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Chapter 4

مؤلف: Chasing Spring
The doctor sighed and left the room.

I slept for a few more hours.

When I woke, I reached for my phone, ready to contact a lawyer and draft a divorce agreement. Before I could, the emergency department called.

"Ma'am, the patient's condition has suddenly worsened. Please come see her for the last time."

The calm I had barely regained was ripped open.

I tore out the IV needle and staggered toward the emergency center.

I found my mother lying alone on a bed in the corridor, with only an intern nurse beside her.

"Where is everyone?"

I grabbed the nurse's hand.

"Where are the doctors? Why is no one here?"

Fear kept exploding in my chest.

How could there be no doctor in such a large hospital?

Hadn't Leonard said he had assigned a medical team to my mother?

The young nurse stammered.

"I heard Mr. Pitt's wife had an incident, so Mr. Pitt called all the doctors upstairs to examine her."

My mind went blank.

I instinctively called Leonard.

I had no idea how many calls it took before someone answered.

On the other end, it was my son's voice.

"What is it, Mom? What do you want?"

I steadied my trembling voice.

"Give the phone to your father."

My son's voice was impatient.

"Dad doesn't have time. He's with Aunt Ruby for her prenatal checkup. Don't bother us if it's nothing."

The call was cut off in the next second.

My mother's breathing grew weaker by the moment.

I had no choice but to call Leonard's assistant and ask him to transfer the call.

"Madam, may I ask what this is about?"

My hands shook so badly I could barely hold the phone. I cried out.

"Leonard Pitt, my mom is dying. Please send a few doctors down to operate on her, please?"

The man fell silent for a moment, then laughed mockingly.

"Grace, when are you going to stop?

"My medical team is already in place. What are you pretending for? Do you have to compete with a young girl over everything?"

I sobbed.

"No, my mom really is dying. I'm begging you. I'm really begging you..."

Leonard sneered.

"Then let your mother die outside."

Beep.

The call ended.

All the strength left my body at once.

I could only watch as the white sheet was pulled over my mother's face.

I couldn't even cry.

I didn't know how long passed before Leonard called again. His voice was relaxed.

"How's your mother? The medical team I hired should be decent. I also had foreign medication sent over.

"I won't hold your mistake against you this time. Tonight is our son's birthday. Come over. He specifically asked for the cake you make."

I answered numbly.

"Okay."

After hanging up, I returned to obstetrics.

I placed the child I had lost into a glass jar, set it inside a gift box, and called a courier.

"Take this black card. Make sure this is delivered directly to Leonard Pitt."

At the birthday dinner, Ruby Sutton was dressed to the nines, trying to say something to my son.

But he shook off her hand and kept looking around restlessly.

"Where's Mom? Why isn't she here yet?"

Leonard glanced at his watch impatiently as well.

"Why hasn't she arrived? Is she still throwing a tantrum?"

The next moment, the courier found him.

Leonard frowned and subconsciously stepped back.

But when the courier mentioned my name, he accepted the gift box.

The corners of his mouth lifted before he could stop them.

"Does a cake really need to be packaged this elaborately? Fine. I'll reluctantly forgive her this time..."

But the moment he opened the box, Leonard's face turned deathly pale.
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  • Betrayed and Pregnant: Leaving My Cold Husband   Chapter 9

    Leonard trembled violently."I'm sorry..."I said nothing more and returned to the flower shop without hesitation.One day later, a signed divorce agreement was slipped under my door.Leonard voluntarily left with nothing and gave all his assets to me.Three years later, a wedding was held by the sea.It was mine and Luke Hale's.When my life had been at its darkest, he had given me a place to stay.When my life slowly grew bright again, he had never been stingy with praise.He had pulled me through the worst of times and made the good times brighter.He had done all of it.I was not afraid to step into marriage again.So after two years of dating, I wore a white wedding gown, held Luke's arm, and walked down the aisle.Leonard stood not far away and watched everything.His eyes were red, as if he had cried for a very long time."Dad, we can still stop it."Our son stood beside him, his face anxious.Leonard shook his head."No."I wronged her. She has the right to p

