Chapter 4

I struggled for a long time, but I still took a cab to the address the doctor gave me.

After all, it was a living human life, and I could not just stand by and watch someone die...

When I hurried to the hospital, I saw a familiar person.

It was Ethan, leaning against the wall with anxiety all over his face.

When he heard footsteps, Ethan looked up at me.

Before I could ask anything, the doctor walked out of the operating room.

The moment the doctor saw Ethan, he could not suppress his anger:

“You young people are far too reckless! You still have to know your limits during sex. Your girlfriend has a ruptured corpus luteum this time, and fortunately, it was caught early. If it had been any later, she could have had massive internal bleeding, and then it would have been life-threatening!”

I stood frozen in place, as if someone had slapped me hard across the face.

A ruptured corpus luteum...

So I had rushed here in a panic only to be humiliated all over again.

Only then did the doctor notice me, and his tone softened a little.

“You must be Miss Reed’s family member, right? Her boyfriend arrived in time, and the form has already been signed.”

The hallway lights were very white, and they fell coldly on my face.

Ethan looked at me, and a hint of nervousness appeared in his eyes.

He thought I would go crazy, cry, and make a scene.

But I only smiled. “That’s good.”

Watching the doctor return to the operating room, I turned around and prepared to leave.

But Ethan stood up from the bench. “Don’t go yet. Chloe wants to say a few words to you.”

I did not look back.

“Say what? Tell me in person what positions you used last night and how long you did it?”

Ethan’s voice sank behind me.

“Sophie Bennett! Have you made enough of a scene? Chloe never wanted to fight you for anything. These years, she was the one who was wronged. You don’t appreciate what she gave up, and you still want to humiliate her like this?”

I could not help clenching my palm.

My nails dug into my flesh, leaving only numbness.

I closed my eyes and tried to keep walking forward.

But Ethan suddenly grabbed my wrist from behind.

I tried to break free, but I could not shake him off.

After we were locked in a stalemate for a moment, Chloe was wheeled by a nurse from the operating room into the ward.

I was also dragged inside by Ethan by force.

Chloe leaned against the hospital bed, her face so pale it was almost transparent, and an IV tube was still inserted into her wrist.

But when she saw me, she still struggled to lift herself a little.

“Sophie, you came...”

I did not speak and only looked at her coldly.

Chloe’s eyes reddened again, and she gave Ethan a look.

Ethan frowned, but he still walked out reluctantly.

Only then did Chloe struggle to sit up, pull a piece of paper from under her pillow, and hand it to me.

It was a record of an abortion procedure, dated three years ago.

She looked into my eyes, her voice trembling.

“Sophie, whether you believe me or not, I never thought about ruining you and Ethan.”

“Three years ago, I was pregnant with his child. But I didn’t keep it. I had an abortion. And because of that abortion, I might never be able to get pregnant again.”

“I admit I wavered back then, but in the end, I still chose the abortion. Because I didn’t want to lose you. Compared to you, an unborn child meant nothing.”

As she spoke, Chloe took a breath, as if using up the last of her strength.

“Today, I want to selfishly beg you just once. For the sake of the price I paid for my mistake, forgive me. Last night was my last indulgence. Ethan has already promised me that he’ll never do anything to betray you again. I’ll move out. As long as you’re willing, we can still be best friends. And Ethan will still be your boyfriend.”