Chapter 3The Wedding Day Swap
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Felicity was waiting there.
Eyes red.
Xavier gripped my wrist tightly, his voice cold as ice:
"Serena, you must give a definite answer today. Will you put the child under your name or not?"
I struggled hard but couldn't break free.
"Xavier, let go. You care so much about this child, it must be yours."
After saying this, I saw Felicity panic for a second.
Xavier gripped harder, hurting my wrist.
"Still spreading rumors. I've really indulged you too much."
His other hand pinched my chin forcefully:
"Grandpa scolded Auntie today. Are you satisfied seeing Auntie embarrassed?"
"If I knew you were such a vicious woman, I wouldn't have accepted your pursuit back then."
Whenever he argued with me before, he always said he regretted accepting my pursuit.
I would immediately surrender and start coaxing him.
No matter whose fault it was, it was all mine.
I apologized and made promises until he reluctantly accepted.
But this time, I suppressed the anger in my heart and said softly but firmly:
"It's not too late now. Let's break up!"
Xavier was stunned for a moment.
He let go of my wrist and took a step back.
His skeptical gaze swept over my face again and again:
"Serena, are you serious?"
Before I could answer, he added:
"You know me. If I agree to break up, you won't even have a chance to regret it."
"Don't say break up lightly in front of me in the future."
With that, he turned and walked out.
I also turned to leave.
This place, this Xie family, had nothing to do with me anymore.
Just one step out, Felicity pushed me hard.
In desperation, I grabbed Felicity's arm.
She rolled down the terrace steps with me.
I was pinned under Felicity.
Pressed too painfully, I pushed her.
She rolled onto the ground.
Turning half my body, sitting up, I slapped her face hard.
Too much force, making my palm sting.
Hearing the commotion, Xavier turned back.
The blurted "Auntie" echoed through the banquet hall.
He rushed over, kicked me away, and picked up Felicity.
"Auntie, how are you? Where does it hurt?"
Felicity was incredibly weak:
"It hurts, it hurts. She hit me."
Felicity pointed at me, tears flowing instantly.
Xavier looked at me with fire in his eyes:
"Serena, I won't forgive you this time. Just wait."
"Aren't you even going to ask why?"
Shouting this sentence, tears swirled in my eyes too.
Partly from pain.
Partly because Xavier always unconditionally believed Felicity, never me.
It had been like this for three years.
With that, he carried Felicity and walked out.
After two steps, he turned back:
"Serena, follow us to the hospital. If anything happens to Auntie, I will definitely call the police."
His tone contained a thousand years of ice.
I hurt all over.
Especially my legs; when Felicity fell, she landed right on them.
My elbows hit the ground, now bloody patches.
My injuries were more severe; anyone could see.
But to Xavier, it was like he was blind; his eyes only saw his aunt.
I stood up with difficulty, grabbed my down jacket, and followed them into the car.
Xavier drove even faster than before, almost hitting the guardrail.
While driving, he asked:
"Auntie, don't sleep, we're almost at the hospital."
That tone, as if his aunt was about to die.
Hearing his words, Felicity also pretended to be extremely uncomfortable.
But she was just scrolling on her phone a moment ago.
At the hospital, after blood tests, Felicity made me hold the cotton swab.
After pressing, I quietly pocketed the swab.
After a round of checks, besides a little anemia, Felicity was fine.
Even the baby was growing steadily in her belly.
Hearing about the anemia, Xavier was sweating with nervousness.
"Anemia? What should we do?"
"Right, Auntie has a rare blood type, and Serena has a rare blood type too. She can transfuse her blood."
He dragged me in front of the doctor.