  • Betrayed and Pregnant: Leaving My Cold Husband   Chapter 8

    I nodded, my voice turning cold."But forgiveness doesn't mean we can go back to the way things were."I don't want custody of you. I can take financial responsibility for you, but I won't be your mother anymore."My son froze."Why, Mom? You clearly loved me so much before."I know I was wrong. I'll change..."He grabbed my hand anxiously.I didn't pull away. I simply showed him the scar on my wrist.It was the mark from where he had stabbed me with the needle."Do you see this? The needle could be pulled out, but this scar will never disappear."I can forgive you, but I can't love you again."You're old enough now. You should be responsible for your own life."My son stood there, trembling all over.I didn't look at him again. I turned and left.I left him alone at the table, sobbing as if his heart had been torn apart.After walking a short distance, I stopped impatiently and turned toward the person hiding around the corner."Come out. I saw you."The shadow in the

  • Betrayed and Pregnant: Leaving My Cold Husband   Chapter 7

    By the time I learned about all of that, half a year had already passed.During those six months, after handling my mother's funeral, I opened a flower shop in a small seaside town.After leaving teaching, what I liked most was tending flowers and plants.I worked from sunrise to sunset.The painful memories rarely visited me anymore.If Leonard Pitt hadn't kept delaying the divorce, my days would have been quite pleasant.That day, I opened the shop as usual and saw someone I did not want to see.Leonard had actually found me.He stood against the light at the entrance, so haggard he was almost unrecognizable.The suit that had always fit him perfectly now hung loose on his frame.The moment he saw me, his eyes reddened."Grace Murtaugh..."He strode toward me and reached out to grab me.I frowned and immediately hid behind my landlord, Luke Hale. I mouthed silently to him, "Help me."Luke understood at once and wrapped an arm around my waist.Leonard's hand froze in mi

  • Betrayed and Pregnant: Leaving My Cold Husband   Chapter 6

    The once-warm home was now empty.Everything that had belonged to Grace was gone, replaced by Ruby Sutton's pink little things.Before, Leonard had thought the young girl's taste was cute. Now it suddenly made him sick.He sat blankly on the sofa as countless images flashed before his eyes.The first time they met.Grace Murtaugh had stood beneath the blossoming trees on the quad, her white dress drifting in the wind.She smiled at him, her eyes curving into crescents."Hi. I'm Grace Murtaugh."From that first glance, he had fallen in love.Then the scene shifted to their wedding day.Grace wore a white wedding gown, holding his arm, happiness filling her eyes."I do."In that moment, Leonard had felt like the happiest man in the world.Then came the day their son was born.Grace lay on the hospital bed, pale but glowing with joy."Honey, we have a son."His phone suddenly rang, breaking the memory.Leonard swiped the screen several times before he managed to answer.

  • Betrayed and Pregnant: Leaving My Cold Husband   Chapter 5

    Inside the box was a glass jar filled with bloody fluid, the faint outline of a fetus barely visible within.Leonard could no longer hold it steady. Red liquid splashed everywhere."What the hell is that? That's disgusting!"Ruby covered her mouth and backed away in revulsion.Our son frowned too."Why would Mom send something like this?"Leonard stood frozen, staring hard at the mess on the floor.What was this?A child?He and I had actually had another child?Because my body had been damaged when I gave birth to our son, doctors had said it would be very hard for me to get pregnant again.We had tried for years without success, and eventually we had both let it go."Impossible..."Leonard murmured, grabbing his phone to call me.No answer.He called again.Still no answer.He called more than ten times in a row, but all he heard was the cold mechanical voice."The number you have dialed is powered off."Leonard rushed out of the banquet hall like a madman and drov

  • Betrayed and Pregnant: Leaving My Cold Husband   Chapter 4

    The doctor sighed and left the room.I slept for a few more hours.When I woke, I reached for my phone, ready to contact a lawyer and draft a divorce agreement. Before I could, the emergency department called."Ma'am, the patient's condition has suddenly worsened. Please come see her for the last time."The calm I had barely regained was ripped open.I tore out the IV needle and staggered toward the emergency center.I found my mother lying alone on a bed in the corridor, with only an intern nurse beside her."Where is everyone?"I grabbed the nurse's hand."Where are the doctors? Why is no one here?"Fear kept exploding in my chest.How could there be no doctor in such a large hospital?Hadn't Leonard said he had assigned a medical team to my mother?The young nurse stammered."I heard Mr. Pitt's wife had an incident, so Mr. Pitt called all the doctors upstairs to examine her."My mind went blank.I instinctively called Leonard.I had no idea how many calls it took be

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