My Bigamist Ex Could Only Watch Me Shine

The yellow sands of the Northreach Hinterlands swept across the land every single day, raging like a never-ending storm.

The torn canvas hanging over the entrance of the temporary medical tent had rattled in the wind for hours, shivering violently, yet stubbornly refusing to collapse.

Inside the tent, Serena Hart had been kneeling in the sand for nearly three hours.

Her fingers were stiff with cold, almost unable to hold the suture needle, but she did not dare to stop.

If the wound wasn't stitched soon, the man would lose his leg.

The young soldier's forehead was drenched in sweat. His teeth had bitten so hard into his lip that it bled. Even so, he forced a smile at her.

"I'm fine, Dr. Hart. Take your time. It doesn't hurt."

Serena drew in a slow breath, steadying her wrist as she continued stitching. Beside her, a nurse handed over fresh gauze and muttered angrily.

"Dr. Hart, Dr. Lockwood knows you just recovered from pneumonia, and you're six months pregnant. How can he still dump all these patients on you? Amy Bennett only felt a little nauseous this morning, and Dr. Lockwood has been hovering around her all day, bringing water and medicine. Meanwhile you're here working yourself to the bone. That man seriously has no conscience…"

"Focus on the patient first." Serena cut her off, her hands never pausing.

Only after the final stitch was done did Serena suddenly turn her head and start coughing.

She had been holding it back the entire time she was stitching. Now that the cough broke free, it sounded so violent that even the people beside her felt uneasy.

When Serena finally forced herself to calm down, she opened her palm. A smear of bright red blood lay stark against her skin.

So the pneumonia had left complications after all, she thought with a quiet sigh.

Voices outside suddenly grew loud, as if people were arguing. Serena quickly wiped the blood from her hand and stood up.

The moment she stood, Maya Bennett pushed the door open and rushed inside. Her brows were furrowed, her cheeks flushed bright red with anger.

"Serena, Fiona Carter just came again. She says Amy has a stomachache and wants you to go check on her. That's ridiculous. What does Amy's stomach have to do with you? Serena, you need to stand up for yourself. Don't let Amy walk all over you."

Maya looked so furious that the corners of her eyes had turned red.

Serena kept working as she listened, a numb smile tugging faintly at her lips. Hadn't Amy already won? Logan Lockwood practically wanted to grind Serena into the dirt just to place Amy on a pedestal.

She could barely remember what Logan had been like three years ago.

Back then, Logan had still been the son of the Lockwood family.

Countless well-born women had dreamed of marrying into the Lockwood family. Yet Logan had chosen her, the daughter of an ordinary professor. He had pursued