood selling his own apartment? You're the ones using someone
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Everything Stella said, no matter how she put it, was aimed at protecting Michael.Just then, the door swung open. Everyone immediately surrounded the police officers as they walked in. "That's the guy! He went after another man's wife and stole his wedding ring!"In the end, the police officers were held up at the entrance, recording everyone's account of the situation.Michael suddenly sighed and said, "That's enough—don't give Henry a hard time anymore."He then walked up to me, snatched the wedding ring out of my hand, and tossed it to the side. "The ring is yours."He was just about to step on Dad's face in the joint portrait as he said that.I instinctively reached out to protect it, causing my palm to slam right into the glass shards and for me to break out into a cold sweat right after.Michael took advantage of the moment to stumble backward on purpose, knocking a chair over and slamming hard onto the floor."Michael!"Everyone rushed forward. Stella shoved me aside
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