A Breath Away from Death

After my fiance’s childhood friend found out I was born with a heart condition, she secretly poured a high-dose energy drink into my champagne.

The moment I drank it, my heart started racing, and stabbing pain spread through my chest.

In a panic, I tore open my only emergency medication, but the water I used to take it had been swapped with strong lemon water.

As soon as I drank it, my face went pale. I lost all strength and collapsed to the ground.

“Lemon water’s full of vitamin C. It helps with hangovers and keeps you healthy.”

Charlotte Whitmore laughed so hard she nearly doubled over. With her arms crossed, she looked at my fiance, Ethan Cross, the boss of the Rolling Stones.

“Ethan, your fiancee’s acting is incredible!

“I’ve been a doctor for years, and I’ve never seen anyone react like this to a little champagne and lemon water.”

I bit my lip until I tasted blood. The pain made my eyes sting, and I clutched Ethan’s leg.

“Honey, please, call an ambulance! I can’t take it anymore…”

For a moment, his expression wavered, but the guests quickly cut in.

“Come on, stop pretending! Nobody dies from a bit of champagne and lemon water.”

“Yeah, you’re just jealous Charlotte got promoted and didn’t want to toast to her.”

Ethan’s face turned cold again. He yanked my hand off and stepped away.

“Charlotte’s a doctor. You’ll be fine with her here.”

I stopped begging and texted my father asking for help.

“What are you doing? We just called you out a bit, and now, you’re trying to post on Instagram to get people to attack us?”

Charlotte Whitmore’s friends snatched my phone away. When they could not unlock it, they threw it to the ground.

Ethan Cross stepped over the shattered phone. His face was dark, and he looked at me with a cold glare.

The pain made my vision go black. I cradled my chest and forced myself to kneel in front of Ethan.

“I didn’t do anything, Ethan. I was born with a heart condition. I think I’m having an attack. Please… call an ambulance.”

Ethan finally noticed something was wrong. His brow furrowed, but before he could move, Charlotte pulled him away.

“Ethan, your fiancee’s so inconsiderate! Everyone came here to celebrate my promotion, but she’s jealous and trying to ruin the party they threw for me.

“I knew Amelia never liked me. I invited her because I wanted to fix things between us, but she didn’t appreciate it. She’s showing everyone how nasty she can be. Ethan, if I’d known this would happen, I would’ve solely invited you.”

She gave me a scornful look and said, “You really know how to act, don’t you? Maybe try using that talent for acting instead of scheming and stirring up trouble.”

It became harder to breathe. I could hear my own ragged gasps, and it felt as if a heavy weight was pressing down on my chest and