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Chapter 3

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John said before leaving, "Just rest up and stop overthinking things."

By the following morning, my phone was ringing off the hook.

The non-stop harassment forced me to look into what was happening.

Clara had gone live on social media late last night, crying softly on camera.

She claimed she was being falsely accused of being a homewrecker and hinted that someone was using a pregnancy to trap a man into marriage.

She never uttered my name directly.

Yet my folder was conspicuously resting right behind her, with my name and the word PREGNANT clearly visible on the exposed lab result.

---

I dialed John immediately.

"Why is my medical result showing up on Clara's livestream?"

Silence stretched over the line before John answered.

"Your document folder was left in my car. She grabbed the wrong file by mistake.

"I've already ordered my team to suppress the stream," he added.

"She leaked my confidential pregnancy test live to thousands of people, and you're telling me it was a mistake?"

John kept his voice low and firm. "Now isn't the time to play the blame game.

"Clara took an overdose of pills after being attacked online," he continued. "She's in the hospital right now under observation."

I froze.

"And so? Everyone online is waiting for an explanation, Sharon. You need to issue a statement."

"A statement saying what?"

"Say that your pregnancy hormones have made you emotionally unstable, and that you misread the situation between Clara and me."

A bitter laugh nearly burst from my chest. "John, you want me to publicly confess to being a lunatic?"

"Don't put it so harshly," he snapped. "Don't escalate this further. If this blows up, it will look terrible for all of us.

"Just bow your head this once, and the whole thing will blow over."

"So she leaks my private medical records, and I'm the one who has to apologize?"

John went quiet for two full seconds.

"Sharon, you're pregnant right now. People will understand mood swings.

"She's different," he insisted. "If she gets branded as a mistress, how is she supposed to live her life after this?"

My throat felt painfully tight. "What about me?

"If I get branded as a lunatic who uses a baby to trap a man into marriage, how am I supposed to live my life?"

John's voice dropped, ice-cold. "Don't make me feel like you can't even prioritize what's important anymore."

---

My medical orders clearly specified total bed rest, avoiding emotional stress, and a severe risk of miscarriage.

Yet John felt I had more room to give.

"I won't post it."

John’s tone turned completely frigid. "If something happens to Clara, can your conscience handle that, Sharon?"

My hands trembled violently.

"She weaponized my pregnancy test on a livestream and claimed I'm trapping you with a baby, and you're asking about my conscience?"

The phone fell silent for a moment.

"I'm only asking you to yield temporarily," he finally said. "Our wedding is in two days. Don't make us a laughing stock in front of everyone."

I hung up the phone.

---

That afternoon, HR called to inform me that my promotion defense was put on hold.

The position handled sensitive client privacy.

The client side had seen the livestream and questioned whether I was in a stable mindset to handle major projects.

I had prepared for that promotion for six months.

A single livestream from Clara and a single line from John, yielding temporarily, had halted it all.

---

At eight that evening, a notification popped up in our wedding guest group chat.

It was an automated announcement synced from the wedding planning portal.

The sender showed. [Bride: Sharon James.]

[I am Sharon. Due to recent emotional volatility caused by my early pregnancy, I created a misunderstanding regarding John and Clara.]

[Clara is merely a long-time friend of John, and nothing inappropriate has occurred. Please refrain from harassing an innocent person.]

It was a shared account used by John and I, giving him admin privileges to notify guests.

I never imagined the first time he used that admin access would be to sign my name to an apology.

Clara replied instantly in the group.

[Sharon, I don't blame you.]

---

Someone screenshot the announcement and forwarded it to my company's internal group chat.

Twenty minutes later, my HR manager messaged me again.

[I just saw your public statement.]

[Since you've admitted to severe emotional instability during your pregnancy, the company will have to re-evaluate your performance and role stability.]

Clara stabbed me first.

John, worried her hands might get tired, pushed the blade in deeper for her.

---

John sent me a private text.

[I posted it for you. Don't worry, the backlash will fade soon.]

[In your current state, don't worry about these things. Let me handle it.]

---

I suddenly remembered back in the clinic room, when he answered Dr. Gates on my behalf just like this.

He told Dr. Gates I was under too much stress and added that I was paranoid.

It turned out that right from the very start, John had already decided I was guilty.

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    I moved to coastal Riverdale.Sarah had a friend who ran a women's recovery center there, and she arranged a quiet room for me.No one here knew who I was. No one asked why my wedding had been canceled.Every morning, the nurse reminded me to take my medicine. Every afternoon, I took slow, steady walks downstairs.At first, I averted my eyes whenever I saw a baby stroller. Hearing an infant cry made me nauseous.Gradually, I learned to look without flinching. Eventually, I could even help hold a baby bottle for a patient.A wound doesn't heal overnight.But life goes on.---Three months later, my former company called to inform me that my promotion eligibility had been restored.I declined the offer.My manager, Mr. Perry, was shocked. "You prepared for this position for half a year.""I want a different life now," I replied softly.I never wanted to return to that city, where everyone knew I had been forced into making a public apology.Where everyone knew I had gotten

  • His Heart Beats for Someone Else   Chapter 7

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