It was supposed to be just another night shift in the ER on New Year’s Eve. But then, an emergency came through: an unexpected case of a ruptured corpus luteum. And to my shock, the patient was none other than my girlfriend, Emily Kent. We’d been together for three years. Because Emily couldn’t accept pre-marital intimacy, I hadn’t even kissed her yet. But as I looked at the three men who’d come with her, I was completely stunned. What in the world was going on? “Dr. Ford, we have a patient. Dr. Betsby wants you to take a look.” On New Year’s Eve, my night shift was at the ER. I glanced at the clock. It was nearly time to go, but the nurse rushed in, asking for my help. “What’s the situation?” I asked. The nurse hesitated, looking slightly uncomfortable. “It’s a ruptured corpus luteum.” I wasn’t fazed by the news. After years in the field, nothing really shocked me anymore, but I could tell from the nurse’s expression that this wasn’t just a run-of-the-mill case. Still, I didn’t give it much thought until I grabbed the patient file. Emily. The name hit me like a punch to the gut. I stared at it, then down at the date of birth. The age matched, too. I tried to shake it off. It had to be a coincidence, right? It was a common name, after all. I was too busy to ask more questions. The emergency room wasn’t the place for distractions. As we walked to the room, the nurse dropped another bombshell. “She came in with three men… It might be related to, well, what happened.” She wasn’t being direct, but I picked up on the implication. Ruptured corpus luteum? It wasn’t common unless something intense had happened. I wasn’t sure if the girl did this willingly, so I couldn’t call the police yet. Still, I asked, “It wasn’t forced, right?” The nurse immediately reassured me. “No, no. Absolutely not.” Then, with a flush creeping up her neck, she added, “You’ll see when you meet her.” When I walked into the room, everything hit me at once. I heard a familiar soft voice coming from the bed. “It’s not your fault. I just got too excited and didn’t know my own limits…” My heart froze. That voice was definitely my girlfriend’s. I had no words. I had planned to take her home to meet my parents on January 2nd. But now… I stepped forward, my hands trembling as I pushed the door open. And when I saw Emily lying there in that hospital bed, my stomach twisted into a knot. She glanced at me, and her smiling face turned stormy in an instant. “Claudio? What are you doing here?!” She snapped, her voice like a whip. Then, her eyes narrowed, and she screamed, “What are you standing there for? Can’t you see I’m in an emergency? You want me dead or what?” I swallowed my anger, pushing it down. “What’s going on, Emily? Care to explain?” My voice was strained. “Are you telling me you slept with these three men?” She didn’t answer with words. Instead, she slapped me hard across the face. “Are you insane?” Her eyes burned with fury. “Who told you a ruptured corpus luteum means someone’s been having sex? You’re a doctor! Can’t you even think straight?” She continued, “What? Are you implying that someone coming for a gynecological check-up automatically has a messed-up personal life? “These are my friends! If they hadn’t brought me to the hospital, I wouldn’t even know where I was! “You, as my boyfriend, should’ve been more responsible instead of jumping to conclusions and slandering me! “How shameless can you be?!” The three men who’d been standing silently by her side suddenly seemed to gain confidence, each of them growing bolder by the second. The one with yellowed teeth sneered at me. “We’re just friends, man. Just cut off your wild thoughts. You think you’re worthy of being a doctor?” His voice was mocking, dripping with disdain. “We saved your girlfriend and didn’t even ask for anything in return. You should be grateful.” I looked Emily dead in the eyes, my mind racing. “Friends? Funny, I never knew about these friends of yours.” Her teeth clenched, and I saw her face turn red. “Do you seriously think I’m supposed to tell you everything about my life? I’m allowed to have my own privacy, you know! “You say you respect me, but all you’re doing is trying to control me!” I could only laugh bitterly, but I didn’t respond. What could I even say at this point? Emily’s anger flared again. “You’re unbelievable!” Her voice cracked as she continued, “I’m about to die, and instead of being supportive, you’re accusing me!” “You’re a doctor, Claudio,” she hissed, “and yet you’re treating me like this? If you keep this up, I’ll report you!”
