On our wedding anniversary,my husband and I had planned to take time off and celebrate together.But he claimed he had a business trip and went to the emergency room with his first love.

And the reason his first love had been taken to the emergency room was that the wedding ring had been struck in her lower body.

The moment I caught sight of Marcus in the emergency ward,I felt like I had dropped into a frozen place.

At that moment,Athena Cabrera,who was Marcus Guerrero’s sister-in-law,was quietly leaning against him.

I had just started to move closer,but the next moment I heard them talking.

“Marcus,even though your brother has passed away,I am still your sister-in-law.I truly did not think the wedding ring would get stuck there.I only felt that you had cared for me so much during this time,so I wanted to properly‘thank’you.”

“If younger brother’s wife finds out…”

Athena trailed off.

Marcus wrapped his arms around her and spoke coldly,“Brother has already passed away.After all,we were each other’s first love.I only gave you a bit more attention.If Savannah dares to treat you badly,I will end our marriage.”

His words felt like sharp needles stabbing my heart.

He was fully aware that Athena had once humiliated me,yet he still stood with her.What value did our marriage hold for him?

I remembered the look of pain on Marcus’s face when I once revealed my wounds.

And now,he faced me with sarcasm and no interest in me.

I steadied my face and called my father.

“Dad,I’m pregnant.I’m going to leave the father and keep the baby!”

However,after I truly walked away,Marcus knelt and pleaded for me to come back.

1

“What does Marcus do to you?”My father’s concerned tone sounded in my ears,and my eyes immediately grew red.

In the past,my father had been against my wedding to Marcus.It was Marcus who knelt at our doorstep for three days and nights before my father unwillingly agreed.

He had forced Marcus to vow that if he disappointed me,he would never be allowed to see me again.

Marcus’s loving eyes and the way he made that vow still stayed in front of me.

But now…I spoke hoarsely,“He cheated.My child and I don’t want him anymore.”

For a short time,the line went quiet on the other side.My father responded with agreement and only told me to finish the divorce process first.

I was ready to walk away when Athena slowly spoke,“Leaving so soon?Did you clearly hear what Marcus just said?You know now who Marcus really loves in his heart,don’t you?”

I mocked and shot back,“Are you so short of men?Your husband just passed away,and you’re already eyeing another woman’s husband,shaming yourself!”

Athena’s eyebrows arched with anger.“You have the nerve to say that to me?You’re merely a stupid woman who couldn’t even keep her husband.Just wait!”

While speaking,she lifted her hand and tried to slap me.

I caught her wrist and coldly slapped her in return.

Athena took a heavy slap and fell onto the floor.She looked at me with anger.

She was about to get up when she noticed something.In the next moment,tears welled in her eyes as she faced me and sobbed.

“Little sister-in-law,please don’t hit me again.I truly know I was wrong.I was only careless and didn’t feel well,so I asked Marcus to take me to the emergency room.I’ll leave right away.”

As she spoke,she stumbled as if she were trying to stand up.

Before I realized what Athena was planning,she suddenly fell backward.

“Be careful!”

Marcus’s voice broke out.With an anxious look,he caught Athena and held her tightly in his arms.

When he turned to look at me,his eyes were extremely cold.

“Savannah Yates,what are you doing?Aren’t you a doctor?How can you raise your hand against your patient?Where are your medical ethics?”

I looked at him,my eyes reddened,but I refused to appear weak.

“Marcus,weren’t you supposed to leave for a business trip today?Why are you with Athena?”

You knew very well that Athena bullied me!

I kept that final line to myself,though my eyes showed the pain.

Marcus frowned deeply and said with displeasure,“I only think Athena is miserable.How can you feel jealous over something like this?”

After that,he looked at the crying Athena Cabrera,his expression turning dark.

“You beat her over your own guess.She’s still a patient!”

After he talked,Marcus gently set Athena in an emergency ward.

Then he shoved me into the ward and spoke plainly,"You look after Athena and see it as making up for it."

He pushed me so hard that I struck the sharp edge of the bed.Red blood spread through my clothes,but Marcus did not even look at me.

In earlier days,even a small injury on my hand made him very worried.

I kept the ache in my heart inside and clenched my teeth.“What if I refuse?”

Marcus’s face immediately turned dark.He cautioned,"You are a medical doctor.You hold the duty to treat Athena.If you are not a medical doctor,then you do not need to help her."

