Gone was the youthful,innocent look of before;now she radiated alluring charm.Now,her lips were painted a bold scarlet,her breasts were half-exposed and the kiss marks on her neck reminded Julie of how she'd spent these days indulging in debauchery with her husband.
Dressed in luxury brands,Stacy deliberately flaunted the huge diamond ring on her hand with a provocative smile.
“Mrs.Coleman,teacher said you’re like a dead fish in bed,you’re so boring.So I’m just being nice by taking care of the teacher for you.You don’t mind,do you?”
“Of course not.Whatever your market price is,if my husband needs you,I’ll call you.One payment per visit.I’ll make sure you don’t lose out.”
Though she planned to leave,Julie wasn't about to let Stacy off easy.
Immediately,the smile on Stacy's face froze.Her voice laced with menace."Julie,your husband has another woman,but you can still act so calm.Has no one else wanted you,that you insist on clinging to Tom?”
Her hand slowly settled on Julie’s belly,her smile turned icy.“You saved the baby this time.What about next time?Or the time after that?”
Suddenly,Julie's expression changed.She grabbed Stacy’s wrist and demanded coldly,"What do you mean?"
Stacy curved her lips into a smile and whispered venomously into her ear,“Your accident?I arranged it.”
"Three years ago,on the night you married Tom,he told you he was handling business at the company.But actually,that night,he slept with me.”
“The diamond ring on your finger?That was the complimentary gift Tom got after he got me a necklace at the auction.”
"Even though the doctor said the artificial heart was also fine,Tom felt sorry for me.He said that artificial was not as good as the original,so he lied to you and obediently handed your heart to me.”
Julie crumpled.Her chest convulsed with pain as she curled up on the side,her eyes unfocused as tears streamed down her face.
So,Tom had been lying and hurting her all along.
A year ago,when Tom claimed his heart was failing,she immediately underwent heart compatibility testing and donated hers without hesitation,replacing her own with a cold artificial heart.
Everyone around her had tried to dissuade her then,but she had insisted,“Having my heart beat inside the body of the one I love—that's a kind of romance.”
A week after the operation,she was admitted to the ICU due to a postoperative infection and yet Tom had never come to see her.