"Nick, you're here. Come with me quickly, or we won't make it in time."
Nick glanced at me with annoyance, coldly saying, "Back off, I don't have time for your melodrama."
With his eyes full of urgency, he was convinced that I was lying to make him abandon Kate.
I didn't care about why he was holding Kate. All I wanted was to take him to donate blood.
"Nick, Meryl truly has leukemia. She's in critical condition. Please! Just come with me."
Kate suddenly cried out in pain.
"Nick, my foot hurts so much, it really hurts."
Nick immediately worriedly soothed her, then impatiently snapped at me. "Move aside! Kate twisted her foot. Can you stop being jealous and making a scene here, using Meryl as an excuse? Didn't she just have a check-up? What kind of mother are you, cursing your own daughter?"
Nick pushed me aside and headed into the hospital.
I gritted my teeth and followed behind him, pleading incessantly.
Kate, noticing my persistent presence, frowned in disapproval.
"Natalie, my foot is twisted, and Nick is worried about me. Can you please stop causing trouble for him?
"Whenever Meryl was sick before, Nick never hesitated to attend his meetings. If she's unwell, go see a doctor, why come to Nick?"
Kate was cunning, immediately painting me as the villain, fueling Nick's suspicions further.
Sure enough, Nick's expression darkened, his eyes filled with disdain towards me.
A few days prior, Meryl had been running a fever and crying for her father.
So, I called Nick.
By the time he arrived, Meryl's fever had subsided.
His response was harsh.
"I'm swamped with work every day. Can't you handle the child properly? What's the point of having you around if you can't even take care of her? She's fine now, why bother me!"
Subsequent calls were met with accusations of stirring up trouble needlessly. Nick began to have arguments with me daily.
Little did he know, Meryl had been showing signs of illness since then.
"Nick, Meryl's frequent fevers might be a sign. She's in the ICU now. If you don't believe me, come up with me and see for yourself if I'm lying or not.
"This is a critical condition notice! Look! Meryl is running out of time. Please, I beg you, come with me!"
I tearfully showed him the notice, hoping he would trust me.
But Nick didn't even glance at it, his eyes fixed on Kate.
Seeing me blocking his path, he grew even more infuriated.