I knew that Julian didn’t love me, but I never expected his coworkers to misunderstand me this deeply.
The cramps were so bad that I couldn’t even make a sound. It felt like the blood was just rushing out of me uncontrollably. Everyone was gathered around Vera, and no one even bothered to check on me.
Just when I thought I was about to pass out from blood loss, I heard someone yell, “Whoa, look at all that blood! That is really bad. She’s in serious trouble, isn’t she?”
“Nah, she’s just faking it. She wants Dr. Sutton to ditch his friend and help her. None of this would’ve happened if it wasn’t for her. Just ask Dr. Sutton.”
Finally, Julian drew closer. However, he wasn’t coming to help me. He kicked at my head and snapped, “Had enough of the drama, Kate? I’m here now. You can drop the act.
“What’s wrong with you? You grabbed the wheel yourself and ended up like this just to get me to feel sorry for you? I’ve told you a thousand times that Vera’s my friend. That’s it. Believe me or don’t.”
He still believed that I had caused the accident and that I was putting my kid’s life at risk just for attention. The disappointment and pain hit so hard that I didn’t even have the strength to explain.
I grabbed his foot as he was about to leave, desperate for him to see how badly I needed help. But he just paused briefly, scoffed, and lifted my maternity dress.
“That’s a pretty convincing blood pack you’ve got there. If Vera hadn’t told me about how you had planned this, I might’ve actually bought it.”
With that, he turned and walked off without giving me another look.
I could hear people whispering all around me.
“This doesn’t seem right. Blood packs aren’t usually that color.”
“Could the baby really be in danger?”
“Don’t bother. Ms. Levine said that Kate got those blood packs from the hospital supply, so they look really convincing. Let her keep playing her little game. She’ll probably end up killing her baby sooner or later.”
Someone got fed up and kicked me. The force sent me rolling over. My face hit the ground hard, and I finally passed out.
