My Best Friend Took My Leg, My Baby, and My Love Chapter 03

My Best Friend Took My Leg, My Baby, and My Love Chapter 03

My tears blurred my vision.

But memories from the past came flooding back, one after another.

Each one felt like another knife twisting deeper into my heart.

I would never forget how hard Ethan Sterling had fought to make me his wife.

There was one time when someone had secretly slipped something into his drink.

When the effects started to take over, he forced himself to stay awake.

He kept punching himself just to stay in control.

He’d rather spend the entire night sitting in freezing water than touch anyone who came near him.

Afterward, he held me tightly and looked straight into my eyes.

“Nattie, I won’t ever touch anyone else.”

“In this life, you’re the only person I’ll ever choose.”

I believed him.

I truly believed him.

Sophie Carter…

She had been my other lifeline.

During my freshman year of college, we went rafting together.

I accidentally fell into the water.

Without hesitation, Sophie jumped in and saved me.

During my junior year, my parents died in a plane crash.

Overnight, I went from a wealthy girl with everything to an orphan with nothing.

When I was at my lowest point…

when I had no one left to turn to…

it was Sophie.

She brought me into her home.

She stayed with me day and night.

She never hesitated.

I gave her everything I could.

Everything I had.

I treated her like family.

I never understood.

What had I done wrong?

Why?

Why did she have to take both of my husbands from me?

What I understood even less was…

Ethan Sterling had once loved me more than anything.

So why did he become just like Adrian Walker?

How could someone change so completely?

The next day, Ethan came to pick me up from the hospital.

I never exposed him.

Instead, he grabbed my hand and apologized first.

“Nattie, I didn’t mean to be so harsh yesterday.”

“I was just afraid that if you treated Soph like that, she’d get hurt and leave you.”

“You don’t want to lose your best friend too, right?”

I pulled my hand away coldly.

My eyes drifted to the center console.

There was a cake sitting there.

It was the exact flavor I used to love.

I reached out to open the box.

But Ethan placed his hand over mine.

His voice left no room for argument.

“Don’t touch it.”

“It’s for Soph.”

After a pause, he softened his tone.

“If you want some, I’ll buy you another one tomorrow.”

I rolled my eyes.

So even a piece of cake didn’t belong to me anymore.

When we got home, I used the excuse of going to the bathroom.

The moment I opened the door, I saw something sitting there.

A pregnancy test.

Two bright red lines stared back at me.

My eyes burned.

I could never have children again.

So this baby…

belonged to Sophie.

I opened the security footage.

The video played.

Sophie’s trembling voice came through.

“Ethan Sterling, what are we going to do?”

“I’m pregnant.”

“How could I be this horrible?”

“Nattie just lost her baby. She lost the chance to ever become a mother.”

“How can I be pregnant with your child?”

Ethan reached out and pulled Sophie into his arms.

“Soph, this isn’t your fault.”

“This is our baby.”

“This is a blessing from the Virgin Mary.”

“I’ve already lost one child.”

“I can’t lose another one.”

“Please…”

“Keep this baby.”

Sophie cried in his arms.

“But will you marry me?”

“You can’t let our child be born as a child from an affair.”

“I know this hurts Nattie.”

“But we can make it up to her in another way.”

Ethan stayed silent for a long time.

Then he finally said:

“Soph…”

“I don’t know.”

My chest went completely numb.

All the pain reached its peak in that moment.

And then, strangely…

everything went quiet.

At dinner that night, I looked directly at Sophie.

The only thing I said was:

“I saw the pregnancy test in the bathroom.”

“It’s yours, isn’t it?”

“Who’s the father?”

Sophie’s face turned pale.

She opened her mouth.

But no words came out.

“I…”

“He…”

“We…”

“The situation is complicated.”

I suddenly laughed.

A cold, mocking laugh.

“Complicated?”

I glanced at Ethan, who was sitting beside her with a dark expression.

My voice became sharper.

“Don’t tell me you became the other woman and got pregnant with some married man’s child.”

“In my opinion, a child born from an affair shouldn’t be brought into this world.”

“Why keep it and let everyone know what happened?”

Sophie’s face turned completely white.

Tears instantly filled her eyes.

Her body started trembling.

Ethan suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

“Natalie Bennett, shut up!”

He grabbed the plate in front of him and smashed it onto the floor.

The ceramic pieces flew upward.

One cut across my cheek.

“She’s your best friend!”

“If you won’t help her, fine.”

“But how dare you insult her like this?”

“How dare you talk to her that way?”

Sophie grabbed Ethan’s sleeve tightly.

Her eyes were filled with tears as she shook her head.

“Ethan, don’t be angry.”

“I’m fine.”

“Don’t blame Nattie…”

One of them was furious, rushing to defend her.

The other looked weak and innocent, acting like she was the victim.

They looked like Romeo and Juliet, torn apart by the world.

And I…

I was the villain who supposedly ruined their love story.

At that moment, I suddenly felt exhausted.

I no longer had the energy to argue.

I no longer had the strength to expose them.

I stood up.

I didn’t look at either of them.

Then I walked back to my room and locked the door.

The next few days passed in terrifying silence.

Until one day, Sophie offered to accompany me to check my amputation.

After thinking for a moment, I agreed.

I had already contacted a lawyer and prepared the divorce papers.

There needed to be a final confrontation between Sophie and me.

But I never expected what happened next.

After the examination ended…

something unexpected happened.

Two men suddenly rushed out from the basement.

They grabbed both me and Sophie.

Before I lost consciousness, I heard one of them whisper:

“Only one of you is going to survive.”