Chapter 1

I was pregnant with twins when I was abducted three days before I was due to give birth.

The perpetrators wanted 100 million dollars as ransom and demanded that my husband, Sheldon Jackson, personally deliver the money to them. However, he rejected them because of Madison Smith, his sister-in-law. She was pregnant with his elder brother, Scott Jackson's child, and had also been taken.

To protect Madison, Sheldon was going to personally deliver the ransom money to her abductors to save her. His voice was wracked with guilt when it echoed from the receiver.

"Scott died saving me. So, I must protect his unborn child. I've already sent Harry to save you. He'll definitely bring you back home safe and sound!"

He then hung up in a rush.

As I looked at the fierce and terrifying captors, I could only pin all my hopes on Harry Smith. The door to the warehouse was pushed open some time later. A man carrying a briefcase strolled in, the light illuminating him from behind.

Hope sparked in my heart as I yelled at him while struggling against my bindings. "Harry!"

Harry swept his gaze across his surroundings before a condescending smile stretched across his face. "The person whom Mr. Jackson cares about the most is his sister-in-law. You've taken the wrong person. This woman isn't worth 100 million dollars."

He glanced at me with contempt in his eyes. "Mr. Jackson wouldn't even bat an eye even if she died."

I felt like I had been plunged into a pool of freezing water upon hearing his words. As I gazed at Harry's face, his features slowly began to overlap with Madison's in my mind. I was struck with a realization—Harry was actually Madison's brother, and he was planning to betray Sheldon!

Harry wanted me dead to completely wipe out Sheldon's future generations. That way, Madison could use her child to inherit the Jackson family's fortune.

Sheldon had been caught in a car accident that left him impotent three months ago, after all. He could no longer have children, so the twins in my belly were going to be his last offspring.

Harry opened the briefcase in front of everyone. It was filled with gold, dazzling everyone in the vicinity. He scoffed as he took in the greedy expressions of my abductors.

"Mr. Jackson only found out recently that she has been cheating on him. The twins in her stomach aren't his children at all!"

My temper exploded as I yelled, "You're spouting nonsense and slandering me! You just want to possess the Jackson family's fortune for yourself!"

Harry ignored my outburst and patted the briefcase full of gold. "There isn't 100 million dollars here, but the gold should be worth ten million dollars. If you're unwilling to accept it, you won't get even a single penny!

"Mr. Jackson wants you to deal with her. You need to get rid of the children in her belly and silence her with clean and precise methods. The ten million dollars will be payment for your silence and services."

I shook my head wildly as tears streamed down my face. "No! He's lying! The children are Sheldon's. He loves me the most!"

Harry burst into laughter as if he had just heard a funny joke. "He loves you? If he loves you, why would he abandon you to face the perpetrators alone to save another woman?"

I cradled my swollen belly as I stared pleadingly at my abductors. "I'm begging you. Please let me call Sheldon. I swear that he loves me and our children. If anything happens to me, he definitely won't let you off the hook!"

The leader of the abductors seemed conflicted while Harry laughed mockingly before he handed his phone to me.

I screamed into the receiver when the call connected. "Honey! Harry has betrayed you! He wants to kill me and our children! Please come and save me!"

Sheldon's shocked voice echoed from the other end of the line. "What? Harry wants to kill you? How can that be?"

"Harry has been with you through thick and thin," Madison said comfortingly. "Why would he betray you? I'm guessing that Beatrice is feeling scared, so she's thinking of all sorts of ways to get you to go to her."

Sheldon sighed before he spoke in a softened voice. "Don't be scared, Beatrice. Protect our children. I'll come get you as soon as possible."

Madison's pained cry suddenly echoed from the phone's receiver. "My stomach hurts so much, Sheldon… Am I going to lose my baby?"

"Don't move, Madison. The doctor will be here any second now!" was Jackson's panicked response as he tried to comfort her.

Sheldon only spoke again once he was done comforting Madison. He sounded helpless as he said, "I can't come and get you, Beatrice. Listen to Harry. He'll bring you home!"

He disconnected the call before I could say another word. To stay by Madison's side, he wasn't willing to listen to what I had to say.

I stared at the darkened screen of the phone in a daze. It was as if I could see Sheldon hugging Madison to comfort her. He had personally pushed me and my children into the depths of hell.