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The distinct smell of disinfectant filled the hospital hallway. Sitting in a cold chair, Melanie Baxter had a slight frown on her face.
There was a tube connected to her arm which was drawing blood from a vein, which was bulging due to the tension.
With every drop of blood drawn from her body, it seemed like her life was being sapped out.
Wearily lifting her gaze, she blinked rapidly to clear her blurry vision to no avail.
Swallowing hard, Melanie did her best to see her husband, Ashton Willis, who stood just a few feet away.
At that moment, she tried to identify a trace of hesitation or guilt on his face, but her eyes refused to cooperate, out of focus and hard to keep open.
"Mr. Willis, this should be enough, right?" the doctor suddenly asked as he held up a bunch of filled blood bags. Glancing at Melanie, he added, "If we don't stop now, your wife's life could be in danger."
Hearing this, Melanie looked at Ashton and used every last ounce of strength in her to shake her head slightly.
The blood loss had taken its toll on her and she believed she was going to die if she kept on donating.
But then, Ashton gave a response that shocked her to the core and made her heart skip a beat.
With an icy expression and unfeeling voice, he said, "Olivia still needs blood. Don't stop!"
Short and simple, these words pierced Melanie's heart like a sharp knife.
A mixture of shock, confusion, and disappointment swept through her body, leaving her speechless.
Never in her life could she have imagined that her husband could have so little regard for her life. To make it even worse, he was like this just because of another woman.
The emotional pain from his response hurt more than the physical pain from the blood loss.
"Once you've gotten more, have all the blood bags delivered to Olivia's room," Ashton added coldly.
With that, he turned and left without sparing Melanie a glance.
Watching Ashton's back as he walked away, Melanie got not just more disappointed and sorrowful, but also incredibly angry.
The memory of when he had saved her from the brink of death by pulling her from the cold sea surfaced in her mind at that moment.
Back then, Olivia Hudson was supposed to be standing beside Ashton at his wedding, but Olivia ran away.
As a show of gratitude to Ashton for saving her life, Melanie volunteered to be his bride, marrying him and becoming a member of the Willis family.
They had been married for two years now, and she had done her best during this period trying to please both Ashton and his family. She had done all she could to fit in perfectly as Mrs. Willis, including tolerating the constant insults she faced from her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Ashton had informed Melanie that Olivia had been involved in a car accident which led her to lose quite a significant amount of blood. Due to Olivia's rare blood type being the same as Melanie's, she had agreed to donate some of her blood without hesitation.
But now...
As she watched the doctor connect another empty blood bag to the tube connected to her arm, Melanie concluded that she had to put a stop to this.
As the doctor turned away from her, she seized the moment and swiftly pulled the needle out of her arm with her free hand, causing blood to spurt everywhere.
Not caring for the blood running down her arm, she got up and dashed to Olivia's room.
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