The Abandoned "Other" Woman

Elle Chen was at the top of her game: she was young, beautiful, and successful. She was next in line to not only be the youngest but also the SECOND FEMALE firm partner at her top ranked law firm. Other jealous colleagues nicknamed her the "Lioness" who hunted down her prey without mercy or "Elsa" because she was an icy b*tch to them all. Her phone ringed endlessly with clients paying top dollar for her legal services. Life couldn't get any better. Until...she became pregnant with her illicit married lover's baby. Why was she so stupid to fall for a married man who abandoned her at her most vulnerable time? But she was Elle Chen and she's successfully handled every obstacle life has thrown at her, how much trouble can it be to raise a baby by herself?



---Story Excerpt #1--

A sudden glint in the dim hallway light flashed across her vision, momentarily blinding her …she barely had time to inhale, let alone scream, before the knife ended hilt deep in his chest, piercing his unfaithful heart. He looked down upon the silver steel embedded in his chest and then looked up into her eyes, his face twisted in pain and fear. The wet warmth of his life blood spurted from the wound, drenching the front of his shirt, and his legs gave way, tumbling him to ground. It was completely silent except for his choking gasps as he tried to breathe with all the blood gushing into his lungs. Blood sprayed out of his mouth with each wheeze as he clutched his chest, trying to staunch the bleeding. Anything he did was utterly futile. His heart was already destroyed beyond repair, the tender tissue sliced apart and faltering with each desperate beat. He raised one bloody hand, trying to reach out to her, as his beautiful face was marred by the agony and terror of impending death.



--Story Excerpt #2--

"HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!"  He spat out the coffee and grabbed his tongue, tears appearing in his eyes as he made a fool of himself the second time that morning.  And he didn't even know her name yet.



She ran out of the room and shoved ice cubes into Ethan's burnt mouth and one could hear the faint "hissssssss" as the burning subsided.   



"Ahhhhhhhhh…" his eyes closed in childish bliss as the ice cubes eased the burning pain.



The woman giggled at how easily pleased Ethan was, just like a little kid.



His eyes opened and he grinned, ice cubes threatening to fall out of his mouth as melted water dripped down his chin.  He made quite a picture, with his nakedness and wild bed hair.

--Story Excerpt End---



First time writing modern story, please be gentle with your comments! ^^