Chapter 3

Iris and I were hospitalized for two weeks, but we did not once receive a call from Jack or Harvey. Nobody sent any messages asking where the two of us pregnant women were or why we were not going home. Our already broken hearts sank again and again in the face of their indifferent attitudes. It wasn't until I saw Hannah's new Facebook post that I finally knew why. She had posted dozens of photos of her, Jack, and Harvey. They looked so happy together, and the smiles on their faces were a stark contrast to our misery. The caption read, "Always remember that we're family in all but blood!" I felt nothing as I gazed at Jack's smiling face in the photo. Instead, I calmly sent him a message. "I've been discharged from the hospital. See you in court tomorrow! Bring Harvey along." He immediately called me in response, but I rejected the call and blocked his number. Iris and I went through the discharge procedures together, after which we finally had the time to report the hit-and-run driver to the police station. After briefly explaining the events that had occurred that day to the policeman, he frowned deeply and said, "It's been two weeks since then. Why are you only reporting this to the police now? I'm afraid that it's not going to be easy to look into the case anymore." I could only nod and beg them to help with a smile on my face. We explained that our husbands had run off with their lovers, and Iris had also suffered a miscarriage because she tried to save me. Therefore, we were only able to report the incident that day because nobody else was available to help report it. The policeman looked incredibly guilty after listening to our explanation. "I understand now. We'll do our best." After leaving the police station, Iris and I moved into the house we used to live in together before we married. We were both extremely weak, so we could only pay a housekeeping service to do some simple cleaning for us. However, I did not expect Jack to call me using Harvey's phone after I had blocked his number. I could tell that he was furious from his tone. "Where have you gone? Why is the house in such a mess? What's a pregnant woman like you doing running around outside instead of staying at home? "Is two weeks not enough time for you to calm down? How long will you keep up this farce? Even if you're angry, don't drag Iris into this! She and Harvey have no quarrel with each other, but you've convinced her to get a divorce as well! "Why are you such a vicious woman? Can you not stand others living good lives just because you're not doing well yourself?" Iris, who was next to me, heard everything. She was so angry that she snatched my phone from me and yelled, "You're a family of scumbags! We'd be shooting ourselves in the foot if we didn't divorce the two of you! "Tell Harvey that he's my bitch if he doesn't show up at the courthouse tomorrow! I'm seeing this divorce through no matter what! Don't worry because Yvie and I will make sure that the defendant's seat is open and waiting for you!" She hung up immediately after saying her piece, after which the two of us blocked Jack's and Harvey's numbers. Early the next morning, we rushed to the entrance of the courthouse to wait for them. We did not expect to encounter Hannah first. Her eyes were red and watery with tears. She walked up to us in her high heels and said aggrievedly, "I'm sorry. I'm here to apologize on Jack and Harvey's behalf. I know you've misunderstood, but the truth is not what you think. "The vacation just was a promise we made to each other five years ago that we only now got around to fulfilling because I wasn't around before. I asked them to inform the two of you about it before leaving. I didn't expect them not to send you a message about it…" Even then, she kept flaunting their long history and the memories only they shared. Iris' grip on my hand grew tighter and tighter. I snorted coldly before saying mockingly, "Really? Have you approved of our divorce today then? Do we have your permission, or are you perhaps here to carry out the divorce procedures on their behalf?" Hannah's phone vibrated faintly. Something flashed in her eyes, after which she immediately leaped toward us. Startled, I instinctively reached out to push her away. She fell butt first to the ground. Her palms started bleeding from scraping against the ground. I was about to help her up, suspicion written all over my face, when Jack's familiar angry bellow rang out in the distance. "What the hell are you doing, Yvonne? Stop!" Before I could get a good look at him, he had already rushed in front of me and shoved me hard. I stumbled into Iris, who was standing behind me. Only then did Jack notice my flat stomach, and the color instantly drained from his face. He asked shakily, "Where's the child?" Harvey was walking over toward us while talking on the phone, so he wasn't paying attention to what was going on in front of him. "This isn't going to work. I don't have time today," he said urgently. "The station called saying that someone reported a traffic accident that happened two weeks ago, and they suspect foul play! I have to go back and investigate the case!" As soon as he finished speaking, he finally got a good look at the slender silhouettes of me and Iris, and he froze in place. His phone slipped out of his hands and clattered to the ground, its screen fracturing into pieces. "What's going on?" he asked faintly. "What happened, honey?"