Chapter 5
“Yes!”
He raised his hand and slapped me hard on the side of my face. “Maria, you’re so cheap! Get lost and don’t come crying back to me.” Kevin opened the car door and shoved me out.
He used all his strength in that push, causing me to collapse on the ground. I touched my face where he had slapped me, feeling a burning pain. As his car drove further away, my vision went black, and I passed out.
When I woke up, I saw a white ceiling and smelled disinfectant in the air.
My senior brother stood nearby and Kevin’s parents sat in chairs.
But Kevin was nowhere to be seen.
“Maria, this is Kevin’s fault. When we find him, we’ll make sure he gets a good lesson,” his mother said.
father added.
Exactly. How can a man leave his pregnant wife alone on the street? Don’t worry, once we find him, we’ll make sure he understands, his fath Despite their words of support, they couldn’t even find Kevin.
My senior brother suddenly spoke up. This counts as intentional harm and domestic violence, I think we should call the police!”
Kevin’s parents immediately refused. No way. We can’t involve the police over something so minor. It’s too messy.”
My senior brother wanted to say more but was called away by a nurse.
The large hospital room suddenly felt empty with just the three of us left..
If we don’t call the police, then this is where our relationship ends,” I said firmly.
Mrs. Davies looked at me. “What do you mean?”
“Mom, I’m preparing to divorce Kevin. This might be the last time I call you that.”
Mrs. Davies hurriedly grabbed my hand. “Maria, you and Kevin have been together for over ten years. How can you talk about divorce so easily? I know there might be some misunderstandings between you two. Can’t y
just talk it out? It doesn’t have to come to this.”
“Kevin can be a bit reckless and unthoughtful at times, but you knew that already, Men can be careless sometimes”
Unthoughtful? I used to think so too, but seeing how he treated Amelia showed me that Kevin wasn’t unthoughtful; he just didn’t care about me.
fforced a smile as my heart grew colder with each word. “You can’t find Kevin, but I know where he is.”
I gave them Amelia’s address and showed them her Instagram posts.
Mr. Davies‘ face turned green with anger.
Having served in the military, Mr. Davies was strict and intolerant of such behavior. He took one look at the evidence and brought Kevin to me within minutes. As soon as Kevin opened the door, he started cursing. “Maria, you’re really something, bringing my parents into this.”
never realized you had such schemes.”
*You said you were ready with the divorce papers? Since my parents are here, bring them out now and let’s sign!
*Kevin!” Mr. Davies shouted and slapped him across the face. “Get a grip! The person lying in that hospital bed is your wife!”
bad, you’ve all been fooled by her. Maria is not simple; she’s a master manipulator!”
think you’re the fool here. Manipulator? Then why did she risk her life for you? Who willingly sacrifices their life for someone?”
Even Mr. Davies understood this simple truth, but Kevin just didn’t get it.
At that moment, the door opened again, and my senior brother walked in. Seeing Kevin for the first time, he punched him in the face.
Mrs. Davies wanted to intervene but was stopped by Mr. Davies.
“Do you know that in those few seconds after you abandoned her, her capillaries ruptured, her placenta detached prematurely causing massive bleeding?” Kevin, are you even a man? You pushed a pregnant woman! You killed your own child with your own hands!”
Kevin staggered back in disbelief.
