Chapter 2

Keira's POV

Pamela added, "Precisely! Keira, don't tell me you don't know this is Toddybear's dream! He'll have plenty of time to raise his kid and whatnot later. This meteor shower, on the other hand, is only available once per lifetime! The next time it graces Earth will be in more than hundred years! We'd be dead by then!"

Todd continued decisively, "Keira, you're about to become a mother. Stop throwing childish tantrums and demand that I stay with you. This time, I must watch the meteor shower in person!"

As he continued to blab on and on, my mind was instantly filled with memories of my past life.

In my past life, Pamela said similar things to convince Todd to fly overseas and watch the meteor shower that appeared only once a century.

But I had flown off the handle back then. I told Todd, "If you leave now, you won't be my baby's father anymore! We'll get divorced right away!"

Oscar and Laura chimed in to back me up as well. In the end, Todd stayed with me throughout my labor process, whereas Pamela flew to Thermonia on her own.

After I successfully gave birth, the entire family headed over to the neonatal unit to look at the baby, who was sleeping inside an incubator.

A barrage of messages kept flooding my phone at that time. The notification ringtone was so loud that I couldn't rest at all. So, I struggled to sit up in hopes of switching off my phone, only to end up unlocking it by accident.

It turned out that Pamela, who had just boarded her flight, sent me many racy photos. The people featured in those photos happened to be her and Todd.

My mind buzzed loudly right away, before white-hot rage flooded my senses. I was so mad that I couldn't breathe at all. If anything, I felt like bursting into tears. It was then I began bleeding incessantly down there.

Thank goodness a nurse, who was in the middle of her rounds, was quick to register what happened to me. The doctor was able to save my life right on time.

When I opened my eyes again, every platform was filled with news of a joint crackdown on scam operations by the two countries.

In a short video platform, Pamela appeared in a fleeting shot. Although her body was censored, bright patches of red covered her. Her face was still frozen in an expression of terror from her final moments.

Only then did I find out that Pamela had been kidnapped right after she got off the plane. There, she was forced to go through inhuman torture.

Ever since Todd watched the news, he was often dazed and distracted. He started going out frequently, too. I was busy taking care of our baby, so I couldn't be bothered to keep track of his whereabouts.

During our baby's one-month celebration, Todd sank down on his knees and came clean about the fact that he had once cheated on me. Then, he promised me that he'd have me as the only woman in his life.

He seemed genuinely sorry about his mistakes. Plus, our baby still needed his father. So my heart softened, and I forgave him.

Ten years later, Todd's company reassigned him abroad, and he wanted me to go there with him. Meanwhile, our child would stay back home for school.

As soon as we got off the plane, someone dragged us into an unlicensed car. I struggled violently, in hopes of breaking free of the kidnappers' grasp. At the same time, I kept yelling at Todd to call the police, but he didn't do anything.

Soon, I gave up on struggling. That was when I witnessed Todd speaking with the kidnappers in a friendly manner.

For the first time ever, I found out that the man whom I shared a bed with was actually a devil in disguise.

He told the kidnappers with a shit-eating grin, "Told you the 'goods' I brought this time is a high-quality one! Sure, she's had a kid, but aren't there guys who are into young mothers?"

Back in the present, I snapped out of my memories and said, "Okay, honey. You can leave."

Todd wanted to berate me out of habit, because he thought I wouldn't let him leave. But the moment he heard my exact response, he froze momentarily before staring at me in disbelief.

After tiding over another wave of contractions, I repeated what I said just now.

"You can leave, honey. The baby should be born by the time you're back."

My in-laws wanted to stop Todd from leaving. They turned to frown at me in disagreement.

"Keira, this is your first time experiencing childbirth! Todd has to stay with you!"

I just shook my head and pacified my in-laws, who were on the verge of losing their temper. Then I told Todd, "I'll get my assistant to book your flight and hotel for you. You should relax and have fun on your vacation in Thermonia. Remember to take some photos for me, okay?

"Even though the internet's been going crazy with stories about people getting trafficked into scam compounds after traveling there, we went there before and came back just fine, didn't we?"