Scarlett's POV:
Just when I thought that I was going to fall down the stairs, Charles grabbed my hand and stopped me by holding me back. However, Rita was not that lucky. She fell down the stairs and cried out in pain.
Horrified, I watched her grimace as Charles continued to hold me tightly in his arms.
Richard immediately ran downstairs, and took Rita to the hospital.
I was so frightened that Charles took me to the hospital as well.
"We tried our best. We are sorry," the doctor said to Rita in a regretful tone as he stood in front of the bed.
"It's all your fault. You're the one that murdered my baby. You are such a cruel woman!" Rita shouted at me hysterically.
"I didn't push you at all. You fell down on your own," I said flatly, frowning at her.
"You pushed me down. How can you lie with a straight face? Aren't you afraid of being punished in life?" Rita screamed in an emotional tone while tears flowed down her cheeks.
Noticing how she was confusing black with white, I suddenly realized that everything that had happened in the past few months was all her plot.
"Charles, Scarlett is a vicious woman. Are you sure you want to marry someone like her?" Rita yelled.
It was obvious that she was framing me. I couldn't let Charles believe her lie.
But just when I was about to explain, he said in a calm voice, "There's a CCTV camera placed right where you were standing."
Hearing that, Rita was rendered speechless.
I was also surprised as I was not expecting Charles to believe me.
Without saying a word, he took me away.
But before he paid the bill, I walked back to the ward where Rita was.
"How could you stay so calm before the person who killed your child? You really are incompetent!" As soon as I reached the door, I heard Rita scolding Richard.
Those words made me freeze. Charles was right. And her baby was not his.
I pushed the door open and glanced coldly at the pale faced Rita. "Charles and I won't invite you to our wedding. You will only bring rotten luck!"
With that, I turned around and left, ignoring her hysterical screams and curses.
"Where did you just go?" Charles asked me curiously as soon as he saw me.
"The bathroom." I was clearly cheerful when I lied to him.
"Why are you so happy?" Charles found that it was strange.
"Thank you for believing in me." Standing on tiptoes, I kissed him on the corner of his lips.
He was surprised, but I could feel that he was happy.
On our way back, he held my hand, and kept smiling.
In the next few days, there was news of our wedding all over the Internet. However, there was not even a single news about Rita's accident. One day, I was doing the live broadcast. All of a sudden, I felt dizzy and I feel down before I knew it.
Hearing my colleagues' worried cries, I blacked out.
When I regained consciousness, I saw Abner sitting next to me.
"Are you okay? Are you feeling better now?" he asked worriedly.
"I'm okay." Shaking my head, I smiled at him.
"If you feel uncomfortable, then ask for a leave. You should not be forcing yourself to work when you're not well," Abner said with a smile and handed me a document.
I took it from his hands with a confused look in my eyes. It was Rita's medical report.
"Rita doesn't have terminal cancer," he explained calmly.
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