He Gave Me Love but Gave Others His DesireChapter 1
Matthew Hawk had loved me for seven years. He stood against his family for me and shielded me with his life during a car accident.
I thought we would love each other for life and grow old together, but I accidentally discovered him holding the hand of a pregnant girl, saying to our mutual friend, "This is your new sister-in-law ..."
It was then I realized he had long betrayed me. He accompanied her to prenatal checkups and put the ring, promised only to me, on her hand.
Our mutual friends, instead of confronting him, concealed his betrayal from me.
Heartbroken, I left, aborted the baby and boarded a plane to another country on our wedding anniversary, leaving only divorce papers behind.
Matthew frantically searched for my whereabouts but never found me.
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In a private hospital, I half-reclined on the hospital bed, a thick needle inserted into the back of my hand, slowly infusing Matthew's blood into my veins.
I had a blood coagulation disorder requiring regular monthly transfusions. Matthew, sharing my blood type, ignored others' advice and insisted on donating blood to me every month.
Rain or shine, he had done this for three years. Everyone said he loved me deeply.
At this moment, he sat by the bed, gazing tenderly at my slightly bruised hand, gently kissed it and said, "Just a little longer and your body will fully recover. You'll never have to suffer like this again."
The nurse in the room cast me a look of envy and I lowered my eyes slightly. Envy?
Matthew and I were indeed the most famous loving couple. We met on campus and the young, defiant Matthew fell in love with me at first sight, relentlessly pursuing me despite our social differences.
For me, he openly defied his parents. Even when his credit cards were cut off and he was kicked out of the house, he didn't back down. Back then, he held my hand and made a solemn promise, "Miranda Swift, I'll marry you gloriously one day."
He kept his word, starting a business while still in school. He worked tirelessly, sleeping only three hours a day. With his brilliance, his company quickly grew and flourished.
By the year we graduated, the company he founded was already comparable in scale to my family's, forcing my parents to acknowledge and respect him. As he promised, he gave me a grand wedding, making me the happiest woman in the city.