ove that starts like fire, but ends like smoke
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After the company fire, I placed the only rescue rope I had in my husband Orlando Parker’s hands.
He suddenly ripped the smoke mask off my face and turned to put it on his female secretary, Isabella Johnson.
Orlando successfully escaped using the rescue rope, and Isabella remained unharmed because she was wearing the mask.
Only I passed out from inhaling too much toxic smoke and was struck in the abdomen by a falling pillar, with blood pooling beneath me.
When firefighters lifted me onto the ambulance stretcher, Orlando suddenly yanked me down.
“Lilith Stewart, why are you lying on a stretcher with such minor injuries? Isabella needs to go to the hospital first. Her condition is serious and requires a complete examination!”
The firefighters and doctors were shocked.
They looked at me with my dress soaked in blood, and at Isabella who was sobbing over the blisters on her burned hand.
Colleagues kindly reminded him, “Mr. Parker, Mrs. Stewart’s injuries are clearly more severe!”
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Orlando said through gritted teeth, “Enough! I’m Lilith’s husband. Don’t you think I know her condition? If Isabella’s treatment is delayed today, none of you will face the consequences!”
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I covered my slightly swollen belly with my hand, nodded, and agreed to let Isabella board the ambulance first.
Orlando, from now on, neither I nor this unborn child owe you anything anymore.
After I gave in, Orlando let out a cold, knowing snort.
“Lilith, I knew you were just pretending to be pitiful! These old tricks to get attention are truly disgusting!”
He raised his foot and kicked me hard in the stomach, trying to push me away from the ambulance stretcher so Isabella could lie down on it.
My abdomen, already struck by the pillar, now suffered extreme pain once again.
I was in such agony that I couldn’t speak. My body convulsed involuntarily as I trembled and curled into a ball.
With his back to me, Orlando didn’t hear my cries of pain and mocked, “One kick and you behave yourself. You’re truly pathetic!”
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I felt blood continuously flowing from my body, my heart shattered as I sank into despair.
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My unborn child had become nothing but a mess beneath me.
The child’s father was carefully and gently helping Isabella lie down on the stretcher.
“Isabella, be careful, don’t hurt yourself anymore.”
Isabella was crying so bitterly she could barely speak. She held up her burned finger, looking particularly pitiful.
“Mr. Parker, my finger feels like it’s about to fall off. I’m so scared! What if I lose my hand? Would you despise me for being
disabled?”
Orlando’s eyes filled with concern as he pursed his lips and blew gently on her blistered finger.
“Let me blow on it. It won’t hurt after I blow on it.”
“Silly girl, how could I ever despise you? Don’t worry. I’ll immediately call the best burn specialist in the country to examine you. I promise your beautiful fingers won’t have even the slightest scar!”
The firefighter stared in shock, speechless. He pointed at my pale face, reminding Orlando.
“Mr. Parker, this lady stayed in the fire scene the longest. She’s the most severely injured victim!”
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Only then did Orlando cast an indifferent glance we we
He confidently told the firefighter, “Sir, don’t be fooled by this dramatic woman!”
“Lilith is my wife, and I know her best. She may lock pitifal anos, but she’s just pretending! She’s jealous and deliberately acting miserable to get my attention.”
The firefighter’s jaw nearly dropped in shock. He couldert comprehend how Orlando, my husband, could pull me off the ambulance stretcher only to help another woman lie down on it.
After speaking, Orlando roughly yanked me up from the ground, forcing me to turn around to show everyone.
“See? She’s perfectly fine!”
My entire body was in so much pain that I’d lost all feeling. My face and neck were covered in cold sweat as I let him manipulate me like a puppet.
The nurse beside us was stunned, pointing at my blood–soaked dress, stammering, “Can’t you see? Your wife’s dress is covered in blood!”
Orlando suddenly laughed and said, “Young nurse, you clearly don’t understand. This is all fake blood that Lilith deliberately applied to act out her drama!”
He released his grip, and having already exhausted all my
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strength, I collapsed directly onto the ground.
I let out a cry of pain, but this didn’t evoke the slightest sympathy from Orlando.
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He touched my dress, his fingertips covered in sticky blood, yet Orlando just laughed.
“Lilith, tell us where you bought this fake blood prop. It looks quite realistic.”
Because Orlando had taken away the protective mask that should have been mine and given it to Isabella, I had inhaled toxic smoke that had poisoned my throat.
Faced with Orlando’s humiliation, I shook my head, unable to say a word.
I struggled to crawl away from the stretcher where Isabella was lying.
If Isabella wanted to go, then let her go.
I wanted to get as far away from these two people as possible.
I crawled toward another ambulance using both hands and feet, which were cut and bleeding from the broken stones, leaving trails of blood on the black ground.
Behind me, Orlando was still shouting, “Lilith, don’t think t acting so convincingly will help you escape punishment. Today you must apologize to Isabella. Her hand was burned because of
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In the past, hearing such words would have made my heart ache like it was being twisted by a knife. I would have cried and explained to Orlando, begging him to believe me.
But now, I didn’t want to do that anymore.
I touched my gradually flattening belly, tears in my eyes, and shook my head.
Orlando, this time, neither I nor our child owe you anything
anymore.
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love that starts like fire, but ends like smoke
