Chapter 383 Miscarriage


    Life was very unfair to Alice. She was in herte twenties and she couldn''t boast of anything. Women


    who were the same age as her were ahead of her in all ramifications. Most of them were already


    married and they had businesses. But she had nothing at all. Alice felt that all her struggles were in


    vain. All the fights she had didn''t produce any positive thing.


    Instead of gaining more goodies, she just kept losing the little she had until there was nothing left. Alice


    felt that it was time her miserable luck ended. She was tired of recording only failures as she journeyed


    through life.


    Leaving Jacob and travelling abroad was the worst decision she ever took in her life. She shouldn''t


    have done that. Every day Alice regretted taking that decision. She couldn''t stop beating up herself for


    it. This was because her departure was the reason for the miserable life she was currently living.


    Everything got worse after she travelled.


    When she left, she was so confident that life was going to bring her good tidings. She was optimistic


    that the future was bright. Sadly, she got the direct opposite of what she hoped for. As she waited for


    Jacob toe to her rescue, Alice''s mind wandered to the things that happened in the past. Honestly,


    she didn''t want to think about it all that but she couldn''t help it.


    Right from when she was still a little child, Alice was always verypetitive. She strived to be the best


    among the best. She always wanted to have whatever her friends had.


    Even if Alice didn''t need that particr thing at all, she was determined to get it at all cost. There wasn''t


    a thing that she didn''t covet for herself. This was because she never wanted to feel left out amongst


    her peers. As a matter of fact, Alice preferred to destroy anything that she couldn''t get than to share it


    with others. She was so self-centered right from when she was little.


    Once she focused on something, Alice would never let it go. If she couldn''t have it then no one else


    will.


    This was one of her prominent traits but Jacob didn''t know about it. He was oblivious to this


    conspicuous attribute of his ex-girlfriend. While they were still dating, Jacob thought she was just


    strong-minded and tenacious. Then he had thought her behavior was rather cute.


    He never expected that this behavior of hers would bring him so much trouble in the future. Never had


    he imagined that the once adorable Alice would be a thorn in his flesh. Of course, people weren''t


    able to predict what would happen in the future. No one could tell what tomorrow held for them. If


    humans could correctly predict the future, people like Jacob would try their best possible to avoid


    unreasonable troubles. They would dictate what drama came into their lives and which one didn''t.


    When Jacob arrived and he saw that the ce was covered with darkness, memories flooded to his


    mind. The ce took him down memoryne to when he and Alice were still lovers.


    This apartment was the first gift he ever got her. And it was thest thing she had left. Jacob was sure


    of that. He knew that Alice wouldn''t let go of the ce because it was filled with loving memories of


    them.


    The ce had been unupied for a long time and dust had already settled on the properties.


    Because of the darkness, Jacob fumbled at the door for a while before he was able to locate the key.


    Alice had always hidden a spare key on the door frame just in case Jacob came when she went out.


    However, Jacob never expected that it would still be there. He had just tried his luck.


    Feeling extremely sad and anxious, he rushed into the room to find her.


    "Alice, I''m here. Where are you?" Jacob cried out in a loud voice. His nervousness was already


    skyrocketing. Then he heard Alice''s weak voice.


    "Kitchen...I''m in the kitchen... Just by the door." Alice waved her hand in the dark. She had gone into


    the kitchen in rage without switching on the light.


    At that time, her mind was clouded by the anger she felt towards Jacob and she never expected that


    she would trip and fall down. Because of the pain that she was feeling, shey on the ground helplessly


    for over thirty minutes. She just couldn''t move her body no matter how she tried.


    Alice wasn''t really thinking about all that now. Her heart was jubting by the fact that Jacob came to


    her aid even though they were no longer together. She reasoned that since he hade to rescue her,


    he still cared about her. Although she knew that Jacob was a kind-hearted man who never failed to


    help anyone in need, it wasn''t his obligation to help her.


    Hearing her voice, Jacob immediately switched on the light. When the bright light illuminated the whole


    room, he saw Alice lying helplessly on the floor in the pool of her own blood. The scene was terrible


    and horrifying. It made him remember when he had pushed Sara down the stairs.


    At that time, Jacob felt more horrified than he was now. After he pushed Sara, he was so confused and


    disoriented. All he could think of was to ensure her safety. Although he was feeling nervous as he


    looked at Alice''s present position, he was just feeling that way out of human sympathy.


    This time around he wasn''t feeling heartbroken or guilty. As Jacob reminisced for a few seconds, Alice


    continued to groan in pain.


    "It''s okay. I''m here. I''ll take you to the hospital now. Don''t worry." Without hesitation, Jacob picked Alice


    up with his strong arms as he finished speaking.


    Alice looked at him with wide eyes. She was obviously shocked by his action. She wanted to say


    something but she decided to keep quiet instead. Although Alice still felt an unbearable pain in her


    stomach, she stopped groaning at that moment. Being close to him was a little soothing.


    At that instance a sad thought urred to her, ''Did hee to rescue me just because I told him that


    the pregnancy was his?''


    If that was the reason for his appearance, then Alice felt very pathetic. She had earlier thought that he


    came because he truly cared about her. She couldn''t believe that Jacob hade just because of the


    baby. In fact, she was displeased.


