After a multi-car collision, my girlfriend rushed to care for the culprit who caused my injuries. Faced with my plea for help, she remained indifferent. “If it weren’t for you, Ethan wouldn’t have broken his leg!” “Now you’re whining about a little pain, I never knew you were such a crybaby!” It was then that I realized the injured man across from me was my girlfriend’s first love. Watching their intimate expressions, I suddenly felt like I was in the way. “Dr. Parker, this patient’s injuries are severe and require immediate surgery!” “Put him aside, he won’t die.” My girlfriend Olivia was currently supporting her first love, hurriedly rushing him to the emergency room. As for me, lying on the ground bleeding profusely, she acted as if she couldn’t see me. Just as I felt my life slipping away, she finally walked slowly to my side and coldly said, “If you hadn’t suddenly rushed out, how could Ethan have broken his leg!” “That was his brand new motorcycle, you’ll have to compensate him when you recover!” I tried my best to explain, but was met with her hateful glare. In that moment, my heart sank into endless darkness. Today, I had originally planned to give her a surprise. I didn’t expect that as soon as I turned into that small alley, I would be knocked down by a motorcycle. The culprit was Ethan, the first love Olivia could never let go of in her heart. He was clearly speeding, but ended up in much better shape than me. When he was finally rescued, he only had a broken leg. I called Olivia for help, but when she arrived she ignored me, She even kicked me hard, causing my wound to tear open and bleed heavily. We had been together for five years and were at the stage of discussing marriage. But now I just felt incredibly stupid. In Olivia’s heart, I probably wasn’t even worth a thousandth of Ethan. As if to punish me, Olivia used her position as a doctor to deliberately delay putting me in an ambulance for fifteen minutes. By the time I arrived at the hospital, my last shred of hope had been shattered. As I gradually lost consciousness, I passed out. The last thought in my mind was to completely break things off with Olivia. Since she was so infatuated with Ethan, even disregarding my life for him, I should recognize my place and let them be together! When I regained consciousness, Ethan was in the bed next to mine. Olivia was smiling as she fed him some nutritious soup, “I brought it in a thermos so it’s the perfect temperature, try it.” Noticing I was awake, she glared at me impatiently. “If you want to eat something, order delivery yourself. Don’t expect me to take care of you!” I thought my heart had already turned to ashes, but hearing her speak like this, tears still involuntarily streamed down my face. Seeing this, Olivia took it as me making a fuss. “What are you crying for? You’re always causing trouble, it’s so annoying!” “Let me tell you Jack, Ethan is irreplaceable in my heart. You could never measure up no matter how hard you try!” Hearing this, Ethan’s eyes were full of smugness as he looked at me provocatively, “Sorry bro, Olivia and I go way back. You don’t mind, do you?” In the past, hearing words like this would have sent me into a rage. But now, I just calmly wiped away my tears and smiled indifferently. “Of course I don’t mind. She’s your girlfriend, not mine.” Olivia’s face turned ashen as she glared at me. I ignored her and called my mother directly, “Mom, I’m in the hospital. Can you come pick me up?”
