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Tragic Love
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Winning Back the Wife
After the Ferguson family went bankrupt, I gave up everything I had and followed Ethan Ferguson to Stormbay. Five years later, he had fought his way back into the top three on the Forbes rich list. He rebuilt the empire everyone believed he had lost for good. He never mentioned marriage, no matter how much we had been through together. I did not understand the reason until the night before Memorial Day. I woke after midnight and saw Ethan standing alone on the terrace of our beachfront house. The cold ocean wind swept through the darkness while he lit three white candles one by one. Their flames flickered softly against the night. He faced the distant horizon across the sea and lowered his voice. “Mom, Dad… I’m sorry I couldn’t come see you again this year.” He paused, and his expression softened. “However, please keep watching over Vivi. Keep her healthy… and bless the two of us with a long, happy life together.” Warmth spread through my chest as I listened. My health had never been good, and every year near Memorial Day, Ethan refused to let me exhaust myself with the long trip home. He always went alone to visit his parents’ graves while I stayed behind in Stormbay. This year, when I saw the homesickness in his eyes, I decided to surprise him. I wanted to make the trip in his place. I never expected my entire world to collapse the moment I arrived at the cemetery. Ethan’s name was carved into the headstone. Beside it was the name of another woman. Olivia Ferguson. My gaze drifted lower. A framed family photograph sat at the foot of the headstone. Its edges had curled from the ocean wind. In the picture, Ethan held a little blond-haired boy in his arms. The child looked no older than three. Olivia stood beside him, smiling softly at the camera. A sharp pain cut through my chest. Only then did I understand the truth. The “Vivi” Ethan prayed for was never Vivian. It had been Olivia all along.
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Chapter 1
「久遠さん！しっかり！」
ストレッチャーに載せられ、救急車へ運ばれる私は、腹部を襲う激しい痛みに、不安はますます募っていく。スマホの画面に付いた血の跡に構う余裕もなく、発信音を聞きながら、視界が少しずつ滲んでいく……足の間を伝わる生温い感覚、止めどなく流れているであろう体内から排出される血。それと対比して私の体温は下がって行く。救急車の中の医療スタッフの切迫した声が響く。
プツ……
電話が繋がった。
「……用件は？」
スマホから聞こえて来る冷たい声。夫の久遠湊の声だ。その声は落ち着き払っていて、私とは少しでも言葉を交わしたくないという感情がその声のトーンで読み取れる。
「湊……大変なの……私、血が、出て……赤ちゃんが……」
一瞬の静寂。答えが返って来ないその数秒は私にとって何よりも長く感じた。
「血……？ 赤ちゃん？」
湊の声は“私が何を言っているのか全く分からない”といった雰囲気だ。そして大きな溜息が聞こえ、湊が冷たく言う。
「同じ手口を何度使うつもりだ？」
スマホの向こうからガヤガヤと声がしている。
「俺は忙しいんだ、君も知っているだろう？ 君の芝居に付き合っている暇は無いんだよ」
私は涙を流しながら言う。
「違うの……本当に……！」
そこまで言って痛みが走る。言葉が切れてしまう。それでも伝えなくちゃいけないと思い、言う。
「今、救急車で……運んで貰ってて……」
その時だった。
「湊さん、誰と話してるの？」
スマホの向こうから女性の声がする。柔らかく甘えた口調、そしてその声の主を私は知っている。その声を聞いた瞬間、思わず息を呑み、心臓が強く跳ねる。
柔らかく甘えた口調、そしてその声……まさか、彼女……？
―——そんなはず、ない……
「くるみ……何でも無いんだ。大丈夫」
湊の言葉は重い一撃のように、私がずっと目を背けてきた予感を容赦なく裏づけた。
――くるみ……やはり、彼女だった。我が家の家政婦の娘の名前。
（湊は今、彼女と一緒に居る……どうして彼女と一緒に居るの？）
「ねぇ、湊さん、一緒に検査結果を聞きに行ってくれない？」
甘えるような声でそういう彼女に湊がふわっと笑うのがスマホ越しでも分かる。“何でも無いんだ”その一言を聞いただけでも分かる。私と話す時と彼女と話す時の声のトーンやその態度の違い。あんなに優しい声で話す湊は、私はもう何年も見ていない。
（でも、どうして……？湊は今……なぜ彼女と一緒にいるの？）
その疑問が、頭の中でグルグル回る。鼓動が激しくなり、息が苦しい。流産の危機に瀕しているから、鼓動が激しいのだと自分に言い聞かせる。私は震える体で息を吸い込み、血のついたスマホを握り締め、何度となく浮かんでは消える同じ質問を言葉にする。
「湊……何でくるみと……どうして……」
直後、スマホの向こうでアナウンスが流れる。
「愛沢くるみさん、妊婦検診でお待ちの愛沢さん、診察室三番へどうぞ～」
それが聞こえて来た次の瞬間にはプツッと通話が切れ、ツーツーツーと冷たい電子音が響いていた。
妊婦検診――
その言葉が私の心を引き裂く。
乾いた笑いが込み上げて来る。笑っている筈なのに涙が溢れて止まらない。もう手に力が入らなかった。手からスマホが滑り落ち、救急車の床にスマホが乾いた音を立てて、転がった。
（……そうだったのね）
両脚の間に温かい感触が伝わり、体内の血液は止めどなく流れ出す。それに反して私の体温は少しずつ下がっていく。
なんて、滑稽なんだろう。
私が流産の危機に瀕している時。
私の夫は他の女の妊婦検診に付き添っている。
しかもその女は、私の家の家政婦の娘だ。
「久遠さん、点滴をしますよ」
医療スタッフがそう言い、私の腕に針を刺す。痛い筈のその感覚を私はもう無くしていた。
乾いた笑いが込み上げる。すぐに痛みが走って笑っていられなくなる。手が冷たくなっていき、感覚が無くなっていく。医師である自分でもこの状態が良くない事は分かっている。
（きっと、もう、ダメ、なのよね……）
意識が朦朧とする中で、私はもう二度と目覚めたくない、と心から思った。
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“Nothing left?” Samuel actually laughed.“Mr. Ferguson, is that not exactly what you are right now? You have already lost everything. That is what we wanted my sister to see.”He turned toward me, and his tone softened.“Vivian, look carefully. He is exactly the same now as when you followed him to Stormbay years ago. Broke and powerless. Honestly, even worse than before.“The business empire he built is gone. He is sitting in prison, and this is the consequence he owes you.”I looked at Ethan calmly, as if I were watching a drama that no longer had anything to do with me.“Ethan, we are over.”His entire body shook. The light in his eyes faded.“Vivian… you cannot do this to me.”“When I followed you to Stormbay,” I said quietly, “you had nothing.“I left my parents. I abandoned my home and stayed beside you through every hardship because I believed we would spend our lives together. I thought you would always be the person I could rely on.“I never imagined that for anothe
