Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 383

Life was very unfair to Alice. She was in her late twenties and she couldn't boast of anything. Women who were the same age as her were ahead of her in all ramifications. Most of them were already married and they had businesses. But she had nothing at all. Alice felt that all her struggles were in vain. All the fights she had didn't produce any positive thing.

Instead of gaining more goodies, she just kept losing the little she had until there was nothing left. Alice felt that it was time her miserable luck ended. She was tired of recording only failures as she journeyed through life.

Leaving Jacob and travelling abroad was the worst decision she ever took in her life. She shouldn't have done that. Every day Alice regretted taking that decision. She couldn't stop beating up herself for it. This was because her departure was the reason for the miserable life she was currently living. Everything got worse after she travelled.

When she left, she was so confident that life was going to bring her good tidings. She was optimistic that the future was bright. Sadly, she got the direct opposite of what she hoped for. As she waited for Jacob to come to her rescue, Alice's mind wandered to the things that happened in the past. Honestly, she didn't want to think about it all that but she couldn't help it.

Right from when she was still a little child, Alice was always very competitive. She strived to be the best among the best. She always wanted to have whatever her friends had.

Even if Alice didn't need that particular thing at all, she was determined to get it at all cost. There wasn't a thing that she didn't covet for herself. This was because she never wanted to feel left out amongst her peers. As a matter of fact, Alice preferred to destroy anything that she couldn't get than to share it with others. She was so self-centered right from when she was little.

Once she focused on something, Alice would never let it go. If she couldn't have it then no one else will.

This was one of her prominent traits but Jacob didn't know about it. He was oblivious to this conspicuous attribute of his ex-girlfriend. While they were still dating, Jacob thought she was just strong-minded and tenacious. Then he had thought her behavior was rather cute.

He never expected that this behavior of hers would bring him so much trouble in the future. Never had he imagined that the once adorable Alice would become a thorn in his flesh. Of course, people weren't able to predict what would happen in the future. No one could tell what tomorrow held for them. If humans could correctly predict the future, people like Jacob would try their best possible to avoid unreasonable troubles. They would dictate what drama came into their lives and which one didn't.

When Jacob arrived and he saw that the place was covered with darkness, memories flooded to his mind. The place took him down memory lane to when he and Alice were still lovers.

This apartment was the first gift he ever got her. And it was the last thing she had left. Jacob was sure of that. He knew that Alice wouldn't let go of the place because it was filled with loving memories of them.

The place had been unoccupied for a long time and dust had already settled on the properties. Because of the darkness, Jacob fumbled at the door for a while before he was able to locate the key. Alice had always hidden a spare key on the door frame just in case Jacob came when she went out. However, Jacob never expected that it would still be there. He had just tried his luck.

Feeling extremely sad and anxious, he rushed into the room to find her.

"Alice, I'm here. Where are you?" Jacob cried out in a loud voice. His nervousness was already skyrocketing. Then he heard Alice's weak voice.

"Kitchen...I'm in the kitchen... Just by the door." Alice waved her hand in the dark. She had gone into the kitchen in rage without switching on the light.

At that time, her mind was clouded by the anger she felt towards Jacob and she never expected that she would trip and fall down. Because of the pain that she was feeling, she lay on the ground helplessly for over thirty minutes. She just couldn't move her body no matter how she tried.

Alice wasn't really thinking about all that now. Her heart was jubilating by the fact that Jacob came to her aid even though they were no longer together. She reasoned that since he had come to rescue her, he still cared about her. Although she knew that Jacob was a kind-hearted man who never failed to help anyone in need, it wasn't his obligation to help her.

Hearing her voice, Jacob immediately switched on the light. When the bright light illuminated the whole room, he saw Alice lying helplessly on the floor in the pool of her own blood. The scene was terrible and horrifying. It made him remember when he had pushed Sara down the stairs.

At that time, Jacob felt more horrified than he was now. After he pushed Sara, he was so confused and disoriented. All he could think of was to ensure her safety. Although he was feeling nervous as he looked at Alice's present position, he was just feeling that way out of human sympathy.

This time around he wasn't feeling heartbroken or guilty. As Jacob reminisced for a few seconds, Alice continued to groan in pain.

"It's okay. I'm here. I'll take you to the hospital now. Don't worry." Without hesitation, Jacob picked Alice up with his strong arms as he finished speaking.

Alice looked at him with wide eyes. She was obviously shocked by his action. She wanted to say something but she decided to keep quiet instead. Although Alice still felt an unbearable pain in her stomach, she stopped groaning at that moment. Being close to him was a little soothing.

At that instance a sad thought occurred to her, 'Did he come to rescue me just because I told him that the pregnancy was his?'

If that was the reason for his appearance, then Alice felt very pathetic. She had earlier thought that he came because he truly cared about her. She couldn't believe that Jacob had come just because of the baby. In fact, she was displeased.