Olivia thought I was bluffing, “Don’t think calling your mom over will scare me. Jack, this is all you’re capable of.” I closed my eyes tightly, not wanting to waste any more words. When my mom arrived with her assistant in a hurry, Olivia was shocked to realize I wasn’t putting on an act. She blocked my mom, “Auntie, he’s still hospitalized. It’s not appropriate to take him away right after surgery, is it?” My mom already had a poor impression of Olivia, and now she pushed her aside without hesitation. “You’re just a small-time doctor, how dare you delay my son’s treatment? Let me tell you, this hospital’s major investor has deep ties with our family. If you keep causing trouble, I’ll make sure you can never work in this field again!” Olivia had become an attending physician at a young age and prided herself on her medical skills, which made her attitude arrogant. In reality, I had been quietly supporting her all along. To protect her pride, I never revealed the truth. So now she didn’t believe it at all, thinking my mom was just bluffing. “You’re lying! I got to where I am today through my own abilities and experience. How could I possibly rely on this good-for-nothing?” The assistant immediately stepped forward, glaring at her fiercely. Olivia instantly shut her mouth, and Ethan beside her was too scared to make a sound. Afterwards, mom carefully carried me out of the hospital and transferred me to the city’s best private hospital. “Rest easy and focus on recovery. The Taylor family’s daughter has been waiting. Now that you’ve agreed, we can set the wedding date today.” I nodded weakly and closed my eyes, my mind in chaos. Not long after, a message came from Olivia. “Isn’t your family just a small company? Why bother putting on this act? Who are you trying to fool?” “I’m warning you Jack, stop making up ridiculous stories to trick me, or we’re completely done!” Even at this point, she still thought I was lying to her. I took a deep breath to calm myself, then replied bluntly, “Let’s break up. Consider these years as me feeding a dog.” “I hope you and your dear Ethan live happily ever after. Don’t go ruining anyone else’s life.” After sending that, I promptly set her to Do Not Disturb. Thinking back to when we first got together, Olivia was the one who actively pursued me. She told me Ethan was just a close friend. It wasn’t until I accidentally discovered their flirtatious text messages that she admitted they had been in a relationship before. “Don’t worry, you’re the only one in my heart now. He’s in the past for me.” She was so earnest then, and I chose to believe her. I thought she truly loved me as she claimed. But I never expected that behind my back, she and Ethan had already rekindled their old flame. This accident also let me see her true colors completely. As I was lost in thought, my phone suddenly rang again. It was a friend request from Emma. Mom sent me a message asking us to get to know each other. After accepting the request, I didn’t chat much with her and continued resting. For all these years, I had never revealed my true family background to Olivia. So she always thought I was just an ordinary young man, and everything I did was to win her back. But I’m also incredibly grateful that I didn’t tell her in advance that my family’s company had long been the city’s leading enterprise, with substantial assets and business across multiple sectors.
My injuries were severe, and I had to recuperate in the hospital for a full month. During this month, Olivia never contacted me. Instead, she frequently updated her social media, going on trips with Ethan. I thought my heart had already turned to stone, but seeing those photos still made my chest ache uncontrollably. It felt like a boulder was pressing on my chest, the suffocating feeling making me dizzy. Five whole years of love, yet it was so worthless in her heart. Even though I had given her so much, in the end I was just a prop in her love story with Ethan. I’m being discharged the day after tomorrow. Mom told me Emma will come to pick me up too. We’ve chatted a few times during this period. Her personality is completely different from Olivia’s. When it comes to work, her passion is no less than mine. “Got it Mom, I’ll be ready.” Looking at my scruffy, haggard reflection in the mirror, I seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. Thinking back, Olivia used to nag me about my appearance every time we went out. She bought me vintage glasses and picked out flashy shirts that didn’t suit my style, making me look like a clown. Later I realized it was because Ethan liked that kind of look. She treated me as Ethan’s shadow, while claiming she only loved me. Every year on her birthday, I would meticulously prepare surprises. When it came to my birthday, she always used work at the hospital as an excuse to cancel. The only birthday gift she ever gave me was a freebie that came with something she bought for Ethan. It’s not that I never argued with her, but each time she would threaten to break up. I couldn’t bear to end the relationship, so I kept enduring it. If I hadn’t been injured by Ethan this time, I don’t know how long I would have remained deluded. Tomorrow when I’m discharged, I need to go to our shared apartment to pick up the cat I