Chapter 3

“Zoe, you’ve misunderstood! I’m here with Jeremy to help him with his illness.”

“His condition has worsened lately. Attacks are more frequent, and relying on me alone isn’t enough. He came to the hospital to consult specialists and find a cure for this strange illness. Everything he's doing is for you!"

“By the way, Zoe, what are you doing here? You weren’t following us, were you?”

Molly’s words hit their mark. Jeremy’s gaze darkened. Disappointment flashed across his face as he looked at me.

“Zoe, you were following me? We’ve been married five years, and you don’t even trust me this much?”

“How can you doubt my sincerity after everything I’ve done for you?”

I almost laughed.

When I was in danger, he did not care. When I lost our child, he was with Molly at her prenatal checkup, celebrating that she was pregnant. This was the sincerity he claimed?

I let out a cold laugh. While Molly was still stunned, I snatched the prenatal report from her hands and flung it straight at Jeremy’s face.

“You claim you’re sincere and that everything you do is for me. You’ve already had a child with Molly! Is this your idea of doing things for me?”

“And tell me, do you actually have this so-called strange disease, or is it just an excuse to play around and satisfy your desires? You know the truth in your heart!”

Jeremy froze for a moment as his face paled.

“How did you know Molly is pregnant?”

Molly seized the moment to stir the fire.

“Jeremy, Zoe must have seen my post on social media about my pregnancy.”

"It was my fault. I shouldn't have celebrated online, but it was my first time being a mom. I was just too happy to control myself. I didn't think Zoe would see it."

“Zoe, please don’t be mad. If this child really bothers you, I can abort it right now…”

By the time she finished her sentence, her eyes were already red and brimming with tears.

Jeremy’s heart softened, and instinctively, he moved to shield her behind him.

“Zoe, don’t take your anger out on her, or her child!”

“This was supposed to be a simple accident. I thought about asking her to abort the child after I knew she was pregnant. But the doctor said her body is special. This will be her only chance at motherhood. I can’t take that away from her.”

“Zoe, I told you, no one can shake your place as Mrs. Lane. You’ve already had so much. Let Molly be this time. Give her and her child a chance.”

Was Jeremy not fighting for me in the same way at one point in the past?

However, the one he defended was Molly now.

My eyes burned red thinking of the child I had lost because of him. I grabbed the abortion report from my bag and slammed it onto his face.

“Jeremy! You claim I shouldn’t take away Molly’s right to be a mother. But why are you so cruel to me? Why did you take away my right to be a mother?”

“Do you realize why I called you so many times? Because the billboard fell on me! And because you didn’t answer, our child is gone! That was the one I’d been waiting for five years!”

Jeremy’s eyes widened in shock at those words. His hand, holding the report, trembled uncontrollably.

“What did you say? The child’s gone?”

“No, that’s impossible. How could this happen? You and the baby were fine this morning…”

Molly’s eyes flickered with a brief thrill as she glanced at the report, but when she caught Jeremy’s expression faltering, her excitement instantly vanished, replaced by cold calculation.