Chapter 1

Due to my difficulty in conceiving naturally, it took me three years of in vitro fertilization to become pregnant with our baby.

However, because my husband went to take care of his first crush who was experiencing palpitations, I was forced to undergo the abortion of our fully formed baby.

He said casually, "We still have a chance to have children in the future, I don't want to provoke her."

And I completely lost my fertility due to this induced abortion.

I felt a mixture of hatred and resentment towards him.

I had also seen him clearly for who he truly was.

After I requested a divorce, he went mad.

It took us three years of in vitro fertilization to finally become pregnant with our baby.

My husband Luke was the one in our family who was most excited about having a child. When I told him about the abnormal fetal movements and asked him to accompany me to the hospital, he refused.

I had several fetal movements a few times before, and he went to the hospital with me, but nothing happened.

Although he didn't say it, I knew he was unhappy with my making a big deal out of nothing.

"This baby is inauspicious and will harm her. It's just fetal movement, it's not like it hasn't happened before."

I know who it would harm.

His first crush, Nancy Xenos.

I could clearly feel that the fetal movement was different this time, and I begged him to come back.

He finally agreed reluctantly.

But I waited for five hours and he didn't come, so I missed the best time to save the baby.

The fetus died in the womb, leading to induced abortion.

I clenched my fist tightly, making a squeaking sound. I suppressed my anger and dialed his number. "You promised to come, why did you go to see her? I've been trying so hard for three years, and I don't want to go from welcoming new life to becoming a murderer in the last few months."

"Stop acting. You always use fetal movement as an excuse to make me leave Nancy. The baby is affecting her, ever since you got pregnant, she's been experiencing palpitations. How can you be so heartless?"

My husband, the love of my life!

He used my child's life to satisfy that bitch's superstition!

I was both anxious and angry, and more importantly, I was disappointed with him.

"How can you be so cruel? Have you forgotten how much I have suffered for the baby and how much you have endured?" My voice was shaking, and my last glimmer of hope was wiped out. "You murderer! Why don't you just die!"

There was only silence on the other side of the phone.

I was so furious that I ignored my weak body and followed the location of his phone to catch them!

"Luke Carter! Did all the hardship you endured during the three years of in vitro fertilization go to waste?"

My voice erupted in anger the moment I saw Nancy. "You made me have an abortion, just to come find this bitch!?"

Yeah, my husband came to serve Nancy right after he made me have an abortion, bringing her water and wiping her feet.

Nancy, who had her back to the door, reflexively jumped up from the bed and hid behind him, wailing as she pulled the wound.

Luke stood up and splashed the foot washing water on my face.

"Are you crazy? Why are you making a loud scene in the hospital?"

I couldn't dodge in time and got splashed all over.

He was about to scold me, but he shouted in shock when he saw my flat tummy, "Where's the baby?!"

My bloodshot eyes stared at Luke.

I sneered. "Baby? The baby is gone!"

Nancy gently tugged at his shirt and said, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted on calling you over, Madison wouldn't have..."

He came back to his senses and looked at me with a frown.

"Madison! That's enough! I know it was wrong of me to force you to have an abortion, but this was my own decision and has nothing to do with Nancy. Don't take your anger out on her."

From beginning to end, Luke pushed me away, and protected her behind him.

Seeing that I was still angry, he was also afraid that I would lose control and hurt Nancy, so he quickly asked the nurse to pull me away.

"We are still young, and we still have a chance. Didn't the doctor say last time that you have a good physical condition? If you can get pregnant once, you can get pregnant again. We will have many babies in the future. How about one a year?"

He chattered a lot, all to buy time for Nancy.

Was I that scary? Was he afraid that I, someone who just had an abortion, would kill his first crush?

But he killed our only child!

When I got home, my mother was already in the kitchen cooking some food from her hometown.

"You guys are back? Madison, try this chicken soup. I made it for the whole afternoon..."

When my mother saw my belly, her hands trembled and she broke the plate.

"What happened?" She ran over with red eyes and supported me. "Madison, you..."

I really couldn't bear to tell my mother the truth.

Not only my mother, but also all six people in the two families were looking forward to this baby.

Luke didn't take my words to heart at all.

He was thinking about Nancy all the time.

He was really cruel, and he also really loved Nancy.

I suppressed the bloody taste coming out of my throat, pulled my mother into the room and closed the door.

"I didn't agree you to marry him in the first place! He has a strong and selfish personality, but you just didn't believe it! You've been married for five years, and it took three years for you to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization. Now the baby is six months old, and how could you do the abortion!

"He's just determined that you can't live without him!

"Will you die if you leave him?

"I'm so angry! You unfilial daughter!"

Yes, he was sure that I loved him terribly.

He was sure that he was my only one.

If it weren't for the fact that I was the only child in my family, my parents would have cut off ties with me because of him.

My mother cried so much that she almost lost her breath.

"You have to give me a definite answer today.

"Will you divorce him or not?"

Chapter 2

Luke and I were classmates in college. He was the most handsome boy in the class. He pursued Nancy for four years, and I also pursued him for four years.

When he was rejected by Nancy, he would always come to me for comfort. I thought he would be moved by my sincerity eventually.

The fact was just like that, he accepted me after graduation.

We got married not long after, but he never posted anything about us on social media.

He said he didn't like to be too high-profile.

"Marriage is a very private thing. As long as we are happy, that's enough. What do you think?"

"Okay, whatever you say." I agreed.

There was a high overlap rate among our circle of friends. I suppressed my joy and kept this happiness to myself for him.

Our life after marriage was lukewarm. I came home from work every day to do the laundry, cook and do other housework, and he never had to worry about the household.

He could focus on his career. He was promoted from an unknown salesperson to deputy manager in just one and a half years.

