All Chapters of The AI Doctor: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

I was jolted awake at two in the morning, feeling like my stomach was being stabbed.I shoved the man beside me, saying meekly, "I think I have appendicitis, Leo. I need to go to the hospital…"My husband, Leo Cartman, groaned as he opened his muddled eyes and reached for the bedside lamp.Seeing that my face was pale and covered in sweat, he scrambled for his phone.I closed my eyes in relief, presuming he was calling the ambulance.However, after a long while, I heard nothing.When I opened my eyes again, I realized that he was still staring at his phone.Still feeling the agony in my stomach, I pressed, "Have you called the ambulance? Get the car if they're not answering! I'm dying here!"Leo finally turned and calmly held up his phone at me. "AI says that stomach pains might not be appendicitis—it could just be bad food. Just bear with it, and it will be over in the morning!"I stared at the text on his phone screen, while I felt like I had a hand clenching around my hear

Chapter 2

And with those words, Leo turned off the bedside lamp and lay down again.I reached for my phone, only for him to smack my hand. "Please, our mortgage is due tomorrow. How are we going to afford that if you waste your salary on some unnecessary checkup?"However, the pain in my hand somehow cleared my mind, and I headed out to the living room, clutching my stomach.Bang!Leo was satisfied that I didn't have my phone with me and locked the door from the inside."Fine! Sleep in the living room. I have a meeting tomorrow, so I'm staying here!"I stared at the door, unable to stop the tears flowing down my cheeks.Even so, the pain in my stomach didn't stop—if anything, it worsened.I turned to look at the other bedroom, where my mother-in-law, Carla Garcia, slept.The thought of asking her for help disappeared as soon as it came, as she and Leo were cut from the same cloth, and she would just ask me to do what Leo had told me to.She knew full well that Holly had a burning fever

Chapter 3

I looked utterly perplexed as I asked the nurse, "Didn't anyone come in with me last night? Didn't they pay?""He said you will pay for it yourself once you wake up. He also said you're paid more than him, and your condition is none of his business."The nurse's reply felt exactly like something Leo would say.Also, none of his business?I laughed despite myself.Diana was grimacing as she looked at me and reached for her bag. "It's alright. I can pay for it!" she said, standing up and heading for the door. "Where do I pay, nurse? Take me there."I promptly caught her. "No, Mom. I can pay for it myself—I don't need your money."Then, turning to the nurse, I said, "It's fine. Just go—I'll pay soon."With the nurse gone, I patted Diana's hand to reassure her.Reaching for my phone, I was ready to call Leo when Coco Smith from HR called. As soon as I answered, she was complaining, "Come on, Lara! Your whole team is working overtime on their proposal, and you're the team lead!

Chapter 4

I frowned. "And what did Daddy say?"Holly thought about it again and replied, "Daddy said you called me a bother and didn't want to bring me along."I scowled. "That's what he said?"Holly's dainty face scrunched up again as she wrapped her little arms tightly around me. "It's okay, Mommy. Don't be angry—I will behave, so Daddy and Grandma won't badmouth you anymore!"I held her in turn, feeling a myriad of different feelings.I had given my all for this family over the last eight years of marriage—there was diligence even if there was no accomplishment.And yet, they thought that I didn't care.I pursed my lips, feeling the irony of the moment.Since they keep making life hard for me, I wouldn't play nice either.The day I was discharged, I posted photos of the paperwork and bills on all social media platforms, captioning it: [Reborn!]Many comments soon sprung up, with my project team commenting first.[Lara! Why didn't you tell us you had surgery?]I replied: [Sorry, it

