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Chapter 2

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John’s face turned sour.

Yet the moment Clara whispered his name, his demeanor instantly softened.

"Get your blood drawn first," he said, taking my document folder from my hands. "I'll handle the payment downstairs."

Clara's smart band suddenly vibrated.

She glanced down, her face instantly draining of color. "John, my chest feels so tight. Is my heart rate acting up again?"

John stood up without hesitation.

I had just pulled my sleeve down, cotton pressed over the fresh needle mark on my arm.

Blood was still oozing through.

He looked at my arm, his footsteps pausing for half a second.

Clara whimpered his name again. He turned on his heel and walked away.

"Press down on it yourself," he threw back over his shoulder.

He didn't lack an understanding of health alerts. He simply didn't care about mine.

---

Halfway through the examinations, Dr. Gates called me into her office.

"Miss Sharon James, you're pregnant. It's very early, and your levels are unstable."

She looked at me with a serious expression. "Considering your abdominal pain and spotting, we need to run emergency tests immediately to rule out an ectopic pregnancy or a threatened miscarriage."

She added gravely, "If the bleeding continues, you could lose the baby at any moment."

---

I dialed John’s number. He finally picked up on the third try.

I squeezed the phone tightly against my ear. "John, Dr. Gates said I'm pregnant, but..."

Silence hung over the line for a second.

The very next second, Clara’s crying voice echoed in the background. "John, am I going to die?"

Whatever hesitation John had, it quickly vanished instantly at the sound of her tears.

"I hear you," he said.

I froze. "John, I'm pregnant, but I might lose the baby."

"I heard you, Sharon!" his voice grew sharp. "But you're still able to speak clearly, which means it isn't a total emergency yet.

"Clara needs me more than you do right now."

Even in an emergency, my pain had to outrank hers just to earn a second of his concern.

Yet I was supposed to be his future wife.

---

I sent John a text.

[My ID folder is with you. I need it for the emergency re-examination.]

Five minutes later, he replied.

[Clara is undergoing tests. I'll have the driver bring it over shortly.]

---

Dr. Gates ended up fast-tracking me through the emergency aisle without the paperwork.

While waiting for my ultrasound, I saw Clara’s latest social media update.

She was lying in a private VIP observation room, with John watching over her bedside.

When I noticed more blood, I texted John again.

[I'm bleeding.]

The status immediately changed to Read.

Ten minutes passed before his reply came through.

[Dr. Gates said Clara is fine now. I'm coming over.]

I waited for an eternity. He never showed up.

---

Dr. Gates came out with my results. "You're showing signs of a threatened miscarriage. You need strict bed rest."

"Can the baby be saved?" I asked softly.

Dr. Gates sighed. "At this stage, no one can offer a guarantee."

---

Late in the afternoon, John finally walked into the room.

He reached out to touch my cheek. I turned my head away, avoiding his hand.

His expression darkened. "Sharon, I came, didn't I?

"Do you really have to pull this cold act with me?"

The driver walked in behind him to deliver my document folder. When I opened it, my pre-wedding health report was missing.

The driver lowered his head, whispering nervously, "Miss Clara said Mr. William authorized her to take that file, so I gave it to her."

John stiffened for a second, but he didn't correct the driver.

He merely avoided my eyes. "I'll have her give it back to you later."

He leaned down, trying to soothe me. "We're having a baby now. What else do you want from me?"

I looked up at him. "You're my fiancé. Why couldn't you be here when I needed you?"

John went silent for a moment. "Didn't Dr. Gates say the baby could still be saved?"

A bitter laugh escaped my lips. "So as long as I'm not dead, I can wait?"

His face fell completely. "Sharon, do you really have to be so sarcastic?"

I closed my eyes in exhaustion.

"Clara is fragile and used to relying on others," he continued, as if reasoning with a child. "You're different. You've always been independent."

That was my crime.

I was stable.

I was sensible.

And even when I was bleeding in pain, I didn't cry out for the whole world to see.

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