Chapter 217

The hospital door burst open.

Two doctors in white coats strode in, thick medical files in hand.

Michelle Thompson's face drained of color. Her nails dug into Bruce Bowman's sleeve. "Bruce, make them leave!" Her voice rose to a shrill pitch. "They're here to hurt me!"

Bruce instinctively shielded her, but froze at Andrew Lucas's icy tone.

"Explain. Was Michelle ever pregnant?"

The lead doctor glanced at Michelle, trembling under her threatening glare. But offending the third young master of the Lucas family was far worse.

"Miss Thompson... was never pregnant!"

The second doctor added hastily, "We lied about her miscarriage for money!"

Bruce's expression darkened. "Say that again."

Trembling, the doctors chorused, "Mr. Bowman, Miss Thompson never conceived!"

"Lies!" Michelle shrieked hysterically. "I don't even know you! Bella Quinn must have paid you off!"

She threw herself against Bruce, tears soaking his shirt. "Bruce, believe me... I just lost our baby, and now they're tormenting me..."

A doctor handed over a phone with shaking hands. "Mr. Bowman, these are Miss Thompson's transfer records."

Bruce stared at the familiar bank account digits, his knuckles whitening.

Another doctor flipped open a file. "Her medical report clearly shows—"

"Shut up!" Michelle suddenly went still, lifting her tear-streaked face. "Bruce, records can be faked..."

Bruce gently stroked her back, but his voice turned cold. "Michelle, these records are real."

She stiffened.

Never had she seen this look in his eyes—no longer tender adoration, but bone-chilling detachment.

"I... I admit it." She broke down sobbing. "But I was scared! Terrified you'd go back to Bella!"

Bruce held her silently. "Silly girl, I only want you."

"That woman..." He sneered. "Just looking at her disgusts me."

Before he finished, Calvin Grant's fist smashed into his face.

"You're the ones who should be apologizing, you cheating scum!"