Lydia's POV:

"How are you today Mrs. Lydia?" Nurse Nia, who had been in charge of the blood extraction since we began, asked with a smile as she wore her gloves.

"I'm okay." I replied tiredly, and shook a bit as she inserted the needle in my skin after finding an easy access vein.

"You seem tired." She said after taking a good look at me, but I just shrugged it off. I was tired physically, mentally, emotionally but somehow, I feel like everything is going to get better. I really hoped so.

As we were just about to continue talking, Doctor Fian and my husband Nathan entered the room. I grinned at the mere sight of him, dressed in his blue suit and trousers. He is just so handsome and many would describe him as having the attributes of a Greek God. Every time I see him, I can't help but realize why I loved him.

"Lydia, how are you doing? Have you been taking all your vitamins and iron supplements?" Doctor Fian asked and I nodded in response, while on the side feeling the blood leave my body.

"How are you Nathan?" I asked him but he didn't respond. He kept talking to the doctor and I pursed my lips in embarrassment with the way he ignored me, as if I wasn't even there This is not the first time he did, I thought I have gotten used to it, but I still felt the sting in my heart.

I looked around the hospital room that I have grown fond of these past few years. The whole room was painted in cream and the bed was laid in white bed sheets.

"Here." Nurse Nia handed me an energy drink afterwards and used a cotton wool to clean the part of my arm the needle was placed in.

"If you will excuse me." Nurse Nia and Doctor Fian exited the room taking with them the bag that had my blood.

The room became quiet with just my husband and I left in the room. He broke the silence when he said "The money has been transferred into your account."

I remained silent, keeping myself from saying anything that may lead me to say something I will later regret.

After a minute, he walked out of the room. I then wore my blue denim jacket and followed behind him. I was debating with myself if I should still try to start a conversation with him or just let it be.

We arrived at the room of the woman I was donating my blood to. "Hey Nathan." She smiled, I was taken a back because she seemed…okay, not sick, healthy even.

"How are you feeling?", Nathan asked. I stepped into the room and it seemed they still haven't noticed my presence. My chest tightened at the fact that he cared to ask how she felt but never ever even for once had asked me, "How are you?"

"Weak. My thigh still hurts despite everything." Aubrey replied. She had a cut on her thigh which was slowly healing but according to her, it was still extremely painful no matter the treatment administered to it.

"What did I miss?" I shut my eyes tight regretting my decision to follow Nathan to this room when I saw my mother-in-law coming out of the bathroom in this luxurious hospital room which looked like a hotel.

"Nothing Mrs. King, Nathan just finally came to see me." Aubrey smiled widely, touching Nathan's arm. For some odd reason, Nathan didn't push her arms away and Mrs. King was just focused on her, which hurts.

"Ohhh, hi Lydia." Aubrey gave a tight-lipped smile calling everyone's attention to me. Mrs. King, my mother-in-law, rolled her eyes in a full circle while Nathan didn't even spare me a glance.

"What are you doing here? She has done what we called her to do, do you still need her here?" She turned her attention to Nathan. He sighed deeply, not saying a word in response.

Before I could respond, she said to Aubrey, "Her presence must bring you nothing but disgust, so I will send her out of here just relax."

An emotion of embarrassment and hurt flashed through my eyes but while any normal person would say something smart or would just rush out of the room as a reaction, I just stood there like a fool unable to calculate my next step.

"No Mrs. King. She is already doing so much for me. I mean I'm literally getting better just because of her." She tried to play all nice but I could see right through her.

Mrs. King scoffed while Nathan's phone loud ringing had him excusing himself to take the call, leaving all three of us.

They didn't pay me any attention, Mrs. King brought out a cream she had gotten for Aubrey to heal her scars. I was always envious looking at how much Mrs. King and the whole King Family adored Aubrey…they treated her like she was some kind of a heroin or should I say a delicate substance. They all adored her, and unlike me, no matter what I did, I doubt it would ever lead to them caring and loving me like they would Aubrey.

I watched their every movement like a creep, but I furrowed my eyebrow in confusion when I noticed that Aubrey easily moved her legs and as soon as her hospital gown raised up I saw only a slight cut on her knee, nothing like the sort of a serious injury that all of us believed she had.

"What the hell are you doing there staring like a fool?" Mrs. King rudely snapped at me and not once over the years had I minded her rude behavior. I respected her for birthing the man I loved, so every single day I prayed she would care about me even slightly.

I shook my head still watching Aubrey and suddenly the realization hit me. Nathan walked into the room and without thinking twice, I spoke out loud,

"She's pretending. She's just acting like she's in pain and needs blood knowing that that's the only reason you would check up on her or care about it. She's not sick at all, she is ok!--"

"Hey calm down Lydia. What are you even saying?" Nathan cut me off furrowing his eyebrow. It seemed like he didn't hear me the first time maybe because I spoke too fast as the realization dawned on me.