Giselle stared in the direction where Alex had just left, she said, "Tracy, what if I'm pregnant?"

As expected, Tracy's face changed instantly. She shrieked, "That's impossible! I've been secretly giving you contraceptive medicine this whole time!"

Giselle's face turned into a deathly pale when she heard this. She never imagined that the reason she had never been able to conceive all these years was all Tracy doing.

Fury surged through her as she raised her hand and slapped Tracy hard across the face.

Slap! A crisp slap echoed in the living room.

Tracy glanced upstairs, noticing that Alex had not come down yet. So, she leaned in closer, her face twisted with malice. She whispered, "Are you surprised? You've been infertile all these years because of me. How could I ever let you have a child? If you got pregnant, you'd cling to Alex and never let him go. However, look at you ... you've loved him for ten years, and what did that get you? Alex changed his heart. He fell in love with me. That’s why I’m the one carrying his child, not you. You don’t deserve it."

Giselle stared at Tracy, the girl she had watched grow up. This woman was so vicious that she deliberately destroyed her chance of ever becoming a mother.

As she watched Tracy's smug smile, Giselle's red lips curved into a cold smile and said, "Well, I am pregnant though, Tracy. Alex and I will be a happy family of three. Meanwhile, your child? It'll be nothing but just a bastard. As for you? You'll just be a home-wrecking whore."

Tracy’s face instantly twisted in rage. With a furious shove, she pushed Giselle hard. Giselle crashed onto the floor with a sickening thud.

A sharp pain shot through her abdomen. She clutched her stomach, her face contorted in agony.

Tears slid from the corners of her eyes as she felt her baby twisting inside her. She held onto her belly as she tried to breathe through the pain.

Just then, Tracy suddenly collapsed onto the floor as well. Instantly she cried out, "Alex. My stomach hurt! Alex!"

Giselle choked up her words, though she wanted to scream for Alex too, the pain was so unbearable that her body was shaking all over.

At that moment, she realized that she could never bear to lose this child after all.

Alex rushed down the stairs. When he saw Tracy and Giselle lying on the floor, his face darkened. He called out urgently, "Giselle! Tracy!"

Giselle's trembling hand reached for him and pleaded with a shaky voice, "It … hurts … the baby .…"

However, at that very moment, Tracy cried out. Her voice was even louder than her, "Alex, I'm in too much pain. I need to go to the hospital. My baby …!"

Alex's expression turned grim and he said, "Giselle, I have to take Tracy to the hospital first. She can't be in danger."

With that, he forcefully pried Giselle’s hand off him.

All Giselle could do was watch Alex swiftly scooped Tracy into his arms and carried her out the door.

As she lay there and stared at their retreating back, she could feel the warm, sticky sensation of blood pooling beneath her.

Meanwhile, in the car, Alex gripped the steering wheel tightly as he raced his car. His heart ached so much.

He glanced at Tracy who was sobbing in the backseat. Then he assured her, "We're almost there."

Between her cries, Tracy whimpered, "Alex, don’t blame Giselle. She … found out I was pregnant and forced me to tell her whose baby it was. I swore it wasn’t yours, but she didn’t believe me. She accused us … Alex, I would never ruin your marriage with Giselle. I would never blame her if she wanted to take my baby’s life.…"

Alex was so furious when he heard this. He quickly dialed Giselle's phone number but no one answered.

Back at the house, Giselle lay motionless on the cold floor as pain swallowed her whole. It felt like all the blood had drained from her body.

Then, the door swung open. The housekeeper, Lea, had just returned from the market.

When she saw Giselle lying in a pool of blood, she was so frightened. She shouted in horror, "Madam!"

Giselle was rushed to the hospital. As she was drifting in and out of consciousness, she could faintly hear Lea's frantic words. "Madam, I tried calling your husband, but he won’t answer! Hold on, please! So much blood … too much blood … someone will die!"

In the end, Giselle miscarried. The child, not even three months old, was reduced to nothing but a pool of blood. She almost died on the operating table, but in the end, she pulled through.

When she finally woke up, only Lea was by her side. As soon as she saw her eyes opened, Lea was overjoyed. "Madam, you’re awake!"

However, Giselle's mind was filled with the image of Alex leaving with Tracy without looking back. "Where is Alex?" she asked.

Lea's face turned uneasy before she stammered, "Mr. Shaw … he is not in Rosewood."

A calm smile appeared on Giselle's face. "Is that so? Does he know I'm in the hospital?”

Lea grew even more anxious. "Miss Lombard had an accident and was sent abroad for treatment. Mr. Shaw knows you’re in the hospital. I wanted to tell him about your miscarriage, but he wouldn’t listen. He just hung up and told me to take care of you."

The first thing Giselle said was, "Lea, you can leave. I don’t need anyone taking care of me."

Then, she hired a lawyer and immediately filed a lawsuit against Tracy for attempted murder.

Three hours later, Alex who was far away overseas, finally called. He snapped, "Giselle, how can you be like this, you accused Tracy of attempted murder. It's a serious crime! She only pushed you! Now you want to ruin her, huh? You used to be kind, but now you’ve become so cruel!"

When she heard the word "cruel". Her face looked very serious. She asked, "Alex, are we still getting married?"

Alex did not say anything.

Then, Giselle heard Tracy's weak cry on the other end of the line. "Alex, my stomach hurts so much."

Alex's voice immediately turned panicked. "Giselle, drop the charges. I’ll be back the night before the wedding. I’ll have Tracy apologize to you." Then he hung up.

From Alex's attitude, Giselle understood that up to this point, the man still thought Tracy was the innocent one. Although she was the one who lost her baby, it was still amazing Tracy could still act as the victim.

