He Called My Sugar Allergy Jealousy—So I Made Him My Ex Chapter 04

He Called My Sugar Allergy Jealousy—So I Made Him My Ex Chapter 04

It was the police.

A nurse stopped the bleeding and tried to soothe me.

“I was heading downstairs earlier when I heard someone screaming for help, so I called 911. Thank God I got there in time.”

My throat was too swollen for me to speak. I could only look at her gratefully and mouth a silent thank you.

As I stared at the blinding lights overhead, I blacked out.

In my dream, I relived that nightmare phone call.

After I got out of the kennel, Derek had called me.

Max’s paw hit the answer button.

On the other end, I heard Derek’s gentle voice soothing Megan.

“Megan, I do love my wife, but you mean more to me than she does.”

“So don’t be jealous of her, okay? I promise you’ll always have a place in my family.”

Megan’s voice was thick with tears.

“Derek, people are going to laugh at me because of this baby.”

There was a brief silence.

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Then Derek’s voice filled with excitement.

“You’re really pregnant? But we only did it once. I thought you were just saying that to mess with her.”

“You’re the only one I’ve ever been with. You think I’d lie about that?”

Hearing her pouty, pleading voice, Derek rushed to reassure her.

My baby stopped moving completely. The pain in my stomach slowly faded.

I didn’t know when the call ended, but I forced the pills in my palm down my throat with trembling

hands.

I didn’t know how long I slept.

But I believed I’d make it our of this nightmare.

Because even in that dream, I could still hear my baby calling me Mom.

For my baby, I’d stay alive.

When Derek couldn’t reach me, he started to panic.

Then I finally called him back.

The moment he answered, he started yelling.

“Clara, what the hell is wrong with you?”

“I was only out with Megan for a few days. You’re really gonna threaten me with divorce over that?”

Before he could finish, a man’s voice cut in.

“You’re the patient’s husband, right? She’s in the hospital after a miscarriage. You need to come to

the hospital.”

At the card room, Patricia was still absorbed in her game when two police officers walked straight

up to her.

“Patricia Hale, you and your son, are under arrest for unlawful imprisonment and causing serious bodily harm.

“Hands where I can see them. Let’s go.”