By the time she was done, I was barely breathing. She finally ordered her men to throw me back to the hospital emergency room like discarded trash.
I didn't know how long I was unconscious. When I finally opened my eyes, the doctor sighed in relief.
"You're awake... we almost lost you. I'll notify your family to handle the paperwork."
He handed me my phone. The first message I saw was from Madam Montgomery.
[The divorce papers are ready. Leave Renald as soon as you can.]
I let out a hollow laugh, my throat dry and burning. Knowing his obsessive nature, I weakly dialed Madam Montgomery's private number.
"Please…" my voice was barely a whisper. "Help me fake my death. Use an unclaimed body from the morgue... let him think I'm gone for good."
"If I simply disappear, he'll hunt me to the ends of the earth. But if he thinks I'm dead... everything ends."
There was a long silence on the other end. Then Madam Montgomery exhaled deeply.
"Follow the people I send. I'll handle the rest."
Under her arrangement, I left the hospital quietly through the back door and headed straight for the airport.