Right before giving birth, I was still haggling with the vegetable seller over a single dime for
half an hour.
When I got home, I was just about to tell Hock Lee how much money I’d managed to save
again.
But then I overheard Hock Lee talking to a friend in the bedroom.
“I just don’t get it. You’re a multi–millionaire. Why do you have to play the poor man in front
of your wife?“Seriously, she’s trying so hard to save money every day, working as a cleaner with that huge belly, pinching pennies. It’s heartbreaking to watch.”
Hock Lee’s voice was cold.
“She saved my life. I’ll spend the rest of my life with her to repay that debt.“But Yulia had a child with me out of wedlock, and he’s planning to leave all his money to her and the kid.
Tears streamed down my face.
So my marriage, the one I worked so hard for, scrimping and saving, was all just one big lie.
He’s in love with Yulia Jones, and the baby he’s excited about isn’t mine.
If I’m in the way, I’ll just go.
Hearing them talk like that, it felt like my heart was being ripped out.
When his family went bankrupt, Yulia Jones took off overseas, and Hock Lee was so
devastated he tried to drown himself.
The autumn water was icy and bone–chilling.
I saved him from drowning, ignoring my period; I almost died doing it.
Hock Lee woke up and married me.
Seven years of marriage, I poured my heart and soul into him, and this is how he repays me.
The vegetables fell limply to the floor, their wilted leaves a stark reminder of how ridiculous it
was to argue with someone for half an hour over a dime.
A sharp pain shot through my abdomen, and I collapsed to the floor.
Amniotic fluid mixed with blood flooded the floor, making the cramped space even more
terrifying.
Hock Lee heard the noise and rushed out the door, looking panicked.
“Lily, what are you doing back?”
I clutched my stomach, breaking out in a cold sweat from the pain.
“I just got back from grocery shopping, and my stomach started hurting terribly. Hurry, get me to the hospital.”
Hearing this, Hock Lee immediately called for an ambulance.
He only seemed to relax after watching me being wheeled into the operating room.
I woke up after the surgery to a commotion.
The four–bed hospital room was packed. Seeing that I was awake, a nurse came over with
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Hock Lee heard the noise and rushed out the door, looking panicked. “Lily, what are you doing back?”
I clutched my stomach, breaking out in a cold sweat from the pain.
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“I just got back from grocery shopping, and my stomach started hurting terribly. Hurry, get me to the hospital.”
