Chapter 10 Men‘s Cheap Promises. “Good night, Eve. No matter how good yesterday might be, you can never go back to it. And no matter how difficult tomorrow could be, your only choice is to move forward. This was Seagull’s goodnight message to me. He had been supporting me ever since my family encountered a terrible misfortune. Up until now, I still had no idea who he was. But each day, he would say good night to me, accompanied by wise words. Back in those difficult days, his constant comfort and wise words gave me warmth and courage. And what he said today was completely in line with my current state of mind. He was right; no matter how difficult tomorrow could be, I must move. Chunter 10 Men’s Cheap Promises forward. “Thank you, Seagull,” I replied to him. I didn’t mention what happened to me today. Unexpectedly, he replied, “It’s so late. Why are you still up?”. I checked the time and noticed that it was already two in the morning. It was indeed late. “I went to a friend’s birthday party, took my time, and came home late. What about you? Why are you still up?”. “I didn’t receive a response from you, so I was worried,” he responded. Restraining my tears, I sent him a smiley emoji. “I’m fine. Good night!”. He then sent me a sticker which said “good night”. But even after saying goodnight, I couldn’t close my eyes for the rest of the night. Everything that happened tonight was like a nightmare that I wished to forget. But even then, those horrific scenes kept on playing in my mind like scenes out of a movie. The thought of Shane’s cruelty when he aborted my child, his ruthlessness and hurtful words, broke my heart to pieces. After several hours of mental struggle, I decided to go to the hospital today. Even though I felt very uncomfortable when I got up, and even though I knew I might meet Shane there, I still had to go to the hospital. Avoiding him forever wasn’t a solution. I needed to face the problem head on. Besides, between the two of us, I was not the one to blame

I shouldn’t be the one hiding away. Just as Seagull said, no mat ter how difficult tomorrow wo uld be, I had to move forward . Whatever might happen to my relationship with Shane, I must still vi sit my mother. I might lose a husband, but I would never allow mysel f to lose my mother. She was the only family I had left in the world. I used to be a nurse working in Virtue Hospital. When I walked in, my forme r colleagues who had gotten accustomed to my bulging belly stared at me in surprise. “Eveline, did you give birth already?” said one of my colleagues. “But that’s impossible. I seem to re call that your due date is supposed t o be in September,” remarked another. “Oh, no… could it be that…” . I wasn’t in the mood to deal with these hyp ocrites, so I said nothing. I just smiled w eakly at them before entering the elevator. When I stepped out of it, I saw a lot of p regnant women. I realized that I had press ed the button to the third floor by habit. The third floor was the obstetri cs and gynecology department, an d Shane’s office was there, too. It was still before work ti me, so the door of his offi ce was closed. However, some . people were already waiting in line in the corridor with registration forms. Th ere was a young couple sitting on a bench nearby. Their heads were held togethe r, and they were looking at the B ultrasonic report in the pregnant woman’s hand . “It’s only 1 300 grams. It ’s so small. The man touched his wife’s belly and sm iled. “Our child is still small right n ow, but it will grow. In time, it will. Upon seeing this, I felt as though my f eet had been frozen. I truly envied them. Although I had bee n mentally prepared before coming here, seeing such a warm scene still stung me. Not wanting to expose my vulnerability to peo ple, I ran to the restroom and locked myself in a small cubicle before my tears could fall. Not long after I entered the restroom, someone came in a s well, and locked the door. “It’s almost time for work ! We shouldn’t . do thi s!” . “Oh, come on, Vivien! I miss you e very second that I can’t see you

I ’m so addicted to you,” said a man. I was petrified t o hear it. The man was exactly Shane . When he said the name “Vivien”, I finally kn ew who that bitch was! . In Virtue Hospital, there was only one woman named Vivien. It was Vivien Gentry from the anesthesiology depa rtment. The anesthesiology department and the obstetrics and gynecology department worked hand in hand, so it wasn’t surprising that they became close. But I never imagined that they’d be so close as to have an affair. “Shane, where do you th ink Eveline is now? She ’s been missing, right?” . “Not a clue. But sooner or later, she ’ll come to this hospital. After all, her mother is still here,” said Shane. He did kno w me well. I sneered. “Oh, that’s right! Shane, there’s no need to be afraid. Her family isn’t powerful. There’s nothing she can do to you,” Vivien remarked. “Yes. What she needs from me is m oney. As long as I pay her the ali mony, I’m sure she’ll divorce me. “I’ve been waiting for so long, Shane! Yo u can’t make me wait any longer. Divorce h er the soonest that you can,” she pleaded. “Don’t worry, Vivie n. I won’t let you down,” he responded. Such a firm promise! It was ridiculous that he had said the same to me. Were men’s pr omises really that shitty? . Not long after, they began to have sex li ke fucking animals. I clenched my fists, wanting to storm out of th e cubicle and shame them. But seeing something s o troubling would also make me feel embarrassed. Thus, I had n o choice but to endure the . sound of t heir horrib le moaning. At this moment , I truly wish ed I were deaf. All of a sudden, my pho ne began to ring, and I panicked because of it