When he finished,he glanced at my license meaningfully.

I looked at him in disbelief,surprised that Marcus would say such a thing.

He knew very well how much my work as a doctor meant to me.

At that time,there was another young girl who was also bullied by Athena,along with me.

With my family’s care and by staying away from Athena,I slowly came out of that painful period.

However,that girl was not as blessed as I was.

She was not able to handle Athena’s abuse and finally decided to end her life before my eyes.

That was the reason I became a doctor.

When I told Marcus about those old wounds,his eyes became red,and he appeared more heartbroken than I was for myself.

He once said,“Savannah,go chase your dream as much as you want.I remove all problems for you and always stay behind you.”

Marcus’s calm and caring face was still fresh in my thoughts.

Yet now he could use my medical license to force me because of Athena.

When I saw Marcus’s expression,my blood ran cold.

I tightened my fists,my nails pressing into my skin,and said through gritted teeth,“I can treat her,but I want you to sign an agreement.”

I dropped my gaze so Marcus would not see the feelings in my eyes.

Marcus laughed softly.“Savannah,you are making a scene again.As long as you fix Athena,I'll buy you whatever you like.”

I pulled out the divorce papers I had printed in my office and passed them to Marcus.

He was just going to turn it open when Athena,beside him,suddenly grabbed her belly and groaned,“Marcus,it hurts so much.”

Seeing that,Marcus held her close and said with concern,“I asked Savannah to treat you at once.”

After he spoke,he prepared to take Athena into the operating room.

I stepped forward and blocked their path.“Sign it first,then operate.”

Marcus stared at me in anger and said with disappointment,“Savannah,the patient is right before you,and you are still counting money.Did a villa and jewelry sell your medical morals?You really make me disappointed.”

I stood there unmoving,listening to Marcus’s blame,my heart slowly becoming cold.

When he realized I would not move,Marcus signed the contract without looking at it,as Athena groaned in pain next to him.

Marcus believed I only wanted villas and jewelry,but he did not know that this time,what I was buying was our marriage.

The moment we entered,Athena went back to normal.She looked at me with sarcasm and laughed.

“Savannah,aren’t you very skilled?Why do you still have to come take care of me now?”

“You say you are some famous doctor.As long as Marcus speaks,you are the dog under my shoes!”

“Do you feel helpless now?Don’t worry,there are many more things later that will make you helpless.Guess whose wedding ring is below me,and who placed it in?”

No matter how Athena tried to anger me,I pressed my teeth hard and did not answer.

I quietly asked the anesthetist to give the anesthesia.

Once the drug worked,the talkative Athena turned quiet right away.

I looked at the ring resting in my palm,my hand shaking on its own.

Although I already knew that the ring belonged to Marcus,the second I saw it clearly,the pain still pressed on me until I could not breathe.

How could Marcus use such a way to insult me!

The bright diamond ring still sparkled,just like the promises Marcus had made before.

When Marcus gave me that ring,he had once said that the ring was the sign of his loyalty,that he never betray me.

But now,that so-called sign of faithfulness had gone into another woman’s lower body!

Heavy pain rose from my heart to my throat,making me feel sick and want to vomit.

On the hospital bed,Athena showed a faint smile.

At that moment,it felt as if all the hatred in the world was toward me.

Those once sweet memories with Marcus were like this ring,marked with dirt that could not be cleaned away.

I forced myself to finish the surgery with one breath and ran to the restroom.

I kept throwing up dry,tears streaming down my face,my whole self in a sorry state.

I wanted to yell,to cry out,to smash everything before me.

Just then,I heard high heels knocking against the floor.

Athena saw how miserable I looked and started laughing.

“I warned you before that you would feel more pain.Can’t you even take this?Then if one day you watch Marcus and me sleep together,won’t you hang yourself?”

Athena’s voice sounded mocking.

Strong pain and deep disgust spread through my whole body.

When I thought about what Marcus and Athena had been doing before they came to the hospital,I wanted to rip them all apart.

“Athena,why are you doing this?”

I bit down hard and stared at her.

Athena seemed to remember something.Her expression became tight as she shouted,“You should stay under my feet for your whole life.Why is it that the Marcus you married is the head of the Guerrero Corporation,while the husband I married was frail and passed away so early!”

