Chapter 22: Tessa
Stepping out of Lilly’s ward, Anita didn’t leave the hospital entirely. She went towards the STD clinic, her steps slow but deliberate. The hallway was quiet, except for the clicking of her heels and the distant murmurs from other hallways.
As she approached the discreet door marked Sexual Health Services, her fingers trembled slightly. She was filled with shame and dread. What would people think if they saw her in this section? Nobody would believe she contracted it from her husband. Many would claim it was karma from cheating on a ’good’ man.
Although her heart clenched beneath her ribs, she refused to let it show. If her husband had reduced her to a statistic, a silent sufferer, she would at least face it with dignity.
With her back straight, chin held high, eyes forward, she marched towards her destination, like a female judge marching into a courtroom, ready to deliver her final verdict.
Arriving at the reception desk of the separate clinic, the nurse at the reception desk was stunned to see her, Mrs. Anita Wales Blackwood in this part of the hospital.
The nurse blinked rapidly, quickly schooling her expression into something more neutral, but not before Anita caught the flicker of surprise in her eyes. Of course she recognized her. Everyone did.
David and Anita, the Celebrity Power Couple. Anita, the no-nonsense, poised, arrogant, and proud wife of a billionaire CEO was caught ’sneaking’ into this part of a hospital. It would definitely make for a juicy headline.
Maybe she’d need such a scandal in the future, when she was fully ready to ruin that son of a bitch, but right now, no. She didn’t.
"Mrs. Blackwood," the nurse said, her tone overly polite now, even careful. "Is there...um...how may I help you today?"