My husband, Xavier Monroe, is known for being completely devoted to our daughter. But the new young nurse doesn’t believe it. She even made a high-profile bet with people about it. And on the very day our daughter’s heart condition relapsed and needed Xavier to perform surgery— She deliberately poisoned her own pet cat and came crying to beg Xavier to save it. Everyone thought Xavier would refuse in anger. But his eyes filled with heartache as he readily agreed. “Zara has depression. If she loses her emotional support cat, she might die!” From that moment on, he became her personal pet doctor. Meanwhile, my daughter, who missed the optimal rescue window, ended up in the morgue where they were having their affair. Until three months later, when Zara strutted around with a pregnancy belly she couldn’t hide, her eyes full of smugness. I screamed myself hoarse questioning Xavier. But he just looked at me with impatience. “All surgeries carry risks. No one can guarantee success.” “Stella’s spirit in heaven would be happy to have a little brother or sister!” I nodded with a cold laugh. Xavier, you think my daughter isn’t worth as much as her cat. But without me, you’re nothing.
My phone vibrated. It was a social media post from the young nurse, Zara. [When my little princess had complications during labor, thank goodness my boss stepped in to save both mother and baby! If I’m going to marry anyone, it’ll be a compassionate man like this!] In the photo, Xavier and the young nurse were holding a Ragdoll cat, smiling brilliantly like a happy family. Attached was a message Xavier had sent her. “She’s weak after giving birth and needs careful rest.” “I’ve booked her a three-month premium postpartum care package at the maternity center, with customized nutritious meals and a caregiver available 24/7.” “If she shows any adverse reactions, call me immediately.” Every word dripped with meticulous care. I used to think his tenderness belonged only to me. My heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand. I couldn’t breathe. I had already planned to send my daughter abroad for treatment, but when the emergency struck, my husband Xavier repeatedly assured me. “Hope, I’ll perform Stella’s surgery myself. I’m the most authoritative cardiology director in the entire city. Don’t you trust my abilities?” But I never imagined he would delay Stella’s optimal rescue window for a cat. Xavier cooked a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of me. “Hope, you never eat properly. It breaks my heart.” He scooped up a spoonful to feed me. “I have something to tell you. Zara said stray cats are so pitiful with nowhere to go, and she wants to keep them at our place…” “I’m planning to clear out Stella’s room.” A roaring filled my ears. I even forgot to swallow. What? To please his mistress, he wants me to give up Stella’s room? “I don’t agree!” Xavier used a handkerchief to wipe the porridge from my lips, his eyes gentle. “Hope, I know you’re still grieving, but we can’t just watch stray cats starve and freeze!” I swatted away the porcelain bowl in his hand. “Xavier, my Stella is already gone. Are you trying to erase even the only traces of her existence?” “Using my daughter’s life to please her, and now helping her raise cats? Not a chance!” Xavier gripped my scalded hand and smiled helplessly. “Hope, you’re throwing a tantrum again.” “Besides, Zara’s pet cat is a show-quality Ragdoll worth a hundred thousand dollars! If anything happens to it, we can’t afford to compensate!” A doctor who leaves mid-surgery. A husband who prioritizes someone else’s pet cat. Past experiences had already killed my feelings for Xavier completely. Seeing the fresh hickeys on his neck, I found them glaring and nauseating. “Don’t touch me!” I struggled in resistance, and my forehead accidentally hit the glass coffee table. Blood flowed freely. Blood dripped down my cheeks onto the white wool carpet, blooming into starkly vivid red flowers. Xavier froze in place, but then his phone suddenly vibrated. He didn’t put it on speaker, but I could still hear a woman’s intermittent sobbing. “Boss, I had a fight with my family and have nowhere to go…” I covered my bleeding wound and watched helplessly as he gently comforted another woman. After a long while, he reached out to check my wound and hesitantly spoke. “Hope, I promise you—no cats in the room.” “But you have to promise me one thing. Zara has nowhere to go. Clear out Stella’s room for her to live in.” “Replace all the children’s furniture in the room. She’s pregnant and can’t run around. Go to the mall yourself and pick out new things.” I couldn’t believe my ears and immediately pushed his hand away. Back at the hospital, Xavier’s eyes had reddened as he choked out: “I’m sorry, Hope. Stella missed the optimal rescue