Dear Soldier, Put Your Gun Down

Chapter 20 Scaredy Cat

Sharon told Winona that Benjamin had undergone a vasectomy on the second day of their marriage.

Therefore, the baby Sharon was carrying at that moment was highly likely Benjamin’s only child in his

life.

Blood was flowing profusely from the part in between Sharon’s legs, but the pain did not seem to

bother her. Wearing a malevolent smile, her eyes were gleaming evilly because she was certain

Winona was doomed this time. At that moment, she looked no different from a witch.

Winona looked at her calmly. “Is it worthwhile to sacrifice the happiness of your life just to destroy me?”

Sharon giggled maniacally, “I’m willing to go through this for a hundred times as long as I can destroy

you.”

“Do you really hate me that much?”

Sharon stopped laughing abruptly. Instead, her face was contorted with rage and hatred. “Winona

Winston, I hate you to the core. You’ve deprived me of so many things I could have had in my life.

Because of you, my mother and I were forced to live our lives like a fugitive for years. I’m the real deal,

not you! You’re nothing but a…”

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside. Yvonne and a group of people stormed into the

room.

“Mr. Stanley, Winona pushed Mrs. Larson just now! I saw it with my eyes!” Yvonne exclaimed

righteously.

Immediately, Sharon put on a bitter expression and started wailing her heart out. “Winona, I understand

that you’re jealous of my marriage with Benjamin. Yet, our child is innocent. How could you be so

cruel?”

All eyes fell on Winona at that moment. Their eyes contained a mixture of contempt, suspicion, and

relish.

Norman found himself caught between a rock and a hard place. While Winona was a general’s wife,

Sharon was the deputy mayor’s wife. Although the latter was not as prestigious as the former, Norman

could not overlook the fact that she was one of the Larsons. Not only was the Larson family the top

family in Bolwich, but they were also quite well-known in the entire country. Even the president treated

the family with a great deal of respect.

To everyone’s surprise, Winona, who was accused of being the culprit, spoke with admirable

composure, “We should stop the bleeding first or the patient’s life will be in danger.”

Winona did not allow her grudge with Sharon to affect her judgment. Once she put on the white coat,

she had to carry out her responsibility as a doctor no matter how much she resented Sharon.

She would abide by the Hippocratic Oath and be an ethical doctor—that was the most important

principle in her life.

Only after Winona made that remark did everyone else realize how dire the situation was. Hastily, they

carried Sharon to the operating theater.

Yvonne immediately got in touch with the Larsons and gave them an exaggerated story involving

Winona’s evil deed. With a gloating expression, she looked at Winona and said, “The police and the

Larsons will be here soon. Well, you may give General Snider a call too. I wonder what he will choose

between you and his career.”

“I’m never a dumb woman who causes trouble to my husband,” Winona said with a crooked smile.

Irritated by her smugness, Yvonne scowled, “You’re a nobody without General Snider!”

Winona regarded Yvonne with a disdainful smile. “Sharon and I have always been arch rivals, so I’m

not surprised to know that she hates me. What about you? Why do you see me as your enemy too? Is

it because you’re jealous that I get to marry Matt?”

Yvonne stiffened.

Winona covered her mouth and chortled, “I think my guess is right. Unfortunately, you aren’t the type of

girl Matt will be interested in because he’s a clean freak. Why don’t you just carry on your fling with Mr.

Stanley? Although he’s in his sixties, I suppose he will be able to satisfy your needs with the help of

some Viagra.”

Yvonne stomped her feet in fury. “I bet you won’t dare to speak so snobbishly when the Larsons get

here!”

Yvonne was certain Winona was in hot water this time. Given that Sharon was pregnant with

Benjamin’s only child, there was no way the Larsons would go easy on her. On the other hand, Matt

was an important member of the army who had just been awarded a Medal of Honor. If he decided to

defend his wife by using his power, he would make himself the target of public censure. In Yvonne’s

opinion, Matt would be too smart to go down that road.

By helping Sharon exact revenge on Winona, Yvonne earned herself a chance to get closer to Matt—

Sharon had promised to fund her overseas education and arrange a post in the army for her by using

her connections in return. Yvonne desperately needed the chance as she had long become sick of her

relationship with Norman. All she needed was a hymen reconstruction surgery to be a virgin again.

The hospital arranged an expert gynecologist to carry out the abortion on Sharon. The procedure only

took ten minutes.

Winona, who had been waiting outside the operating theater, barged into the room as soon as the

gynecologist left. No one dared to stop her knowing that she was Matt’s wife.

Several nurses followed her into the operating theater as instructed by Norman.

Winona spun around and glowered at them. “Get out of here now if you want to stay alive.”

The terrified nurses dashed to the exit and closed the door.

Lying on the operating table, Sharon glared at Winona, who was approaching her one step at a time. A

spasm of fear seized her.

“What… What are you trying to do?”

Winona picked up a scalpel from the table and fiddled with it. The surgical light reflected on the scalpel,

producing a cold glint that sent chills down Sharon’s spine.

“D-Don’t you try to harm me or I-I’ll make your life miserable.”

Winona put the scalpel on Sharon’s face. From there, she slowly moved it down to the rest of her body.

“You know I’m a doctor, don’t you? I could stab your body as many as 72 times without damaging your

major organs. I’m expecting three to five years imprisonment, or even less with Matt’s help.”

When the scalpel glided downward and stopped on Sharon’s chest, Sharon was so frightened that she

wetted herself.

Quickly, Winona held her nose in disgust and stepped backward. “I can’t believe you’re such a scaredy-

cat. Did you say you wanted to destroy me just now? You must have been joking!”

What she said left Sharon embarrassed and exasperated. Yet, the fear of death she experienced just

now was intense and genuine. She could not die after she had finally married her dream man and

become one of the Larsons.

“Winona, y-you won’t get to act so cockily when the Larsons get here later!”

The thought of Hazel boosted Sharon’s confidence immensely. As Hazel had been looking forward to

welcoming her grandchild for months, she would freak out when she knew Sharon lost her child

because of Winona. The Larsons would then send Winona to jail by charging her with a random crime.

Winona patted Sharon’s cheeks in a humiliating manner. “Sharon, oh, Sharon! You’re so naïve and

foolish! Guess what? You have either overestimated your intelligence or underestimated Matt’s power.”

Winona believed Matt could help her beat the rap even if she was the culprit that caused Sharon’s

miscarriage. Yet, she did not want to waste his time on such a trivial matter.

“The more successful one’s career is, the more precarious one’s position is. I don’t think Matt will

sacrifice his bright future just to save your ass,” Sharon remarked.

Winona ignored her sarcastic comment and cast her a sympathetic glance. Then, she spoke, “Let me

share some information with you—you were pregnant for three months, instead of just one. Three

months ago, you were still studying in Esnurg, and there was no way you could have met Benjamin at

that time. How do you think the Larsons will react when the truth comes to light?”

Sharon’s face turned blanch at once. Thinking that her plan was airtight, she couldn’t help wondering

how Winona found out the truth.