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    Despite the thoughts wandering in her head, Alice remained mute. She didn''t hold Jacob''s arm even if


    she was tempted to. Instead, she just left her hands dangling in the air.


    Actually, Alice was too weak to raise her hands to hold Jacob. She felt as if her whole energy had left


    her body as she bled. The pain on her stomach was intensifying by the second. This made her scared


    that she was losing her baby.


    Alice furrowed her eyebrows as she thought about it. Her mind was obviously not where her body was.


    She alienated herself from the man that was carrying her. In fact, she was tired of him. Her old self was


    already dead and buried. She would no longer forgive him without hesitation like before.


    Usually, a person''s perception about someone who disappointed them umted gradually. And


    over time that feeling was impossible to erase. Trust is like ss. Once it is broken it can never be the


    same again.


    For example, if your foot was stepped on by someone who immediately apologized to you, you might


    forgive that person easily. But if that mistake was repeated again and an apology was tendered, you


    won''t forgive as easily as you did the first time.


    Generally speaking, humans would forgive someone who wronged them because they have assumed


    that their offender is remorseful or would never repeat that mistake. However, if an offender treats his


    pardoner like a fool, then that person wouldn''t enjoy forgiveness ever again.


    This was the same way Alice felt currently. She felt like Jacob had taken her forgiving attitude for


    granted. She had pardoned him for several mistakes and gradually he started seeing her as a fool. ''If


    I''m not a fool, howe I''m caught up in this rtionship mess? Why am I in this dilemma?'' Alice


    thought to herself.


    In order to prove that she wasn''t a gullible person, she had toe up with a feasible n that would


    yield a reasonable solution.


    Even though it would only make Jacob more disgusted with her, Alice was hell-bent on proving that she


    wasn''t just some pathetic pushover. She wanted him to know that she was capable of things he never


    imagined. Alice wanted to show him that she would always deal with anyone who dared to step on her


    foot. No one could offend her and go scot-free!


    Moreover, she wanted to have her revenge twofold. Alice strongly desired that he suffered twice the


    suffering she faced.


    Of course, Jacob already knew that Alice was nning something dubious. He could tell from her


    attitudetely. Even though she was silent, he could see right through her.


    Perhaps Alice might me him for her miscarriage but he didn''t care about that anymore. In fact, that


    was thest thing on his mind now.


    He rushed downstairs with Alice in his arms. At that instance, he felt that her hands were a little colder


    than usual. This caused him to worry a little bit.


    When they got downstairs, an ambnce was already ring its siren. As the paramedics ced Alice


    in the ambnce, she still didn''t say a word to him.


    Deep down in his heart, Jacob knew that she would never forgive him. He could tell from the look in her


    eyes. More so, now that she had lost the baby, there was a very low probability that Alice would ever


    forgive him.


    The doctor asked questions about what happened as shey on a stretcher. He wanted to ascertain


    the level of her injury. Jacob didn''t answer the questions. Instead, he looked at Alice with calm eyes.


    However, Alice didn''t look at him calmly. Her expression showed that she was displeased and furious.


    ''Did he call the ambnce because he didn''t want to pick me up with his luxury car? Was he afraid that


    my blood would stain his car?'' These thoughts ran through her mind as shey there. She wasn''t so


    conscious of her environment. She was rather concerned with the reason why Jacob called an


    ambnce.


    Alice frowned her face and continued to think. ''If it weren''t for Jacob my life wouldn''t be such a mess. I


    would have lived a happy life if not for this man, right?''


    Alice closed her eyes in despair. No matter the question that the doctor asked, she kept giving him the


    same answer.


    "Yes, yes." Those were the only words that she said. She didn''t bother to paint a picture of what had


    happened. As they made their way to the hospital, Jacob looked out of the window without uttering a


    word.


    It was already dark outside. The night had enveloped the whole city like it had ced a dark and


    mysterious coat on the pedestrians. At that moment, Jacob felt a pang of pain in his heart. He was


    having conflicting thoughts. He was feeling ambivalent because of Alice''s present situation.


    No one knew how much Jacob had loved Alice. Honestly, Jacob had loved her so much that he thought


    he wasn''t going to love another person in his lifetime. During the time they were dating, he always


    fantasized about growing old with Alice by his side. But now, Jacob found out that he was wrong. And


    that he and Alice weren''t meant to be together.


    Love was about keeping the same pace. It was meant to be reciprocated by both parties involved.


    Otherwise, that rtionship wouldn''tst no matter how much they wanted to be together. Lack of love


    could be very depressing. A life without love is an empty life. Everyone needed to love and be loved.


    But a rtionship is supposed to be nourished by love. Otherwise, it would be more like a one-


    sided rtionship. And such a rtionship is unhealthy. When Jacob had devoted himself


    wholeheartedly to their rtionship, Alice didn''t reciprocate. He was the only one investing his love and


    care in the rtionship. In the end, it all came crashing down.


    It was often said that distance made the heart grow fonder. Alice strongly believed in this saying.


    However, she never knew that the distance was what ripped their rtionship apart. The distance didn''t


    help the rtionship to withstand a single blow. Jacob understood this better than her.