Chapter 98

The excruciating pain left me drenched in sweat, and at times, it was so intense that I would lose consciousness. I could already imagine that if I fainted in public today, it would be a trending topic on social media within minutes. People would say I was deliberately trying to win favor by pretending to faint to gain Abigail's sympathy. Abigail would probably come after me, thinking I was causing trouble for no reason, and assume I was faking my condition to attract attention. I didn't want that to happen. I would rather collapse alone in the bathroom than give Abigail the opportunity to humiliate me. I rushed into the restroom and squatted on the floor, vomiting violently. By the end, when my stomach was empty, I began to vomit blood. Globs of fresh blood surged out. I gasped for air, feeling like I was about to faint. But that wasn't the end of it. I struggled to reach for a bottle of water to rinse my mouth, yet my hands shook so violently that I couldn't even lift the bo