Chapter 5

Lily Zims, who was Leo's team member, butted in right then. "That's right! She took her kid to Disneyland during such an important time! Someone like her shouldn't be a manager!"I smiled but said nothing, while everyone else in the conference room shot her weird looks.Lily was sharp enough to notice that and didn't press the issue.Violet then said, "That's enough. I've made up my mind."Flustered, Leo promptly put his proposal on Violet's desk. "I haven't read Lara's proposal, but I'm sure our team did a good job. Why not take a good look?"Violet flipped through it before looking at him. "Are you sure you did this?"Leo nodded with a look of utter confidence. "Of course. Our team had to work overtime to finish this."Bang!Violet smacked the table right then. "Overtime, you say?! I've been over in the next building with our clients, negotiating up to ten at night more than once. And on each occasion, I've never once seen the lights stay on here! Or what, did you want to sav

Chapter 6

After a few days, Carla came over to my apartment with Leo to look for me.Diana shot her a pointed look and left with a shopping bag, and Carla was tactful enough to follow her outside.As the house turned silent, Leo paced around, looking pained as he stared at the walls where the paint was peeling off."Let's just go home, Lara," he growled. "This place is small and stuffy—won't it feel overcrowded with you, Holly, and Diana living here? You're young, so it's probably fine for you, but your mom is old. What would you do if she gets sick?"I didn't play to his tune and kept my eyes fixed on his briefcase. "If you've signed the papers, hand them over. Don't waste your breath with anything else—I don't want to hear a word of it!"Seeing that I was dead set, Leo sighed.Even as he took out the divorce papers, he mumbled, "Mom's hip is acting up again. You used to massage her, right? I really don't know that stuff, so—""Head to the hospital in that case," I said, cutting him sho

Chapter 7

As I arrived at the office, Violet announced, "Good news, everyone! I have arranged for free full-body checkups for every single one of you!"I was glancing at Leo before I knew it and found him staring at his phone, his thoughts unfathomable.The next day, I arrived early at the hospital as asked.After taking a blood sample, I waited on the bench for the next examination but noticed that Leo wasn't around.Arriving home in the evening, I told Leo and Carla about getting a $270,000 offer, which left them seething.Leo was nodding repeatedly as he growled, "Oh, I've really underestimated you… So that's why you want to be free from me? You have someone else waiting already, huh?"I slapped him right then. "Trying to slander me because you can't get me back?"Carla steamed as he rushed over to check on him. "Are you crazy?! How dare you hit your own husband! You're incorrigible!"I glared at them coldly in turn. "Just a slap is letting him off easy. I would've been dead that nigh

Chapter 8

Our coworkers, including Violet, hurried over to the hospital when they heard the news, all of them clamoring to offer words of support to Leo.However, he was sulking while they flocked around him, but his eyes lit up when he saw me. "Lara! I just did a full-body checkup again. The results are not out yet, so help me get discharged!"I would have played along before the divorce, but not now.Instead, I held out a hand. "Cough up. I don't have any money."Leo didn't expect me to be so direct and could only scratch his head in embarrassment. "Just cover for me… My money is yours too, no?"Before I could argue, Lily started snapping at me, "Lara! Your husband has cancer, but you're still worried about money?! His luck really ran out when he married you!"To no surprise, all our other coworkers looked at me disapprovingly at her words, but I calmly pulled out my divorce certificate that had arrived just this morning and showed it to them.Then, I smiled as I turned to Lily. "Since

Chapter 9

I told Carla bluntly, "Make it fast! Don't beat around the bush!"She forced a smile right then and said, "Y'know… Leo isn't getting better anytime soon. Can't you wait a couple of years before selling the house?"I whipped out the WhatsApp chat logs I had with the real estate agent. "See? Property prices are dropping like clockwork, and who knows what would be left in a couple of years. Also, doesn't Leo need money to cover his medical bills? Selling the house covers that. It's killing two birds with one stone!"Also I've already invited the buyer over to check out the place tomorrow. If you or Leo refuse, just let the buyer know. I'm going to bed—I'm sleepy!"Carla clearly looked like she had more to say, but I simply shut the door in her face.-Near midnight, Holly went to the toilet but never came back.Puzzled, I stepped out to find the living room lights turned on, while Leo was rummaging through the TV drawers."What are you looking for this late in the night?" I asked.

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