Chapter 2My daughter was born blind in her right eye. I always felt sorry for her. Later, I realized that it was all my husband's plot.

When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in a hospital bed, my upper body wrapped in bandages.

It took a while before Declan came into the room, with Celeste following behind!

He walked to the bedside, gently held my hand, and said affectionately,

"Dr. Gideon said the surgery was a success, but the bandages can't be removed yet."

I nodded weakly, not saying a word.

Celeste, however, sat on the couch and started eating the snacks on the table.

"Maeve! You really had one of your breasts removed! Tsk tsk, what a pity."

"Remember in high school, the boys were all after you because of those two pieces of meat!"

Celeste has been my best friend since childhood, and since puberty, she's consciously competed with me.

Whether it's grades, looks, or love, she must always be first.

I developed better than her, so she would join with the boys to ridicule my physical features, making me only dare to wear loose clothes for years.

In high school, when a boy and I had a mutual affection, Celeste found out and confessed to him first.

After getting together with the boy, she quickly dumped him, as if just to prove to me that she got him first.

As for grades, she often sabotaged me the night before exams.

Either by setting up prank calls in the middle of the night to wake me, or by calling some hooligans to shout outside my building at night.

And today I found out,

She had already been involved with my husband!

Watching her smug look on the couch, I wanted to tear her face apart.

"Celeste, it was you the boys were after."

"Weren't you with almost every one of them?"

I said quietly from the hospital bed.

Celeste froze for a moment, clearly not expecting me to say that.

She suddenly stood up, pointing at me.

"I think you're just jealous! Trying every way to grab their attention with tight clothes!"

"Didn't expect they preferred me! It's only Declan you managed to fool! If you don't believe me, ask him!"

"Declan, I'll give you another chance, who do you choose, me or Maeve?"

She said, throwing a flirtatious glance at Declan, which I caught.

Declan coughed awkwardly, then slowly said,

"Do you want the truth or a lie?"

Celeste looked down at me, smugly saying,

"Go ahead and tell the truth, Maeve doesn't like hearing lies, right?"

Declan didn't look at me, instead, he looked at Celeste with amusement.

"It should...be you, Celeste. I've been with my wife too long, it's not about liking or disliking anymore."

"It's more of a family responsibility."

Celeste laughed triumphantly, looking at me with a winner's posture.

But I stared at Declan, asking him,

"Honey, are you sure you want to say you prefer Celeste right after my surgery?"

Declan, annoyed by my question, answered with a hint of anger.

"This is just hypothetical! See, you're taking it seriously again."

"You take things too seriously, that's why I find Celeste more interesting."

Watching the two of them acting in sync,

I couldn't help but smirk internally,

Enjoy it while it lasts, your good days are numbered.