I couldn’t bear to watch what happened next. As I fled, their whispered words of intimacy echoed in my ears, stabbing into my heart like shards of glass.
The man who once vowed to love and cherish me forever was now secretly meeting another woman behind my back.
It felt as though an invisible hand had slapped me across the face. The humiliation was unbearable, consuming me like quicksand. My legs gave out, and I collapsed to the ground in a pathetic and laughable heap.
A passing nurse hurried over to help me up. Seeing the tears streaming down my face, she assumed I had hurt myself and comforted me, “Madam, don’t cry. If Mr. Lopez sees you like this, he’ll be devastated.”
Looking at the nurses’ worried expressions, I could no longer suppress my emotions. I broke down, sobbing uncontrollably.
After crying until I was utterly exhausted, I returned to my room and collapsed into bed.
When I woke up, Jacob was still nowhere to be seen. Instead, Daisy stood at the foot of my bed, her expression dark.
There wasn’t a shred of respect in her gaze. Instead, she looked at me with disdain and mocked, “You saw what happened earlier, didn’t you? Jacob loves me. I’m carrying his child.”