Chapter 198
The atmosphere inside the car was terrifyingly silent. Simon said nothing; they just drove the car at breakneck speed.
I gripped the seatbelt tightly, my mind unable to comprehend what kind of illness could turn Simon into this.”
What was originally a half–hour drive was brutally compressed into ten minutes. I lost count of how many red lights he ran.
My legs felt weak when I exited the car and my back was soaked with cold sweat.
Simon suddenly swept me into his arms, kicked open the bedroom door and carried me inside.
He tossed me onto the bed, his movements devoid of their usual tenderness.
This time, I was angry too. I took two steps back and glared at him.
“Simon, what the hell is wrong with you?“>
Simon stared at me for a long time without speaking, then suddenly bit down hard on my lip.
A salty taste spread in my mouth. I winced and tried to push him away, but Simon only intensified his actions, pressing down on me.“]
I don’t know how long it took before he finally let me go, but he didn’t back away, trapping me between the bed and his body.”
Gasping for air, I touched my bleeding lip, fury burning inside me.§
“Simon, do you have rabies or something?“{
He didn’t answer. Instead, a flicker of hurt flashed in his eyes.
“Have you … been with him?“}
It took me a moment to realize who he meant. Maxwell.>
I closed my eyes. I never intended to hide what had happened between Maxwell and me, but I heard Simon say it out loud and thought about everything he’d done tonight.
It felt like someone had sliced open my heart. Was this his way of showing that he thought I was dirty?”
I choked back my tears and practically screamed.>
“Yeah, I was with him. More than once. I even had a miscarriage because of him.”
With that, I closed my eyes, refusing to look at him any longer, letting the tears roll down my cheeks.
Everything above me fell silent, yet I could still feel Simon’s gaze.
Was it heartache, disgust, or disappointment?}
I didn’t dare meet his eyes. I was afraid the hand that had pulled me out of the mud might let go again.”
I have always been such a timid person in feelings, used to being submissive, not daring to ask, not daring to argue, for fear of being disliked by others.
Maxwell had been like that in the past and now Simon was too.”
“Which: woman in my circle would still want a woman I’ve played with?
Maxwell’s words echoed in my ears again.
After a long silence, a sigh came from above me.}]
*Suzanne, aren’t you curious how I found out?“}
I stared at Simon with tears blurring my vision. I couldn’t see him clearly, so I could only get a silhouette.
“The doctor said you have an infectious disease.“}
“He even asked me if we’d been intimate and advised me to get tested too.”}]
I shook my head in disbelief.”
How could it be? How could I have contracted something like that?”
Could it be that Maxwell or Chelsea had it and passed it on to me?!!
“The doctor said your condition is still in incubation and is easily treatable.”
“This is the medication to treat it. Take it on time.” After saying that, he left our wedding room without looking back.
I hugged my head, collapsing onto the bed alone and helpless.
For more than ten days, Simon didn’t return.#
Unlike Maxwell, he didn’t restrict my freedom. I could enter the house as I pleased, but I didn’t want to leave.N
I wanted to explain things to him, but I couldn’t even get to see Simon.”
Until there was a knock on the door, I thought it was Simon who came back and I opened the door happily, only to find that it was someone I didn’t want to see.
12:30 PM J
