Moon Vow Waves Goodbye – After three years of marriage, I finally got pregnant with his child. But on the day I wanted to surprise him, I overheard a conversation coming from his office. He’d been keeping a mistress in his friend’s villa for three whole years. I turned and fled, sharp pain shooting through my abdomen, blood running down my legs. When I woke up, the baby was gone. He begged me. “Rachel is pregnant. Let her have the child, and you can raise it, okay?” He didn’t know our child was already gone. I smiled and nodded, handing him the divorce papers. He signed without even looking, then rushed off to be with that woman. A month later, I boarded a plane and left. Before takeoff, I sent him a photo of my scarred body: “I’m setting you both free. From now on, we owe each other nothing.” That day, my plane “crashed into the sea.” Later I heard he knelt at my grave for three days.
But he didn’t know that I was never on that plane. Lily POV In the third year of my marriage to Sebastian Laurent, I got pregnant. After the pregnancy was confirmed, I couldn’t wait to go to his company to share the good news with him in person. Everyone at Laurent Corporation knew me. Wanting to surprise him, I slipped in without having anyone announce my arrival. When I reached the CEO’s office door, my hand fell on the handle. Before I could push it open, I suddenly heard two male voices coming through the slightly ajar door. Sebastian’s best friend, Marcus, said, “The nanny taking care of Rachel says she’s been causing a lot of trouble lately.” Rachel? That name hit my ears like a thunderbolt, exploding in my mind. My expression froze instantly. The name Rachel wasn’t unfamiliar to me. Before Sebastian and I got married, I had spent two years abroad receiving medical treatment.
During those two years, a woman who resembled me somewhat appeared by Sebastian’s side. That woman was Rachel. But hadn’t Sebastian sent Rachel away with money after I came back? Not only did Sebastian not send Rachel away, he’d hidden her in a villa under his best friend’s name for three whole years? My mind went blank. My hands unconsciously gripped the hem of my clothes as I held my breath. Then I heard Sebastian’s voice from inside the office, “What’s she fussing about?” “Rachel says you haven’t been to see her in a long time. She wants to know where she stands. If you don’t care about her anymore, then go tell her straight up so she can move on and let you be with your true love.” Sebastian frowned slightly. “I’ve been busy lately, and Lily hasn’t been feeling well. I need to stay with her. Rachel has a temper-let her make a fuss. Just have the nanny take good care of her.” “But you’ve hidden Rachel in my villa for three years.” Marcus sounded puzzled. “How long are you planning to keep hiding her?” Sebastian pinched the bridge of his nose wearily. “Lily can’t accept Rachel’s existence.
I have no choice but to let her stay in the villa under your name.” “But you can’t hide her forever, right? Aren’t you worried that one day Lily will find out Rachel was never sent away?” Sebastian’s tone carried a warning edge. “As long as you keep your mouth shut around Lily, she’ll never know.” “Of course I won’t say anything to Lily.” Marcus paused. “But didn’t you originally just treat Rachel as Lily’s substitute? You and Lily have been married all this time-why are you still hiding Rachel instead of sending her away?” Sebastian’s brow furrowed. Marcus probed, “Are you reluctant to let go of Rachel as a substitute?” Sebastian remained cryptic, silent for a long while before speaking. “When Lily was being treated abroad, Rachel was the one by my side. She once cried and told me she couldn’t imagine never seeing me again. She can’t leave me. If she left, her life would fall apart.” “So because Rachel can’t leave you, you’re hiding her… what about Lily?” “Lily is the one who accompanied me from nothing to success.
Without her companionship and support all those years, there might not be the me of today. She’s always been my spiritual pillar. I love her more than I love myself, so she will always be Mrs. Laurent.” Outside the office door, I felt like I’d instantly fallen from heaven into hell, my whole body frozen as if plunged into ice. My face turned deathly pale as I turned and fled in panic. When I passed the secretarial department, I made a point of saying, “Don’t tell Sebastian I was here.” “Uh, okay, Mrs. Laurent.” I stumbled out of Laurent Corporation, walking dazed through the busy streets. In my mind, the words from that office conversation kept repeating. My eyes reddened, my vision blurring with tears. My chest felt like it had been torn open by a sharp blade, leaving a gaping, bloody wound. My heart seemed to bleed, and tears flowed uncontrollably. After walking in this lost state for who knows how long, a sharp, dropping pain suddenly shot through my abdomen.
The pain came urgently and fiercely, as if someone was tearing my flesh apart. I had to stop, trembling hands covering my lower abdomen, cold sweat beading on my forehead. A warm liquid slowly trickled down the inside of my thighs. Terror instantly engulfed me. “Baby…” I frantically pulled out my phone. My vision became blurry from pain and tears, but I didn’t call Sebastian. Instead, I dialed emergency services. “Help… I’m at…” Before I could finish, intense dizziness struck. Amid the startled cries of passersby, my consciousness faded into darkness.