Her eyes were full of jealousy and anger when she looked at me,the same as in the past.

The shadow and hurt from being bullied hit my heart in an instant,and my body turned hard and could not move.

The baby in my belly kept moving,one time after another,and I quickly held my stomach.

Once Athena noticed me shielding my belly,she became more worked up,lifted her high heel,and aimed a kick at my stomach.

“Savannah,I let you remember what happened back then.”

“Protecting your belly like that.Could you be pregnant with an unwanted child?Marcus will not love this baby anyway.How about I help you get rid of it?After all,you only deserve what I don’t want!”

After saying that,her eyes turned harsh as she put in all her strength.

I widened my eyes and,with the need to keep my baby safe,awkwardly threw myself to the side to avoid her.

Athena then lost her balance and dropped heavily to the floor.

Watching her lying there with limbs up and sobbing,I felt a bit of relief.

“Athena,this baby belongs to me.Even Marcus cannot make that choice.What are you?”

I was not the same person as before.I now had the power to guard myself and my child.

With this thought,I did not wish to watch this scene any longer.I struggled to my feet and planned to walk away.

Suddenly,Marcus’s voice shouted from the doorway.

“Athena,where are you?”

When Athena heard him,her eyes changed.She fell to the floor,struck herself hard,and cried out in a loud voice.

“Marcus,come and save me.Savannah wants to kill me!”

As soon as Marcus heard Athena cry for help,he ran in right away,ignoring everything else.

With the sunlight against his figure,his worried eyes looked the same as when he once saved me.

Only now,Marcus was here to protect Athena.

I stood there without speaking,cold sweat covering my whole body.

Marcus pulled Athena up from the ground,hurriedly looking over her injuries,and shouted at me,“Savannah!How did you turn into this?Athena is your patient who just finished surgery.How can you touch her like that?”

“Patient?”I sarcastically laughed.

“Marcus,why don’t you tell me why your wedding ring was inside Athena’s lower body!”

I cried and laughed at the same time,my whole body in a terrible state.

A sign of hatred crossed Marcus’s eyes,and Athena dropped into his arms,weeping.

“Marcus,I truly have no courage to face people outside now.I already told Savannah it was just a mistake,but she refuses to trust me and even said…”

Athena glanced at Marcus nervously,tears shining in her eyes.“She even said she will make me drink toilet water and beat me until I die.”

“It was obviously you…”I stared in shock,but Marcus stopped me before I could finish.

“That’s enough!Savannah,haven’t you made enough mess?Athena already explained it was just an accident.Why can’t you be more forgiving?”

Marcus looked at me with a dark face,the anger in his eyes even deeper.

“You want me to be forgiving?”I coldly laughed.

What kind of woman had to be so forgiving that she accepted her husband leaving his wedding ring inside his sister-in-law’s body?

Before I could continue,Marcus carried Athena and said firmly,“You did something like this.I report it to the Medical Association and the hospital and ask them to suspend your medical license.When you think it over and say sorry to Athena,I consider giving it back.”

I stared at him in shock.“Marcus!You have no right to do this!”

Marcus did not spare me a look and turned around to leave.

I could not stop myself from running after him,but his bodyguard shoved me aside hard.

Watching his firm back,I felt cold all over.

Since Marcus was no longer the person he used to be,I had no need to hold on to old memories.

……

Once I left the hospital,I took the divorce agreement to the City Hall.

I had believed the divorce certificate would be ready soon,yet after a few minutes,the employee looked at me with a stunned expression.

“Ms.Yates,the record shows that you are already divorced.”

With a bang,my world went empty.

“Divorced?”I whispered.

“Yes,the record shows that you and Mr.Guerrero ended your marriage one month ago.”

One month ago…it was the same day Athena’s husband passed away.

I suddenly recalled that evening when Marcus took out a document for me to sign,saying it was a surprise.

Back then,I believed it was something Marcus had prepared for our wedding anniversary,and I signed it with joy.

But I never thought that paper was actually a divorce agreement.

Was Marcus in such a rush?

Athena’s husband had just died,and he quickly ended our marriage.

A bitter taste rose in my throat,and my eyes began to burn.

After being with each other for so many years,Marcus had always treated me kindly.

I once thought that was just his nature,and that he had already given me everything he could.

It turned out that all his passion was given to Athena.