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Ethan froze for a moment before letting out an icy laugh. “Do you even know who I am? You think you can arrest me?”“Mr. Ferguson, we are carrying out our duties according to the law. Please cooperate.” The officer’s tone stayed calm and emotionless.Ethan’s heart sank.In that moment, he understood. Everything had been planned long ago.Once Olivia’s betrayal was exposed, someone behind the scenes seized the chance to destroy the Ferguson Group and drag him down completely.“Who sent you?” Ethan demanded.The officers did not answer.One simply gestured toward the police car.“Mr. Ferguson, this way.”Reporters had already gathered outside. The moment they saw Ethan being escorted away, they rushed forward in a frenzy while camera flashes exploded around him.Ethan knew resisting would only make things worse.He took a deep breath and followed the police into the car.News of Ethan’s arrest spread through the business world almost immediately.With no leader in charge, th
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“You think I would not dare?”Ethan’s eyes burned with fury as his grip tightened around Olivia’s throat.“Of course you would not.” Olivia shouted recklessly, as if she had nothing left to lose. “You are one of the top three richest people on the Forbes list now. You have money, power, and status. You would never throw all that away.“You are just an idiot who got played by a woman. Vivian was the only one stupid enough to stay by your side.”“You still dare mention Vivian?” The rage inside Ethan exploded. His hand tightened so much it seemed like he might crush her neck.Around them, the sounds of cameras snapping grew louder. Phone flashes lit up nonstop.The assistant rushed forward and grabbed Ethan’s arm.“Mr. Ferguson, not here. This is getting too much attention.”Only then did Ethan snap back to his senses.He looked around at the crowd gathering nearby and the dozens of phones pointed at him.Grinding his teeth, he released Olivia.She collapsed onto the floor, cou
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Charles stared at the evidence spread across the desk. His body trembled, and his lips shook so badly he could barely speak.“I will give you one last chance,” Ethan said coldly. “Tell me everything you and Olivia did. Every detail. If you cooperate, maybe I will let you suffer a little less.”Charles hesitated, his eyes darting around the room.He knew exactly what kind of man Ethan was. If he stayed silent after falling into Ethan’s hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.He was also terrified of Olivia finding out he had betrayed her.Seeing him waver, Ethan gave a small glance toward the bodyguards.The two men stepped forward at once.“You should understand by now,” Ethan said, his voice icy, “that I did not get where I am today through kindness.”The threat in Ethan’s tone shattered the last of Charles’s resistance.“I will talk. I will tell you everything.” Charles nearly broke down crying as he confessed.Back when the Ferguson Group collapsed, he and Olivia ha
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Silence fell on the other end of the call.During those few empty seconds, I stood beside the officer with my heart lodged in my throat.I still held onto one last bit of hope. I believed that no matter how angry Ethan was, he would at least tell them I was not a thief.When he finally spoke agai
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Ethan froze for a moment before his expression darkened even more.“It is only money. As long as you stay with me, you will never worry about food or a place to live for the rest of your life. Why are you so obsessed with this? Olivia is raising a child on her own. Treat it as helping her and let t
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So this had been Ethan’s plan from the beginning.Everything I had, everything I worked for, had been turned into a stepping stone for Olivia. I had been foolish enough to feel touched by his fake devotion and to make excuses for why he kept delaying our marriage.I spun around and rushed out of t
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However, that time, for the first time in my life, I argued back.“No! I am not giving up my baby no matter what! Even if I have to raise this child alone, I will never get rid of him!”I tried to run away in tears. During the struggle, I lost my footing and fell down the stairs.When I woke up,
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