Losing to My Substitute (Katerina and Joshu)
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Chapter 7

Ding! Another notification sounded, accompanied by a photo-

It was Ivan, smiling as he pressed his face against the woman's belly.

At that moment, Linda's disgust reached its peak.

She turned off her phone.

The next day, Linda was out of her blood treatment medication, so she went to the hospital alone to pick it up.

As she approached the hospital entrance, she came face-to-face with Katherine and Ivan.

"Mrs. Martin, what a coincidence! Are you here at the hospital too?"

Katherine greeted her warmly, her smile sweet and inviting.

Ivan instantly let go of Katherine, hurrying over to Linda's side and explaining in a rush, "I came here to pick up your blood treatment medication. I just happened to run into her, and seeing her alone, I thought I'd help her out." A hint of mockery flashed in Linda's eyes as she pretended to know nothing and asked, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

Katherine seemed pleased with the question, as if it was exactly what she wanted.

Ivan shot her a warning glance, but she ignored him, gently rubbing her belly with a look of happiness. "Oh, no, I'm not unwell. I'm just here for a prenatal checkup since I'm pregnant." Linda watched her silently, her gaze as calm as a still lake.

The atmosphere grew unnervingly quiet, and Ivan's palms began to sweat, the dampness seeping through his shirt and onto her arm.

Suddenly, Linda smiled and said without emotion, "Congratulations."

As Katherine's face fell in disappointment and Ivan breathed a sigh of relief, Linda spoke again-

"Where's the baby's father? Why didn't he come?"

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Linda remained composed, while Katherine froze, instinctively glancing at Ivan.

Ivan ignored Katherine entirely, instead offering Linda a flattering smile. "We're here to get your medication, no need to worry about irrelevant people. Her boyfriend's probably busy with work." With that, Ivan shot Katherine a dark look.

Just moments ago, Katherine had been proudly cradling her belly, but now her face turned pale as she forced herself to agree. "Mr. Martin is right... my boyfriend is busy with work." Their poor acting bored Linda.

She took a step forward, and Ivan quickly followed as if pardoned.

After getting her medication, Ivan insisted on driving Linda home.

The entire ride, Linda remained silent.

Ivan assumed she was thinking about the child they had lost, so once they were back home, he

pulled her into his arms and gently comforted her.

"Linda, you don't have to envy anyone else's child. Your health is improving, and maybe one day,

we'll have a child of our own."

"Even if we don't, it's okay. I love you, and having you is enough."

Linda turned her face away, calmly looking out at the darkened sky outside the window. "Hmm, as long as you love me."

She thought-

If you love me, then my leaving will have meaning.

In the following days, Ivan claimed he had business trips and didn't return home.

He said that after this busy period, he would take Linda on a vacation to spend time with her.

But through the For You app, Linda saw he was at his southern villa, staying with his new love and

their future child.

On the second-to-last day before her departure, Linda booked her flight and compiled the evidence Katherine had personally sent her. She prepared three copies, placing one in Ivan's study. After completing everything, she intended to leave directly but accidentally brushed against the

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mouse, waking up the computer.

On the screen was their wedding photo, the two of them smiling sweetly.

Now, it felt both ironic and repulsive.

Linda sat down, entered the password, and deleted all the images and text related to her from the computer.

It still wasn't enough.

She wanted to erase every trace of herself from Ivan's life.

With a few lines of code, Linda hacked into Ivan's devices, wiping all photos, messages, and records

of their interactions.

Even the wedding vlog was permanently erased at its source.