But when there was an internal competition for the marketing manager position, he resigned.

Because Nancy came back from abroad.

I didn't know how Nancy persuaded him to resign.

All I knew was that after I found out I was having difficulty conceiving two years after our marriage, he suggested I stay at home and prepare for pregnancy. His income was enough for us, and at that time he was still devoted to our family.

Until he went to Nancy's company.

I had to say that he had strong business capabilities. He became Nancy's right-hand man, helping her run the company in an orderly manner and greatly increase its market value.

Even the employees of Nancy's company once thought that he was her husband, which was why he worked so hard for her.

To outsiders, they were a match made in heaven. Whether in career or life, they were a perfect match and invincible.

Once he was on a business trip for a few months, and when he came back, he took me to do in vitro fertilization.

At that time, I was so happy that I hugged him and spun around, thinking that he finally figured it out.

But I didn't expect that it was because he felt guilty towards me.

What I lacked the least was guilt. What I needed was his wholehearted love.

I didn't know what happened in those few months, but his attitude towards me was completely obedient, and I thought he was finally moved by me.

But I didn't expect that what was waiting for me was a sharp sword, stabbing me and my mother.

I looked at the closed door and then at my mother who was crying.

During these five years, it was my caprices that made my mother suffer with me.

A forced marriage wouldn't be happy, and it would be very bitter.

It took me five years to understand it.

"If you feel uncomfortable, don't move. Take good care of yourself.

"I'll be there once I'm done with this.

"But...then wait for me."

When my mother and I came out of the room, we happened to hear him making a phone call as he left.

He left me behind and walked away briskly.

"Shameless!"

My mother was so angry that she slammed the door hard when she returned to her room.

I went to the kitchen to clean up the mess.

The chicken soup sprinkled all over the ground was still steaming.

I took bereavement leave for several days in a row. The whole company thought someone had died in my family, and they all offered their condolences.

Nancy's palpitations continued for many days.

And Luke hadn't been home for three days.

During my hospital stay, I was informed by the nurse that I had to remove my uterus as soon as possible, otherwise my life would be in danger.

As his wife, I thought he should have the right to know.

So I decided to wait for him again.

He caused me to have an induced abortion at six months of pregnancy, which was extremely harmful to me.

I hadn't been in good health, and he had been running around for Nancy. It was not surprising that he wouldn't even bother to attend the funeral if I died, let alone care about my abortion.

It was the last chance I gave him for this family.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of a text message on my phone.

It was a text message notification from the bank, which indicated me that my card had been used for over thirty thousand dollars.

There were so many unread text messages on my phone, because I was usually too lazy to read them. This time, I took a look because it popped up.

Luke usually was the one who used my card. What happened? Why did he need so much money?

Did he have a physical problem?

Ever since Nancy fell ill, I hadn't been able to reach him. After many twists and turns, I finally found him.

"Honey."

My call got stuck in my throat.

The scene before me was incredibly painful to witness.

He squeezed the wet towel and carefully wiped Nancy's body.

Although he had a scruffy beard, he looked energetic.

It was as if he became a superman for Nancy and never knew pain again.

But when I was with him, I didn't want him to even touch a needle, for fear that he would hurt himself.

But he actually could do all this for Nancy.

I Knocked on the door.

He turned around and the moment he saw me, his expression changed from guilty to indifferent.

"What are you doing here? Consider I borrowed that thirty thousand dollars. I'll pay back to you when I get my salary."

The first thing he did was to distance himself from me.

Had I ever asked him for a penny in all these years?

I didn't even care how much money was in my account.

I was just worried that he didn't have enough to spend, so I worked hard every day to make money.

But maybe all this money was spent on Nancy.

Nancy sat up from the bed and pretended to be puzzled. "Luke, you paid the surgery for me? And Madison doesn't know yet? You shouldn't do that."

"The company has been in a big deficit lately, and it's not enough to pay for your surgery. Your palpitations couldn't be diagnosed, and even if the commercial insurance covers it, it's not enough. These thirty thousand dollars is just a small fraction of the total. I'm out of options."

"But you just lost your baby. You should take care of Madison. What if you completely break her heart?" She said.

He lip-synced to me as he said, "Isn't that exactly what I want?"

It turned out that Nancy's target was never Luke from the very beginning, but me.

Chapter 3

I had been worrying about him for the past three years in order to get pregnant successfully.

He was a typical career-oriented man, especially when it came to working for Nancy. There had been several times he fainted at work and I had to pick him up.

My delicate body endured numerous injuries from carrying him. In order to improve his health, I tried various methods to take care of him, which resulted in my developing underlying health issues.

He had no time to exercise, so I gave him a full body massage every night before he went to bed to help him exercise muscles.

Besides that, I was always paying attention to in vitro fertilization information, looking for hospital connections and making strategies.

But at the same time, I also had to take care of my own diet and daily routine, try to keep my body in a healthy state, and increase the chance of conception.

I let him avoid almost all the suffering that could be avoided, and I would bear the rest.

I had experienced the injections and medication countless times, but I had never complained or cried in front of him.

During those three years, he expressed his love to me many times, so sincerely that it made me think he really loved me.

Nancy's provocation made me lose control, and no woman could stand it.

"Did you do this?!"

I almost rushed over to beat her, but was stopped by Luke.

"Madison, stop being unreasonable! Thirty thousand dollars is nothing for you. Why are you complaining so much?"

Look, this was the person I had loved for five years.

"What does our baby mean to you?

"I want a divorce."

He was stunned and took a few steps towards me. "I don't agree! How could you possibly be willing to divorce me? You can't live without me at all!"

At this time, the nurse came over with a diagnosis form.

"Which one of is Madison Lane? Come here and sign. Be ready for the hysterectomy."

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