Chapter 1 My husband's childhood sweetheart had taken her pranks to a whole new level . This time , she cut my brakes , and with me being eight months pregnant , I was thrown out the car window and lost the baby on the spot . I was in unbearable pain , while Megan Taylor proudly high - fived my husband . The two of them laughed so hard they nearly doubled over . After what felt like forever , the ambulance finally arrived . Yet when I was pushed into the operating room , the surgeon discovered that the scalpel had been swapped with a toy switchblade . From outside came Megan's loud , gleeful laughter . " This time I fooled everyone again . I'm amazing ! " After eight long hours , I finally escaped death . When I was wheeled out of the operating room , I broke down and called the police . Adwan Jones snatched the phone from my hands without hesitation . " She's just a kid who likes to play around . Do you really have to take her so seriously ? " " I told you I'd let her off a hundred times . This is only a few . How can you already be acting like you can't handle it ? " I froze . So he had forgotten . This was already her ninety - ninth prank . Adwan , I could handle it . I only hoped you could too . " There will be other children , " he said , " but let's agree on one thing first . Don't make things harder for Megan . She already feels guilty enough . " He stood warily between us , as if to shield her . When I had lain in a pool of blood begging for help , he hadn't panicked . When the doctor asked Chapter 1 Babies die , Does God Care ? OPEN > 1.30 % him to sign a critical condition notice , he hadn't flinched . Yet at this moment , when it came to Megan , I saw unease in his eyes . My nails dug into my palms , and something inside my chest seemed to shatter . Our baby , who had been about to come into this world , had turned into nothing but blood , and to him it meant nothing - nothing compared to Megan . Suddenly , a sharp pain tore through me . Adwan instinctively took a step toward me , but Megan's playful smile drew his attention back . She blinked at me and said sweetly , " I didn't know this would happen . I'm sorry , okay ? " "Jelena , I only tease you because I like you so much . Adwan's such a blockhead , I can't even be bothered to play tricks on him ! " Adwan twisted her nose with mock annoyance , his eyes full of affection . "Who are you calling a blockhead , hmm ? " They laughed together for a long while , until my voice cut through their joy . " I'm going home . " I turned and walked away . I hadn't expected Adwan to chase after me . " Jelena . " When I heard his hurried footsteps , for one fleeting second I wished he would hold me , comfort me gently , and reassure me . But when I looked back , there was no worry for me on his face , only a warning . " Don't you dare call the police behind my back . " In that instant , a deafening hum filled my ears , as if a heavy boulder in my heart had just exploded . Every grievance I had endured struck me like a slap across the face , and tears streamed 1.30 % uncontrollably . This wasn't the first time Adwan had defended Megan and her cruel pranks . The first time , she had thrown a human bone model into my closet . The second time , she had hidden a rat in the backseat of my car . And every single time , Adwan had protected her , which only encouraged her to go further . She even planted a hidden camera in my bedroom , then " accidentally " leaked it online , leaving me completely exposed to the public . The footage was even posted on a certain site's " fetish " section . The unbearable abuse and insulting comments kept emerging , almost calling me a prostitute who had sold her body . When I found out , I was on the verge of breaking down . I confronted Megan , only for Adwan to stand firmly in front of her and take a solid slap from me . " If this happens again , we're getting a divorce ! " That time , for once , he didn't scream at me . Instead , he pulled out an agreement . " Give her a hundred chances . If you still can't take it after that , you can divorce me . " At the time , I had thought it was utterly ridiculous . He would rather push me closer and closer to the edge of collapse than scold Megan even once . But now , his blind protection of Megan had turned into my chance for freedom . Watching the two of them laugh and play together , I forced a crooked smile . " This counts as one chance too , doesn't it ? " Adwan looked at me as though I was speaking nonsense , but still nodded casually . " Sure . You've got a hundred of them . Use them however you want . That way you won't seem so petty . " But in truth , there was only one chance left . As I walked out of the hospital , a cloud of exhaust kicked up dust , dragging me back to reality . Megan had once said she never dared ride in anyone's car but Adwan's . Since then , Adwan would rather use up one of her chances than let anyone else sit in the passenger seat . That seat belonged to her alone . Even though he knew Megan loved her pranks , he still chose to trust her again and again . Shaking uncontrollably , I called my father overseas . " Dad , soon I'll come find you abroad . " He was overjoyed and quickly asked me when . " When Adwan uses up the last chance . " As I spoke , I marked down Megan's ninety - ninth prank . While talking , I had unknowingly taken the wrong turn . A pair of high beams flashed in my face . Dizzy for a moment , I realized it was Adwan's car . 2.60 % " If I hadn't turned back to look for you , you would've gotten lost . Who were you talking to on the phone , so absorbed ? " I quietly hung up . " No one . " " Why aren't you with her ? " My indifference from earlier had already pushed Adwan's impatience to the edge . " You're still angry , aren't you ? I already promised you a hundred chances . That's the biggest compromise I can make . Do you still want to cause trouble ? " He had used those hundred chances to teach me endurance . When Megan replaced my burn ointment with sulfuric acid , I had endured . When she killed my eight - month - old child , I still couldn't cry . More and more , I understood . He was only using me as a tool to please Megan , to make her laugh . Now that I no longer cried or argued , he still wasn't satisfied . I shook my head . Afraid he might misunderstand , I added softly , " Didn't she just use up one chance ? I won't be angry . " Adwan's breathing hitched . He shoved me into the car , slamming the door with a loud bang . But before we even made it out of the suburbs , Megan's personalized ringtone pierced the tense silence . Adwan slammed on the brakes and answered the call from " Princess Megan . " On the other end came her tearful voice . " Stupid Adwan , I got hit by a car ! " In an instant , the anger in his eyes turned into pure panic and worry . He quickly reassured her , " Send me your location . I'll be there right away ! "