window. She’s lost all vital signs. Please accept my condolences.” Those words struck me like a thunderbolt. My blood instantly froze. My mouth opened, but no sound came out. I could only watch in a daze as Stella’s cold body was wheeled into the morgue. It wasn’t until Xavier handed me the urn that I couldn’t hold back anymore and broke down crying. Stella died from her untreated condition at the age of seven. And the culprits behind all this were my husband of seven years and his mistress! Seeing that I wouldn’t speak, Xavier’s eyes flashed with displeasure. “Hope Sinclair, all these years you’ve been eating my food, using my things, living in my house—are you really going to be difficult with me over this?” With that, he grabbed his car keys and hurried away. Before leaving, he planted an affectionate kiss on my cheek. “Be good. Once I become director, I’ll give you another child…” 2. The moment Xavier left, Zara sent me a high-definition video. In the morgue, Xavier was having kinky video sex with her, trying every position. “Hope, my condolences.” “But don’t worry, I’ll give the boss a healthy child, hehe—” I deleted and blocked this message that seemed like condolence but was actually a declaration of ownership. This absurd marriage should come to an end. Xavier was indeed the city’s top cardiology director. But with his qualifications, there was no way he could become hospital director. I hid my identity and fought against the entire board of directors to pave his way. I was afraid of breaking his proud spirit, afraid of damaging the pride he took such honor in. But he believed the next director position was rightfully his. I never expected Stella’s death would make me see just how laughable my dedication had been. In the hospital office, Xavier was massaging Zara’s pregnancy-swollen calves, looking every bit the devoted husband. When the other nurses saw me, their eyes shifted uneasily. They also knew this tenderness once belonged only to me. Watching the panic flash through Xavier’s eyes, I said word by word: “Xavier, let’s get divorced.” His Adam’s apple bobbed as his mouth opened but no sound came out. Zara immediately shrank into Xavier’s arms, squeezing out two innocent tears. “Hope, I understand your grief over losing your child, but you shouldn’t cause a scene at the hospital…” “After all, the boss is about to become director. We can’t have any problems at this critical moment!” “Get lost!” I coldly cut her off. “I’m talking to my husband. What are you?” Xavier immediately frowned. “Hope, whether you’re sad or angry, come at me! Zara is innocent!” My gaze swept over the family photo on the desk, which had been replaced with another picture. Xavier and Zara holding the Ragdoll cat, looking like a happy family of three. As if I were the outsider. I remembered how he used to hold that family photo like a treasure. “You and Stella will always be with me, right?” That family photo and his stubborn love once helped me through the darkest period of my life. But that Xavier in my heart had long died in my tears. I glanced at her slightly swollen pregnant belly and spoke with disdain. “Where’s your director? Call him here!” “Tell him the chairman of Sinclair Group wants to see him!” But Zara completely ignored my words and instead mocked me coldly. “Hope, even if you’re angry, there’s no need to pretend you’re rich! Everyone knows Miss Sinclair has never announced her marriage!” “If you’re jealous of me, just say so. No need to use such despicable tactics to steal the boss away.” I couldn’t help but laugh. When I first met Xavier, he was just a poor kid fresh out of school. To avoid pressuring him, I hid my identity. We got our marriage license but had no wedding. And now that’s become evidence she uses to slap me in the face! Xavier suddenly grabbed my wrist hard, his nails nearly digging into my flesh. “Hope, before you show off, shouldn’t you consider what you’re actually worth?” “Once I become director, who can stop me from marrying Zara!” He yanked me so hard I nearly fell to the ground. Xavier’s gaze fell on the bloodstain on the bandage on my forehead, and his tone softened slightly. “Making a scene won’t help! The director is on a business trip abroad and won’t be back until the handover ceremony.” Zara smiled smugly. “Hope, Director Smith is my father, and he’s the right-hand man of Ms. Sinclair from Sinclair Group. Do you think he’ll punish me and the boss for an outsider like you? What do you have to compete with me?” My right-hand man? No wonder Zara dared to be so unrestrained. I turned and left without lingering, heading to Stella’s grave. “You’re just showing off to get my attention. Don’t worry, I won’t agree to divorce. Stop being angry, okay?” Xavier was still spouting nonsense. I opened the photo Zara had