Chapter 1
Three months before the divorce, Dorothy Acosta applied for a job transfer.
One month before the divorce, she mailed the divorce papers to Dwayne Lambert.
Three days before the divorce, she packed all her belongings and moved out of their marital home.
She decided to end the six-year marriage when Dwayne appeared before her with his unforgettable love and her child, a child who called him “Daddy”.That was the moment she woke up.
Since he kept choosing them over her, making her feel like the other woman in her marriage, she would set him free. She would walk away.
Yet when she truly vanished from his world, Dwayne went crazy.
She thought Dwayne would finally marry his unforgettable love. Yet, surprisingly, this untouchable, powerful man appeared before the media with red-rimmed eyes, pleading in utter vulnerability, “I never cheated. I don’t have any illegitimate children.I just have a wife who left me.Her name is Dorothy Acosta. And I miss her.”
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“Dottie, are you sure you want to be transferred to Rovigo Hospital?”
Weston Harrison, the director of Dewbury Medical Center, looked at Dorothy Acosta in surprise with her transfer report in his hand.
Dorothy’s eyelashes fluttered as she smiled bitterly, “Yes.”
Seeing the determined look on her face, Weston sighed and finally signed the report.
Dorothy walked out of the director’s office—and stopped in her tracks.
Just ahead stood Dwayne Lambert, Sonia Frazier in her white coat, and her son Brenden Frazier.
The three seemed like a happy family.
Sonia and Dwayne held Brenden’s hands and walked side by side, and the smile on Brenden’s face was so genuine and radiant.
The scene stung Dorothy’s eyes.
Dwayne had always been gentle and patient with Sonia and Brenden, yet she had never been this lucky.
She knew Dwayne hated her.
Sonia was Dwayne’s first love. Back then, Dorothy had made a deal with Aliyah Lambert, Dwayne’s grandmother, and married Dwayne. Only then did she know Sonia and Dwayne had broken up by then.
In Dwayne’s eyes, she was a vicious woman who took advantage of the situation and schemed her way into marrying him.
But he forgot one thing.
She had known him earlier than Sonia.
She thought he’d remember her after she married him.
And she could win his favor.
But she was so wrong.
He hated her.
So, why would he love her?
During their six years of marriage, he had always claimed he was single and even pretended he didn’t know her.
“Dr. Acosta?” Sonia saw her.
Dwayne frowned and stared at her.
It seemed he was worried she’d tell Sonia about their relationship.
His detachment made her heart ache for a second. But soon, she regained calmness. “Dr. Frazier, Mr. Lambert, hi.”
Dwayne had invested in Dewbury Medical Center a while ago and was now a shareholder.
Dorothy knew he did it for Sonia, not her.
After Sonia came back to the country, Dwayne arranged for her to work here as the director of the Surgical Department.
Everyone here knew Dwayne had Sonia’s back, and he had never clarified anything when rumors spread, saying he was Sonia’s boyfriend.
Sonia linked her arm with Dwayne’s casually. “Dr. Acosta, I haven’t been on board long, and you’ve been here longer than I have. I’m sure there’s a lot I can learn from you.”
Before Dorothy could say anything, Brenden shook Dwayne’s hand. “Daddy, I’m tired. Could you hold me?”
Dorothy’s expression changed at once.
Did Brenden just call Dwayne “Daddy”?
