All Chapters of My Husband Operated on Me for 18 Hours… So I Left Him: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The door to my hospital room slammed open, and my dad stormed in. "You're so heartless, Tessa Patton! Andrew hasn't slept for three days trying to save you, and this is the crap you say the moment you wake up?"I lowered my gaze. "Didn't you always want a son? Why don't you just take him instead? A great son-in-law like him is wasted on me."Dad was shaking with anger. "You little—"Andrew Rollins steadied him, his voice gentle as he soothed him. "Walter, don't get worked up. Tess is probably still disoriented since she just regained consciousness not long ago."I let out a cold laugh at his show of concern.The attending physician walked in, frowning as he glanced at Andrew's reddened eyes. "Mrs. Rollins, you've just come back from the brink of death. Your health comes first. Married couples shouldn't hold grudges for that long."I closed my eyes, refusing to talk to anyone. Only the monotonous beeping of the machines could be heard in the room.Right then, a nursing student en

Chapter 2

After word got out that I wanted to divorce Andrew, I was labeled a heartless ingrate.The nurse who came to change my dressing jabbed the needle into my vein with undisguised anger.I winced in pain. "Ouch."She rolled her eyes, muttering under her breath, "Serves you right, ungrateful scum."She spoke just loud enough for me to hear. I couldn't be bothered to respond, choosing to file a complaint instead.Andrew's senior colleague, Cheryl Kane, dropped by for a visit.Patting my shoulder, she said in a sincere, measured tone, "Tessa, you need to be grateful. Andrew gave up a chance to go abroad for an academic exchange because of your surgery. You shouldn't act rashly and break his heart."After listening to what she had to say expressionlessly, I said, "That was his decision. What does it have to do with me?"My response left Cheryl speechless. In the end, she could only shake her head and leave.Dad came in with a bowl of chicken noodle soup. He set it down hard on the bed

Chapter 3

Raising my chin slightly, I shot back, "And who are you to question me about this?"Helen choked on her words for a moment, then spoke with a hint of wounded indignation, "Dr. Rollins, don't waste your breath arguing with trash like this. Let's go.""You two—" Dad was about to say something when a loud commotion cut him off.A middle-aged man stormed in, pointing an accusatory finger at me as he shouted, "So you're that ingrate Tessa? Dr. Rollins pushed back my daughter's surgery to save your life, and yet you have the nerve to bring up divorce? You're a monster!"The more he yelled, the more worked up he got. Then, in a fit of rage, he grabbed the bedpan from under my bed and splashed its contents all over me.The pungent, nauseating smell hit me instantly. I froze on the spot.Andrew dashed into the bathroom, grabbed a towel, and hurried back to wipe me with it.Ignoring his attempt to help, I snatched the towel. I wipe my face and hair with it before snapping, "Damn it. The d

Chapter 4

When I woke up again, my head was wrapped in thick bandages. The pain was so intense, it made the room spin.Sitting by my bed, watching me intently, was a young, sharp-looking man.The moment Dad came in and saw him, he charged over like he'd seen his enemy. "So it's you, huh? You're the guy who wrecked their marriage! How dare you show your face here!"As he shouted, he tried to grab Joel Huffman by the collar. Joel sidestepped with a frown."Dad, he's my assistant.""Sir, I'm Ms. Patton's assistant."We spoke at the same time. Right then, Andrew and Helen walked in. The moment Andrew saw Joel, he went pale, and he swayed slightly.Helen immediately steadied him, then shot me a hostile glare. "Tessa, you've gone too far! Dr. Rollins has worn himself down for you, yet you bring your side piece here?"Andrew started shedding tears as he looked on. The last time I saw him cry like that was over ten years ago, back when we were in college.Back then, the person Andrew loved wa

Chapter 5

The video on the tablet began to play. It was surveillance footage from a parking lot.In it, a suspicious figure approached my car. With a toolbox in hand, she opened the door and worked inside it for a long time.That person was Helen. Andrew's face turned deathly pale as his eyes filled with disbelief. "No… That's not real…" he muttered.Instead of responding, I pulled out a document from the folder and threw it in front of Helen. "The brakes of my car were deliberately tampered with. What do you have to say now?"No one expected things to develop like this. Nonetheless, my dad was still stubbornly in denial.He pointed at Joel, shouting, "It was you! You must have fabricated this evidence to set Dr. Gardner up so you could be with my daughter!"Helen immediately latched onto that and echoed, "Yes! That must be it! Mrs. Rollins, how could you use such despicable methods just to get a divorce?"The surrounding onlookers started whispering, turning on Joel and me."That vide

