He gritted his teeth. “You’ve got some nerve to ask me that! They say Serena treats life like a game, but the one who’s been playing with lives is you!

“When Serena was interning under you, you thought there was something going on between us. Out of spite, you gave her the wrong operating instructions, and my mother died!”

“Then the entire hospital started saying I wasn’t as good as you and that I only got promoted by stepping on your back. Do you know how humiliating that was? I earned the director position through my own ability. It had nothing to do with you!

“You’re just jealous because you lost to me!

“Do you think you’ve lived up to the ten years we’ve been together?”

Hearing him say that, I suddenly lost all interest in arguing. He could think whatever he wanted.

…

“Fine. When I come out of surgery, we’re getting a divorce. For now, move out of the way.”

However, he stepped closer, smirking. “Go ahead. Don’t try to threaten me with divorce. You want to end it? We can walk out right now and do it. No need to keep up this tired act. Get up.”

Mike pointed at my face and shouted, “Can’t you see her complexion? She’s lost so much blood that she’s gone pale! What kind of makeup artist could fake that in minutes?”

For the first time, Derrick actually looked closely at me, and his expression faltered.

That was when Serena suddenly burst into sobs. “Fine! It’s all my fault, okay! You’re all right. I’m the villain in everyone’s eyes. Ms. Jones, isn’t this what you wanted? You put on this whole show so everyone would hate me. Congratulations, you win. I’ll just go die now!”

She turned as if to throw herself off the building, but Derrick rushed to grab her.

“Don’t! You’ll hurt the baby!”

The last shred of hope in my chest finally went cold.

So they were having a child together. I guess I hadn’t been mistaken.

After calming her down, Derrick came back over to me and said coldly, “I can explain all of this. Get up, and we’ll talk.”

I closed my eyes and stayed silent.

“I’m talking to you! Get up! You hear me? Quit faking! Are you still not done?”

Before anyone could react, he grabbed the rebar lodged in my body and yanked it out.

A spray of dark red blood hit him full in the face.

He froze in shock. “How is this possible?”

Just then, a female doctor rushed over and shoved him aside.

“Move! You’re not the only one who can perform neurosurgery. Get her inside. I’ll take the lead!”

The nurses immediately wheeled me toward the operating room, and Mike punched Derrick in the face.

“You’re an animal! Gwen gave you everything, and what did you do? You covered her in scars and blamed her for every miserable thing that’s happened to you!”

“Are you even the man who’s been with her for ten years? Ten years, and you never understood her at all?”

He flung a recorder into Derrick’s face.

“Listen to it yourself, you idiot.”