Semua Bab The Falling Leaves In Autumn: Bab 1 - Bab 9

At the far end of the hospital corridor, the doctor who had declared that I was infertile not long ago said with a conflicted look on his face, “Poor thing. She still thinks she’s pregnant. I’ve prescribed her something. The nausea is only a side effect of it.”Johnson raised one of his eyebrows. “Then give her something with the least side effects. I don’t want anything harmful to happen to her health. Ella might still need her someday.”“Aren’t you worried that she’ll hate you if she learns the truth someday? She has always wanted to have a child with you, yet she doesn’t even know that she’ll never be able to become a mother in this life.”The doctor’s voice took on a note of sympathy.“If she hates me, there’s nothing I can do about it. I simply can’t bear to see Ella suffer.”Johnson’s tone grew impatient. “As for her, she has already gotten the title of Mrs. Stewart. Isn’t that enough?”…I froze at the corner of the hallway. My body trembled uncontrollably.“Already ear

My mother instantly scowled and scolded me, “You’re not even pregnant! You’ve got hands and feet, so why can’t you take care of yourself? You’ve always been selfish since childhood. Whatever small favor we ask of you, you’ve always acted like it’s the end of the world!”She had me just to collect cord blood for Ella’s treatment. In her eyes, I was nothing more than a supply of medicine to treat Ella. There was no room for me to resist or complain.I did not want to argue with her. I put down my cutlery and tried to slip into my old bedroom for a moment. It was only then that I found out it had been turned into a storage room.Tears instantly streamed down my face. I wiped them haphazardly.“Are you upset with Johnson? It seems you still haven’t figured out your place. The years of history between Johnson and me aren’t something you can overstep.” Ella followed me in. Her tone dripped with arrogance, as if she had every right to lecture me.I let out a bitter laugh. “If that’s the

“A kidney donor?”…I felt irritated as I listened to the voices outside. I reached for the call button by the bed.The next second, Johnson charged in and cupped my face with his hands. His expression was tense. “You’re finally awake. How do you feel? Do you feel pain anywhere?”I turned my head away and said coldly, “Sign the divorce papers. Just seeing you makes me sick.”Johnson seemed completely unfazed by my cold words.He took my hand. Then, he reached into his bag and took out a ring. He pressed the ring firmly onto my ring finger and said gently, “Silly girl. If you ever need money, you should come to me. Don’t ever sell something this important again, okay?”I fought through the weight in my body and forced myself to sit upright. I could not care less about the IV inserted in my other hand as I yanked off the ring he had shoved onto my finger. I hurled it away.“Johnson, I want a divorce. I want to divorce you. Don’t you get it?”Blood began to creep back into the IV

I somehow heard the faint crack of bones, followed by a heart-wrenching scream.Ella looked shocked. She cradled her chest as she put on a sorrowful expression. “Johnson, what’s wrong with you? She ruined our reputation, aren’t you aware of that? Moreover, I’ve lost my baby because of her. My chest still hurts badly!”A deep chill gathered in Johnson’s gaze as he said flatly, “That kidney and lung were hers to begin with. As for the miscarriage, you brought it on yourself.”Ella seemed completely shaken. She collapsed onto a nearby chair. She grabbed Johnson’s hand and demanded an explanation through tears.“Johnson, did you call me here just to show off how deeply connected the two of you are? Do you have to hurt me like this just because you feel guilty toward her?” While saying this, Ella glared at me as if I were a scheming woman who had stolen her man.The audacity was almost laughable.Johnson’s expression turned cold as he shook off her hand. He studied her for a moment

I clutched the corner of the blanket and said coldly, “Regardless of whether she lives or dies, it has nothing to do with me. I don’t want to be tied up in any of her consequences. Whatever happens between you two, leave me out of it.”He gave me the peeled apple. “Are you afraid of me? Do you think I’m cruel? I just don’t want them to bother you again once I’m gone.”I had no intention of accepting his “kind” offer. “Thank you. But I don’t need you to go to extremes for me. I only want you to sign the divorce papers, then we can go our separate ways.”He sneered, then took a bite of the apple. His eyes flickered with emotions I could not read. His gaze was intense.He stared at me with his bloodshot eyes and asked, “If I accept the consequences, go to prison, and make things right, could we start over?”“No.”I looked at him calmly without a trace of hatred. I said flatly, “Sometimes, I reminisce about the time you had pretended to love me over the past three years. They gave me