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The nurse had no idea what had happened. She only heard my conversation with Dylan and looked at me with pity in her eyes. Soon after, she received a call from the hospital director and moved me into a private VIP room on the lower floor.
I was the only patient on the entire floor, and there were bodyguards everywhere. Half an hour later, my dad, who had been meeting with a foreign ambassador, appeared at the door. When he saw me, the man who was usually calm and composed cried like a child. He wanted to come over and hug me but hesitated, afraid of hurting my wounds.
“Does it hurt? I’m so sorry I’m late… I’ll make them pay for this, a hundred times, a thousand times over!”
I had no doubt in my father’s abilities. He and my mother had built their business from the ground up. After my mother passed away, my dad got too busy with work and neglected me. That was why we had been estranged for a long time, and I had been living in the small apartment my mother used to rent, a three–bedroom flat.
I had never told anyone, not even Dylan, about my strained relationship with my dad.
I never expected that the man I had always disliked would, after all the hurt, become my strongest pillar of support!
He had brought in world–class medical experts to perform surgery on me and hired several different nutritionists to help me recover.
I healed quickly.
At first, Dylan was desperate to find me, but over time, his patience wore thin.
“Eva, I know I hurt you, but please don’t be so difficult. You’re seriously injured, and you have no money. What will you do if you leave the hospital?”
air.
Apparently, he thought I had already been discharged.
No one dared to leak my whereabouts in the hospital. It was as if I had disappeared into thin
“Eva, don’t call the police. Ivy is willing to pay you two million dollars. You can live comfortably at home. You can stay at home, take care of the family, and have a child for me. I’ll protect you
and your child, okay?”
Reading his message, I couldn’t help but laugh coldly.
Protect me and my child?
Wasn’t it he who had brought this storm in the first place?
The doctor said that even if my right hand recovered well, it would never be the same as
before.
I would never be able to paint again.
And taking care of the family? Was he planning to lock me in the house?
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Two million dollars… To him, it was as if that amount could buy my life.
“Eva, why are you being so unreasonable? We’re already married, and you’re officially my
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before.
I would never be able to paint again.
And taking care of the family? Was he planning to lock me in the house?
Two million dollars… To him, it was as if that amount could buy my life.
“Eva, why are you being so unreasonable? We’re already married, and you’re officially my wife now! Stop being jealous!”
It was as if marrying him had been the greatest blessing of my life.
I opened my social media app.
Ivy was live–streaming.
She looked stunning with perfect makeup, crying in front of the camera.
“My fiancé and I are getting married, but there’s this shameless woman who’s been seducing him! She keeps asking for expensive gifts from him! She even messaged me, telling me to step down and saying I’m not worthy! I just want to ask, is this what a mistress does now? Boldly destroying someone’s marriage! Why isn’t there a law to punish mistresses? They should be locked up for ruining other people’s marriages! I’m already pregnant with my husband’s child. What am I supposed to do now?”
The internet went wild with outrage.
They immediately began attacking me from all sides while Ivy just sobbed quietly, playing the victim.
Some more clear–headed netizens spoke up.
“This should be blamed on your husband, right? He’s the one who can’t control himself!”
“My husband is loyal, and he never had an affair with this woman! It’s her who’s been chasing him! My husband is just too nice! This is the first time I’ve encountered something like this, and I don’t know what to do. So I’m asking for help online!”
As she spoke, she seemed worried that the viewers wouldn’t believe her, so she shared some screenshots of me and Dylan.
It did look like I was shamelessly clinging to Dylan while he seemed cold and distant.
There were also edited screenshots, where I sent Dylan flirtatious messages, saying
inappropriate things, and even sending explicit videos.
And then, the screenshot where I threatened Ivy, saying that if she didn’t back off, I’d kill her!
The words were so arrogant. It was shocking.
This stirred up a huge backlash from the viewers. They started insulting me.
[This woman is shameless! She deserves to be beaten to death!]
[Tell us where this woman is. If you don’t know what to do, we can help!]
[Beating up the mistress is everyone’s responsibility!]
Ivy said, “She’s at the hospital. Recently, she’s been pretending to be injured and has been clinging to my husband, asking him to visit her. How about this? I’ll take you guys there.”
I watched as Ivy, with her group of friends, stormed into the hospital.
But it turned out to be a dead end.
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She stopped a nurse and asked, “Where’s Eva, the one who was hospitalized two days ago?”
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I watched as Ivy, with her group of friends, stormed into the hospital.
But it turned out to be a dead end.
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She stopped a nurse and asked, “Where’s Eva, the one who was hospitalized two days ago?”
The nurse shook her head. “I don’t know. We don’t have anyone by that name in the hospital.”
“That’s impossible! I saw her being admitted myself! And she was seriously hurt…”
Realizing she’d made a mistake, Ivy quickly changed her story and spoke to the viewers.
“Maybe this mistress saw my livestream and got scared, so she’s hiding. No problem, I know
where she lives! Everyone in the livestream, donates! I’ll show you how to catch a mistress live!”
The public has always looked down on mistresses, so Ivy gained millions of followers
instantly with that comment.
I realized what Ivy was trying to do and immediately called Dylan.
“Stop Ivy now! If she does anything to my house, I’ll expose the security footage! I have clear
footage of her breaking into my house and beating me up!”
After hanging up, I felt uneasy.
That house was the only thing my mom had ever given me.
Back when my parents‘ business was still struggling, they had gotten married and had me in
that small house.
That place was filled with all my happy memories.
It was like having that house meant my mom was still here, and I was still the spoiled
princess to my parents.
I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the livestream. A little while later, Ivy received a phone
call.
But she had one of her friends take over the livestream, and all we could hear were voices
shouting about beating the mistress, so it was hard to make out what Ivy was saying.
That call was probably from Dylan.
If she feared I’d expose the footage, she would probably stop.
Ivy laughed and spoke to the livestream, “This is the mistress‘ place! What do you think,
should we break it down?”
A strong man was at the door, smashing it in. The people in the live stream were cheering
him on.
A neighbor heard the noise and came out, saying, “You can’t break into others‘ houses.”
Ivy’s friend yelled, “What’s wrong with that? We’re getting rid of a plague! So this mistress
can’t hurt anyone else! You’re so worked up! You’re not having an affair with this mistress, are
you?”
As she said this, she pointed the camera at him.
The neighbor quickly covered his face and went inside, and the other neighbors didn’t dare
say anything more.
How could this be?
I felt my blood boil in anger.
I had already called Dylan!
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Ivy laughed and spoke to the livestream, “This is the mistress‘ place! What do you think,
should we break it down?”
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A strong man was at the door, smashing it in. The people in the live stream were cheering
him on.
A neighbor heard the noise and came out, saying, “You can’t break into others‘ houses.”
Ivy’s friend yelled, “What’s wrong with that? We’re getting rid of a plague! So this mistress can’t hurt anyone else! You’re so worked up! You’re not having an affair with this mistress, are
you?”
As she said this, she pointed the camera at him.
The neighbor quickly covered his face and went inside, and the other neighbors didn’t dare
say anything more.
me!”
How could this be?
I felt my blood boil in anger.
I had already called Dylan!
I immediately called him again.
“Dylan, if Ivy breaks into my house, this isn’t over! You know how much that house means to
After I vented, I heard a heavy sigh on the other end, and Dylan said, sounding guilty, “Eva, Ivy is still really upset right now… How about you offer to sell the house? Or, you could apologize to Ivy publicly! Otherwise, with her temper, this will never end…”
