Flames licked my body as sparks set my clothes on fire. The searing pain tore through me.
Then, a sharp kick to my stomach. Warm blood gushed down my thighs, agony ripping me apart.
Barely conscious, I cried out with the last of my strength:
“Ryan… save me… save our baby…”
Ryan hesitated, then turned and lifted Sarah into his arms instead, his choice stabbing me through the heart.
“Honey, I have to save Sarah first. You wait for me…”
It felt like a hammer to my chest. I laughed bitterly. Why even ask the question when I already knew the answer?
At that moment, Sarah whispered her answer to his earlier question.
“Ryan, what I’ve always liked… is you.”
The next thing I heard was the urgent voice of a doctor.
“Quick! The patient’s hemorrhaging—we need surgery now!”
“Call her husband!”
A nurse shouted, “Can’t reach him!”
I whispered weakly, “I’ll sign myself.”
Ryan, we’re truly over.
When I awoke, the nurse’s pitying eyes met mine.
My hand flew to my stomach—empty. The life inside me was gone. My body bore burns, my heart even deeper scars.
I asked the nurse to place the baby in a box for me to keep.
A notification pinged. Sarah had posted on Facebook.
A photo of Ryan kissing the faint scratch on her thigh, tears in his eyes.
Sarah pushed him away in disgust. “Gross!”
I felt nothing. Just calm.
Ryan called, his voice full of guilt.
“Honey, are you okay? I came looking for you, but couldn’t find you.”
“Sarah lost her husband. If I don’t save her, I’ll betray my brother.”
Excuses. Always the same.
“Tomorrow is Sarah’s birthday. You’ll come, right?”
My voice was cold. “No need to explain. I’ll be there—with a gift.”
After leaving the Hospital, I went straight to a Law Firm for divorce consultation.
On Sarah’s birthday, I carried the divorce papers straight to her party.
The entire Mansion was covered in roses, balloons filling the lawn.
Ryan had gone all out for Sarah’s birthday.
Before going in, I started a Live Stream, telling viewers that wishing the hostess a happy birthday would earn them free eggs and corn. Soon, the place was flooded with neighbors.
When the door opened, the floor was littered with torn lingerie and tissues, evidence of the night before.
