This time, I didn't beg him to hear my side of the story. Instead, I grabbed Alma's phone, called her emergency contact and continued to perform first aid on both of us.
Since Alma's pregnancy began, her family had arranged a birthing team to be on standby 24/7. I just needed to hold on for another ten minutes until they arrived.
But as I treated the wounds, the movement pulled at my injuries, causing the bleeding to worsen.
Gerald's apprentice grew concerned, panting as he said, "Mr. Riverton, your wife seems to be pregnant and her bleeding is unusually severe!"
However, the other paramedics who had worked with Gerald longer sneered, "Eleanor, your preparations this time are impressive, you even managed to fool the newbie! Let's go, ignore her. She hogs public resources just to get Mr. Riverton's attention. This is her third stunt this week. Does she think the hospital was built for her?"
Even though I had anticipated such ridicule, my heart still tightened at their words. I knew Gerald didn't care about me, but I hadn't expected even his colleagues to treat me this way.
Thankfully, Alma, who had just regained consciousness, hadn't heard their mocking remarks. Through the crowd, she shouted to Gerald that I was pregnant and begged him to save me and my child.
I turned to look at Alma, tears welling up in my eyes. Even though she herself was at risk of losing her child, she chose to give up her own rescue opportunity for me.
In my previous life, Gerald's delay in initiating rescue caused Alma to perish alongside me in the fiery inferno. The guilt of it weighed heavily on my heart.
I pressed on with treating Alma's injuries and deliberately informed the paramedics of her identity, hoping they would allocate some rescue resources to her, out of respect for the Barren Family.
But all I got in return was scornful laughter, "Eleanor, impressive! You are roping in so many people to act for you, even bringing in the heiress of the Barren Family. Must've cost you a fortune!"
Gerald didn't believe me either. With a look of contempt, he said, "First, you wanted me to accompany you to the Barren Family's New Year dinner. Now, you're claiming to have been in the same car as Barren Family's heiress."