She scolded me, "He just wanted a child before he dies. You're an OB-GYN, can't you show some compassion?"

I looked into Lilian's eyes and actually laughed. I asked her, "Is he really dying of cancer?"

I took Barry's medical report from the nightstand and handed it to her, "He's perfectly healthy. He never had cancer in the first place. He's been lying to you from the very beginning!"

Lilian glanced at the report, but there wasn't a trace of surprise in her eyes. In that moment, my heart sank to the bottom.

So she had known all along. What a joke!

Lilian looked at me and said after a moment of silence, "Barry just told a little lie. It's not a big deal. The child's already in me now. What, should I just get rid of it? Lucas, since when did you become so heartless!"

After saying that, she actually picked up a cup from the table and smashed it on my head. A sharp pain spread across my forehead.

A flicker of panic appeared in Lilian's eyes. She reached out to pull me, but I dodged her. At that moment, whatever last bit of hope I had for her disappeared completely.

I didn't say a word. I just left the house.

Sitting in the car, I grabbed a cotton ball and dabbed some medicine on the wound. I closed my eyes.

Lilian had been the campus belle in our university, she was beautiful, smart, outstanding. Like anyone else, I had fallen for her at first sight and began pursuing her obsessively. But she rejected me outright, so I kept my feelings hidden.

Then one day, out of nowhere, she approached me and agreed to be my girlfriend. She even introduced me to her best friend and that friend's younger brother. From that day on, we started dating.

I poured my heart out for her. I truly believed she loved me. Her parents ran a small OB-GYN hospital.

After graduation, she asked me to work there. So I rejected my dad and joined her family's hospital. Back then, Sommerset Hospital was on the verge of bankruptcy. I begged my dad to sell our hospital's equipment to them at a huge discount.

Combined with my medical skills, Sommerset Hospital finally turned around and became successful. Everything was moving in the right direction.

But then, her best friend's brother, Barry, returned from abroad.

And during that time, I learned the truth, Lilian had only agreed to date me back then to spite Barry. They had been in a secret relationship. But Barry had broken up with her abruptly.

She needed someone to heal her heartbreak and someone to save her family's hospital. That's why she chose me.

Even after knowing the truth, I thought maybe, after all these years, she'd have grown some real feelings for me. But I never expected that she'd just keep hurting me again and again.

This time, I was ready to let go completely. I looked at the divorce agreement my lawyer had just sent me. Tomorrow, I'll hand it to Lilian.

Actually, I owned a villa in Newcastle, it was gift from my dad when I became an adult.

I drove there in the middle of the night. But I didn't expect to run into my old high school rival, Suzanne Cole, in the villa neighborhood.

Back in high school, she was always ranked first in exams while I was second. Every time we met, we never had a pleasant word for each other. She had gone abroad after graduation.

I didn't expect that Suzanne now lived right across from my villa. I was a bit surprised, "You live here too? Weren't you overseas? Why are you back?"

Suzanne was momentarily stunned by my question, "I just got back recently. Thought the neighborhood looked nice, so I bought the place. Didn't expect we'd be neighbors. Since we're old classmates, let's keep in touch."

She handed me a business card. I looked at it, CEO of Smitheagle PharmaTech.

So many years had passed, but Suzanne was still as impressive as ever. I kept the card and smiled at her, "Yeah, let's keep in touch."

Thinking back to the old days with Suzanne, I couldn't help but find it all amusing now. My smile softened without me realizing it.

The next day, I arrived at the hospital. But the moment I stepped into my office, I was shocked to see Barry sitting in my chair.

He looked at the wound on my forehead and smirked provocatively, "Rough night on the streets after Lilian kicked you out, huh? That injury on your head, man, you look pathetic."

He laughed and pulled out a box from his bag, "Lilian and I saw this on our trip, thought it'd be the perfect gift for you. Have a look, see if you like it."

I opened the box and saw … an ugly green shirt. I clenched the shirt, staring daggers at him.

But Barry just looked even more smug. He picked up the shirt from my hand and leaned in closer, mocking me, "This green shirt suits you perfectly. Even if Lilian knows I faked the cancer, so what? She's still gonna have my baby. She'll do whatever I tell her. She's more obedient than any dog. This hospital's profits will all be mine. She's mine to control, just like you."

