He got out of the bed despite feeling dizzy.
Yet Alexander remained unswayed about the divorce.
His pride was strong.
He found out that Hazel was seeing other men, and not just one.
He loved her so much that he put aside his pride.
He chose to forgive her and gave her a chance.
But she didn't cherish it.
It hadn't even been 20 days since Hazel cried and begged him for forgiveness, promising she would change.
Did she do it again?
What else did he need to put up with?
His heart was full of resentment.
Out of all the people in the world, he chose Hazel.
He gave her all his love.
He planned to spend every meal, every month, every season, and every year with Hazel.
Until their hair turned white, until they were too old to walk.
He would always cherish her like a gem in his palm.
However, Hazel didn't care about his true feelings at all.
She even trampled on his sincerity recklessly.
Alexander felt a bit breathless.
Like his chest was being pressed by a heavy rock.
No matter how much he straightened his chest and back, his tall figure still looked weak and ready to fall at any moment.
In his hurry to pull off the IV, blood beads dripped down from the spot where the needle was.
The blood dripped along his fingers, to the tips, and onto the cold floor.
Each drop was like a blooming red rose.
Hazel seemed to be in disbelief that he agreed to the divorce so readily.
Her eyes were full of disbelief.
After all, Alexander loved her so much that he couldn't leave her.
Even though she betrayed him and slept with multiple men, he still chose to forgive her.
Did he agree so quickly?
Hazel's eyes were filled with glee.
As long as Alexander agreed to the divorce, she could be with Dean openly.
Of course, her glee seemed a bit shameless, even to the point of extreme shamelessness.
Seeing the glee in her eyes, Alexander could hardly breathe.
He furrowed his brows tightly.
Holding back his anger, he didn't burst out.
His upbringing didn't allow him to lose his temper.
He clenched his fist and said, "You want to divorce me, right? Let's go. Let's not waste time."
"Okay." Hazel nodded excitedly, "Alexander, did you bring the relevant documents? We don't want to be unable to divorce."
Alexander sneered.
This made Hazel feel a bit uneasy.
Was she too eager?
Would that have hurt Alexander?
After all, they were married for eight years, and Hazel realized she was too much.
She hurriedly said again, "Alexander, we don't have to get divorced today. I can wait until you're discharged."
"No need." Alexander answered coldly, "I'm not going to die."
He took out his phone, ready to call the housekeeper at home.
It was then that he realized his hand, from which he had just pulled out the IV, was bleeding a lot.
Even his phone screen was stained with blood.
He decided to dial the number for Bayview Villa.
When the call was connected, the nanny, Katia, answered it.
In the past, if Hazel brought a man back to the villa, she would try to get the servants to leave temporarily.
But in the past half-month, she became bolder.
When she brought Dean back to the villa, she didn't even avoid the servants anymore.
When Katia heard that it was Alexander's call, she wanted to tell him about Hazel.
But she found the topic difficult to broach.
At that point, Alexander took the initiative.
"Katia, the documents in the third drawer of my bedside table, please bring them to me."
Katia seemed to realize something, "Mr. Alexander, what are you going to do with these documents?"
"I'm getting a divorce." Alexander didn't hide, "Send it over now."
Katia thought, “Did he discover Hazel's affair? If they get divorced, it would be good. Such a woman doesn't deserve Alexander. Alexander is not incapable of finding other women.”
Katia seemed to hope that Alexander would divorce, so she quickly went to find his documents and prepared to send them over immediately.
In the hospital.
Alexander hung up the phone and looked at Hazel.
"Let's go. Katia will send all the documents directly; it won't affect your plan."
"Alexander, I'm actually not in a hurry."
Hazel reached out, wanting to wipe the blood off Alexander's hand, "You're bleeding."
"You don't need to worry about it."
Alexander raised his arm to avoid Hazel's hand.
His eyes were cold, "From now on, you have no right to worry about me."
His words sounded angry and like a warning.
Hazel's heart was stung; she looked pitiful, "Alexander, I really didn't mean to hurt you."
Alexander didn't want to say anything more.
He walked away.
And bumped into a nurse on the rounds.
The nurse saw that he had pulled out his IV and was still bleeding.
Obviously, he had pulled it out forcefully.
The nurse was surprised for a moment, then scolded him.
"Mr. Alexander, why are you so careless with yourself? Are you trying to kill yourself? Go back and lie down. I'll stop the bleeding for you."
Although she was scolding him, her words were filled with urgency and care.
Even a nurse who had nothing to do with him wanted to stop his bleeding.
But what about Hazel?
She was insincere and eager to divorce him.
His heart ached.
He seemed to see the desolate city in his heart being overrun by weeds and vines.
He felt suffocated.
He suppressed his pain and thanked the nurse.
Then he walked out of the ward.
The nurse put down the tray in her hand, wanting to help him stop the bleeding, but he had already walked out of the ward, so she hurried after him.
"Mr. Alexander, I need to stop the bleeding."
Alexander suppressed his pain and kept walking, "I'm fine."
Hazel followed closely behind.
She wanted to get the divorce certificate as soon as possible to get back to her first love, but she seemed unable to wait another minute.
Behind them, Harrison had been watching from outside.
Everything he saw made his heart ache.
He felt incredibly angry.
“How can such a terrible woman even exist in this world?” he thought.
If it weren't for Alexander, Harrison would love nothing more than to haul this awful woman onto a ship, sail her out to international waters, and feed her to the sharks.
His bodyguard, Jack, standing by his side, asked, "Boss, are we really letting Mr. Alexander leave the hospital like that? His health is still quite weak. Should I go and bring Mr. Alexander back?"
Harrison waved him off, "Let him go."
Jack was a bit worried, "But Mr. Alexander has already fainted once this morning; won't his situation be dangerous?"
Harrison said solemnly, "Getting him away from Hazel, that's the best way to save his life. If he doesn't cut ties with this Hazel, that's what's going to really put Alexander's life in danger."
Jack pondered for a moment and thought Harrison had a point. He didn't say anything more.
Just watching Alexander's retreating figure, he felt somewhat pitiful.
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