Chapter 7

I didn’t want my personal affairs to involve a colleague.

After Dr. Liam left, Tiffany kept chattering.

“Alex, since Jade wronged you first, then leaving with nothing is just too unfair to you.”

Alex merely stood in the doorway, his gaze fixed on me, dark and intense.

I didn't listen any further. I walked directly to them and looked Tiffany straight in the eye.

“Tiffany, as a lawyer’s assistant, you should know that defamation carries legal consequences.”

Tiffany’s eyes darted away, about to protest.

But Alex spoke first, his tone full of mockery.

“Jade, aren’t you brave enough to admit what you’ve done? That’s not how the word ‘defamation’ is used.”

I felt utterly bewildered.

“What have I done?”

Alex sneered, a tight smile on his lips.

“You’re still playing dumb at this point, so I’ll be direct!”

“Jade! That baby you intentionally aborted six months ago, do you dare say it was mine?”

*Boom.* It hit me like a thunderclap.

A chill crawled from my feet up my spine, leaving me utterly cold.

I looked at the man before me in disbelief.

“So that’s why you suddenly became cold to me six months ago? You suspected me of betraying you?”

Alex gritted his teeth.

“It wasn’t suspicion, it was a fact!”

I froze, feeling a dull, unbearable ache in my chest.

Six months ago, Alex and I had a child.

But this child wasn't in our plans, and I was entirely focused on my work at the time.

I had indeed mentioned to Alex that I didn't want the baby.

However, I ultimately decided against the abortion; after all, it was a life.

Yet, during a patient resuscitation, I couldn't save the child.

During my hospital stay, Alex was very cold to me.

I thought he was angry and resentful.

So I suppressed all my grievances and pain, even humbling myself to apologize and seek reconciliation.

But from then on, he became even more distant.

He started staying out, citing work as an excuse. He even forgot our wedding anniversary, forgot my birthday.

I never blamed him. I only blamed myself for not protecting our child.

But now I realized, Alex had thought I betrayed him all that time!

My eyes reddened. I stared intently at the man before me, almost grinding out the words.

“Every day, besides work, I came home to cook for you. How dare you accuse me of cheating?”

Alex scoffed, laughing in exasperation. He pulled out a video from his phone.

“Fine, then how do you explain this?”

I peered at the screen.

In the video, Dr. Liam and I walked side-by-side into a hotel in the dark of night, and walked out together only at dawn.

Alex’s voice was hoarse with hatred.

“Jade, you told me that day you had an important surgery to perform. But what kind of surgery needs to be done in a hotel?”

A cold wind swept through the hallway, chilling my heart to the bone.

I looked into his eyes, feeling only disappointment and ridicule.

“If that’s the case, why didn’t you ask me for clarification then?”

Hearing this, Tiffany quickly interjected to smooth things over.

“Jade, it’s my fault. I was the one who advised Alex not to confront you directly. After all, you wouldn’t have admitted it anyway…”

I cut her off without ceremony.

“Tiffany, this is between Alex and me. Please don’t interfere.”

Tiffany fell silent, looking at Alex with a wronged expression.

And Alex, naturally, shielded her behind him, sneering at me.

“You wanted proof, didn’t you? The evidence is so clear now, what else do you have to say?”

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