Chapter 18 Damian let Maureen and Eleanor eat whatever they desired . Why should I - his wife he'd betrayed - put up with his rules ? I had passed out and been rushed to the hospital . Yet , he'd rather see me on medication and a blood transfusion than allow me iron - rich foods that came with no side effects . I asked Shelly to prepare me the same meal that Maureen and Eleanor had . Till now , I still stubbornly tried to prove I could have whatever Eleanor had . But Shelly said , looking torn , " Mrs. Caldwell , the homewrecker is home . If I get caught , she'll definitely tell on me . I ... am afraid Mr. Caldwell will blame me . " " Forget it . " I didn't want to make things difficult for Shelly . So , I pressed the bell and asked the caregiver to buy the things I wanted in the cafeteria . Noticing my foul mood , Shelly comforted me , " Mrs. Caldwell , it was Mr. Caldwell who caught you when you passed out . He had some business matter to attend to , or he'd have stayed here to take care of you . " Just then , my phone rang . It was a call from Lydia . " I can't believe it ! Damian actually had the nerve to enroll his illegitimate 0.00 % daughter in the kindergarten my family owns ! Is he not afraid of being seen at all ? " Brightvale Kindergarten - the best private elite kindergarten in Calverton- was run by the Radcliffe family , and Lydia handled admissions . I couldn't help but smile coldly . So , this was Damian's so - called " business . matter " . Although I had been his wife for four years , he never showed himself publicly by my side . Yet he gladly took his mistress and illegitimate daughter everywhere . My heart ached so much that only a dull numbness remained . I told Lydia briefly about what had happened these days . She said , " Where are you ? I'm coming to you now . The doctor stepped in with my test report in hand right after I hung up . He said , seeming utterly serious , " Due to your long - term unbalanced diet , you've developed severe anemia , which has led to atrophic gastritis . You must take this seriously , or it might further develop into cancer . My hands trembled uncontrollably for a second . For the first time , I realized I was so close to death . No wonder my stomach always ached so much that I could hardly sleep at night . It turned out the vegetarian food was to blame . I had loved Damian with my life all these years . From now on , I'd love myself only . 296 06:04 Chapter 18 After the doctor left , Shelly took out her phone and said with concern , " I need to tell Mr. Caldwell about this . You're his wife . It's so unfair - how can he let that homewrecker eat whatever she wants while you're here suffering like this ? " " Shelly , " I said , stopping her . " Don't tell him . It's meaningless . Even if Shelly told Damian , he'd only think I was being melodramatic or playing the victim out of jealousy . Maybe he'd believe Shelly . But I no longer needed his remorse or pity . It he'd believe was too late . Eventually , Shelly put down her hand holding the phone . Lydia rushed to the hospital within an hour . At the sight of my pale face , she fumed , " I told you so ! I warned you not to go vegetarian ! Look what you've done to yourself - you're ghastly pale . How could you ruin your health and beauty like this ? " Distress filled her reddening eyes as she cursed , " Damian's such a jerk ! And he wants his illegitimate daughter in Brightvale Kindergarten ? Dream on ! " Not wanting to implicate Lydia , I reminded her , " The Caldwell Group is a major shareholder of Brightvale Kindergarten . Lydia , don't offend him because of me . He'll make sure Maureen gets into a kindergarten somehow . Don't you think ? " Lydia said nothing and glanced at Shelly warily , seemingly worried that Shelly might tell others about our conversation . Chapter 18 Before she could ask Shelly to go back , Shelly received a call from back. home . www