Caroline‘s POV
During the middle of the night, my aching belly woke me up.I opened my eyes, reaching my hands out to
nudge Charles away. But then, I found that he wasn‘t in bed with meHe still hadn‘t come home yet.
My lower abdomen was aching worse with every passing second. I gritted my teeth, struggled to sit up
from the bed, and reached for my phone on the bedside table with difficulty,
My hands trembled as I held the phone and opened my contact list to dial Charles‘ number,
“Beep… Beep.” The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered it.
My heart sank as I put the phone down and lay back on the bed. I grasped the sheet beneath my body
tightly. And pretty soon, beads of sweat formed on my forehead and on my back. The dark room was
awfully quiet.
The next thirty seconds felt like an eternity to me. I wanted to call Janet and Tracy in, but I was far too
weak to do anything. It felt like there was a lump in my throat, and my voice was so faint that even I had
a hard time hearing it.
“Charles! Charles…” I kept on whispering his name, hoping and praying that he‘d come back soon.
Suddenly, my eyes went blank and I completely lost consciousness. By the time I woke up, I heard
someone crying. The cries were deafening, and yet it was filled with vitality.
“Caroline, I‘m glad to see that you‘re finally awake. Look! You have a lovely daughter now.” Alice held the
baby in her arms. Her voice was filled with joy, and excitement was written all over her face.
I turned my gaze towards her and saw the newborn baby in her arms. The little angel was so small, and
she was leaning against Alice‘s chest. Upon taking a closer look at the baby‘s face, I couldn‘t help but
frown a little. Her face was wrinkled, and she didn‘t look cute at all.
“Caroline, are you okay? Are you still in pain?” Charles approached me.
Based on his bloodshot eyes, I could tell that he hadn‘t had a wink of sleep. When he touched my hand,
I moved it away, trembling all over.
“Where were you last night?”
“I‘m so sorry for being away, Caroline. Nevaeh was involved in a car accident. David called me, saying
that she might die, so I…”
As I listened to his explanation, tears welled up in my eyes and they soon fell one after another.I wiped
the tears from the corner of my eyes and averted my gaze from him. I kept telling myself not to cry.
He didn‘t deserve a single tear from me. What if I weren‘t in the Moore mansion last night? I could hardly
imagine what hellish things I would‘ve gone throughI thought that I had already prepared myself for the
worst.
However, something even worse than I had imagined would always happen, and the situations would
break my self-esteem.
I was fed up with feeling disappointed. My longing for love and hoping that Charles would do better were
ruined by him, over and over.
When I needed him the most, I called him. But sadly for me, he was preoccupied with something else at
the time. He was actually waiting outside another woman’s room.
“Charles, is Nevaeh that important to you? Is she so important that you‘re willing to neglect your wife
who‘s about to give birth to a baby for you?” My voice had grown hoarse and feeble, but I tried to speak
as calmly as possible.
“Caroline, I am so sorry.” Charles sat on the chair by the bedside and held my hand. His hands felt cold
as ice. I stared at his hand and thought, ‘Did he stay by Nevaeh‘s bedside last night and held her hands
to comfort her just like this?‘
When the thought crossed my mind, my stomach churned and I felt nauseous. I shook off his hand and
shouted, “Get away! Don‘t touch me!”
Later at noon, Icey and David came to see me. Icey asked everyone else to leave the room so that the
two of us could be alone. She held my hand, gently rubbing it as she muttered, “Why does your hand feel
so cold? Are you unwell?”
I turned my gaze outside the window and shook my head with a bitter smile.
“I‘m fine.”
“Caroline, I swear to you, it wasn‘t Charles‘ fault. Last night, they were at Spencer‘s bar for a drink, and
Nevaeh happened to also be there. On her way back, she got into a car accident. Right now, she‘s still
unconscious in the ICU. When she was brought to the hospital, she kept calling Charles‘ name. The
doctor said that she might not survive the night, so David had to call Charles. This is all David‘s fault. He
knew that you were heavily pregnant and you needed Charles by your side, and yet he still called
Charles. He shouldn‘t have done that,” Icey explained, sounding really guilty..
