Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF) novel Chapter 379

Chapter 379 The Person from the Past Had Become Unrecognizable. 

She nodded, her gaze steady on me as she asked, “Tabatha, did the doctor say when I could be discharged?” 

I hesitated for a moment, then said, “The doctor said, as long as the pain is gone, I can be discharged from the hospital and go home to recuperate. It’s like confinement, I just need to avoid catching a cold, moving too much, or getting tired.” 

After she hummed in agreement, she began a long silence. 

I accompanied her, just sitting there quietly. 

In the afternoon, I returned to the hotel and ran into Rachel in the lobby. She was sitting in the lounge area, wearing delicate makeup and a cool, strappy maxi dress. She looked beautiful, so beautiful that it made me feel unfamiliar. 

Seeing me, she rose and walked towards me, her expression a mix of guilt and fear, “Tabatha, how is she?” 

The “she” she referred to was Emma, 

I pursed my lips, unconsciously stepping back a bit, creating some distance between us, maintaining the normal distance for strangers conversing. I ignored her hurt expression, and said, “The child is gone, but the adult is fine.” 

Upon hearing the news, she pursed her lips slightly and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “It’s good that nothing’s wrong.” 

Looking at her, I couldn’t tell if I was disappointed or numb. 

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Unwilling to talk to her any more, I was ready to leave. 

She blocked my way, looking at me with furrowed brows, “Tabatha, about last night, William and I were both drunk. I don’t know why we woke up in a hotel, and I have no idea why Emma showed up in our room this morning. Believe me, I never intended to hurt her. I love William, but I never thought of hurting others.” 

If it were in the past, she spoke to me with such sincerity, I would have believed her without hesitation, and strived to help her prove her innocence. 

But at that moment, I just felt that she had treated me like a fool from beginning to end, mocking my trust in her, mocking everyone’s ignorance. 

Looking at her, I calmly said, “Never thought about hurting people? Do you think William would be stupid enough to actively send a message to Emma asking her to deliver breakfast to you from next door? Would he be stupid enough to have a woman by his side and deliberately half- close the hotel door, waiting for someone to come in and see you making love? You know nothing, everything was done by this fool William? Or does Emma have three heads and six arms, capable of prying open doors with her bare hands? Rachel, do you really think everyone is a fool, to be used and played by you?” 

Perhaps it was like this, I had never said such things to her, or perhaps she thought that even if she was incredibly wrong, I would never speak to her in such a way. 

She paused for a few seconds, frowning at me incredulously, “Tabatha, you don’t believe me?” 

At that moment, all I wanted to do was laugh, laugh at my own stupidity, laugh at my own idiocy. I took a deep breath and said, “Rachel, let’s pretend we’ve never met before.” 

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She frowned, her expression agitated, “You’re going to cut ties with me for a stranger, Tabatha? We’ve known each other for over twenty years. You and that Emma, you’ve only exchanged a few words, and you’re doing this to me for her?” 

“You’ve known for over twenty years.” I was furious, looking at her, “It took me over twenty years to see what kind of person you really are. For a married man, you have no principles, no boundaries. You’ve literally killed a life. Do you know that the fetus was already formed? It had little hands and feet. How are your actions any different from Ashley’s?” 

She furrowed her brows, pursing her lips as she said, “So what if it’s formed? Thousands of fetuses die every day in the obstetrics and gynecology department. It’s just a cell, a lump of rotten flesh. Do you really need to be so agitated? Who can’t give birth? We’re all women. It’s just the death of a fetus, is it really worth…” 

“Bang!”, 

Looking at her, I didn’t know what to say anymore. This person, I was so unfamiliar with her that I didn’t recognize her at all. 

She covered her face, looking at me with eyes full of anger and resentment, “You hit me for a stranger?” 

“She is not a stranger to me.” I took a breath and calmly said, “You can do whatever you want without any restraint, but Rachel, let me tell you in advance, if you hurt innocent people again, I will make you regret knowing me.” 

She pursed her lips, “Are you threatening me?”