All Chapters of Cured of Depression, Crushed by Betrayal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

Cameron's POVWithout saying a word, I took the sleeping pills I always kept in my pocket and slipped them into my mouth one after another.My older brother, Lucas Getz, didn't notice. He just continued talking."Do you know why April is so terrified you'd kill yourself? She's actually afraid Thomas would copy you and do something stupid himself. How could she not panic?"And do you really think April could actually take care of the kid all by herself? The truth is, Noah's legal custody was transferred to Thomas a long time ago. The first time Noah spoke, he looked at Thomas and said, 'Dada.'"I listened numbly as the bitter pills lodged in my throat.Suddenly, I remembered the things people around me used to say."Ms. Carter is basically playing both mother and father. Meanwhile, Cameron gets depressed just because he quit his job to be a stay-at-home dad, as if it's some huge ordeal."Thank goodness his buddy stepped in to help, or he would've driven Ms. Carter crazy sooner o

Chapter 2

Cameron's POVAs the bitter pills worked their way down my throat, a series of fragmented memories flashed before my eyes.Three years ago, to get pregnant with our baby, April had gone through countless rounds of IVF, leaving her body covered in needle marks.Fortunately, after ten long months, she finally gave birth to our son. I had knelt outside that delivery room, praying from morning to night that both mother and child would make it through safely, but what awaited me wasn't the happy life I'd imagined for the three of us. It was an endless, freezing winter.I was forced to give up a promising career so April could pursue her dreams. Gradually, though, I couldn't bear the sound of the baby crying. I became a failure of a father who couldn't even feed my own child without my hands shaking.April would hold me and assure me again and again, "It's okay. It's okay. You still have me…"But later, I realized that she'd picked up her long-abandoned smoking habit again. She would s

Chapter 3

Cameron's POVI stood there in a daze, my vision going black around the edges. The marriage certificate I had kept carefully tucked away in my bag all this time had been fake.Even now, I could still remember how she had cried like a little kid, overwhelmed with happiness, when she proposed to me.And yet she had given the three most important things in a person's life—our son, our wedding, and our marriage—to Thomas.The pedestrians on the street outside began to blur and warp before my eyes. Unable to hold myself up any longer, I passed out.…When I opened my eyes again, upbeat music was drifting up from downstairs. Still groggy, I forced myself to get up.The house was packed with guests, celebrating Noah's third birthday.April and Thomas stood together, holding Noah between them, posing for photos like a real family of three.When the guests saw me stumble down the stairs looking completely disheveled, whispers broke out around the room."He hasn't been a father to that

Chapter 4

Cameron's POVWhen I finally managed to break the door down, I found April in one of the guest bedrooms downstairs, taking care of a barely conscious Thomas.The moment her gaze landed on me, the corner of her mouth twitched into a subtle smirk. It was as if she were convinced that I was somehow admitting my mistake and regretting my decision to end things earlier.But she was about to be disappointed.I walked right past her and headed straight for Thomas."Where's my son?" I asked, my voice trembling.A flicker of guilt crossed his eyes."Why are you asking? He's asleep with the nanny."April stepped in front of him protectively, her eyes filled with impatience."You already made Thomas so mad that he fainted, and now you're trying to stir up more trouble? Can you stop with the act? When have you ever cared so much about Noah?"I froze, unable to believe those words had come out of her mouth. But I had no time to argue with her. The alarm on my watch was blaring nonstop, an

Chapter 5

Third-Person POVCameron was lying in bed, his face deathly pale, the blood at the corner of his mouth already dried."Cameron!"April rushed to his side, her fingers trembling uncontrollably. "How could this happen?"Before she could process what was happening—and just as she reached for her phone to call 911—Lucas walked in."How much longer are you going to keep falling for his tricks? The lunatic has been playing you for a fool. Have you ever stopped to think about Thomas? He's the one who's been pushed past his breaking point!"April froze with her phone in her hand and looked at the man on the bed."He's faking it?""What else?" Lucas said with a scoff.He yanked the covers off Cameron and shoved him hard. "Get up! Can you stop with the act already? Haven't April and Thomas suffered enough because of you? Can't you be reasonable for once?"The next second, April shoved him back hard."Why are you saying all that to him?"She stepped closer to him, her voice turning co

Chapter 6

Third-Person POV"What?" April shrieked, her eyes widening in shock.She practically crawled back home, only to find Noah drowned in the swimming pool.The nanny was crying so hard she could barely breathe. "After Mr. Balfour took Noah away, I never saw him again. I wanted to take him out to play just now, so I searched the whole house. I… I finally found him here…"At those words, April's bloodshot eyes fell on Thomas."It was you? It really was you?"She recalled how Cameron had so desperately tried to get to the backyard, screaming that he needed to find Noah.As it turned out, he hadn't been crazy at all.Thomas immediately denied it. "It wasn't me! He might have wandered into the pool on his own. I honestly don't know what happened."April didn't waste another word and ran straight to pull up the surveillance footage.Thomas moved to stop her, but Lucas stepped in front of him."Thomas, I can't bring myself to trust you anymore either."When the surveillance footage st

Chapter 7

Cameron's POVI lay quietly in the hospital bed as my senses slowly returned.April was at my bedside, holding my hand tightly."Cameron, you have to wake up, okay?"Her voice was raw from crying, and both her hands were trembling."Noah is gone. I can't lose you too…"At the mention of our son, tears slipped from the corners of my eyes. I had watched him take his last breath—watched him stop struggling—right in front of me. And I had been powerless to do anything.As his mother, April was indirectly responsible for his death, too.She wiped her tears as she continued to ramble on, "I had no idea Thomas was such a person. I did indeed have feelings for him five years ago, but that was then. I finally understand now that you're the person I love most. I never thought of you as a burden…"I had no interest in listening to any of that anymore. Still out of it, I drifted back to sleep.When I woke up again, Lucas was standing beside my bed."Cameron," he sobbed uncontrollably. "

Chapter 8

Cameron's POVDuring my time at the rehabilitation center, my mood gradually became better. I made crafts with other patients, and we sat around bonfires, singing and dancing together.Slowly, I came to understand that committing suicide wasn't the answer to my problems. The answer was to find a new path forward, even if that meant just changing one's surroundings.When April tracked me down again, she was carrying bags of gifts in both hands."Cameron, I don't mind you living here, but please don't make me leave. I just want to spend time with you. And I hear a child's cries coming from the pool every single day. I'm going out of my mind."Only then did I notice the dark circles beneath her eyes. She even had antidepressants poking out of her pocket.But by then, I couldn't bring myself to pity her anymore."You brought this on yourself."April stiffened, then picked up the paper crane on the desk."I used to fold paper cranes with you, too. That was the only time you'd ever

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