Emily’s shouting attracted a crowd of onlookers. Some people pulled out their phones and started recording, while the nurse tried to stop the spectators and warned Emily not to make false accusations. Emily cried out, “What? He can spread rumors about me, but I’m not allowed to defend myself? “What kind of hospital is this, letting doctors bully patients like that?” Some of the onlookers started shouting, “Why are you slandering this young lady?” “Exactly! This doctor looks all respectable, but he’s so dirty on the inside!” Seizing the moment, Emily yelled, “I don’t want Claudio to treat me! I’d rather die than let this unprofessional person touch me!” The nurse grew a little frantic. “Ma’am, Dr. Ford is the most authoritative doctor on duty tonight.” “A man is the expert in gynecology? Are you serious?” Emily pushed herself upright in the bed, her eyes flashing with anger. “You’re all in this together! Your hospital just wants me dead!” “No, Ma’am…” The nurse didn’t get to finish before the tallest man among the three shoved her aside and landed a punch straight to her face. “Are you deaf or what? You’re dragging this out, trying to kill her, aren’t you? “It’s New Year’s Eve! How could you even do this?” The young nurse held her face, tears flooding instantly. I quickly stepped in front of her, shouting, “What the hell you’re doing?!” Before the man could respond, Emily started crying, “Oh, I get it! No wonder you couldn’t care less about me and are trying to ruin me with lies! Turns out you’re having an affair with this nurse!” “An affair? Emily, you told me you were afraid of being woken up by fireworks, so you went to sleep early. And now you’re here with three men, almost hospitalized for a ruptured corpus luteum. Who’s really the one having an affair? “If you’re going to accuse me of slander, fine. I’ll call the cops right now. They’ll clear your name for you!” The crowd around us seemed to agree. But the three men began to panic. The yellow-toothed one looked at Emily. “Wait, that’s not supposed to happen!” Emily’s face turned pale. “You’re calling the cops now just to delay my treatment. You want me dead, don’t you? Why can’t you just wait until I’m better to explain? “We’ve been together for all these years, and you don’t trust me at all?” I gritted my teeth. Trust? Three years ago, under pressure from my family, I met Emily through an arranged date. Her parents had divorced, each moving on with their own lives, leaving her without anyone to depend on. Her life had been difficult, and her father would often demand money from her; when he didn’t get it, he would block her in and beat her. In our first month together, I felt sorry for her and gave her six thousand dollars out of my eight-thousand-dollar salary, never questioning where it went. She had nowhere to live, so I gave her the code to my apartment. She wanted to travel, and without a second thought, I paid for her trip. I gave her my trust completely. To everyone else, it seemed like we’d get married soon. Why else would I give her so much? But the truth was, I had never even kissed Emily. She cried to me once, telling me how she had caught her mother cheating, and their intimate acts made her uncomfortable. I respected her wishes and decided to wait until after marriage to deal with it. What did I get in return? I gave a bitter smile. “You said I was slandering you, didn’t you? Calling the police to clear your name is the least I can do.” “The police are having dinner with their families. Can’t you have some decency? Stop wasting their time!” The yellow-toothed man shouted at me. The crowd around us started to catch on. “If they have nothing to hide, then why not let the police come?” “I think this woman’s the one who’s cheating.”
