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Chapter 5

Author: Space Journey
The next morning at the hospital, the doctor delivered the news that Valeria's foot was perfectly fine.

Wayne let out a massive sigh of relief, while Maria planted her hands on her hips and started cursing.

"We have to kick that barren bitch out of the house! It's bad enough that she can't conceive, and now she's trying to kill our only heir! Keeping a vicious woman like her in the house will sooner or later bring us disaster."

Valeria held the baby and pitifully sobbed. "Mrs. Donaldson just
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