Chapter 3. Emily, Please

When she opened her eyes, her eyes were covered with a white area. She blinked several times and realized she was in the hospital.

Frantically sitting up, Maddy found himself infused with dextrose. She felt dull pain between her legs. With Maddy's soft character, she worried about the baby in her stomach. She didn't dare to continue thinking, pulled the needle out that made the blood splash.

"What are you doing? Why did you pull the needle out?" A nurse entered the room witnessed Maddy jumping off the bed shouted.

The nurse's fierce face affirmed that the speculation in her heart was correct. Indeed, Alex has people that guarded her and will take action when she wakes up.

"You are cruel. Don't hurt my baby." Maddy tried her best to push the nurse to escape from the room.

"What are you talking about? Don't think that even if you are a patient, you have the right to hit the nurse."

The two pushed each other, causing the water dispenser in the room to crash and the bottles on the nightstands also fell on the ground that caused the noise.

"What is going on?" A man's voice was cold in Maddy's ear. Her body pressed on the floor. The nurse, as if seeing her savior, stood up away from her.

"Doctor John! This girl wants to escape from the hospital." The nurse breathlessly pointed at Maddy to denounce.

Maddy hurriedly sat up, stepped backward, and slammed her back against the foot of the bed. She looked warily at the two in front of her. 

"I don't hush up hospital fees."

"So why did you run away?"

"Aren't you guys going to arrest my child and me?" Maddy tried to stand up, but from yesterday until now, she has not eaten yet and stayed up all night, she was also repeatedly beaten by Alex, her body was fragile, and then fell to the floor.

A strong arm lifted her. Maddy has beaten Dr. John in panic.

"I will not have an abortion. I don't want to leave the baby..."

"The baby is fine. Don't get worried." Dr. John said coldly, but the movements of holding her were very gentle.

"Dr. John saved your life but you repaid him like that?" The nurse rushed to scold her.

"Seeing her lumpy appearance when she was admitted to the hospital, I knew right away that you were the type of person biting hand that feeds you."

Mary was put back in bed. She bewildered and looked at Dr. John who stood on one side with his arms crossed. He then looked at the angry, red-faced nurse.

"My child is fine?"

"You're correct!" Dr. John replied coldly.

"You haven't had my abortion yet?"

"We are doctors who have the responsibility to save lives. If you want to give up the baby, just pay money, the hospital has this service."

Looking at the expressionless face of Dr. John, Maddy hesitated. "But my body was in dull pain."

"You had slightly fetal derangement, we checked with some small procedures. Tomorrow it will be over."

Maddy blushed in embarrassment at the misunderstanding. She looked at his name label, wanted to apologize.

John coolly ended the conversation. "If your body can dance, you can discharge. Please pay for medical expenses. Our hospital has no free rooms for such patient breaking public facilities."

The doctor went out of the room, leaving the nurse behind to clean up the broken things while glancing at Maddy. She shyly expressed her desire to help but was ignored by the nurse. "No need. The hospital fee included money to compensate for the items you broke. Just pay enough money for the hospital then we are very happy."

Maddy was too humiliated. She lowered her head to look at the wrinkled clothes on her body, partly guessing the nurse's contempt. 

"They left your bag and phone in this room. When the payment is finished, you can get back to get it." The nurse still didn't believe Maddy had money.

Maddy went to the hospital Accounting Department.

Alex promised he would give her a divorce fee of more than 7 million USD, but the result was that the balance was not enough. The accountant looked frustrated at Maddy. His voice was very harsh.

"If you have another card, give it to me quickly. There are many more people waiting in line."

The fierce nurse from earlier also went to humiliate Maddy. "So what? Aren't you going to pay? Or do you want me to call the police?"

"I... I will back to my room to call a relative to bring money." Maddy was embarrassed and returned to her room to call Alex.

The one who answered was a woman.

"Emily?" Because she was startled, Maddy slipped her hand and dropped the phone. Her finger accidentally touched the speakerphone button.

Emily's arrogant voice echoed throughout the room. "Yes, it's me."

"Are you with Alex?" Maddy asked shakily.

"Those who love each other will come back together. What do you think about this sentence?" Emily laughed and insulted her.

"Maddy! Don't you see yourself as mean? Having just divorced Alex, but you called him cordially like that? Regret, right? How many years have you still craved for Alex so much?"

"I don't want to talk to a twisty person like you." Maddy raised her hand to pick up the phone, but thought of touching the phone was to connect the deceitful Emily, she immediately withdrew her hand. "I want to talk to Alex."

"His matter is mine. Say it, I'll pass it on." Emily said wildly.

"He said the divorce fee is 50 million USD, I have not seen the money in the account. Can you remind him to transfer it right now?"

"Divorce fee? You pretended to be me to be Alex. Divorcing a cunning woman like you costs nothing."

"This is my matter with him. It doesn't matter to you. I just need you to transfer my words."

"Maddy." The voice suddenly dropped, was sweet as a whisper causing Maddy's spine to chill. "Have you forgotten? We are sisters, although two but one. Your money is also my money. You robbed my Alex for three years; the other 7 million USD is compensation for the time I was away from him."

Maddy was stunned by the little arrogance of Emily.

"Did you switch gears without feeling embarrassed? It was you who slept with others and betrayed Alex. It's also you that left him, why did you frame me?"

"Ha ha ha..." Emily laughed arrogantly. "Just based on the reason that Alex loves me, everything I say will be true."

"You..."

"If you beg, I can rethink about 7 million USD."

Entered the dead end, Maddy patiently said. "Emily, please. I need money urgently."

"Ha ha ha. You are still as stupid as ever. I refuse."

The phone turned off, Maddy's body became cold. She hurriedly picked up the phone and dialed Alex's number. Emily has blocked her phone number and cannot call back.

Maddy panicked and realized that she was very lonely now. Without money, relatives, and unpaid hospital fees. 

Clack. A soft noise rang out at the door. Dr. John entered while Maddy is crying and she could not hide her tears.

"I did not intentionally eavesdrop."

Maddy stood up, twisted the hem of her shirt, shyly not daring to raise her head.

Seeing the drooping black hair that embraced her frail body, John's coldness decreased. He said. "You don't need to pay your hospital's fees. Go home."

It took a while for her to understood the meaning of his speech. Maddy lifted her head and looked at Dr. John who had left. She chased him to the hallway when she ran into a fierce nurse.

"Not yet? Are you trying to haunt our hospital?"

"My hospital's fee ..." Maddy had just opened her mouth, tried to answer the jealous nurse's innuendos. 

"If you know Dr. John, speak from the beginning. It makes it difficult for me to be misunderstood. Come on, fuck off. So we can arrange another patient in the room."

Since her divorce, Maddy has suffered so much pressure and humiliation, she no longer can argue with the nurse. 

She left the hospital, did not returned to Alex's splendid mansion. Emily swallowed 7 million USD. She was confident that going back would only receive all insults from those two people.

Only after a day, from a married woman, Maddy turned into a divorced one. She is starting a single mom's life. She quickly found a motel for more than 40 USD. After arranging the place, calculating her upcoming expenses, misusing expenses to buy some necessary food, she started seeking jobs.

A young single mom living alone with her unborn child, if she does not save money from now, the time of giving birth will be tough.

When she found a job, Maddy unexpectedly met her ex-husband on her first working day.