When I regained consciousness, I found myself on the operating table. The doctor, with an emotionless tone, informed me, "The baby didn''t make it. We''ll need to perform a curettage. Ms. Sander, prepare yourself." After the procedure, I called Luke, but he told me he was upied with a critical deal. Despite feeling utterly defeated, I insisted on seeing him.


    When he stormed into the hospital, his expression showed no concern, only contempt. "Chloe, how long are you going to keep this up?"


    I choked back the the words I I had wanted to say that we had lost our child.


    I looked at his still-handsome face, now marred by disdain rather than tenderness.


    "What are you staring at? Is this what you call a procedure? What exactly did you do?"


    The pain in my lower abdomen felt as though a knife was twisting inside me. I was in sheer agony.


    Confronted by his usations, I recalled Anna''s words.


    The greatest sorrow is when a heart turns to stone. I couldn''t bear to exin anymore.


    All I felt was a a burning rage.


    had I already suggested


    off our engagement. His choice of who to be with was his alone, and I couldn''t interfere.


    He had told me to stay to end things with Anna.


    If I had withdrawn back then, I wouldn''t have ended up pregnant.


    He could hurt me, but why involve an innocent child?


    I gripped the sheets tightly, tears streaming uncontrobly.


    Seeing my pale face and the sweat on my brow, he finally recognized that something was terribly wrong. "Chloe, are you sick? What''s wrong?"


    In the past, I


    I might have argued, but now all I could focus on was my overwhelming anger.


    What had I done to deserve this torment from him and Anna?


    Why did that innocent child have to suffer because of their deceit?


    It was true that


    that from lovees sorrow, and from lovees fear.


    Now, I was like a vengeful spirit, determined to make them pay dearly for the child they had taken from me.


    I was in a private hospital owned by the Sanders. Anna, judging by how brazenly confident she was, must have arranged everything in advance.


    Even if I revealed the truth, she would likely have fabricated "evidence" to discredit me.


    If Luke were inclined to believe me, he could uncover the truth. But at this moment, he only cared about Anna.


    Anna knew he wouldn''t dig deeper and only listened to her one-sided version, which gave her the confidence to repeatedly harm me.


    I was all too familiar with her tactics.


    I


    This time, I was determined not to be na?ve.


    satisfaction.


    I knew that Anna was behind all this, trying to force me to step away from the engagement so she could legally take my ce.


    I wouldn''t give her


    that


    I stifled my grief and kept the truth about the baby hidden.


    This was my secret weapon. My miscarriage would only have the impact it deserved after Anna''s true colors were revealed.


    Otherwise, it would


    it would follow the same pattern as always: Anna manipting the situation, diminishing a major issue to something trivial, and then letting it slowly fade away. Seeing my constant tears, Luke started to show signs of concern.


    "Stop crying. Is it because I haven''t been aroundtely? I''ve been tied up with a major project."


    Despite his obsession with Anna, he seemed unable topletely let go of our shared past.


    "Luke, IhN?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    I had a dream that you no longer loved me. I''m really scared."


    Don''t be ridiculous. How could I ever stop loving you?"


    Anna had anticipated that I would seize this moment to create a dramatic scene, believing our marriage was on the brink of copse.


    She had timed her visit perfectly, expecting to catch a heated confrontation between me and Luke. Instead, she was met with us in a heartfelt embrace, leaving her face pale with shock. From that moment on, I became resolute. I set out to collect evidence of Luke and Anna''s affair.


    Although Anna used various schemes, the closest she came was kissing Luke. He had not fully betrayed me, but that was enough for her to taunt me.


    She would send me provocative photos and chat messages, only toter retract them.


    What she didn''t realize was that I had saved every single screenshot and recording.


    I was gearing up for a dramatic revtion, ready to expose their affair at our wedding reception.