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Chapter 48
I was consumed by rage–so much rage! I thought, ‘How can I have been so stupid? How can I have fallen for their trick so easily?
I was too naive. I never imagined it could get this bad. When I thought about Dexter’s affair, I only expected a divorce–or at worst, a fight over our assets. I never in my worst nightmare thought they would actually want to kill me.
Blood rushed from my mouth when I tried to speak, and I couldn’t say another word.
“Well, let her die then. It’s your fault for sticking your nose in everything, poking around where you don’t belong. Now look at you this is what happens when you get involved. Oh well… I’ve got blood on my hands now. Terrific.”
The woman muttered to herself as her footsteps grew fainter, and I was left alone in the silence.
“Come… back… I tried to call out, but my voice was so weak. I couldn’t hold on much longer, and soon, everything faded to black.
When I woke up, it was still daylight. The absence of time only added to my panic. The pain hadn’t lessened; it was still there, sharp and overwhelming, crawling through every inch of my body.
I waited through the day, then through the night, and finally, the next morning. I thought I might hear rescue teams, but the silence around me was deafening. No footsteps, no voices, nothing.
I wondered. ‘Can this really be how I die? No, I can’t! Juno is waiting for me to come home. Martha… my sister…
With that thought, I gritted my teeth and, summoning all my strength, I grabbed onto a dry vine and tried to pull myself up. But with a snap, the brittle vine gave way under my weight, and crashed back down.
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“Who’s down there?” Just as I thought I might give up, a voice rang out from above.
“It’s me… help…” I tried to shout, but all that came out was a faint desperate whisper.
A moment later, I heard someone pushing through the bushes. What are you doing here? Wait–let me call an ambulance
I thought, “The voice is so familiar… Is that… Dr. Norman? For a second, I thought my ears were deceiving me. ‘How could Dr. Norman be here?”
I held on until help arrived, but by the time I passed out again, I didn’t even get to see who had rescued me.
I woke up in the hospital seven days later. The first thing I saw was Dexter–that devil–sitting by my bed. My body tensed in fear, but he was looking at me with so much fake concern, his eyes practically overflowing with false tenderness.
“Sweetheart, you’re awake?” His voice was full of joy. “Doctor! Doctor! My wife is awake!”
Before I knew it, a team of doctors and nurses had crowded around me. After their examination, they said I had defied the odds.
From such a great height, I had broken multiple bones and severely injured my organs. I had lost so much blood, and yet I had somehow managed to survive out there for so long.
Dexter was crying now. “Honey, do you have any idea how worried I man–I’d be fine. Why do you have to be so stupid…”
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Chapter 48
Everyone in the room was clearly moved by his act. But I felt numb, cold to the bone. I couldn’t move–my body was shattered.
As my legal spouse, Dexter had far more control over me than ever realized.
First of all, I couldn’t get rid of him. The hospital needed his signature on my medical forms. Even though Martha was there, she couldn’t do anything about it. Dexter had taken charge, and with a spouse present, my parents were sidelined.
I gritted my teeth, holding back tears. I’d endure this for now, Once I was stronger, I’d figure out what to do next.
I did my best to cooperate with my treatment and focus on my recovery. After two major surgeries, I was finally able to get out of bed and walk.
No longer a half–invalid, I clung to the edge of the bed, carefully moving one step at a time. As I did, a flood of emotions hit
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Now that I could walk, the first thing I did was ask Martha, “How Juno? I want to see him.”
Martha looked at me in surprise. Juno’s with Dexter. After you got so badly hurt, you couldn’t take care of him.
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