Hearing this, my fists cracked from the pressure.

I swung and punched him straight in the face, "You disgusting piece of trash! Ruining someone's marriage and still running your mouth? I'll beat the crap out of you!"

Barry crumpled to the ground, holding his face in disbelief, "You hit me? Lilian won't let you get away with this!"

I sneered, grabbed his hair and was about to land another punch when Lilian suddenly barged in. Without hesitation, she grabbed a nearby chair and smashed it across my back, "Stop it, Lucas!"

My back burned with pain. I turned around to face her, only to be hit squarely in the face with a lunchbox. The sting of hot meal exploded on my skin.

Lilian glared at me viciously, "You said you're allergic to seafood, so I brought you Shepherd's Pie this time! And you repay me by beating people? Who gave you the guts to lay a hand on him!"

The sticky pastry clung to my face. My barely healed head wound split open again. But I didn't feel a thing. I stared coldly at Lilian.

I pointed to the green shirt on the ground and laughed bitterly, "Why don't you take a look at what he gave me just now? He said you cheated on me countless times and insulted you severely!"

Lilian only glanced at Barry. He quickly covered his face and pitifully showed her his injuries, "Lilian, my face really hurts. Help me bandage it, okay?"

Lilian panicked immediately, her eyes full of worry as she helped him up, "It was just a joke. Lucas, apologize to Barry!"

I stared at her coldly, "Apologize? In your dreams."

We locked eyes for a full minute before she finally pulled Barry away.

An hour later, the hospital's general meeting began.

Lilian opened the meeting with a bombshell, "After internal discussion, we've decided, Dr. Lucas violated company policy by assaulting a staff member. Effective immediately, he is terminated."

Lilian's words left everyone stunned. All eyes turned to me, filled with sympathy.

But the one who stood up first was Dr. Phoenix, my closest friend and colleague, "You're seriously going to fire Lucas? He's the star doctor of this hospital! Most of our patients are wealthy and high-profile, ninety percent of them came here because of him. If you fire him, are you out of your mind?"

As soon as Dr. Phoenix spoke, other colleagues who were close to me chimed in, "Yeah, Director, you can't fire Dr. Kentwood! He's got multiple surgeries scheduled next month, who's going to do them if he's gone?" Everyone was talking over each other.

Lilian's expression wavered. She knew exactly how important I was to this hospital. Without me, her small private OB-GYN hospital wouldn't have survived in the capital.

She glanced at Barry, then looked back at me. Her tone was full of condescension, "Lucas, I'll say it one more time, apologize to Barry. I'll consider not firing you."

I heard her and sneered again.

Barry frowned at her words, "Lilian, you're really going to let him off with just an apology? My mouth still hurts, you know!" A grown man whining in public, everyone shot him looks of disdain.

Lilian gave him a soothing look.

I watched them and laughed coldly before standing up. In her smug gaze, I said clearly, "Apologize? In your dreams! No need for you to fire me. I quit!" With that, I left the meeting room in big strides while Lilian stared after me in disbelief.

Back in my office, I started packing. I saw the wedding photo of me and Lilian on my desk. This time, without hesitation, I threw it into the trash.

That's when Lilian barged into my office. She saw the photo in the trash and screamed, "Lucas, are you crazy? What are you doing!"

Even though the trash can was filled with junk, she didn't hesitate to reach in and pull the photo out, "How could you throw away our wedding photo!"

She kept yelling at me, "Why are you throwing a tantrum again? I just asked you to apologize to Barry! I told you he was just joking! And there's nothing going on between me and Barry …" she explained impatiently.

I ignored her and handed her two documents, "A resignation letter and a divorce agreement. Sign them, Lilian."

I gave her the papers I'd prepared earlier. Her words froze in her mouth.

She grabbed the papers from my hand and then slapped me across the face, "You want a divorce?"

"I told you, there's nothing between me and Barry! Just because I'm having his baby? Just because I asked you to apologize? When did you become so petty? You're not acting like a man at all!" She went off on me, like I was the one who betrayed her.

I burst out laughing at her accusations, "If that's how you want to spin it, fine. But I can't accept my wife carrying another man's child and I won't tolerate your repeated cheating. That's why I'm divorcing you. Sign it."