Chloe let out a scream.
My mother swayed on her feet, then rushed toward me in tears.
"Elena, I was wrong! Go to the hospital first. The baby is what matters most! I was only too worried about Chloe's child!"
I stepped away from her outstretched hand.
Ethan rushed over, trying to lift me into his arms.
I pushed him away with my left hand.
"Don't touch me."
He froze.
"Elena, stop making a scene."
"Am I making a scene?"
The pain made it hard to stand, but I kept staring at him.
"You watched them break my hand. You told them to continue. Ethan, why are you still pretending to be my husband?"
By the time the ambulance arrived, I could barely make out the people around me.
Ethan held my left hand the entire way, calling my name again and again.
"Elena, the baby will be fine."
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