Divorced With His Baby: The Ex Loses Control のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Matthew grabbed Maeva's shoulders in disbelief and shook her hard. "Say that again. You did what?""I walked away with nothing," she said calmly.Matthew was about to explode. "Maeva Pearson! Are you stupid or what? Even if you didn't stash away any money for yourself over five years, you should've at least asked for a settlement in the divorce! That's your right! It belongs to you! You think refusing money makes you noble and selfless or something?"You let David Cavendish sleep with you for five years for free! Even if he went to some club and called for an escort, he'd have to pay. But you? You were free. Not only were you free, but you gave him everything you had! You think you're rich? You treat money like dirt, and for what—some invisible, untouchable so-called love?"He kept shaking Maeva hard, making her head spin. She shut her eyes and waited for the dizziness to ease. Only then did she manage to press down the nausea."He never touched me," she said. "We only slept toget

As the thought sank in, Matthew broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly scrambled to pull out the surgical consent form. However, he couldn't understand a word of it.It was all technical terms and official legal clauses; he didn't have the patience to read any of it.Just then, a nurse happened to walk by, and he quickly stopped her. "Hey, wait! Can I ask you something? What kind of surgery is this?"He held out the consent form. The nurse took it and glanced over it. "Didn't anyone explain to you what this was when you signed this?""They did. I just… wasn't really listening."It was only now that Matthew was sitting outside the operating room and waiting that he finally started to feel like something was really wrong. It definitely didn't sound as casual as Maeva had made it seem."It's an abortion procedure," the nurse said. "How are you related to Ms. Maeva Pearson—"Before she could finish, Matthew's shocked voice echoed down the whole hallway. "An abortion? You're saying

The surgeon stared at David for a few seconds, then nodded. "Yes.""How far along is the procedure?" David asked."We're almost done."David's lips pressed into a hard line. He hadn't made it in time to stop the abortion. He was one step too late.He didn't go any closer. Standing where he was, he said coldly, "I'm Maeva Pearson's lawfully wedded husband. Who gave you the right to perform an abortion on her without my consent?""Uh…" the head nurse replied awkwardly. "We followed standard procedure. Ms. Pearson brought in the surgical consent form herself. It… has your signature on it."Almost instantly, David thought of the divorce agreement. He'd found it strange back then. Why did he need to sign his name so many times?Now, it all clicked. Maeva had set him up! He was truly impressed.He narrowed his eyes as he stared at the operating table, as if he wanted to drill a hole right through it. After a long silence, he asked, "Where's the embryo you removed?"The surgeon glanc

Everything hurt. For a moment, Maeva couldn't tell which part of her body hurt more. She stared quietly at David.He reacted faster than she did. He grabbed her hand, yanked out the needle, then quickly pressed the call button. A doctor rushed in almost immediately.The atmosphere in the hospital room was heavy and suffocating, almost eerily so. No one spoke.The doctor kept his head down as he silently inserted a new needle into Maeva's hand and reconnected the IV. He reminded her, "Don't move around this time."She nodded. "Thank you."Her voice was so weak that it was barely there. It was barely audible.Soon, only she and David were left in the room.Maeva lowered her eyes slightly. She had no idea where things stood now, so… The safest choice was to keep quiet."Cat got your tongue?" David stood beside the bed, looking down at her from above, his presence overwhelming. "You've really surprised me, Maeva."Her heart jolted and raced. From his tone, it sounded like he knew.

Since David insisted on seeing things that way, Maeva decided to give him exactly what he wanted. She would muddy the waters.Better that than letting him dig too deep into the surgery and find out she was still carrying one of his babies."David, you don't love me. Your heart has only ever had Alaina in it. Why on earth should I swallow my pride and continue suffering by your side, putting you first in everything?"But Harvey is different. Before I married you, he tried to talk me out of it. I was the one who wouldn't listen. I insisted on running headfirst into a wall and smashing myself to pieces."It's been five years since then, but Harvey is still standing where he was, waiting for me. Do you remember the day we walked out of the courthouse after filing for divorce? You say how he came to me the very first moment he could. He asked me if I wanted to be with him."On that last line, Maeva's tone rose slightly, her voice laced with pride.David's face turned stormy. His anger