Marriage Lies and a Dangerous Obsession novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163

It was 9:40 AM at Harbor City Hospital.

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Chloe was already prepared for surgery, catching up with Blair, her college friend she hadn’t seen in ages as she waited to be called in.

Chloe turned to Blair and said, “Blair, when I go in for the procedure, stand guard outside for me. No matter who shows up, don’t let anyone stop me until my abortion is finished.”

Her phone was on silent.

It had been buzzing nonstop since 8:30 AM, barely taking a break.

If her guess was right, Ian was probably rushing over right now.

But she’d put all the arrangements in place ahead of time, and on purpose, she only signed up at 8:30 to stall him.

The abortion was scheduled for 10 AM.

“Even if Ian somehow pulled off a miracle, there’s no way he’ll get here by ten,‘ Chloe thought.

Blair was Chloe’s college friend and, as luck would have it, she worked right there in the OB–GYN department at Harbor City Hospital.

When Blair heard that Chloe’s husband had not only cheated but even had a love child on the side, she was absolutely pissed about what Chloe had been put through.

Blair swore up and down, “Chloe, don’t worry. The procedure’s quick–it’ll be over before you know it. I’ll stand guard outside and make sure nothing gets in your way, you’ll get through this smoothly.”

Chloe’s expression was numb as she placed her hand on her stomach.

She used to long for a baby with all her heart.

But now, she was going to such lengths just to end this pregnancy.

The day Chloe married Ian, she shamelessly wished the whole world would know she was the luckiest bride on earth.

But now, she was doing everything she could to get a divorce and escape from that man.

Looking back over the past twenty–something years, she realized she’d made so many mistakes.

She was only twenty–six. Nothing was too late for her.

If she’d gone down the wrong road, she’d turn back. If she’d loved the wrong person, she’d let go.

She would personally end everything tying her to lan–even this child.

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At exactly 10 AM, Chloe walked into the operating room right on schedule.

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A few minutes later, Ian burst through the hallway and rushed up to the operating room door.

“Chloe!” Ian called out, his voice hoarse with panic.

Ian, his eyes blazing red, pounded furiously on the operating room door–completely losing it.

Blair stepped right in his way, her stance firm. “Sir, there’s a patient undergoing surgery. Please lower your voice and don’t cause a scene here.”

Ian’s voice cracked with urgency, “My wife is inside. You have to let me see her, just for a minute!”

Blair shook her head, not budging an inch. “The operation has already started. It’s hospital policy–no visitors allowed.”

Ian almost shouted, desperation in his eyes. “I’m the father! That’s my wife in there!”

Blair shot back, unwavering, “Doesn’t matter if you’re her husband or her father. Nobody goes in until the patient is out. End of story.”

Ian’s eyes were wild with desperation as he snapped at Mitchell, “Call Dean Lane. Hurry!”

Mitchell fumbled with his phone in a panic, scrambling to make the call.

When Blair caught wind that Ian wanted to involve Dean Lane, she got even more fired up. “You can bring my dad right here, but either way, this surgery is happening!”

Before Blair could finish, the light above the operating room door flicked off.

The door opened, and a nurse came out helping Chloe walk, steadying her as she emerged.

Blair rushed to her side. “Why did it take so long?”

Chloe murmured weakly, “The anesthesiologist was a few minutes late.”

Seeing lan standing not far away, Chloe softly said, “Thank you, Blair.”

Blair and the nurse supported Chloe over to Jan, then left them alone.

Jan looked at Chloe, her face deathly pale and teetering on her feet, and he felt his heart shatter.

His eyes rimmed with desperation, he stepped forward and pulled her tightly into his arms, as if terrified she’d slip away.

His voice was raw, trembling with suppressed emotion.

“Why? Why did you have to get rid of our baby?‘ he demanded, his voice breaking.

Chloe let lan hold her, not fighting him.

Her voice was weak but calm. “I didn’t want this either. It hurts, but I just couldn’t keep the baby.”

lan’s arms shook as he clung to her. “Why can’t we keep the baby? This is our first child!”

Ian was losing it, his voice raw with emotion. “Chloe, do you even know how long I’ve waited for this?”

Chloe let out a cold, bitter laugh.

She looked at him and said, “lan, is that what you want? You want me to give birth to this child just so they can end up as miserable as me–pushed aside, controlled, used, swallowing all that pain and watching you drop everything to run off to that woman and her kid every damn day?”

lan was falling apart, emotion all over the place.

Tears slipped down from the corners of his bloodshot eyes.

With his voice shaking, he blurted out, “Chloe, Andrea and I were never truly together. Not ever.”

His voice was low and trembling.

He forced out each word, “Clint is Andrea’s son from her ex–husband. He’s not my child.”

Tears slipped down Chloe’s pale face before she even noticed.

She managed a smile, but it was shaky and laced with heartbreak.

She said, “Ian, we’ve been best friends since we were kids–over twenty years. We’ve been husband and wife for three years, and I was ready to give you everything. But in the end, for Andrea, you were willing to play dad to her kid without a second thought!”

Chloe went on, “Hearing you confess like this now… it just makes me realize how worthless I am to you. Like I’m nothing but cheap, miserable, and totally beneath your notice.”

Chloe’s world blurred as darkness closed in, and she felt herself slipping away, gradually losing all sense of what was happening around her.

When Chloe woke up, she found herself back home in Kingsford.

lan was slumped beside her, still asleep with his hand gripping her wrist. Chloe weakly struggled to sit up, reaching for her phone.

lan woke up as soon as he sensed her moving.

Just a day and a night had gone by, but lan looked like he’d aged years–his jaw covered in rough stubble, exhaustion draining the color from his face.

His eyes were still bloodshot.

He carefully took his phone out of his pocket and handed it to Chloe as though afraid even a touch might

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hurt her.

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