The three men swung their arms and shouted at the crowd, “What’s wrong with you people? Why are you all here? Focus on your family instead of making a scene here, or you’ll be the ones in the hospital next!” Their words stirred up the crowd, and it looked like things were about to get chaotic. The director arrived quickly with a team of security guards to disperse the crowd and told me to go home and rest. She’d handle the rest. I gritted my teeth and looked at Emily. “We’re done,” I muttered before turning to leave. As soon as I stepped outside the hospital, I called home. “I’m not bringing Emily back.” My parents were surprised, but I didn’t have time to explain. I quickly texted my friend: [Send me the hotel booking from last night.] The whole New Year period passed by in a haze of gloom for me, and my parents didn’t dare ask any questions. It wasn’t until the third day of the New Year that our whole family went out to celebrate my grandmother’s birthday. But what I didn’t expect was that Emily and her mother showed up at the celebration. Seeing the determined look on Emily’s face, I felt a twinge of panic and had no choice but to step forward and warn her. “Emily, I’ve already made it clear. Stop making a scene here.” “What scene? I’m just here to celebrate your grandma’s birthday.” Emily smiled and tried to walk toward my grandmother. I grabbed her arm. “Emily, we’re done!” Emily stared at me in disbelief, then suddenly burst into tears. “Claudio, what are you talking about? How can we be done?! “You heartless bastard! You don’t want to be responsible for me, do you?” With a loud scream, she drew the attention of everyone in the room. She sobbed uncontrollably, pointing at my nose. “Oh, so you slept with me and now you don’t want me anymore?!” My family gathered around, and my parents rushed to ask, “Claudio, what’s going on?” “Didn’t you hear? Claudio slept with this girl, and now he doesn’t want her anymore! How could anyone be so irresponsible?” My aunt looked at Emily and said, “Hey, isn’t this the girl Claudio said he was going to marry? Guess that was just an excuse, huh?” My mom slapped me across the face. “Claudio, you’d better explain yourself now!” “Mom, it was Emily who cheated first! I found out, and that’s why I broke up with her! “And as for sleeping with her, I never even touched her!” “You’re lying!” Emily cried out, turning to my parents. “If I really cheated, why would I come to see Claudio? I’m from a decent family. Why would I embarrass myself like that? “Claudio, you’re insulting me, aren’t you? Just because you slept with me and now you don’t want to admit it?! “We’re all adults, and you might be a player. But why did you fool me around?” As soon as she finished, her mother collapsed onto the floor, crying. “God, what have we done to deserve this? My daughter’s been suicidal, and it’s all because of this scoundrel! If anything happens to her, I’ll never forgive your family!” Since my uncle’s business was large, my grandmother’s birthday party had not just my aunts and uncles but also all my cousins who were involved in business. To avoid negative influence, they all started pointing at me, demanding an explanation. “Claudio, our family’s always been decent. When has something this disgusting ever happened? If you really did this, then take responsibility and marry her! Don’t ruin our family’s reputation. Do you want our companies to go bankrupt?” “Yeah, stop crying, girl. If Claudio’s really the bastard you say he is, we’ll support you.” Emily, thinking she had the upper hand, cried even harder and ran up to my grandmother. “Ma’am, Claudio did this horrible thing just to ruin your birthday!” My uncle immediately turned pale, quickly pulling Emily away from my grandmother, and then pointed at me, shouting, “Claudio, you bastard! Hurry up and get it over with!” “I always wondered why Claudio wasn’t in a rush to get married, and now I know. He’s just playing games! If he got married, he’d be tied down, right?” “Seriously, everyone thought he was a good kid, but now we see what he’s really like. His mom wanted to leave the company to him? Someone like this doesn’t deserve to inherit anything!” My aunt began boasting about her own son’s achievements. My parents, caught in the middle, were also getting anxious. My grandmother, seeing how upset everyone was, almost fainted from the stress. To avoid a heart attack, she was quickly escorted away by my aunt. My uncle came up and punched me. “Look at the mess you’ve made! You just can’t wait to see the worst, can you? “You either take responsibility now and marry the girl or get the hell out!” He then told my parents to go home and get my documents so we could get married immediately. When my parents didn’t move, he started yelling at them too. “You’ve spoiled this little brat! He acts all decent, but look at what he’s doing!” Emily wiped away her tears. “Sir, if Claudio is willing to marry me right now, I won’t hold anything against him.” My aunt grabbed Emily’s hand. “Good girl, I’m so sorry you’ve been treated this way,” she said, then scolded me, “Go marry her now!” I replied, “I will never marry this shameless woman! Why don’t you believe me?” With a loud crash, Emily’s mother flipped the table. “Look at this! He’s making excuses just because he doesn’t want to take responsibility, even insulting my daughter! “If you’re determined to make things ugly, you should be ready for the consequences!” I smirked and looked at Emily and her mother. “Really? You don’t care about your dignity? Well, that makes things easier.” The crowd hesitated, glancing at me. Emily suddenly grew frantic. “Claudio, what do you mean?”
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