Part 2Seven Years as His Replacement: The Truth About My Wife's Love

Feeling suffocated, I went out for some air.

But at the bathroom door, I encountered Zack.

He smiled contemptuously, "Thank you for taking care of Lily all these years."

"Now that I'm back, she doesn't need you anymore."

A lump formed in my throat, causing pain throughout my body.

I looked at him coldly, "The choice is Lily's. At least for now, I'm her legal husband."

Zack's cold laughter rang out.

"Where does your confidence come from? Just that face that looks a bit like mine?"

"Tell me, when she's lying next to you at night, who is she thinking of, you or me?"

Every word was particularly grating.

I couldn't hold back anymore and punched him hard in the face.

However, a cry of surprise came from behind:

"Zack!"

Turning around, Lily had already run up.

She helped Zack up, glaring at me with red eyes. In seven years of marriage, she had never been this angry.

"Ethan Summers, are you crazy?"

"What right do you have to hit someone?"

Their classmates also came forward to help Zack, looking at me with hostility.

"Lily, your husband is really something. Even if he's jealous, he can't just hit people!"

"Yeah, he's so lacking in self-awareness. If it were me, I'd pack up and leave as soon as the real deal came back."

Amidst the chatter, Lily looked at me coldly, "You've really disappointed me."

My chest seemed to hurt even more.

Suddenly, I tasted blood in my throat, but I managed to hold it back.

I turned and left.

On the steps outside the hotel, I slowly took out the medical report from my pocket.

Ethan Summers, male, late-stage stomach cancer.

The sunlight shining on that thin piece of paper was a bit dazzling.

I couldn't hold it back anymore and coughed up a mouthful of blood.