"Why do you insist on lying? You know you've made a mistake, yet you come up with this pregnancy lie to deceive Colin. That's just too low, isn't it? Didn't the check-up last year reveal that you're infertile? How can you suddenly be pregnant? Why bother lying to Colin? You know how much he hates being lied to," Selena mumbled.
Colin looked at me with disgust. "It's been five years. You've never been pregnant and now you suddenly say you are? Do you really think I'll believe you? Apologize to Selena immediately!"
Why was I infertile? Colin knew the answer better than anyone.
During my first pregnancy two years ago, he compelled me to accompany clients for cocktails to save his business. I was forced to drink so much alcohol that I not only lost the baby but also became infertile. Now, he actually said such words.
Suddenly, a warm liquid flowed down my legs. My face instantly turned deathly pale.
A manager who had been observing the situation couldn't bear it anymore and whispered a reminder, "Mr. Zaleski, your wife seems to be seriously injured. Shouldn't we take her to the hospital immediately?"
Colin sneered coldly, "Hmph, you don't understand! This is just one of her tricks to gain sympathy! A little injury like this won't kill her!"
My heart turned cold. Even an outsider could see the severity of my situation, yet he was so heartless.
The female assistants Colin brought along whispered, "We've been watching out for Miss Stroud every day, but a woman like Charlotte should've been divorced long ago."
"Exactly, Miss Stroud is gentle and caring, and she even studied abroad. Not like her, always acting high and mighty as the CEO's wife."
"What's the point of keeping a woman who can't have children? They should have made Miss Stroud the official wife long ago."
Selena looked at me smugly, her eyes full of ridicule.
I felt the whole world spinning as Lana struggled to support me. My blood had already stained the floor beneath me.
Colin's eyes were red and he kicked over the first aid kit. "Don't even think about leaving here if you don't apologize!"
Lana was furious. "Do you know who I am? How dare you treat a pregnant woman like this?"
Colin straightened his back. "Anyone who helps this crazy woman today is going against Fortune Eatery!"
Lana calmly pulled out a business card. "I'm Lana Bennett, the Chairman of your headquarters. Is this how you treat your guests?"
Selena suddenly laughed, snatched the card, and mocked, "Chairman? You? Without even an assistant? Did you buy this fake card online?"
As she said that, she tore the business card into pieces and threw it on the ground, then covered her chest and coughed violently. "Colin, I can't breathe. Please take me to the hospital now." Then she collapsed into Colin's arms.
Colin picked her up and rushed out, turning back to glare at me. "Charlotte, if anything happens to Selena, I'll make sure you never work in this industry again."
"Security, seal off all the exits and let them find their own way out!" After he said that, he disappeared down the hallway with Selena in his arms.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Stark." The security chief looked at me apologetically. Then he locked all the exits, turned off the emergency elevator, and followed them out.
I lay on the cold tiles, trembling.
