All Chapters of No Longer Growing Old Together: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

When I saw Daniel Cooper at the obstetrics and gynecology department, I thought I was mistaken.Just the night before, he had kissed me over and over, whispering that he loved me more than anything. I had even packed his suitcase myself, piece by piece, for his so-called business trip.However, here he was, wearing the clothes I had carefully picked out for him. All while carefully supporting a young, visibly pregnant woman as they walked out of the department.She held a medical report in her hand and said something to him. He leaned in, listening with a patience and attentiveness.The warmth between them was palpable—anyone would have assumed they were a happy couple.It felt like a bucket of ice water had been dumped over me, instantly extinguishing every bit of joy I had left.I stood frozen, my eyes locking with Daniel’s. He was still smiling faintly, but that smile quickly stiffened, and panic flashed across his face.The woman beside him turned pale the moment she saw me,

A wave of nausea surged up my throat, and I rushed to the bathroom, vomiting until I was dizzy.Daniel followed me, patting my back in a panic, trying to make me feel better."Don't touch me!" I spun around, glaring at him with pure hatred.It was no wonder he had been acting so strangely back then. A man who had always been a workaholic suddenly abandoned his job to spend half a month with me.I had been overjoyed, thinking it was because he truly loved me. Turns out he was just drowning in guilt after cheating on me.What made it worse was that they had been together in our bedroom, on the bed where Daniel and I had slept for seven years…My furious stare seemed to terrify him. He stood frozen, motionless, for what felt like an eternity.With nowhere to vent my rage, I shot to my feet and stormed into the bedroom. My eyes scanned the room until they landed on the eyebrow razor sitting on the vanity.I grabbed it and slashed at the duvet cover, the sheets, the pillows—like a

Daniel froze, then turned back to the doctor, his voice trembling. “Are you sure? There’s no mistake?”The doctor gave him a puzzled look. “There’s no mistake—you’re Abigail King’s husband, aren’t you? She went through her fourth round of IVF recently.”"She was afraid of disappointing you, so she kept it a secret. She came in for a checkup last month, and this time, it finally worked. She didn't tell you?"You should really treat her well. She went through so much just to carry your child—it wasn't easy at all."The doctor kept talking, but Daniel felt like he had lost his hearing. All other sounds faded into a distant hum.His Abby… was also pregnant.And it was last month… His eyes widened in horror.So that was why she had been at the hospital that day. She had gone to pick up her test results.The very same day she found out she was finally pregnant, she saw him—her husband—accompanying another woman for a prenatal checkup.Not to mention, he had even pushed her.Daniel

The three others were stunned.Daniel's father was furious, and he snapped at him. “What kind of nonsense is this? You ungrateful son! Are you really willing to abandon your parents and your own child just for that woman?”Daniel did not even glance at his parents. He poured himself a drink and said coldly, "That's your grandson. He has nothing to do with me."His child—the one he had truly wanted—was gone. And it was his fault.Elena stepped forward and clung to his arm, tears streaming down her face. "Danny, I was wrong before, but I really love you. I've loved you since the first moment I saw you.”"Now that Abigail is gone, let's be together, okay? I'll treat you even better than she did. Let's give our child a complete family."That was the final straw. Daniel completely snapped.His hand shot out, wrapping around Elena's throat."How dare you say you love me? You're not even worth a single strand of Abigail's hair. I was going to let you go for the sake of the child, but

The competition lasted a full week, from the preliminary rounds to the finals. During that week, I reconnected with old friends and learned what had happened after I left."Elena really brought this upon herself. But the one I feel sorry for is the child. All these years, Daniel has never visited him—not even once.”"His parents sent him over, but he ignored it. I even heard that the kid got seriously ill last month…"Halfway through, my friend suddenly realized they had said too much and quickly stopped talking.I simply smiled, feeling unbothered. None of this had anything to do with me anymore.However, what was starting to bother me was the fact that Daniel showed up every morning with breakfast and every night with supper, like clockwork.Even the other teams had started gossiping, so I knew I could not let this continue.The night before the finals, I went to find him for a talk.His smile froze, and he turned away, resisting eye contact."Can we not talk? Abigail, I kno