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I still have a week before my due date when a truck suddenly hits me, sending me flying several feet and leaving me bleeding profusely on the ground. As I lose consciousness, I call my husband, Wallace Brown, begging him to rush over and save our unborn child, only for him to reply coldly, "It's Beth's 18th birthday party today, Meryl. You can't seriously be pulling one of your stunts on a day like this, can you?" In the next instant, I hear my son, Daniel Brown, exclaiming, "You're always using the baby to threaten us, Mommy! I really hate it when you do that!" Wallace stresses the importance of Beth's birthday party again, demands that I attend immediately, and then hangs up on me. With a pool of blood spreading beneath me, I close my eyes, overcome by despair. When I open my eyes again, I am met by the sight of a death certificate. The doctor delivers a crushing pronouncement. "I'm sorry, but if you had gotten here sooner, we might have been able to save the baby's life…" I look at the death certificate, feeling as though my heart died with my baby. I finally decide to leave this family, yet now they're the ones begging me to stay.
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Beth was seized by sudden terror, her breathing becoming shallow and erratic. She shot a desperate, beseeching look at Mom and Dad, pleading, "I truly didn't do any of this! They're conspiring to falsely accuse me! You can't trust them!"She was about to burst into tears when the police officers, who had been waiting outside for some time, finally walked into the room. "Which one of you is Beth Stewart? We're here about an attempted murder case. She needs to come with us for questioning."Beth had never imagined Wallace would actually show up with the police. She stared at him in disbelief before she abruptly whirled around and made a desperate bid to escape through the window.Thankfully, the police had already marked their target the moment they entered, and Beth's attempt to flee only further confirmed their suspicions. They apprehended Beth swiftly and escorted her out of the hospital room.Mom remained frozen where she stood, unable to snap out of her shock for what felt lik
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Beth visibly struggled to control her emotions. She approached Wallace and reached out to seize his hand, saying, "You have to hear me out, Wallace. Things aren't what they seem!"Wallace took a step back, distancing himself from Beth's touch. "I trusted you completely, and because of that, even when Meryl tried to tell me the truth, I never once took her seriously."He added with a grim expression, "I will never let you threaten Meryl again. Once she's discharged from the hospital, we'll be moving somewhere where you can't be part of our lives." Upon hearing that, Mom panicked. "Where are you planning to move with Meryl, Wallace?"Wallace explained, "I haven't decided the exact place yet, but I probably won't be sharing that with you or Timothy. I need to make sure none of you can find us. I can't risk Meryl getting hurt again."Mom's expression immediately hardened. She looked at me, her eyes full of unwillingness to part with me. Then, she turned to Wallace, saying, "You can
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I didn't answer Wallace's question and simply said, "You should find out the truth yourself. You know there are surveillance cameras installed in our living room, so you should just go watch the exact moment I supposedly pushed Beth."I didn't want to talk to him anymore, so I told him to take Daniel and leave. In the past, he would leave quickly after a few final remarks, but today, he was very hesitant. He stood at the doorway for a long time, pacing back and forth several steps before finally walking away.…The following day, Beth, who had been discharged from the hospital, made a point of visiting my hospital room. She looked healthy and refreshed, clearly having benefited from Mom, Dad, and Wallace's care. She immediately criticized me the moment she spotted me. "Why are you always like this, Meryl? You've been hospitalized for so long and yet you haven't shown any signs of improvement. You're really making Mom and Dad worry endlessly."Mom and Dad followed closely behind
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It wasn't long before Wallace and I both received a message notifying us about the no-fault divorce application I had submitted a few days ago. The message made it clear that if I didn't rescind my decision within the next 30 days, I could officially end my marriage with Wallace.It was only then that Wallace finally believed that I had filed for a no-fault divorce and even received approval for it. He still couldn't fathom why I wanted a divorce, though. He simply believed that I was still devastated over the loss of our baby, prompting him to frequently bring Daniel over to the hospital to keep me company while he went to care for Beth next door. Daniel, tired of his games and finding nothing else to discuss, mumbled fretfully, "It's not fun at all here, Mommy. It's much more fun at Aunt Beth's place with Grandpa, Grandma, and Daddy all there!"I said flatly, "You can go join them. I don't need any of you in my room."I had never used that tone with Daniel before, so he was
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"I was still concerned about you, so after taking Beth to the hospital and confirming that her life wasn't in danger, I came back home to check on you," Wallace explained, exhaling deeply.His sigh held a distinct note of relief that disaster had been averted, while mine was heavy with resignation."It's a good thing that I made it in time. Otherwise, you would've…"Wallace's explanation ended there, and the conversation died between us. I merely closed my eyes, no longer wanting to spare him another glance.He assumed that I was still upset. He set the things he had brought on the bedside table and, for the first time in years, addressed me in a soft, tender voice, saying, "I'll leave these here for you so you can eat whenever you feel up to it, Meryl. "I'll check on Beth in the room next door. Though her injury is minor, she's had a fright and gets very distressed if we're not by her side."I opened my eyes just as he was about to leave and asked, "Do you want to sign the pape
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Upon seeing my flat belly, Wallace was stunned into silence for a few seconds. "Did you secretly deliver the baby all on your own while you were gone for the past few days, Meryl?"I wanted to respond to him, but my body was utterly exhausted from standing too long. I felt my vision blur, and my throat refused to make a sound. I desperately stretched a hand out to the side, searching for something to steady myself so I wouldn't fall. I had just reached out when Beth preemptively grabbed me, stabilizing my fall. She asked with feigned concern, "Where have you hidden the baby, Meryl? You shouldn't use your own child as leverage against us—"She grabbed my wrist mid-sentence and used it as leverage to dramatically fling herself away from me, causing her head to hit the corner of the dining table nearby. A thin trickle of blood appeared on her head.I hadn't even fully registered her sudden collapse and injury when Mom suddenly shoved me aside.They immediately rushed toward Beth, th
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