After Rebirth, Husband Regrets His
Past
Chapter 1
My sister–in–law, Carrie, was eight months
pregnant when some lowlife shoved her, and
she ended up bleeding out on the sidewalk.
I was driving by, saw the whole thing, but I
just rolled up my window, stepped on the gas,
and kept going.
Last time, I stopped. I found Carrie
unconscious in a pool of blood, and I rushed
her to the hospital.
Things got crazy fast. She had a major
hemorrhage, then an amniotic fluid embolism.
My husband, Tom, is the best OB–GYN in the
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city.
I called him, begging him to come to the
hospital ASAP. But he was convinced I was
just being a jealous wife, trying to ruin his
dinner with his old flame and her family.
He thought I was using Carrie’s situation to
manipulate him.
By the time his family finally got there, Carrie
was gone. The embolism had done its
damage, and they couldn’t save her.
Tom’s whole family blamed me. They said I
deliberately made him think it was a false
alarm, which led to Carrie’s death.
Her husband, Dave, flew in from out of town,
listened to their lies, and, consumed by grief,
he went completely ballistic at Carrie’s
funeral and stabbed me to death.
Now I’m back. I’m reliving the day Carrie got
pushed.
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My head spun. The traffic light turned red,
and I slammed on the brakes without thinking.
Then I heard screaming from the sidewalk.
“Call an ambulance! Pregnant woman down,
she’s bleeding bad!”
My hand shot to the door handle, ready to
jump out and help. But then it hit me. I saw
Tom and his family, their faces twisted with
hate, screaming at me, telling me I killed.
Carrie.
And…
I touched my stomach. This was where Dave’s
knife turned me into mincemeat.
Phantom pain made my whole body tense up.
I pulled my hand back. The light turned green,
and I floored it. I needed to get away from
here.
To keep Tom’s family from pinning the blame
on me again, I went straight to his mom’s
house.
“Hey, Mom, Tom’s working late, so I brought
you some fish I picked up.”
I walked in, acting like I didn’t notice her
frantically ending a video call.
“Honey, you’re here…”
She didn’t finish the sentence before her
phone rang.
Her face went white. Tears streamed down
her face, and she practically tripped over
herself to get to me.
“You have to get to the hospital, Carrie fell!”
I already knew, but I put on my best shocked
face and helped her into the car. We sped to
the women’s hospital where Tom worked.
This time, without me interfering, some
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bystander called an ambulance and got Carrie
to the ER.
When we arrived, Carrie was already in
surgery.
“Family member needs to sign here. Patient is
32 weeks pregnant, suffered a fall, massive
bleeding, needs an emergency C–section.”
Just like last time, Tom’s mom, Susan, signed
the papers with shaking hands.
I told her, “Tom’s the best OB–GYN in town. I
know he’s on shift, but just to be safe, I
should call him and get him here.”
She hesitated, then nodded.
I called Tom. Three calls went straight to
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voicemail.
“Mom, Tom must be busy. I’ll go find him in
his department.”
Susan’s eyes flickered, but she nodded. As
soon as I walked away, she called Tom
herself.
I knew he wasn’t at the hospital. I wasn’t
about to waste my time looking for him.
I stood in the stairwell, watching Susan call
him over and over. Her expression went from
calm to worried to downright panicked. I
couldn’t help but smile.
She probably didn’t know her precious son
had his phone on silent so he could spend.
quality time with his mistress.
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Right before I walked in, Tom had called
Susan on video, just to keep her busy and out
of his hair while he was hooking up with
Bethany.
Watching Susan squirm, I pretended to run
back, all out of breath.
“Mom, Tom’s coworkers said he isn’t even
working today! I keep calling him, but he’s not
answering!”
A guilty look flashed across Susan’s face, but
she still covered for him. “He probably got
called out somewhere. If you can’t reach him
now, just try again later.”
Just then, Tom’s aunt, Carol, and Carrie’s in-
laws showed up.
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Carol saw me and her eyebrows shot up.
“Where’s Tom? Isn’t he an OB–GYN? What
good are you doing here? Why haven’t you
told him to come over?”
Aunt Carol was Tom’s dad’s older sister. After
his dad passed away, she basically ran the
whole family.
Last time, when the doctor told us Carrie was
dead, I barely had time to react before Carol
slapped me across the face. “You’re Carrie’s
sister–in–law! You should have done
something to prevent this.”
This time, I wasn’t giving her the chance.
I said with a sad smile, “Aunt Carol, I can’t
get ahold of Tom. He told me this morning
that he was working late, but I went to his
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office, and his coworkers said he wasn’t even
there today. He’s not answering his phone.”
Susan mumbled something, but didn’t say
anything else.
“Are you stupid? If he doesn’t answer, you
keep calling! Useless!” Carol screeched.
I pulled out my phone and started dialing.
Finally, on the tenth try, he picked up.
