I walked back to the ward in a daze, trying hard not to listen to the sounds coming from outside the door, but no matter how much I tried to block them out, the noises stayed in my ears like a curse, completely breaking my heart.
The next morning, Nicholas and his son came into the ward on time and kissed my cheek like they always did.
“Lily, good morning!”
“Mom, good morning!”
The father and son acted so well that there was nothing wrong on the surface. And I didn’t feel like pointing it out anymore.
Nicholas gently squeezed the toothpaste for me and said, “Lily, wash up first. Damon and I will go downstairs to buy you some breakfast.”
The father and son had just left when the door to the ward opened. Abigail stood by the bed, looking down at me with a mocking look in her eyes.
“Lily, even though you changed your last name, you are still nothing but a failure!”
“When I had kidney failure and needed a transplant, there were a few possible donors. But Damon said he was worried I might reject them, so he wanted to find the best match for me.”
“In the end, your kidney worked perfectly for me!”
“So, Lily, how does it feel to be tricked by your own son?”
As she spoke, Abigail lifted the hem of her dress and showed a strip of smooth, pink skin with no scars.
“Do you know why you have such a large scar on your belly after the same surgery?”
“It’s because all the best cosmetic surgery doctors in the city worked on me that day. Nicholas said I couldn’t have any scars on my body.”
“But your surgeon was the vet from the nearby pig farm to practice, which is why your wound looks so ugly!”
Her words echoed in my ears clearly. So the scar that made me feel ashamed was also caused by Nicholas.
Seeing me in shock, Abigail leaned closer and whispered in my ear, “By the way, your uterus was healthy. Nicholas had it removed just to make me happy!”
“And now, I’m pregnant. In the future, you won’t just be my organ donor, but my child’s as well. We can take anything we want from you!”
Her cruel words made me lose control. I stood up and tried to slap her. But before I touched her, Abigail quickly covered her face and cried loudly.
“Lily, please don’t hit me. I only came to help manage the company for you for a while!”
Just then, little Damon behind me pushed me hard and I fell to the ground. My forehead hit the corner of the bed and started bleeding heavily. Nicholas came in right after and stepped on the back of my hand while hugging Abigail tightly.
She cried, showing such a sad face and said, “Nicholas, I only came to visit my sister at the hospital, but she said I stole her company. She even asked people to hurt me and wanted me to become as miserable as her … ”
Nicholas’s face filled with rage.
“Lily, are you out of your mind? Abigail came to comfort you kindly and you tried to drag her down to your level. You’re disgusting!”
Damon also pointed his finger at me and shouted, “Bad woman! Bad woman! I don’t want you to be my mother! I want Aunt Abigail to be my mom!”
The father and son judged me as if I were guilty without letting me speak. But it didn’t matter. I had already given up. I slowly got up from the floor.
They no longer looked at me and left the ward, holding hands with Abigail.
As for me, I went home alone after finishing the hospital discharge. With four hours left, I threw all the family pictures on the wall into the fire. When it was already three hours left, I sent the new video from my phone to the lawyer.
With two hours left, I packed my luggage and placed the divorce papers I had prepared long ago on the table. With one hour left, I held the plane ticket in my hand and waited for the flight in the waiting area.
At the same time, Nicholas and Damon took Abigail to the island where we had our honeymoon, just to make her happy. It was not until a week later that Nicholas got out of Abigail's bed and remembered that today was our sixth wedding anniversary.
So, he made an appointment with a photographer and a makeup artist as usual and brought Damon back home.
But when the father and son opened the door, one holding flowers and the other carrying a cake, they found the house completely quiet.
"Shh! I think Mom is still sleeping. Let’s be quiet."
Damon tiptoed to the second floor and opened the bedroom door, only to find that no one was there. Nicholas was also confused and a feeling of worry grew in his heart. He quickly took out his phone and was about to make a call when the doctor rushed in looking frightened.
"Mr. Atwood, something bad happened. Your wife sent a lawyer’s letter to the hospital. She found out our secret!"
