The Wrong Father Shall Regret

Mark Zimmer's shouts echoed through the empty hospital hallway, drawing countless curious stares.His son cried in his arms. His face was covered in patchy red rashes; it was awful to look at.I instinctively protected my daughter, Nora. Her condition was much better, with only a few red spots on her arm.Mark was furious. He pointed at my daughter and shouted with a trembling voice, "How dare you say she isn't my child, Summer?"Look at her eyes, and look at her nose! She looks exactly like me when I was a child! You did this on purpose! You gave birth to her and let her inherit your illness, all to get back at me!"I almost laughed from anger at his ridiculous logic."Are you stupid, Mark? Nora's eyes look like mine, and her nose looks like her dad's. What does that have anything to do with you?" I asked."Besides, it's only a seafood allergy, not some illness.""Seafood allergy?" he asked. He laughed, almost hysterically, like it was a huge joke."How dare you still lie to

The voice was not loud, but it carried unquestionable authority.The chaotic crowd instantly fell silent.I turned and saw Lucian Lowe.He had a lab coat on and had a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. His gaze was sharp.He was my husband and also the director of the hospital, as well as the chief physician of the immunology department.When Nora saw him, it was as if she had seen her savior. She cried and reached out to him."Dad! Save me, Dad!" she cried.Lucian quickly walked over and gently pushed Mark away. Then, he shielded us.He did not look at Mark. He only crouched and softly wiped the tears from Nora's face."Don't cry, Nora. I'm here," he said to comfort her.He checked the rashes on her arm, then inspected her tongue coating. His expression softened."You're fine. It's only a mild allergy. I'll prescribe some lotion, and you'll be better soon," he said.Mark froze in place, staring hard at Lucian. His expression kept changing.His face showed shock, disbelief, and

Lorraine was shocked.She never expected that the gentle-looking doctor would call the mayor.A respectful voice could be heard from the other end of the phone."Hello, Mr. Lowe! How can I help you?" he asked.Lucian replied calmly, "I ran into a little trouble at the Central Hospital. Someone is causing a scene here and disrupting order at the hospital.""What? Who would dare do that? Don't worry. I'll send someone right away to handle it!" the mayor said.Mark and Lorraine looked dreadful.They finally realized that the man before them was not someone they could mess with.Lucian hung up and looked at them indifferently."You have three minutes to leave. It's out of my control after that," he said, threateningly.Lorraine glared at me with a clenched jaw."Do you think you're so great because you found a rich husband? I'm warning you; we won't let this go!" she said."You're a jinx! You ruined my grandson, and I won't forgive you!" she scolded.I sneered and said, "Let's

I asked Lucian to use all of his connections.As the director of the Central Hospital, his network spread across the city.Soon, news about the Zimmer family heir abandoning his fiancée over a fake genetic report began to circulate. The upper class of Sea City knew about how his son was suffering from a genetic disease.The story also spread quickly with the testimony from Heath and related evidence attached.The Zimmer Group stock started to plummet.Their business partners began to question the integrity of the Zimmer family.The media also started to cover the incident.I received a call from Mark the next morning."I beg you, Summer. Please stop," he said.His voice was filled with despair."My company's stock has decreased 20 percent. My family will be ruined if this continues," he said.I sneered and asked, "Finally have a taste of your own medicine, Mark? Did you ever think about how I felt five years ago? Did you think about how my life would be ruined when you held

Three months later, the Zimmer Group officially declared bankruptcy.The once-dominant family that had ruled the business world in Sea City had fallen from grace.Mark and Coco were forced to leave their mansion and move into a shabby apartment.Lorraine, who was once a proud elite matron, became only another ordinary old woman.She spent her days sitting in the neighborhood garden, watching strangers pass by, clinging to the memories of her former glory.However, her greatest torment was still her grandson's illness.The child had grown gaunt, and he burned with fever every day.They could only watch as his body grew weaker with no money left for proper treatment.Mark finally learned a lesson that money could buy a lot of things, but not health, and certainly not peace of mind.He thought about me from five years ago.It was his turn to experience the pain I had gone through.That was karma.Coco wept every day while holding her dying child.She started to hate Mark, hat