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He had often envied Vincent. Why did he get to have Scarlett? Why was he the one she treated so well?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Looking at the warm scene unfolding before him, Damian finally turned his face away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Nathan cursed under his breath. \u201cDisgusting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian looked up, confirming Nathan was directing his anger toward Vincent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing that neither he nor Nathan was moving, Violet suggested, \u201cI\u2019ll go down and ask.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian\u2019s phone buzzed with a series of messages. He stopped Violet as she reached for the door handle. \u201cDon\u2019t bother. Scarlett isn\u2019t here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nathan pressed immediately, \u201cThen where is she?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet looked equally bewildered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a pause, Damian replied with a strained, hollow laugh. \u201cShe\u2019s in the hospital.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet, misunderstanding, said anxiously, \u201cBut I went to the hospital. She wasn\u2019t on duty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot as a doctor,\u201d Damian clarified, his voice tight. \u201cAs a patient.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The realization hit Violet. Remembering Scarlett\u2019s evasiveness on the phone, she whispered, \u201cNo wonder she was hiding it from us\u2026 We need to see her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian turned to stare out the window, his heart growing cold. \u201cShe\u2019s in the obstetrics ward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Obstetrics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What did that mean? A pregnancy? A termination?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet froze. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two go,\u201d Damian said, his tone flat and final. \u201cI\u2026 won\u2019t be joining you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nathan sneered as he pushed open the car door. \u201cFigures. They\u2019re two of a kind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He opened the rear door for Violet. \u201cLet\u2019s go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before getting out, Violet glanced back at Damian. Seeing his stony expression, she followed her husband silently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Once they were gone, Damian slammed his fist into the steering wheel with a force that split the skin across his knuckles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t flinch. He just stared at the blood welling in his palm, his eyes unblinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he watched, tears suddenly spilled over, falling onto the blood and scattering tiny crimson droplets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In that moment, Damian felt utterly shattered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t know what to think anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His contact\u2019s message was clear. Scarlett was indeed hospitalized\u2013in the maternity wing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only two possibilities he could imagine were the two most painful ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, all this time, she and Vincent had still been that intimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought was a physical ache. He raised his hand and struck himself twice across the face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It turned out he had been the fool all along.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Violet and Nathan hurried to the hospital and found the obstetrics ward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the nurses\u2018 station, they got Scarlett\u2019s room number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they rushed down the hall, Claire stepped out of the doctor\u2019s office and nearly collided with\u00a0<\/p>\n
them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing them, Claire\u2019s heart jumped. She quickly pulled out her phone and typed a message to Scarlett. \u201cNathan and Violet are here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then she looked up, forcing calm into her voice. \u201cNathan, Violet\u2026 what brings you here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nathan frowned, getting straight to the point. \u201cWhere\u2019s Scarlett?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire hesitated, then ventured carefully, \u201cNathan, here\u2019s the thing\u2013Scarlett just fell asleep. Let\u2019s not go in and disturb her now, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nathan sensed something was wrong. His brows knit tighter as he pressed on, \u201cWhat exactly happened to her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire knew she couldn\u2019t stall any longer. She had no choice but to use one truth to cover up another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Claire chose her words carefully. \u201cWhen Scarlett decided to finalize the divorce, she\u2026 had a procedure. The D&C wasn\u2019t complete, and it led to hemorrhaging. She\u2019s here recovering.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a moment, Nathan stood completely still, processing the information.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When it sank in, he moved to step around Claire. \u201cI need to see her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Claire blocked his path, her voice pleading. \u201cNathan, please. She hasn\u2019t slept properly in two days. She just finally drifted off. If you wake her now, she\u2019ll be up all night again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nathan halted. He desperately wanted to see his sister, but the thought of disturbing her fragile rest gave him\u00a0<\/p>\n
pause.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though parts of Claire\u2019s story felt incomplete, he couldn\u2019t take the risk\u2014what if it was true? Disturbing Scarlett would only add to his guilt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing his resolve waver, Claire pressed gently, \u201cThe doctor said sleep is the best thing for her recovery right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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