I Was His Double, I Left Him Forever

Chapter 3

I opened my eyes, and all I saw was white.

I was in the hospital.

My gaze shifted slightly, meeting the tear-filled eyes of the housekeeper and Auntie Susan.

Auntie Susan took two steps forward, came over to my side, and squatted down.

"Madam, how did you get hurt so badly? I was supposed to accompany you to the prenatal check-up today. I kept calling your phone, but a stranger answered, saying you were injured at the club. We hurried over right away. When we saw you covered in blood, we were scared half to death."

She wiped her tears as she spoke, "We called Mr. Kingston, but his phone was turned off the whole time."

Hearing this, I smiled weakly, my voice hoarse. "He won't answer."

He's got his soft, warm little sweetheart curled up in his arms after all, the long-lost first love he thought he'd never get back.

Who in their right mind would stop to pick up a phone call right then?

Auntie Susan was slightly stunned.

She frowned and brought me a glass of water.

"You rest well first. We can come back for the prenatal check-up another day."

I took a tiny sip and shook my head. "No need," I said.

Auntie Susan didn't understand what I meant, and looked at me blankly.

I spoke calmly, "The child is gone. There's no need for a prenatal check-up."

She turned her head and exchanged a stunned look with the equally shocked housekeeper.

I closed my eyes for a moment. "Don't tell Gino about this, any of you. I'll tell him myself tonight."

Silence fell over the room.

I moved slightly, but accidentally pulled the wound on my back.

The pain was so intense it made my teeth throb.

It hurt so much.

But even this agony wasn't a ten-thousandth as bad as the pain in my chest.

That kick from Gino.

It felt like it had ripped my heart straight open into thousands of gaping cuts.

Icy wind howled right through every last one of them.

Hatred flooded every part of me.

I trembled with the pain.

"I want to go home."

Auntie Susan and the housekeeper rushed to respond.

"Madam, we'll arrange it right away. We'll head back now."

I smiled bitterly in my heart.

That's not what I meant.

I'm going back to my own home.

Gino called at six o'clock in the afternoon.

My flight was three hours away.

He said he would be home in three hours.

I smiled sardonically.

What a coincidence.

As I listened to him speak, I didn't stop packing my things.

The divorce agreement and the miscarriage surgery form.

I stacked them together and placed them on the bedroom bed.

I also counted out ninety-nine printed racy photos.

I laid them out one by one in the most conspicuous place.

I turned around.

The housekeeper was standing there holding a phone, completely at a loss.

From the phone, which was on speakerphone, came Gino's extremely urgent voice.

He sounded like I was the most precious thing in the world to him.

"Hello? I said I'll be home in three hours. Did you hear that?

"Is Patricia okay? Did you accompany her to the prenatal check-up today?

"Did she eat properly? How is she resting? What about her mood? Was Patricia happy today?"

The housekeeper hesitated and stammered.

She looked at me with a troubled expression.

I reached out and took the phone from her.

When I answered him, the corner of my mouth even tugged up into a smile.

"The prenatal check-up went very smoothly. The doctor said everything is fine."

There was a moment of silence at the other end, then a gentle voice spoke, "Babe, I'll be home soon. Is there anything you feel like eating? Your husband will cook it for you himself today."

"Nothing in particular. I've prepared a surprise for you. Make sure you don't get held up by work today, okay? You have to come home."

As I was speaking, a woman's voice came through from the other side of the line.

Gino's voice turned panicked at once.

He hurried out a yes.

Then he hung up the phone in a rush.

At the same time, a new message popped up on my phone.

Maureen: Wow, you've got such thick skin, huh? Color me impressed.

I didn't reply.

I blocked her.

After finishing all this, I looked at the housekeeper and Auntie Susan standing guard by the door.

"You two should leave. When he comes back and finds all this, he will definitely fly into a rage. I'll transfer three times your salary to your bank accounts later. There are still three hours left. You can choose whether to leave or stay as you wish."

Tears welled up in the housekeeper's and Auntie Susan's eyes.

I waved my hand dismissively. This was the best I could do.

'Gino, what goes around comes around.'

'If curses ever come true. Then, I curse you.'

'May you reap what you have sown, and may nothing go your way. May you lose every single thing you ever longed for.'