《The Wife He Abandoned》全部章節：第 11 章 - 第 20 章

The operating room doors closed slowly.And from that moment on, the name Arabella Whitmore began to disappear little by little.Sebastian stood in front of the operating room for a long time without moving. His black suit remained perfectly neat, yet his gaze never truly left the red light glowing above the doors.The surgery lasted for hours.Longer than expected.Doctors moved in and out of the room with grave expressions. From time to time, Dr. Evelyn Carter exchanged brief words with the medical team before going back inside.Sebastian didn’t ask many questions.He simply waited.Night turned into morning.And when the operating room doors finally opened, Dr. Evelyn stepped out while removing her gloves.“The surgery was successful.”Sebastian let out a quiet breath.“But…”The doctor looked at him for a few seconds.“Her recovery will be long.” She folded the medical file in her hands. “And her face won’t look perfect immediately. There will be several additional procedures.”“A

The words left Arabella Whitmore’s lips quietly as she looked down at Elena sleeping in her arms.Sebastian Rowe didn’t answer immediately.He simply watched the woman in front of him for several seconds.She was no longer the Arabella who had once been soft-hearted and too quick to forgive.Something had changed.And Sebastian knew that change had only just begun.“Then you need to stop living like a victim.”Arabella slowly lifted her head.“What do you mean?”“You want Leonard to regret what he did?” Sebastian walked toward the small table and set down his coffee cup. “Then you need to become the kind of woman who makes him realize what he threw away.”Arabella fell silent.Sebastian continued—“Not with tears.”“Not by begging.”“And not by showing your wounds.”His gaze remained steady.“Men like Leonard Ashcroft only turn back when something becomes impossible for them to possess.”The room fell quiet for a moment.Arabella lowered her eyes again to little Elena.“I don’t even k

The apartment had been peaceful at first.The lights of New York City shimmered beyond the large windows while light snow began falling outside.Arabella Whitmore was reading through several facial therapy documents when a sudden cry filled the room.Elena.The baby’s cries sounded louder than usual.Arabella immediately stood up.“Elena?”The nanny holding Elena looked slightly panicked.“I’ve been trying to calm her down.”Arabella quickly took Elena into her arms.But the little girl kept crying.Loudly.Without stopping.Arabella immediately touched Elena’s forehead.No fever.“Why won’t you stop crying?” she murmured, beginning to panic.The nanny looked confused.“She already drank her milk. And I just changed her diaper.”Elena’s crying only grew louder.Arabella began pacing around the room while holding her daughter.“Elena… sweetheart… look at Mommy…”But the baby kept crying until her tiny face turned red.The apartment door opened several minutes later.Sebastian Rowe had

The words still lingered in the air.And strangely… they didn’t sound like a spontaneous confession.They sounded like something that had been buried for far too long.Elena shifted slightly in Arabella’s arms.The baby was still sleeping peacefully.Unlike her mother’s heart, which had started beating unevenly.“You’re joking.”Sebastian slowly shook his head.“I never joke about feelings.”Arabella lowered her gaze slowly. Her thoughts were beginning to spiral. Suddenly, all the small things that had once seemed ordinary carried different meanings.The way Sebastian was always there.The way he cared for Elena.The way he never truly left her alone.“When?” Arabella finally asked softly.Sebastian leaned back against the sofa.“A long time ago.”“How long?”His gaze settled on her face.“Since the first time I saw you.”Arabella immediately looked back up at him.“That’s impossible.”“Do you remember the Whitmore family charity gala seven years ago?”Arabella tried to remember.And

Sebastian stood a few steps behind Arabella, watching her reflection in the apartment window.A new face.A new name.Yet traces of the old wounds were still there.“Not yet,” Sebastian finally answered.Arabella slowly turned toward him. “Why?”“Because you’re still too emotional whenever you hear their names.”The words made Arabella fall silent.Sebastian walked closer and stopped beside her.“You want revenge now because Vanessa is pregnant.” His gaze remained fixed on the city outside the window. “And that means you still haven’t calmed down.”Arabella let out a slow breath.“Maybe I’ll never calm down.”“That’s why you need to learn how to control it.”Arabella lowered her gaze briefly.“I’m tired of waiting.”“I know.”“But their lives keep moving forward.” Her voice grew heavier. “Leonard is getting married. Vanessa is having a baby. And I’m here just watching everything from a distance.”Sebastian watched her for a few seconds.“That’s exactly why you need patience.”Arabella