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Chapter 4

Author: Lucky Dreamer
The atmosphere inside the delivery suite turned ice-cold.

Ethan forced an awkward smile.

"Logan, Marmalade almost scratched Victoria and the baby. Victoria's emotions are all over the place right now. She's convinced there's another baby hidden inside that cart."

Logan didn't spare Ethan's excuses a single glance. He crouched down and gently stroked my head where the nylon cords had cut deep enough to draw blood.

I clamped my teeth around his sleeve and tugged desperately toward the cart.

[Logan! Search the cart! Check the hidden compartment underneath!]

[The baby's running out of air!]

He couldn't understand what I was saying, but he understood me.

Logan rose to his feet, his sharp gaze locking onto the stainless-steel cart.

"Search it."

The order had barely left his mouth before four bodyguards in black suits rushed into the room.

Martha collapsed onto the floor, trembling uncontrollably.

The guards worked quickly, dumping every piece of medical waste out of the cart.

Top shelf.

Middle shelf.

Bottom shelf.

All they could find were blood-soaked gauze, used syringes, and empty medicine bottles.

There was no baby. They even pulled open every drawer and searched every inch.

"Mr. Sterling, there's nothing unusual." The lead guard lowered his head as he reported back.

Logan frowned. His eyes swept over the mess scattered across the floor before returning to me, still struggling frantically inside the net.

The hidden compartment beneath the cart had been brilliantly concealed. If I hadn't seen Martha hide the baby there with my own eyes, no one would have known it even existed.

Ethan straightened his back, sounding almost aggrieved. "Logan, do you believe me now? I may have married into this family, but I still have my dignity. You can't trample all over my character because of a cat throwing a tantrum."

Cassandra wiped away a few fake tears. "Mr. Sterling, Ethan's devotion to Victoria is beyond question. Making such a scene over nothing will only hurt Ethan... and if word gets out, it won't do the Sterling family's reputation any favors."

Logan fell silent. He looked at Victoria, who was so pale she could barely stand, and a flicker of heartache crossed his face.

"Victoria, maybe you're just exhausted." With a quiet sigh, he slipped an arm around his sister's shoulders.

"Marmalade's getting old. Maybe something's wrong with him. I'll have him taken to the best veterinary hospital for a full examination. You should get back into bed and focus on recovering."

Hearing that, Victoria finally stopped resisting. She let Ethan help her back onto the bed.

"I'm sorry, Ethan… I was just so scared. Maybe... maybe something really is wrong with me..."

Ethan tucked the blanket around her with practiced tenderness. "It's okay, sweetheart. Get some sleep. Everything will be fine when you wake up."

The impostor cooed happily from the nanny's arms.

[Hahaha! Everyone in the Sterling family is a bunch of idiots!]

[This multibillion-dollar empire is as good as mine!]

Meanwhile, from the hidden compartment beneath the cart, the rightful heiress's voice had grown so faint it was barely there.

[Cat God, am I going to the stars now?]

[It's so dark... I'm so sleepy...]

[Mommy... goodbye...]

No!

I refused to let these two parasites destroy the girl I'd protected for over a decade.

And I absolutely refused to let my precious munchkin die beneath that cart before she'd even had the chance to see the world.

[Meow! Out of my way!]

A deafening roar erupted from my throat as my vision turned crimson.

Every muscle in my hind legs coiled before exploding with terrifying force.

Riiip!

The reinforced net tore apart.

Before anyone could react, I launched myself like a cannonball and slammed headfirst into the solid steel base of the cart.

Crack!

The sound of splintering bone rang out at the same instant the steel gave way.

The cart flipped into the air before crashing heavily onto the floor, and the hidden compartment underneath burst open from the impact.

A tiny baby—her skin already turning purple, her eyes tightly shut—rolled out onto the floor and came to rest at Victoria's bedside.

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