All Chapters of Once Played, Now I Play Them Better: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Dr. Smith, are you sure you want to switch shifts with me? The night shift can be brutal if a surgical case comes in."In the hospital, Caroline Little, a doctor on my team, sounded both surprised and relieved. After all, no one wanted to take the night shift.I smiled and nodded. "It's fine. I'm feeling energized tonight. I can handle a surgery."Caroline beamed and gathered her things before going home. I wiped the smile off my face, put on a mask, and got prepared to head to the operating room.After all, I knew that in just 20 minutes, my husband, David Stone, and my best friend, Roxanne Lane, would be wheeled into the hospital following a car crash caused by their shameless, reckless behavior.In my previous life, Caroline had performed their surgery. I had rushed to the hospital when I heard about it. When I had seen David and Roxanne together, I had fainted on the spot.David and Roxanne had survived the surgery. Then David had asked for a divorce and demanded that I leav

Chapter 2

The assistants and nurses couldn't help laughing when they heard me, exchanging looks of helpless disbelief before they wheeled David and Roxanne into the operating room.I then brought in a surgical camera and instructed one of the nurses to take photos from every angle.Lying on the bed, David turned at the sound. "What are you doing? Why are you taking photos in here? This is an invasion of privacy! I'll sue you, you hear me?"A cold laugh stirred in my chest, though my expression stayed calm. "Everything on the operating table needs to be documented. It helps when consulting with my superior for the best surgical plan. But if you don't want that, then forget about it."I made a show of putting the camera away and turned to leave.Seeing that I was leaving, Roxanne called out anxiously, "Wait! We're fine with it!"Sprawling across David in an absurdly awkward position, she lowered her head and urged him, "David, we need to get ourselves out of this position as soon as possible

Chapter 3

"Hey! What are you doing? Where are you pointing that scalpel?" David's face went pale the moment he saw me move. He shot up in panic to stop me, but the motion tugged at Roxanne's wound.She screamed, "Argh! That hurts! David, what are you doing?"David also cried out in pain a few times before settling down, then turned to me again. "What procedure are you performing? You're not going to hurt me, are you? That scalpel is sharp, so you ought to watch where you aim it!"Obviously, I knew exactly what was running through his mind. I said deliberately, "Your situation is critical right now. If I don't separate you quickly, your blood pressure will spike, leading to increased intracranial pressure. When that happens, both of you could die.""What?""How's that possible?"They spoke at once, their eyes wide as they looked back at me in disbelief.I shrugged and uttered casually, "Are you two really that clueless? When two people get stuck together like this, a full separation means

Chapter 4

"Removed? What do you mean?" David froze. A cold shiver ran through him. He grabbed the nurse and demanded urgently, "What did you remove?!"The nurse flinched when he suddenly grabbed her. In her panic, she blurted out the truth, "What else could we have removed? Considering the situation you and your girlfriend were in yesterday, how could we have separated you two if we didn't do it?"David's face turned crimson. "I… I…"They had fully explained the procedure before the surgery, so the nurse hadn't expected David to react like this. Growing uneasy, she asked, "Didn't you sign the consent form yourselves? Why are you reacting like this now? Y-you're not accusing us of something, are you?"David's composure shattered the moment he learned what had happened, and he roared, "Accusing you? Humph! You people are out of your minds! What kind of hospital does something like this? You performed an unnecessary surgery on me! I-I'll sue every last one of you!"Frightened, the nurse pulled

Chapter 5

"That can't be! You're lying! Roxanne loves me! T-there's no way she'd do that to me!" David had just taken a devastating blow and lost all sense of rationality. He kept repeating the same words like a broken record, refusing to believe the truth.Seeing that, I reminded him, "Do you remember how you fell asleep yesterday? Roxanne snatched the syringe and injected you with the anesthetic. She needed you unconscious so she could sign the consent form herself!"Determined to fan the flames, I purposely let my gaze drift toward his crotch, then clicked my tongue in mock pity. "Hubby, seeing you like this, I don't even want to fight about your affair anymore."As long as you're healthy, that's all that matters to me. I never thought Roxanne would be this cruel to you…" I murmured between fake sobs.I put on my best wounded act, though I was gleeful inside. This time, I intended to enjoy the show and watch the shameless pair tear each other apart!"That witch! How dare Roxanne do this

Chapter 6

Roxanne hadn't expected me to talk back so quickly. She stammered, then turned to David and said, "David, did you hear that? Scarlett hates you that much now. It only proves that she did this on purpose."I bet it wasn't necessary to remove your manhood during the surgery! She did it to punish you. She made sure you'd never be able to have kids! To think such a cruel woman is your wife and my friend… I'm ashamed."Hearing that, David sensed something was off. He turned to me, asking, "Scarlett, did you really do this on purpose? All this over a little thing between me and Roxanne? How could you be so petty?"I looked at David in disbelief. It was as if I hadn't cut off his member but also removed whatever little sense he had left. With a cold look in my eyes, I responded, "I told you before the surgery that it was complicated. I said that one of you would have to make a sacrifice, and I gave you the choice."Roxanne chose to sacrifice your manhood. What does that have to do with

Chapter 7

When I got home, I immediately began sorting through all the assets under my name.Over the years, I had fallen for David's sweet talk and foolishly transferred much of what my parents had left me to him. Now, I was determined to take everything back in one go!With my lawyer's help, I quickly had all the documents prepared. But David refused to sign.Instead, he shot back at me. "Scarlett, I'm the victim here. I'm the one who's been wronged in this marriage, and I ended up like this because you maliciously performed surgery on me."You think I'll walk away from this marriage empty-handed? Dream on! If anyone's walking away with nothing, it should be you! On top of that, you're also liable for compensation for the harm you've caused. Pay up, or I'll drag you to court!"Of course, Roxanne had to chime in too. "Scarlett, are you kidding? Forget your cars and other properties—your penthouse alone is worth 20 million. Those are all marital assets you and David share. You have to divid

Chapter 8

After hearing my side of the story, the hospital assured me they would fully support my right to defend myself.About a week after Roxanne's public accusation, the hospital published an official statement on its website, along with the surgical footage. The video made it clear that the only way to save David's life had been to remove his member. It also showed Roxanne repeatedly referring to herself as his girlfriend and demanding that the surgery proceed immediately.The moment the footage went public, the internet erupted. The same crowd that had been hurling insults at me days ago now tore into David and Roxanne instead."Holy crap! Roxanne is disgusting! She couldn't take the wife's place, so she ordered the doctor to cut her boyfriend's manhood to save herself! That's beyond vile!""The man's worse! He cheated, messed around with a mistress, got his junk cut off, and still had the nerve to sue his wife for compensation?""Dr. Smith is a saint. She literally operated on her

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