Chapter 41 Are You Happy Now

Cressida woke up to complete darkness outside the window. The hospital room was empty, lit only by a dim, yellow wall lamp. A dull ache throbbed continuously in her lower abdomen. She propped herself up on the edge of the bed and sat slowly. The bedside table was bare—no water, no food, and no one by her side. She stayed like that for a long time, staring out at the city lights. The man she'd loved for over ten years had refused to believe her when she needed him most. He had thrown her into despair and then turned away to be with the woman he truly loved. The rest of the Strudwick family was likely preoccupied with Colette's illness or worrying over Natasha's car accident. Cressida realized no one remembered her or the child she carried, yet she didn't shed a tear. From that moment forward, her sorrow was hers alone, and her heart would beat for no one else. Deep in the emptiness left by betrayal, the first seeds of revenge began to take root. … Luther stood outside the ICU,