Chapter 2 I Want To Divorce You

In the hospital

"Miss, you can't go in there! The patient is still very weak and needs rest."

"Fuck off! I know Loraine is in there. You can't stop me!"

Loraine heard a commotion and struggled to open her eyes.

Turning her head, she watched as Marina Bryant pushed the nurse away and stomped over to her, glaring ferociously with murderous intent.

"Loraine, you vile woman! Keely's been struggling with recovery. How dare you push her down the stairs! Just you wait and see. Marco won't let you get away with this!"

Loraine, still weak, struggled to sit up. "I didn't push her; she pushed me!"

Marina sniffed. She didn't trust Loraine at all. "No one will believe your nonsense! Keely comes from a rich family. Why would she hurt a lowly country girl like you? You're just jealous because my brother loves her, and you want her dead. Well, that's not going to happen!"

Loraine, unable to defend herself, searched desperately for clues that could prove her innocence.

Just then, Marco entered the room. He seemed upset. Loraine looked up at him hopefully, as though he was her last hope.

"Marco, I didn't hurt Keely. Please believe me!"

Marco looked down at Loraine coldly. When he spoke, his voice was strained.

"Loraine, that's enough. I don't want to hear your excuses. Wrongdoings deserve to be punished. Keely's kidney was seriously damaged by the fall, and yours is the only match."

"Yes!" Marina shouted. "You damaged Keely's kidney, so you should compensate her with one of yours!"

Loraine's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Take her to the operating room!" Marina shouted at Marco's bodyguards.

The bodyguards immediately surrounded Loraine, holding her hands and feet.

"Fuck off! You have no right to do this!" But no matter how much Loraine yelled, they didn't let go of her. Panicking, she turned to her husband. "Marco!"

Loraine hoped that her husband would do something, but Marco just stood there indifferently, as though he approved of Marina's actions.

Loraine was utterly hopeless.

Any love she still had for Marco died.

That was it. Their marriage had been a one-woman show from beginning to end. Clearly, there was no love for Loraine in Marco's heart.

He would believe anything Keely said, while refusing to believe Loraine.

This was the difference between true love and no love.

Loraine wouldn't rely on him anymore.

"Fine! You all want me to give her my kidney? Well, I'd like to see how badly Keely is hurt!"

Loraine's heart pounded with rage. With her sudden burst of energy, she managed to break free from the bodyguards and rush toward the operating room.

She forced her way in.

It was true that Keely was lying on the operating table, but she didn't seem to be dying as Marco had said. Instead, she was awake, and other than looking pale, she appeared fine.

Loraine turned around and sneered at Marco, who followed her. "Is this the serious injury you were talking about?"

Marco looked past Loraine into the operating room and frowned.

"Marco, why is she here? I'm so scared..." Keely whimpered, her eyes brimming with tears.

Marco didn't have time to think too much about it. Reaching out to stop Loraine, he said, "Loraine, enough."

But Loraine didn't want to hear anything Marco had to say. She walked passed him, approached the operating table and slapped Keely hard.

Clap!

The crisp sound echoed through the room.

Keely's face instantly turned red and began to swell. Before Keely could react, Loraine ripped off Keely's surgical uniform.

There was no wound at all, just a few bruises.

Marco glowered.

Loraine had already guessed that even though Keely wanted to fake an injury, she wouldn't actually hurt herself too badly. Keely had also landed on Loraine, meaning it would have been impossible for her to be seriously injured from the fall.

"What the hell is going on?" Marco asked coldly.

He wasn't stupid; he could tell that something was wrong with Keely's injury.

The remaining color drained from Keely's face, and in a panicked voice, she tried to explain. "I... I don't know either. I've been in a coma ever since Loraine pushed me down the stairs. I just woke up. What kidney? The doctor must have made a mistake!"

"Wow, what a convenient mistake! If I hadn't exposed your trick just now, I would have lost a kidney!" Loraine glared at Keely.

"Nonsense!" Keely looked at Marco. "Don't trust her, Marco! It was Loraine who pushed me!"

Marco shot Keely an intense look, scaring her and making her tremble. He then turned to Loraine and said, "I will find out the truth and give you an explanation. You will be compensated with whatever you want."

Looking at the man she once loved deeply, Loraine now felt numb.

Whenever she looked forward to something, Marco would disappoint her. His promise of so-called compensation meant nothing to her.

"No need," Loraine muttered bitterly. "What I want is to divorce you!"

Marco was shocked. He looked at her as though she was a stranger.

It was the first time in three years that he was trying to understand what was on her mind.

But Loraine didn't care anymore. She turned around and left without looking back.

Loraine had barely left the hospital before she became so weak that she struggled to maintain her balance.

She had pushed herself to her limits during the conflict with the bodyguards just now. Her strength was gone.

Taking out her phone, she dialed a number.

Soon, a black Lincoln stopped in front of Loraine. A handsome man in a suit got out of the car.

As soon as Loraine saw him, she couldn't hold on any longer. She collapsed.

The man strode forward and caught Loraine before she hit the ground. He then picked her up in his arms.

"Uncle Rowan..." Loraine murmured. She then passed out in his arms.