“Listen, I‘m really okay. It doesn‘t matter anymore.” I forced a smile, feeling powerless.
“Caroline, please don‘t be like that. You just gave birth to a baby. You‘re at your weakest right now. If
you‘re too stressed out, it could affect your health.” I slowly closed my eyes, for I didn‘t want to continue
with this conversation anymore.
Truthfully, I didn‘t want to be sad, but it was hard to control myself. It felt like my heart had been gouged
open and torn in two. The pain was so intense that I could hardly breathe. In the afternoon, Nina came to
the hospital to see me. I looked at her intently and said, “Nina, I want a divorce.”
As her eyes turned red, she nodded affirmatively.
“I understand. I‘ll help you.”
Charles‘ POV:
When Nina came out of the ward, she was staring daggers at me.
“You probably heard what Caroline said in there, right? Didn‘t I tell you to stop hurting her? Do you have
any fucking clue just how much she‘s suffered ever since she married you? I‘m not sure if you feel even
a little bit sorry for her, but I do. Immensely.” I peered into the ward and saw Caroline‘s face. She had a
blank stare, and her expression was listless.
Seeing her in this state made my heart ache.
“Whatever she wants you to do, just say that you‘ll do it,” I said, trying to stay calm.
Only I knew that every word that came out of my mouth felt like a sharp knife, jabbing into my heart. Nina
broke into a sardonic laughter.
“And you think it‘s just going to be another empty promise, huh? Do you honestly think it‘s going to be
like the past? Charles, you‘ve lost her. You lost her heart and there‘s nothing that you can do. Get that
into your thick head!”
“This is only temporary,” I muttered, lowering my head.
“Temporary? Alright. Let‘s wait and see if it is temporary. Caroline isn‘t in good health right now. To make
sure that she’s happy and stress-free, I’ll go through with my promise to her. You‘d best be prepared to
accept the letter of prosecution!” Nina sneered and left.
Meanwhile, I kicked the trash can beside me.
The bodyguards lowered their heads, too scared to utter a word. Two days later, Nina came to the
hospital to hand me the divorce papers.
“Mi Moore, if you refuse to sign that document, we‘re taking you to court.” The mere sight of the divorce
papers made the veins in my temples pop out. I turned my gaze towards Caroline. She looked apathetic
now, but she seemed determined to go through with it. Only now did I realize I had truly broken her heart
this time.
“Alright. I accept. Just like I promised before, you can have custody of all four kids.”
Caroline‘s eyelids trembled, but she still didn‘t say a word to me.
“Help me find a nurse. I‘m unable to take care of both myself and my baby now,” Caroline said to Nina.
Judging by the sound of her voice, she really was having difficulties.
“I‘m willing to get divorced with you, and you can keep custody of the kids. But while we‘re still married,
allow me to take care of you,” I said. I was still her husband.
Even if we were going to get divorced, I still wanted to… As I stared at the divorce papers, I clenched my
fists. Even if we had to separate, I still couldn‘t bear the idea that someone else would take care of her.
Caroline stared at me for a few seconds before looking away. Still, she refused to say even a single word
to me. She hadn‘t spoken to me ever since she was hospitalized. Just then, the door of the ward was
pushed open. Nevaeh‘s mother came in, carrying a gift basket and flowers.
“I heard that Caroline just gave birth, so I came in here to visit her.” Caroline just glanced at her
indifferently.
“Well, there she is. You’ve seen her now, so leave,” I said impatiently. Mrs. Greem put the gift basket on
the table and smiled at Caroline.
“I see. I‘ll take my leave, then. Nevaeh is also hospitalized here. I‘ll come by to see you when you‘re
feeling a little better.”
“Wait! Take your stuff with you. Caroline needs to rest. She doesn’t want to be disturbed. I hope this will
be the last time you come into this room,” I said, stopping her.
Mrs. Greem turned around, looking at me intently.
“That gift is for Caroline. Charles, I‘m just looking after her.”
“We don‘t need you to care. Just give it to your daughter. She is badly injured, after all,” Nina chimed in.
“Fine. I‘ll take it away. You don‘t have to be so hostile. I meant no harm.” Feeling wronged, Mrs. Greem
left along with the gift basket that she brought.
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