Chapter 6

I nodded at Joel, signaling for him to play the other video. It was still in the same underground parking lot.Andrew leaned against the hood of his car while Helen hugged him from behind. "Andrew, can't you divorce her yet?"His face slightly flushed, Andrew replied, "Haven't we talked about this? Just wait a little longer.""But every time I see you two together, I get insanely jealous."Andrew said with a soft, indulgent smile, "Don't be silly. I only love you."Though the video was short, every frame felt like a knife to the heart.My dad stood there, stunned. He pointed at the screen, then at Andrew, unable to say a single thing for a long time. "You… You two…"The room fell into deathly silence. The same people who were just moments ago shouting in outrage now looked at Andrew with complicated expressions."Oh my gosh… Dr. Rollins doesn't seem like the kind of person to do such things…""So he's a two-timer.""His poor wife. She's been totally cheated on."Andrew's fac

Chapter 7

"That's… That's nonsense!" Andrew exclaimed sharply, panic creeping into his tone before he could catch it.Helen was stunned as well, staring at us in confusion.I sneered coldly and signaled to Joel. He immediately showed a set of photos on the tablet.On the left was Jennifer in her college days. She was standing in front of the library in a white dress, smiling brightly like sunlight itself.On the right was Helen in a white lab coat. Her expression and features were almost identical to Jennifer's. Their eyes were especially similar as they looked pure and yet faintly melancholic.A collective gasp filled the room."They look so much alike…""They look like exact copies of each other."Even Dad was dumbfounded. He stared at the photos before turning to Helen. "This is…"I looked at Andrew. "What do you have to say for yourself now, Andrew? The person you were looking for was never Helen. You were merely looking for Jennifer's substitute.""No… That's not true…" Andrew stu

Chapter 8

The background of the photo was a cozy cafe.Andrew and Helen were sitting together, and between them sat a boy and a girl who were about two or three years old.They looked just like a family of four. Dad stared at Andrew in disbelief. "Andrew, you… Didn't you say you didn't want kids?"Andrew's body stiffened. "Who said I didn't want kids?"He broke into a laugh. A hint of madness and vindictive satisfaction was unmistakable on his face. He looked straight at me, each word deliberate, "I never truly wanted to be child-free. I just didn't want to have children with you."As if struck by lightning, Dad staggered back before collapsing into a chair. "Why… Why would you do this…"Andrew turned to him, his eyes cold. "Why? Because she never loved me. She married me just to have me. She was jealous of Jennifer and wanted to take everything that belonged to her, including me!"Trembling with rage, I shouted, "That's a lie!"Andrew sneered. "A lie? So you're denying that you confes

Chapter 9

Dad had completely lost his ability to speak. The son-in-law he had once been proud of turned out to be nothing but a calculating schemer.He muttered, "How could this happen…"Staring at Andrew, I felt nothing but emptiness as I was already past the point of heartbreak.I asked, "Andrew, aren't you curious about how I came to know all of this?"He snapped his head toward me.I continued slowly, "I'll tell you. All of this was investigated at the request of John Sherwood, Jennifer's father.""Mr. Sherwood?"Andrew's pupils shrank, his face full of disbelief. "That's impossible… Mr. Sherwood went back to his hometown years ago. How could he have—""He didn't return to his hometown," I cut in. "After Jennifer died, he moved to another city. He'd always suspected there was something off about her suicide, but after his divorce, he became alone and had no way to look into it."That was until six months ago, when he happened to see Helen's photo in a medical article."I turned to

Chapter 10

As Andrew was led past me, he stopped. With hollow eyes, he looked at me and said, "Tessa, I'm sorry."There was no way I could forgive him. A simple apology was too little, too late. What stood between us now was a decade of lies, and there was no going back anymore.Helen was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and falsifying academic credentials.As for Andrew, he was fired for embezzlement and complicity. He was also subject to further investigation by the police.The two innocent children were sent to their maternal grandparents. Meanwhile, my dad became seriously ill. He simply couldn't understand how the son-in-law he had cherished for over a decade could turn out to be someone so terrifying.…The day I was discharged, Joel came to pick me up. It was sunny, and the sunlight was warm against my skin. "Where to, Ms. Patton?" he asked."The beach."As we drove along the coastal road, I rolled down the window, letting the sea breeze brush against my face. I had ne

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