posted of human specimens. It was Stella’s remains. “Care to explain, Xavier?” Xavier froze, then suddenly pulled me into his embrace, though his tone was dismissive. “Yes, I signed the body donation consent form. That’s because Zara’s technique with the scalpel isn’t steady yet and needs more practice. Don’t get upset.” “Besides, Zara looks somewhat like you. The child she gives birth to will probably look a lot like our Stella.” “Once she has the baby and the child calls you mommy too, consider it my compensation to you—” I slapped him hard across the face, my chest heaving violently. “What do you think my Stella is? Some defective product that can be replaced?” “Get out!” 3. Xavier and I parted on bad terms once again. Back home, I discussed divorce matters with my lawyer. Just as I was about to put down my phone, a livestream video notification caught my attention. The blood in my entire body rapidly froze. “Everyone! Welcome to the human anatomy teaching video. Please welcome our Nurse Zara!” By the time I rushed to the hospital, the operating table was a mess. Zara was holding a blood-stained scalpel, her face twisted with excitement. And my Stella lay there, pale and cold, on the operating table. “Stella—!” I instinctively rushed forward. Zara had no intention of stopping, and viciousness flashed through her eyes. The sharp scalpel sliced through my elbow. Searing pain instantly assaulted my nerves. Before I could curse at her, Xavier burst through the door. Immediately, a pig-like scream filled my ears. Xavier immediately shielded her behind him. Zara clutched her belly, crying out pitifully and innocently: “I was just practicing dissection… Why did she push me… Boss, I’m scared…” At these words, Xavier’s brow furrowed, his eyes carrying their usual annoyance. “Hope, even if you’re unhappy, you can’t lay hands on a pregnant woman!” I covered my still-bleeding elbow, my voice trembling with anger. “Are you blind, Xavier? Is the security camera just for decoration?” I was about to take Stella’s remains away, but he grabbed my wrist. “Apologize!” I struggled with all my might. The anger in his eyes could no longer be concealed. His nails dug deep into my wound, and cold sweat beaded on my forehead from the pain. “Hope, what’s happened to you? Zara is pregnant. You’ve been a mother too. Don’t you have any compassion?” “I’m so disappointed in you!” I should be the one saying that to him. Looking at my daughter’s disemboweled body on the operating table, my grievance and anger instantly broke through the floodgates. “Is that even human speech, Xavier? She disemboweled my daughter! And you want me to apologize to her?” Just then, Zara suddenly stepped forward, sobbing pitifully. “Hope, I know you’re jealous of me, but I’m already carrying the boss’s child.” “You can’t harm me and cause a miscarriage just because you lost your child and can’t stand seeing me pregnant!” Then Zara smiled viciously and pulled out a bone saw. The metal made a harsh scraping sound as it cut into flesh. “Stella—!” Ignoring the pain, I just wanted to stop Zara’s cutting motion. “Don’t go over there and cause trouble! Zara needs to do a live practice. So many eyes are watching the livestream. Do you have the heart to watch her make mistakes and be ridiculed?” “So what! You want me to just watch her desecrate my daughter? You’ll both pay for this!” At that moment, I desperately tried to break free from Xavier’s restraining hands. But my strength was no match for an adult male who worked out regularly. After the dismemberment was complete, the hands restraining me gradually loosened. I screamed until my voice gave out, the sound shrill as I shed two trails of bloody tears. “Xavier, without me! How could you have gotten where you are today?” “You actually cut open my daughter’s belly and displayed her bloodied body for everyone to see, to help your mistress practice?” “When you were in bed with her, weren’t you afraid Stella would come back to haunt you!” Xavier was momentarily stunned by my question, his face ashen. “I became director entirely through my own ability. What does it have to do with you?!” “Don’t throw all your dirty water on her. I was the one who decided to sign the body donation agreement! But that was also to accumulate merit for Stella, so she could have a better rebirth in her next life. How can you still blame me?” The day Stella’s heart condition relapsed, he had held that small hand and solemnly promised. “Stella, Daddy will keep you safe and help you grow up…” But now, he watched helplessly as his mistress desecrated my daughter’s body. I laughed coldly. I casually picked up the scalpel that had fallen to the floor and stabbed toward Zara! “You dare touch my daughter? I want you dead!!”
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