Chapter 6
When I woke up again, I was lying on the operating table.
The doctor’s voice was cold. “The baby is gone. We’re preparing for a dilation and curettage procedure now, Ms. Schultz. Please be prepared.”
After the surgery, I called Shane. He told me he was busy, discussing an important business. deal. Despite feeling utterly defeated, I insisted on seeing him.
When he finally stormed into the hospital, there wasn’t a trace of concern on his face–only frustration and disgust.
“Allison, how much longer are you going to cause trouble?”
The words I had wanted to say about our lost child were swallowed back down.
I looked at his face, still as handsome as ever, yet the gentle man I once knew had become unrecognizable.
Why are you looking at me like that? What surgery are you even talking about? What did you do?”
The pain in my abdomen was unbearable, like knives twisting inside me.
Faced with his interrogation, I remembered Amber’s mocking words. Nothing hurt more than
a heart that has completely died. I didn’t want to explain anymore. All I felt was an overwhelming hatred.
I had told him before that we should break off the engagement. If he wanted to be with. someone else, that was his freedom–I couldn’t stop him.
However, he was the one who insisted on staying, promising he would cut ties with Amber.
If I had walked away back then, I wouldn’t have gotten pregnant. He could hurt me, did the innocent child have to suffer too?
but why
Gripping the bedsheet tightly, I couldn’t hold back my tears. They fell in streams, one drop after another, trailing down my chin.
It wasn’t until he noticed my pale complexion and the cold sweat on my forehead, that he realized something was wrong.
“Allison, are you feeling unwell?”
Once, I would have tried to argue back. But now, my mind was filled with nothing but searing hatred.
What had I done to deserve this constant torment from him and Amber? And why did my innocent child have to become a pawn in their twisted game?
The old saying was
“With love comes sorrow. With love comes fear
Now, I was nothing more than a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell, determined to make them pay dearly for what they had done to my child.
I was staying in the Schultz family’s private hospital. Amber had undoubtedly orchestrated everything in advance, ensuring all her tracks were covered.
Even if I spoke the truth, she would produce evidence to discredit me.
If Shane were willing to believe me, he could uncover the truth. But his heart was entirely with Amber now.
Amber knew he wouldn’t dig deeper. He would take her words at face value and act against me.
I had seen her manipulations too many times before, but this time, I wouldn’t let myself be a fool. I knew she wanted me to give up and leave Shane so she could take my place openly, but I wouldn’t give her that chance.
Swallowing my grief, I buried the truth about the child deep in my heart.
This was my trump card. Only when everyone saw Amber’s true colors would my miscarriage become a bombshell revelation.
Otherwise, just like before, she would trivialize everything, turning major issues into minor ones, and minor ones into nothing.
Seeing me sobbing uncontrollably, Shane began to panic.
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“Stop crying. Are you upset because I haven’t visited you? I’ve been tied up preparing for a major project.”
It seemed that while he cared for Amber, he wasn’t entirely willing to sever our years–long bond.
“Shane, I had a dream. In the dream, you didn’t love me anymore. I was so scared.”
“Don’t be silly. How could I not love you?”
Amber had expected me to use this opportunity to start a fight with Shane, breaking off the wedding for good.
She timed her arrival perfectly, hoping to see me humiliated. But instead, she walked in to find Shane and me tightly embracing. Her face turned ghostly pale.
From that day forward, I changed. I resolved to gather evidence of Shane and Amber’s secret
affair.
Despite her countless manipulations, the closest Amber had come to sharing a kiss with Shane – he hadn’t yet crossed that final line.
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But even that was enough for her to mock me: She would deliberately send me ambiguous photos and chat messages, only to delete them moments later.
Unbeknownst to her, I captured everything–screenshots, recordings, and saved messages.
I was planning a grand revelation. At our wedding banquet, I would expose everything between Shane and Amber for all to see.
Chopilis
Chapter 7
