All Chapters of My Cheating Surgeon Wife: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

Shawn's POV"These past three years, I couldn't have won this award without Dr. Ann Hartigan's support..."Ann stood at the foot of the stage, unable to hide the pride on her face. Around me, admiring murmurs rippled through the crowd."Dr. Hartigan has always been fierce about protecting her own from the start. Her mother-in-law nearly died on the operating table, and she still never pushed for accountability.""That's not even the half of it. With her backing, Craig's been racking up awards at this hospital nonstop. They're basically a power couple."By the time I came back to myself, my face had gone ice cold. The woman who'd once sworn to get justice for me was coddling the man responsible for the crime like some prized flower.After Craig McDermott stepped down from the stage, he suddenly pulled Ann close by the waist, his face full of wounded feelings. "So many people keep bringing up what happened three years ago. Do you blame me for it?"Ann pinched his cheek, doting.

Chapter 2

I went home, and Ann let herself in the door right behind me. She pressed up against me in a way that wasn't like her at all, giving off a perfume I didn't recognize."It's been almost a month. Weren't you always the one who wanted it?"I hadn't expected that after catching her in something this ugly, this was how she'd try to smooth it over."Don't touch me." I wrenched myself away from her. "I just saw Craig. Don't you think you owe me an explanation?"In the past, whenever I got upset, she'd have found some way to soothe me within seconds. Now her face just showed impatience."What's done is done. Craig has a bright future ahead of him. Don't make things so hard for him."I stared at her like I couldn't believe what I was hearing, and it took me a long moment to find my voice. "And my mother? Her being bedridden for the rest of her life doesn't matter either?"She pressed her fingers to her temples, exhausted. "Don't forget, I'm the only one who can perform your mother's mont

Chapter 3

Craig posted photos on his private social media feed, the one he set to me as the only viewer, showing the two of them tangled together in the afterglow.I sank to the floor, gutted.Hit one time too many, I pulled out my phone and posted something of my own. [My mother is dying in her hospital bed while Dr. Hartigan is off having an affair with her male protégé, the same one who committed malpractice against her last year.]The post shot to the top of the trending page within minutes. While it was still hot, I uploaded their intimate photos too.The whole internet turned on Craig at once, calling him a homewrecker who belonged in prison.Ann's call finally came through, and she tore into me before I could even get a word out."Have you lost your mind, Shawn Bryant?"You'd actually threaten Craig like this? Let me ask you one thing. Do you still want your mother alive or not?"I gripped the phone tight, my eyes burning red. "You care about her that much? Then get over here ri

Chapter 4

In an instant, the blood in my veins seemed to run backward."Wait, I'll... I'll be right there."I'd barely taken a step before Ann moved to block me."Going somewhere without apologizing first? You don't walk out that door until you've taken a hundred slaps."I was on the edge of collapse, my strength nearly spent. "I need to see my mother one last time!"Nothing on Ann's face softened. Her eyes stayed hard, commanding, impossible to refuse. "Are you not understanding what I'm saying? Get on with it."The crowd around us watched with open contempt."Turns out he really is crazy, using his mother as an excuse to dodge responsibility all the time.""Block the door, everyone. Don't let him out."I pounded on the door with everything I had, until all ten fingers left streaks of blood on the wood. Every second that crawled by felt like a piece being carved raw out of my heart.In the end, I gave in.I raised my hand and struck myself across the face, again and again, until bloo

Chapter 5

Third-person POVA startled shout sounded nearby, and Ann, just about to head into the operating room, spun around at once."What did you say?"The security guard at the entrance came stumbling over, so shaken he could barely get the words out. "Just now, just now I saw your husband walking toward the riverbank, and then I heard a splash. Do you think… do you think he jumped in?"Ann let out a breath, relieved. "Him? There's no way he'd jump into a river. He wouldn't die even for his own mother's sake."With that, she strode into the operating room, fully composed. Partway through the surgery, Craig kept up a steady stream of chatter beside her."Ann, once we're done here, let's go to a hotel. I picked out this gorgeous slip dress for you. You're going to love it."Ann suddenly remembered she had Shawn's mother's surgery scheduled for tomorrow, and an inexplicable unease settled over her. "Some other time."Craig's mood soured visibly at the answer. "Still thinking about Shawn?

Chapter 6

Ann's eyes went wide."What does that mean?"The staff member spoke with visible regret. "All we can say is that Mr. Bryant most likely...""What gives you the right to say he's dead? You haven't even found a body. How can you pronounce him dead?" Ann completely fell apart, nearly lashing out at the man in front of her.Beside her, Craig's face carried a look of satisfaction he couldn't quite hide, and he couldn't help adding fuel to the fire. "Well, since Shawn's already dead, we might as well start getting his affairs in order."Ann whipped around and slapped him before either of them saw it coming."What gives you the right to say that? What could you possibly gain from his death?"Craig clutched his cheek, stunned, and didn't dare say another word.That was when the staff showed her a screenshot from the security footage."Based on our analysis, the blood on Mr. Bryant came from a beating. Do you have any idea who did this to him?"Ann, a doctor herself, studied the image

Chapter 7

Shawn's POVCynthia Phillips, my childhood friend, pulled me out of the river and rushed me to get help. I made a point of having her turn the car around and take me to a small hospital Ann would never think to check.Watching everyone on the bank search for my "corpse," I stayed quiet. Better to let Ann give up on me completely and disappear from my life for good.I blocked every way she had of reaching me and moved to a different city. Cynthia arranged for me to work at her company, and I stayed busy enough, day to day, that it barely left room to think.Then, today, a coworker suddenly pulled out her phone, stunned."I can't believe Craig McDermott actually did that. He's a doctor, of all people. I used to think he was some kind of star physician."He was some woman's side piece, and she turned around and reported him for it. He's finally about to pay for it."I heard she's out there searching the whole world for her husband. This kind of karma is so satisfying. Honestly, I h

Chapter 8

Ann went completely still. Then, with a sweep of her hand, she signed her name anyway."I'll bet you anything you'll be the first one who can't stand living alone."I could see exactly how sure of herself she still was. After all, for half our lives together, I'd treated her as the one thing I could always rely on.But that had been back when I still loved her.I calmly tucked the agreement away. "I just want you to know, these past three months on my own have been good ones."Her eyes moved over the outfit I'd carefully put together, then over my face, well-kept and clearly cared for. It seemed to sting her, seeing that I'd been doing so well without her."I used to be the one buying you clothes, taking you to your checkups, taking you on trips..."She was right. But she'd forgotten that I could do all of that myself.I didn't bother responding to her muttering. I tightened my grip on the agreement and turned to leave.Three months later, I finally laid my mother's ashes to r

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