Chapter 7
Meanwhile, after that wedding, Ethan fell seriously ill and sank into depression.
Apart from doctors and nurses, only Sophie came by regularly to take care of his daily needs.[]
On Ethan’s birthday, Sophie wheeled in a cake.
Ethan, who hadn’t spoken in over ten days, finally looked
“Who sent this?”
“Your… your grandmother.“]
UP
at the cake and opened his mouth.
Ethan’s brow furrowed deeply, his bloodshot eyes filled with nothing but disgust.]
“Get it out of here. I don’t want to see it!”
Sophie didn’t understand why the relationship between grandmother and grandson had become like this.
But she felt deeply grateful to the old lady, so at this moment she couldn’t help but put in a few good words for her.
But Ethan wouldn’t listen at all. Instead, he became more and more agitated, grabbing a glass and smashing the cake to the floor.
Sophie’s emotions, which had been bottled up for so long, finally exploded in that moment.]
Tears streaming down her face, she walked over to him, her voice full of sorrow.
“If you want to blame someone, blame me. Don’t take it out on your grandmother, okay? She’s old and her health isn’t good–she can’t handle this kind of stress.”
In the past, seeing her cry would have made Ethan’s heart soften.
But now, no matter how hard she cried, he showed no reaction at all, just stared at her coldly.
“You think because she’s backing you up, you can use this baby to marry into the Black marry anyone but Lily!”
Each word cut deeper than the broken glass on the floor, slicing Sophie’s heart to ribbons.
She kept shaking her head, crying so hard she could barely breathe.
“I… I just wanted to stay by your side. I never, never thought about getting married…”
family? Let me tell you something–stop dreaming. In this lifetime, I’ll never
Ethan didn’t want to listen to her sobbing anymore. He yanked the IV needle out of his hand and stormed
out of
the hospital room.]
Sophie was worried about his health and quickly chased after him. The two of them, one in front of the other, reached the stairwell where she grabbed his hand and pleaded desperately.
“You’re still not well. Please go back and rest, okay? I’m begging you.“[]
Without a second thought, Ethan shook off her hand.
Losing her balance, Sophie tumbled straight down the stairs.
She screamed as she rolled down, her face full of terror, desperately trying to protect her belly, but blood still poured out.
Sharp pain shot through her abdomen. She felt like she was being torn apart, with only one thought left in her mind–save this baby.
She reached out her blood–stained hand toward Ethan on the landing above, crying out silently for help.
Begging him to save their child.]
Seeing Sophie fall, panic flashed across Ethan’s face first, and he instinctively took a few steps down toward her.[]
But after hearing her plea for help, he stopped in his tracks.[]
The baby, their baby.
If she miscarried here, wouldn’t that mean he could finally cut ties with Sophie completely? Grandma wouldn’t be able to pressure him anymore either.[]
And the only thing standing between him and Lily would be gone forever. Maybe then he could win her back?
The moment this thought took root, it spread like wildfire through his mind.
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He looked down at Sophie struggling in the pool of blood, a flicker of pity crossing his eyes, but he didn’t move.
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GO.ON
Dark blood slowly seeped down the stairs.
Gradually, Sophie’s struggles grew weaker, and her cries faded to nothing.[]
Before she completely lost consciousness, Ethan told her:
“When the baby’s gone, our agreement ends too. But I’ll pay you double. Just promise me you’ll never show up in this city again–never appear in front of me and Lily.