Despite her failing health, Giselle made her move. Two days before the wedding, she called it off. The citywide advertisements announcing her marriage to Alex were taken down and it was replaced with just the words "Wedding Canceled".

As a result, Alex was bombarded with his friends’ calls.

"Alex, what’s going on? Your wedding is in two days but …"

"Alex, is your wife mad at you?"

"Alex, did she find out about you and Tracy?"

They had known about Alex and Tracy's affair a long time ago. At that time, Alex had told them that they must not tell Giselle because he loved her and wanted to marry her.

The affair between him and Tracy accidentally happened when he was drunk. He had been trying his best to amend himself to Giselle.

When he received many messages asking him, his face darkened even more. He tried to call Giselle over and over again, but no one answered him.

Then he saw it. The screen that was supposed to showcase his and Giselle's wedding had changed into a string of words "Wedding canceled".

Alex was so furious that he smashed his phone.

Laying on the hospital bed, Tracy asked tenderly. "Alex, why are you so angry? Did I make any mistakes?"

The gloom on Alex's face cleared up a little. He said in a low voice, "Nothing. It's fine. I've hired two nurses for you. I must return home to get married. Once I marry Giselle, I'll come back to get you."

Tracy immediately buried her body in Alex's. As she cried, she said, "I understand. I'll wait for you here, Alex. I wish you and Giselle a happy marriage."

As Alex saw how understanding Tracy was, he blew his breath softly and said, "I'm sorry, Tracy. I could only give you compensation in this life."

Tracy raised her tearful face. She smiled at him and said, "I know you love Giselle the most. Go, I'm staying here and waiting for you. My baby and I are waiting for you to get us back."

Guilt instantly flooded Alex as he held Tracy in his arms. "Alright, I'll head back now."

Then he left.

As soon as Alex walked out, Tracy's face darkened. Wasting no time, she dialed Giselle's number.

Giselle had just finished her medical examinations when her phone rang.

"Alex is going back right now," Tracy’s voice was dripping with arrogance. "Tell me, do you really think he’ll still marry you? Giselle, even if you two go through with the wedding, I will never leave him. He will always take care of me. After all, you nearly caused me to lose my baby. Do you honestly believe he’ll forgive you?"

Giselle listened to Tracy's smug voice. This woman was really an expert on twisting the wrong onto the right.

"Tracy, the wedding is canceled," Giselle replied calmly. "I’ll be divorcing Alex. If you have the ability to hold on to him, then make sure he signs the divorce papers. Got it?"

Without waiting for a response, she hung up.

Doctor Sutherland said, "Giselle. Your test results show signs of cancer cell metastasis. Right now, the most important thing is for you to rest and regain your strength so you can undergo surgery and chemotherapy as soon as possible."

Giselle let out a weak, bitter smile. Yes, the most important thing now was staying alive.

"Thank you, Doctor Sutherland," she thanked him.

As she was being wheeled back to her hospital room, her phone was flooded with missed calls from Alex. She finally returned his call.

She heard Alex's cold and full of rage ask, "Where are you?"

Giselle's tone remained indifferent. "I’ve already signed the divorce papers at the lawyer's office. My lawyer will contact you. Let’s not see each other again."

Alex’s fury exploded. "Giselle, are you serious? Did you do all of this just because I spent a few days with Tracy? The wedding isn’t even delayed! Everything is going as planned. Stop throwing a tantrum. Everyone will be attending tomorrow's wedding, so don’t make me angry."

When Giselle heard this, she smiled, "Alex, let’s just get a divorce. There’s no point in dragging this out."

As she spoke, blood trickled from the corner of her lips. Silent tears streamed down her face.

She had never imagined that she and Alex would reach this point. The man who once loved her more than anything, the one who used to hold her close and say with unwavering tenderness, "Giselle, if you're upset, take it out on me. Don't keep everything bottled up, okay?"

She had always smiled in his embrace. That man had changed.

When she stared at her phone, she realized that only twelve hours remained until their supposed wedding. She had neither the strength nor the desire to show up.

Alex kept calling her, but Giselle didn’t answer his call again. Instead, he received a call from her lawyer.

"Hello, Mr. Shaw. This is Miss Diaz’s attorney. She has already signed the divorce agreement. Where would you like me to meet you to finalize it?"

Alex's expression turned icy. His voice was sharp as a blade. "You may come to the Shaw Corporation.

If Giselle wanted to play games, he would see just how far she was willing to go.

An hour later, the lawyer arrived at Shaw Corporation and placed the signed divorce agreement that Giselle had signed before him.

Alex glanced at me, and his lips curled into a cold smile. "Does she want half of the marital assets? Everything she owns came from me. I disagree. If she wants a divorce, she leaves with nothing. She can't take a single penny even the money I gave her before and after the marriage. She’ll walk away empty-handed."

The lawyer relayed Alex’s response to Giselle over the phone.

When she heard that she had to return everything that he had given him before and during marriage, and he wanted her to leave penniless, her heart sank.

Her eyes turned dimmed. She had planned to use that money to save her own life. She said calmly. I understand. Please draft a new agreement. Have him sign it immediately."

"Miss Diaz," the lawyer hesitated. "If you agree to this, you will be left with nothing. Are you sure it’s worth it?"

The lawyer tried to persuade her, but Giselle had already made up her mind.

As she lay in the hospital, Giselle's mind was flooded with memories of the past ten years. She and Alex went from being in love to Alex cheating with Tracy. These ten years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Loving someone with her entire being had ultimately led to them becoming strangers who couldn’t stand each other.

“I agree.”