When the Typhoon Hit, He Left Me for Her

By the time I was rushed to the hospital, forty minutes had passed, and it was clear the baby was gone.

After an emergency surgery, I was wheeled out of the operating room at four in the morning. No one from my family had been reached.

My parents were traveling and stranded by grounded flights due to the typhoon. I hadn’t wanted to trouble them anyway—they were getting older and couldn’t handle this kind of shock.

Left with no choice, I called Adam’s parents. I told them Adam had been with Judy, while I was home alone, miscarried, and now hospitalized, unable to contact him.

Why should I bear this pain alone? Adam should face it with me.

Hearing my story, my in-laws were immediately alarmed. I wasn’t sure how they relayed the news to Adam, but they showed up at the hospital by six in the morning.

Adam, on the other hand, didn’t arrive until ten—and he brought Judy with him.

The moment he saw me, his expression was full of displeasure. "What happened? How could you not even manage to keep the baby while home alone?"

Before he could say another word, my mother-in-law’s fury erupted. She slapped him hard across the face.

"You knew her pregnancy was unstable, and the doctor told her to stay home and rest. Where were you last night? If you’d been here, this wouldn’t have happened!"

At that, Judy timidly stepped forward. "Ma’am, it’s all my fault. I wasn’t feeling well last night, and my house water supply was cut, so I asked Adam to come over. If you’re upset, blame me."

Smack!

My mother-in-law turned and slapped Judy as well.

"Judy Clark, don’t you have a family of your own? In the middle of a storm like that, you had the nerve to call my son to fetch water and look after you, while his pregnant wife was left home alone and ended up in the hospital!"

Judy burst into tears immediately. "I didn’t mean for this to happen! How could I have known?"

"Get out! And stay away from my son from now on!"

Judy stomped her foot, clutching her face as she sobbed and ran out of the room.

"Judy!"

Adam instinctively tried to follow her, but my father-in-law grabbed his arm. "If you dare walk out that door, I’ll break your legs myself!"

Adam froze, forced to stay put.

For the first time since the night before, I felt a faint sense of vindication.

However, I could see that Adam still looked completely dejected.

Meanwhile, my in-laws took charge, pulling him aside. "Go ask the doctor about her condition and pick up some food and drinks while you're at it!"

“I’ll handle the bill,” my mother-in-law added, turning to my father-in-law. “And you, go get a bottle of hot water!”

She then looked at me. “Mona, stay here and rest. I’ll be back shortly.”

I nodded, feeling a slight sense of comfort. At least there were still reasonable people in this family.

In truth, my in-laws had been eagerly waiting for this child for a long time. I’d struggled to conceive, and after finally getting my body back on track and successfully becoming pregnant, we faced complications almost immediately.

Now, having just lost the baby, I felt no hope left in my heart.

Clutching my belly, I thought about how, just hours ago, there had been a baby connected to me by blood right here.

And now, it was gone.

Adam, how could you say something so cruel to me?

I realized I needed to seriously reevaluate this marriage.

I waited for half an hour, but no one came back.

Even though Adam had something urgent to do, or my mother-in-law got held up, surely it wouldn’t take my father-in-law this long just to get some hot water.

Struggling to get up, I realized that while I was weak from the surgery, I wasn’t completely immobile.

Clutching my belly, I slowly shuffled to the door. At the end of the hallway, near the corner, I spotted a familiar figure. Wasn’t that my mother-in-law in her floral dress?

I moved closer, ready to call out to her, but stopped short when I overheard her speaking.

"You promised me you wouldn’t have anything more to do with her, didn’t you? Just because she calls you ‘darling,’ you completely lose your mind! And now look at the mess you've made. Mona’s parents are going to have plenty to say about this!”

Her tone turned angrier. "Honestly, Mona’s health is just too poor. We didn’t agree to your marriage in the first place, but you insisted. Fine, you married her—and now you don’t even cherish her! You couldn’t even protect her long enough to keep the baby!

“Adam Quinn, let me tell you this: if it happens again, don’t blame me for stepping in! You’ve been married all this time without a child, and if this keeps up, you’d better end things with her sooner rather than later!"