Shattered Ring: The Secret Surgeon Returns

Chapter 3

Word Count: 677 | Released on: 08/05/2026

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doors of the penthouse building, a simpl

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up to a quiet, tree-lined street. C

of the private clinic. The faint, calm

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area on the second floor. The plush sofa

potted Monstera plant. She picked up a maternity magazine

way, the elevator chim

f expensive leather shoes agains

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laced a hand over her slight, barely-there bab

covered her hand with his, his eyes fille

to Charlie's chest. It shatte

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only thing left behind was a maternit

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ng her arms around his bicep. "Wha

from the magazine. His exp

across the screen to fire off a rapid text to Milo: "Pull every transaction and medical appointment under Charlie Whitaker's name in t

bleach and floor wax, Charlie stood with her back pressed agains

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Mattie Valelly Romance

“I stared at the two red lines on the pregnancy test, hoping this tiny heartbeat would finally save my cold, three-year marriage to Kayson Logan. But when he returned from his long business trip, he brought the sweet scent of another woman's perfume, a brutal assault, and a divorce agreement. The financial settlement was entirely under the name of his first love, Alyce Murray. He tossed a box of Plan B onto the table, staring at me with absolute disgust. "Take it. If you try to get pregnant behind my back, you will walk away with nothing, and you will never see that child." The next day, I saw him at the maternity clinic, carefully guarding a pregnant Alyce as if she were made of glass. His family mocked me for being a barren, pathetic loser, cheering as I was kicked out of the house. He didn't hate children. He just hated the idea of having one with me. My three years of devotion were nothing but a joke. He even ordered his men to hunt down the legendary underground surgeon-my hidden alter ego-just to save Alyce's complicated pregnancy. Why should I risk my life to save the woman who destroyed my marriage? I spat out the pill he forced me to take and signed the divorce papers without a second thought. I smashed the multi-million-dollar diamond ring he gave me right at his sister's feet. "Keep the garbage bought by a man who sleeps with other women." Then, I walked away, ready to embrace my true identity and protect my baby alone.”