When Christopher brought me to the hospital, he was calm and indifferent the entire journey. He firmly told me that Monica would not commit suicide, and I thought he was simply trying to comfort me.
Indeed, Christopher saw the video as well. With his intelligence, he must have found out about Monica’s true intentions through the video. He knew Monica very well. It was just like what he said to Monica in the ward, that wasn’t the way to love, but coercion.
In the video, I could hear Monica’s desolate voice. She faced the camera with two drops of tears flowing from her eyes and said, “Chris, if I say goodbye to you right here, right now; will you remember me as the woman who once loved you dearly?”
“Ever since I found out that you’re with Yvonne, I was in despair. I tried to forget you, but I couldn’t. We have known each other since we were kids and we were childhood sweethearts. I thought we would be together forever. However, ever since you met Yvonne, you’ve changed. You said she’s the one you love, and I’m just your sister. But I treated you as my fiancé ever since I was eighteen.”
“I know there’s no such thing as first come, first served in love. But we were doing great before she appeared. Things will become awkward when there are three of us. I’m sorry, Chris. Goodbye.”
The video stopped at that instant. They probably edited the following scene because it was too bloody. I frowned after watching the video. There was too much ambiguity in Monica’s words. Nothing happened actually between Christopher and her, but I became the homewrecker responsible for destroying their relationship in her story.
My head started to hurt when I thought about it. I used to think Crystal was the troublemaker, but now, Monica was even more intimidating. The two must be in cahoots. One tried to destroy my career, the other tried to ruin my relationship, but I would never be a coward. I would let Christopher deal with this matter.
I packed the food in a thermal container and smiled heartily at the scrumptious dinner that I had made for Christopher. I gave him a call but he was still at the hospital, so I put on a pair of sunglasses and took a taxi to the hospital.
I circled to the back of the hospital to avoid the front entrance. When I was about to enter, a little boy suddenly passed by and accidentally tripped me over. I staggered a few steps before falling onto the ground. When I stood up, my sunglasses had already fallen off my face.
“Little brat!” I muttered as I leaned over to pick up my sunglasses.
All of a sudden, I was surrounded by a bunch of journalists. I didn’t know where they emerged from, and the surrounding camera flashes blinded me.
“It’s Yvonne! Yvonne from the Tanner family!”
I tried to slither into the hospital, but the journalists never gave way. One of them even grabbed onto my clothes.
“You’re Ms. Tanner, right? When you ruined the relationship between the new school artist, Crystal, and Mr. Smith from Smith Corporation, you separated them for two years. Now that Mr. Smith and Ms. Yates are getting married, why would you ruin the relationship between Ms. Martin and Mr. Lane?”
“Ms. Tanner, everyone calls you “The Homewrecker”. As a woman, why are you obsessed with ruining the relationship of others? Are you trying to pursue Mr. Lane?”
“Rumors are saying that you’re pregnant and that you’re using the child to pressure Mr. Lane into marrying you. Do you feel guilty about it? Your father already made a statement about your removal from the Tanner family six years ago and that everything you do will have nothing to do with them. Wasn’t that the time when you ruined Crystal and Mr. Smith’s relationship?”
I was overwhelmed by the bombardment of questions. I could only the word “The Homewrecker” reverberating in my head. Also, a journalist hurt me by pressing his microphone against my chin. He was aware of it, but he never intended to take it away, so I started to show a hint of ferocity on my face.
“Get out of the way! I need to get in! Please make way!”
“Are you ashamed? Why are you so obsessed with being a homewrecker and ruining other’s relationships?”
