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After returning from a prenatal checkup, I got stuck in the elevator with Mason’s first love.

When Mason arrived, my white sweatpants were already stained with blood from the shock.

“Rica, are you okay?”

Hearing his voice, my frantic heart finally calmed. I clutched my seven–month pregnant belly, enduring the pain, and said to him, “Mason, my stomach hurts so much, the baby…”

Mason quickly interrupted me, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

“Mason.”

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Just as Mason was trying to comfort me, the girl next to me suddenly spoke, her voice filled with disbelief.

I looked up to see her staring at Mason, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears.

Seeing the deep, soulful connection between them, my heart sank.

This was the first time I saw such a complex emotion in Mason’s eyes–surprise, regret, love. He didn’t even glance at me, his eyes were only for her.

Who is she?

A sharp pain struck again, and I bit my lip, trying to soothe the baby within me, hoping he would

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be strong.

At this moment, the girl clutched her chest, her face pale, and said to Mason, “Mason, I feel so unwell. But I’m so glad to see you again, it makes my life complete.”

“Erica,” Mason murmured.

Perhaps he wanted to say more, but the pain in his eyes was too evident to ignore.

Erica? Erica Griffith?

So, she was Mason’s first love who disappeared- without a word. I had heard from Mason’s cousin that he had deeply loved someone who vanished on their engagement day due to a severe heart condition, leaving only a letter.

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It took Mason six years to recover from that heartbreak.

Then, he met me, proposed, and we got married -all seemed perfect.

But her sudden reappearance made me realize I was merely a substitute in Mason’s heart.

Is this the power of a first love?

The rescue team said the exit was too narrow, and they could only rescue the pregnant woman first.

“But there’s a heart patient here too, I’m worried she won’t hold on,” Mason couldn’t

help but remind them as he looked at the pale

Erica.

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Seeing no reaction from the rescuers, he quickly turned to me, “Ulrica, are you still holding on?”

Mason’s behavior shocked everyone.

Although he didn’t say it explicitly, everyone knew his heart leaned towards Erica,

The atmosphere became awkward.

Erica kept her head down, silent, while everyone turned to look at me.