Chapter 3

When I woke up again, I was in a hospital bed.

And the person watching over me was Daniel.

He visibly relaxed when he saw my eyes open.

"I called you a bunch of times, but no answer. You scared me to death. I thought you and Aldrich had a huge fight and he might have hurt you, so I rushed over."

"Then I found you collapsed in the kitchen. The doctor said you just fell and bruised your stomach; the baby is fine."

I managed a bitter smile. My injury and collapse *were* because Aldrich had effectively "hurt" me, in a way.

I gratefully thanked him, then picked up my phone, wanting to contact Evergreen Holdings' representative.

I planned to tell him I'd left Aldrich's company and jumped ship to Daniel's.

But my phone screen was flooded with texts from Tiffany.

And videos.

"Bitch, so what if you're carrying Aldrich's kid? You still got sent home to be a housewife? Giving your desk and your job to me?"

"Aldrich said he's sick of you, always working, no fun at all. And you smell gross when you're pregnant. He prefers someone young like me, hehehe. Who knows, maybe soon I'll be more than just his VP at work."

"Oh, and Aldrich said since you're a housewife now, how can you be the Evergreen project lead? Don't come to the signing tomorrow. I'll go instead. Save them from seeing your disgusting face and throwing up."

I stared at her taunts and videos, expressionless.

Before I could even react, Daniel exploded.

"What the hell is this? How dare she talk to you like that!"

"You're not even mad? Do you really love Aldrich that much? Enough to just let this trashy woman walk all over you?"

Daniel's eyes were red.

"Serena, if I had a wife as amazing as you, I'd cherish you every single day. I'd never let you suffer."

I calmly texted Tiffany back:

"The garbage man is all yours. But you can forget about my project."

I looked up at Daniel, bewildered. "What did you just say?"

He gritted his teeth.

"Nothing. I just said I'm your boss, and if they dare try to steal your project, I'll make them pay."

I nodded. "Okay."

The doctor recommended strict rest to prevent a miscarriage.

I immediately asked Daniel for three months of leave, planning to rest at home after the signing.

As I left the obstetrics department, I bumped into a man and a woman.

Both were covered in red rashes, constantly scratching at their bodies.

When Aldrich saw me, his face instantly paled, and he rushed to question me.

"Serena, did you mess with anything in my study? What did you put in there? The doctor says if they can't find the allergen, we'll keep itching like this!"

I instantly understood. They must have used the clothes that had peach fuzz on them.

I said blandly,

"What 'thing'? Tell me, so I can try to remember if I touched it."

He flushed, but dared not explain clearly.

I sneered, pulled out the videos I'd saved from his SnapChat yesterday and the videos Tiffany sent me, and laid everything bare.

"Oh, you mean this bunny girl outfit? I was eating peaches yesterday, and I think I accidentally dropped some fuzz on the clothes."

"You!" His face was ashen, and he cursed under his breath.

"You're crazy, spying on my computer! And sending someone to record our videos! What are you trying to do?"

He pointed at me and yelled:

"You did this to us! I'm not letting you get away with it! Get on your knees and apologize to me and Tiffany right now! And transfer the Evergreen project to her!"

"Otherwise, the wedding's off, and you can look forward to being an unemployed single mom!"