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The Baby Trap Backfired
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To help my wife, Mia Lowell, through labor, I blew a fortune on the latest paternity-linked pain transfer device. Right before she went into the delivery room, Mia grabbed my hand. Tears streamed down her face. "Honey, if it gets too painful, turn it off. I can't stand watching you suffer." A nurse gave me one last reminder. "Sir, the device automatically transfers the pain to the baby's biological father through DNA matching. Please be prepared." The device switched on. I felt nothing. Not a twinge. Just as I started wondering if I'd gotten scammed, a scream ripped through the hallway. Ryan Duffy. My best friend dropped to the floor, clutching his stomach. "Aaaagh!" A second later, my boss Andy Drake, who'd stopped by with a fruit basket, staggered out of the elevator with both hands between his legs. Then came Luke Foley, a yoga coach seeing a doctor across the hall. He was flat-out rolling on the floor, howling. Inside the delivery room, Mia's weak voice drifted out. "Honey, thank you for taking all this pain for me!" I looked at the three guys writhing in agony. Then I quietly turned the device all the way up. Max load. Holding my breath, I shouted toward the delivery room. "I-I'm fine. I can still... take it."
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The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 10
Three months later, the sentencing hearing took place.The judge's voice echoed through the courtroom."Mia Lowell, on the charge of attempted murder, this court sentences you to twelve years in state prison. On the charge of fraud, three years. The sentences will run consecutively for a total of fifteen years."Mia stood at the defense table.In just three months, half her hair had turned white. She'd lost so much weight I barely recognized her.When she heard "fifteen years," her knees gave out. She collapsed against the table."Landon Gray, for attempted murder and fraud, you are sentenced to ten years in state prison. Because of this conviction, your medical license is permanently revoked."Landon sat in a wheelchair, both legs in casts.On his first night in county jail, three repeat offenders in his cell had dragged him out of the chair and stomped his remaining good leg until it broke."Andy Drake, Ryan Duffy, and Luke Foley, on the charges of aggravated assault and bat
The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 9
The police cars and ambulances showed up almost at the same time.Red and blue lights flashed across the underground garage like a nightclub.All five were taken into custody.Landon was loaded onto a stretcher and rushed into surgery.Andy, Ryan, and Luke were covered in blood, handcuffed, and shoved into separate squad cars.Mia crumpled to the ground, unable to stand. Her hair was a mess, and her face was so swollen even her own mother wouldn't have recognized her.Two female officers grabbed her arms and dragged her into another patrol car.***At the precinct, Mia was placed in Interrogation Room Three.Even through the wall, her hoarse sobs carried down the hallway."Officer, this was just a relationship dispute! Those men were fighting over me! I'm the real victim!"Still acting.Acting like her whole world had collapsed.Acting like some helpless woman everyone had wronged.I stood outside, listening to her muffled crying without a trace of emotion.My lawyer, Mi
The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 8
Three days later, late at night.I slept in the guest room with the door locked.1:03 a.m.A faint noise drifted from the master bedroom.Footsteps. Suitcase wheels rolling across the floor. Urgent whispers kept low."Hurry. Did you bring the passports?""Yeah, yeah. Noah's is in the bag too.""What about the money?""There's still thirty grand on the card. I brought five thousand in cash. Enough for tickets."Mia and Landon.I leaned against the guest room door and listened.The luggage rolled toward the front door. The lock clicked. The door opened.They dragged out their suitcases, carried Noah, and slipped into the elevator.I pulled out my phone and opened the live feed from the building's underground garage.Three cars sat side by side near the entrance.Andy's black Audi.Ryan's white Volkswagen.Luke's silver minivan.The three men crouched in a corner, gripping steel pipes and baseball bats like strays waiting for a meal.The elevator reached B1.Mia dragge
The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 7
Early the next morning, I "weakly" dragged myself out of bed and called an ambulance.At the ER, Dr. Walker was the doctor on duty. We'd already arranged everything.He shined a penlight into my eyes, then made a big show of checking the EKG.A few minutes later, he stepped out and told Mia, who was waiting outside, "The preliminary diagnosis is acute myocarditis. It could quickly progress into dilated heart failure. It's serious. You need to prepare yourself."Mia slapped a hand over her mouth, her shoulders trembling.She cried like she was devastated."Doctor! Please, you have to save my husband! If anything happens to him, I won't be able to live without him!"Dr. Walker patted her shoulder. "We'll do everything we can."Then he went back into the exam room.The door shut.Dr. Walker glanced at me. "Your wife deserves an Oscar.""No kidding."I sat up and pulled out the IV needle that hadn't even been in a vein."If she couldn't act, I wouldn't have been fooled for thi
The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 4
I had one done for myself too, even though I already knew what it would say.On the day of Noah's welcome party, I rented a ballroom at an upscale hotel.The place was packed.Mia stood at the front holding Noah in her arms. She wore a brand-new red dress, her makeup flawless, her smile bright an
The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 3
Mia snuggled against him."He's such a joke. Three seconds and he's done. And every dime he makes goes toward buying formula for our son anyway."I stared at the screen, my temples throbbing. It felt like the blood vessels in my eyes were about to burst.The video kept rolling.Mia suddenly clim
The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 2
Three days after we got home from the hospital, Mia used her recovery as an excuse to kick me into the guest room."You snore and keep Noah awake. Sleep next door."Yep. She named the baby Noah.I didn't argue. I grabbed my pillow and left.At two in the morning, I woke up needing the bathroom.
The Baby Trap Backfired Chapter 1
The nurse went pale and reached for the power cord.I caught her wrist. "Don't."My eyes burned. My jaw locked tight. "My wife's scared of pain... I can handle it."The nurse looked at me with nothing but sympathy.Then she nodded and stepped back.I let go of her wrist and slowly turned the lo
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