The Kiss of Life Killed Our Marriage

Wendy froze in place when she heard my words. "Rowan, are you out of your mind? I'm carrying your child, and you want a divorce? Are you even a man?"

The crowd exploded in anger, shouting at me without holding back.

"How can you divorce your pregnant wife? What a heartless man!"

"Yeah, and he even stopped her from helping! He probably saved her back then just to use it against her!"

A middle-aged woman grabbed Wendy's hand and said indignantly, "Sweetheart, I know how men like this operate. He saved you back then for his own gain, and now he's divorcing you because there's someone else in the picture!"

Others in the crowd quickly nodded in agreement.

Wendy looked at me with suspicion in her eyes. "Rowan, there are always rumors at the hospital about you and the nurses. It can't be true, can it? How could you do something like this behind my back? Are you even human?"

I let out a lazy half-smile, uninterested in defending myself. "By that logic, with all these people here, no one else knows CPR? You came yourself—could it be that you're involved with him? Maybe the baby in your belly isn't even mine, but his!"

The elderly woman suddenly swung her cane hard into my back. "You despicable man! My son hasn't opened his eyes yet, and you dare accuse him? I'll beat you to death!"

Someone in the crowd stepped forward, grabbing at my clothes and shoving me repeatedly. "You won't learn unless you get hit!"

Wendy choked back a sob. "How can you say something so vile? I'm trying to save a life, and all you can think about are your filthy suspicions!

"I know you've been seeing someone else. That's why you're trying to slander me and force a divorce, so you can be with her!"

Before Wendy could finish, the middle-aged woman whipped out her phone and went live. "Everyone, look! This male doctor is stopping his pregnant wife from saving a life, accusing her of having an affair with the victim, and now he wants a divorce right here! People like this need to be exposed!"

The livestream blew up instantly, with comments flooding in.

"Is he really divorcing his pregnant wife? What kind of man does that?"

"Not only is he doing nothing to save the victim, he's stopping others from helping too!"

Viewers quickly uncovered my identity as a senior physician at Rosenhill Hospital who was up for a promotion.

"This guy is getting promoted? Are the hospital administrators blind?"

"Exactly! The one who deserves promotion is the female doctor!"

Wendy's eyes were glossy with tears as she held my hand. "Rowan, let's save him together. I misspoke earlier. You didn't fail me, and I haven't betrayed you. Let's wake him, apologize to the elderly woman and everyone else, and end this."

I let out a cold laugh. "Not a chance. Not unless you sign the divorce papers."