My Husband’s Schoolgirl Caused Me to Lose My Child

I suddenly rummaged through my husband's pocket and found a receipt for two packs of tampons, totaling 28.9$. Immediately after, I saw a post from his schoolmate on social media, showing a photo of the same type of tampons. The accompanying text read:

“Thank you, Adam, for giving me all the decency when I was helpless.”

I looked at my swollen belly and commented under the post: “Shameless woman.”

Within a minute, my husband called, shouting angrily, “Are you sick?! It’s just a few packs of tampons! Why did you have to embarrass me, Clara?”

After hanging up, I left a divorce agreement on the table and went to the hospital alone.

——

Adam Walter, my husband, rushed over shortly after I was admitted.

“What are you doing here?” I asked coldly, turning away. Just looking at him made me feel sick. My attitude toward him had soured beyond recognition.

Adam froze, standing silently for a long time before suppressing his frustration.

“The nurse said you're planning to abort the baby?”

I ignored him and he sighed, speaking more to himself than to me.

“Clara, don’t be irrational, okay? There’s nothing between that woman and me. Running to the hospital for an abortion after leaving a divorce agreement at home is just too childish,” Adam said, being flustered.

I answered, “I didn’t want to have a child this early and you went behind my back and secretly cheat on me. Who are you trying to fool now?”

"She’s just a girl without family here and she is my friend back at our college day. So, I bought her sanitary napkins. Why are you making this such a big deal?"

It would’ve been better if he said nothing at all, but his words only fueled my anger.

In the past, when there were no sanitary napkins at home, he refused to help me buy them, claiming it was too embarrassing for a man to do such a thing. And now, he was accusing me of having a small heart for being upset?

As for the abortion, I had no choice. If I didn’t keep this baby, he would never have a child in the future.

I was planning to go through with the abortion, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it, especially after feeling the movement of the fetus. The doctor found the baby’s heartbeat unstable and recommended I be hospitalized for observation.

All these negative emotions piled up inside me, making my face pale. My voice rose without me realizing it.

"Adam Walter, whose husband are you really? Since you care so much about her, why don’t you be the sanitary napkin she pads her body with?”

I admitted, I was blinded by anger and spoke without thinking.

Adam’s face darkened instantly, coldness creeping into his eyes.

“Clara, what exactly do you want from me? I rushed here the moment I heard you were in the hospital, putting everything at work aside. What more do you want?”

“To be honest, Celine and I were a couple in college. If you hadn’t pestered me during our breakup, I wouldn’t have gotten married so quickly.”

“I never wanted to hurt you, but you refuse to turn a blind eye to things. And now look, you've broken everything apart and ruined this marriage."

His eyes were full of disdain as he glared at me. The sharpness in his expression doubled as he stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

Silence filled the room. I covered my mouth, trying to stifle the sobs rising in my throat. Years of love, all wasted on the wrong person. Now, I finally understood—no matter how much warmth you gave, you couldn’t thaw a person without a heart.

Not long after, the door creaked open again, closing softly this time. Adam moved a stool beside my bed, hesitating for a while before finally speaking. His tone was softer, filled with helplessness.

“I’m sorry. I was too impulsive earlier. I’ll stay here with you tonight.”