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Chapter 3

Autor: Goodtale
The anesthetic wore off after I slept for a little while, causing me to jolt awake from the excruciating pain.

A nurse carried a tray into the room to change my bandages. There was a vase of lilies on the bedside table.

Benji rubbed his reddened eyes and said, "I brought them for you in the morning. I remembered that you said you liked lilies in the past."

I didn't say a single word. I was so exhausted that I just closed my eyes.

I developed rhinitis after I suffered a miscarriage two years ago. I'd stopped buying lilies ever since.

…

Benji kept vigil by my bedside until the afternoon.

He spoke in a hushed voice when he received a call.

He then turned around and kissed my forehead, saying, "Something urgent just came up at the company. I'll hire a caretaker to watch over you. I'll visit you again at night."

The door clicked shut. The sounds of his footsteps faded into the distance.

A caretaker came into the room. She sighed and said, "Your husband treats you so well, Mrs. Morrison."

A bitter smile stretched across my lips. "Perhaps he does," I replied.

Benji's acting was so good that I sometimes believed that he was being genuine. However, I also knew that his feelings for Alice were real.

…

Alice dropped by again the next morning, cradling a bouquet of lilies in her arms.

"Don't be sad, Harper," she said. "Focus on getting your strength back first. You can try for a child again in the future."

I looked up and stared into her eyes. "Did I ever mistreat you in the last few years, Alice?" I asked.

Alice's smile stiffened for a split second. "Why are you asking me that, Harper? You've always been so good to me."

"Then, why did you steal my husband from me?"

The bouquet of lilies fell to the floor. Alice's entire body went rigid before she stammered, "W-What are you talking about?"

"Did I stutter?"

Alice's shocked expression twisted before the corners of her lips curled up into a bitter smile. "So, you already know. Benji and I are truly in love with each other. Please give us your blessings, Harper."

"My blessings?" I repeated. "But who's going to give their blessings to my children and me?"

Alice's voice turned shrill as she exclaimed, "You can't slander me like that, Harper! You lost your babies because of your own weak constitution. It has nothing to do with me! I'm willing to let you be the godmother when Benji and I have children in the future. You should be satisfied with that."

When I remained silent, she continued in a choked-up voice, "You helped me for seven years, Harper. Why don't you help me till the very end? I can't lose Benji. He's even willing to abandon his original world to stay here with me."

Tears welled up in her eyes as she took my hand, making it seem as if I was the villain who was tearing them apart.

"You might have suffered a few miscarriages, Harper, but I've been waiting for Benji for seven years," she blubbered.

"As long as you behave yourself, I can ask Benji to leave a space for you at home. I just want the title of 'Mrs. Morrison'. I won't corner you into a dead end."

My heart felt incredibly numb. I closed my eyes and told Alice to leave the room.

Tears were streaming down her face when she left. She even reminded me to stay put in the hospital until I was fully recovered, telling me that she would visit me again once she and Benji were done settling everything at the company.

I lay on the bed. The photo that Richard had sent me was still displayed on my screen.

In the photo, Benji's head was lowered as he slipped a diamond ring onto Alice's finger. The smile on his face was overflowing with tenderness.

I looked at my own bare ring finger and thought about how young and embarrassed Benji used to be.

"Wait for me, Harper. I'll buy a huge diamond ring for you once I make enough money. The diamond has to be as big as a pigeon's egg to suit you, my dear Harper."

Benji stopped talking about the ring after my body grew weak, and I started suffering miscarriages.

I thought that our relationship didn't need physical objects to prove that it was real.

But it turned out that Benji had already changed his mind about who he wanted the owner of the diamond ring to be.

The scent of lilies wafted through the air, making me sick to my stomach.

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