raised. It was a gift I gave her. Olivia was excited about it at first, but soon lost interest. I had to clean the house and take care of the kitten, exhausted every day. Olivia was nonchalant: “I’m training you. Otherwise how will you take care of me after we’re married?” I haven’t looked after the cat for a month. I don’t know how she and Ethan have been treating it. Thinking of this, I became extremely anxious and quickly called my assistant to check on the cat’s condition. When I heard the cat’s pitiful meowing in the video, my heart clenched. The cat’s name is Coco, a sweet orange tabby. I cared for it deeply and was always afraid of it getting even slightly hurt. But after such a short time in Olivia’s hands, it had been mistreated like this. She was the one who insisted on getting a pet, yet she didn’t cherish it at all. For some reason, a wave of sorrow washed over me. Coco’s fate was so similar to mine. I couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. So I asked my assistant to go pick up Coco. Olivia was still traveling, no one was home, And I didn’t want to have any more entanglements with her anyway. “Boss, the password you gave me doesn’t work. I can’t get in.” I hadn’t expected Olivia to change the lock on the apartment. I paused briefly, then gave Ethan’s birthday as the new code. This time the door opened, and my assistant was able to bring Coco out safely. I didn’t expect Olivia to be so heartless. I was the one who rented the apartment. She never paid a cent for utilities. Yet just to spite me, she changed the lock without telling me. Perhaps seeing this through the security camera, Olivia contacted me after a long silence. “Who told you to break into my home and steal the cat? That’s burglary, I’m calling the police!” “I’ll make sure you get a criminal record and ruin your life, unless you keep paying me rent and apologize.” She accused me self-righteously, as if I was truly the one who had done wrong. In the past, I was always the first to apologize after every argument. She never backed down. This first time she actively reached out to me, it was for money. “So you do know I paid the rent? Aren’t you the one illegally occupying someone else’s home? I’m giving you one week to move out. Don’t let me see you again.” I retorted angrily, trying to suppress my rage. Olivia was dismissive, “It’s just rent, right? As an attending physician, I make over $20,000 a month. I don’t need your pocket change.” “Fine, I’ll move. But I’m telling you, don’t come begging me to get back together when you regret it later!” I didn’t respond further, not wanting to waste more words on her. Ethan chimed in at this point: “Come on, don’t make things too tense because of me. Let’s all talk it out calmly.” “Jack, just apologize. Olivia won’t hold it against you.” He came to stay at our rented apartment every week and even had his own room. They both relied on me to live, so naturally they didn’t want to completely cut ties. In the past, for Olivia’s sake, I put up with everything and endured a lot of grief from Ethan. But now I couldn’t take it anymore, “You really think I’m a sucker? I haven’t done anything wrong. The ones who are wrong are people like you with no moral bottom line.”
My assistant just sent me photos of the apartment. Looking closely, I noticed opened boxes of birth control pills scattered on the coffee table. They had clearly been used. Whether Olivia had betrayed me or not, the answer was obvious. I had thought she had only emotionally strayed from our relationship, But now I realized she may have crossed the line with Ethan long ago. Suddenly, a strong wave of nausea hit me. I felt utterly disgusted. After hanging up, Olivia seemed unsatisfied and posted a public update on social media. In the photo, she and Ethan were embracing tightly at his academic lecture. But the research results displayed on the podium were all my hard work. I originally had a background in scientific research and had made a name for myself in the field. Later Olivia complained that burying myself in research was useless, so she forbade me from continuing. But when she found out Ethan was interested in research, she forced me to do research for him, Crediting all the results I had spent countless hours on to Ethan. “Fine, I won’t hold it against you this time. There’s an academic symposium the day after tomorrow. Go in Ethan’s place.” “Talk about your insights on the research. Of course, tell everyone you’re just Ethan’s assistant.” I was deep in thought when Olivia’s message came through. Seeing this content, a wave of mockery welled up inside me. These were clearly my achievements, yet I had to help them deceive everyone. Ethan had even gained quite a bit of praise and prestige because of this. But it should all belong to me. Even if I had to destroy it, I absolutely couldn’t let these despicable thieves benefit! I lowered my head and was silent for a moment, then decisively agreed. Since they were so shameless, they couldn’t blame me for being merciless when I exposed everything! Seeing that I agreed, Olivia sent over the speech. “Just read this when it’s time. Don’t cause any trouble, or we’re breaking up immediately!” I sneered, not bothering to respond.
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