She was taken to the operating room. \"Mrs. Fu, take off your pants and spread your legs. We are ready to operate on you.\" The doctor, wearing a mask, looked at her and stood by the bed, staring at her without expression. \"Back off! Don\'t touch me! I don\'t want to abort my child!” \"I’m sorry, Mrs. Fu.\" The doctor bowed to her. \"This was Mr. Fu\'s order, we cannot disobey him.\" \"No! You\'re breaking the law!\" Zoey ran straight to the window, and desperately pleaded with the doctor, \"You’re a doctor, but you sound more like a gangster. I\'d rather jump down here and die with my child!\" Fifteen minutes later, Zoey came out of the operating room. Jerome and Xyrille were sitting on the bench in the corridor. They saw her coming out with a pale face. He handed her the divorce agreement, his face devoid of expression. \"Xyrille is pregnant. Sign it and I\'ll let your father come out safely.\" Zoey w
Outside the hospital, it was pouring even harder than last night. This time there was no wind, just a deluge of water falling from the sky. Zoey was sheltering in a corner by the exit, waiting for the rain to pass so she could grab a ride. Her small hand caressed her abdomen, and her face was full of tenderness. She whispered in a low voice. \"It’s just the two of us from now on.\" Though tears fell from her eyes, her mind had become a little bit clearer. Jerome drove away with Xyrille. Xyrille happily looked at the man beside her. From now on, he was hers. She had spent so much time plotting this, and she was relieved that her efforts had finally borne fruit. She was now the winner, and her friend had lost. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a lone woman standing near the exit. In the rain, she seemed lost and lonely. Xyrille almost felt sorry for the woman, but froze when she realized it was Zoey. She was caressing her abdomen. The he
Neither sunlight, nor moonlight came through the thick walls of the building she was in. There were no openings, no sounds came from outside. The only human contact she had was with the two men who stood guard, fed her and cleaned up every now and then. Zoey begged them to let her go, again and again. She offered to give them money and everything they wanted, but they just laughed at her. These men showed no sympathy for her. The next day, when the men brought her breakfast, Zoey refused to take it. She just lay there and ignored them. Thinking she was still asleep, they started whispering between themselves. \"I haven\'t even served my mother like this! Every day I serve this bitch tea and water. Such an angelic face, you wouldn’t think she was a cheater. You’d be fooled into believing she’s innocent.” “Well, if something bad happens to her, Ms. An will kill you.\" \"Oh, that one. She’s not as pretty as this one but she is one cu
Xyrille\'s jaw was agape, then her eyes were suddenly full of concern. \"Zoey, what happened? How… why are you dressed like that? Where have you been recently? I\'ve been looking for you for so long!\" \"Enough!” She shrieked. “Stop acting!\" After three months of darkness, it took a while before her eyes could adjust to the sunlight. Outside, the brightness was blinding, but she managed to walk and find them in this dress shop. It took every ounce of self-control she had to keep from pouncing at Xyrille. She wanted to slap her and tear her hair out. Instead she turned to Jerome. “The baby in her stomach is not yours! I heard her men talking about it, they said her baby was fathered by another man.” “And also she set me up so you would catch me in bed with another man!” “She had me kidnapped! Don’t marry her, she\'s a liar!\" On and on she went, raging and ranting. Even as Xyrille\'s heart thumped wildly, she managed to shed a tea
She tugged at Zoey\'s clothes and begged miserably. \"Zoey, I know you hate me. You hurt yourself to slander me. I know you must love Jerome deeply. Even though you got pregnant with another man’s child, it must be because he neglected you. I swear to God that I love him and would never betray him.\" She spoke softly and was wide-eyed. “Let go of me!\" Zoey angrily tried to pull the hem of her dress out of Xyrille’s hand, but she held on to it tightly. \"Ah!\" Xyrille\'s eyes widened even more, and she fell back. Jerome saw that she was about to hit the wall behind her, and he quickly stepped forward, and held her in his arms. \"I...\" Xyrille\'s forehead was in a cold sweat, and her hands covered her abdomen. \"My belly hurts…our child, we must save our child...\" Whatever doubts he had, they were all swept away, and now he was sure Zoey was really set on hurting her former best friend. \"If anything happens to Xyrille and the child, I pr
Knock, knock. A male doctor in a white coat came in. Holding another report in his hand, he said respectfully, \"Mr. Fu, Ms. An asked us to do an amniocentesis for her before she lost consciousness. The results have come out. Would you like to have a look?\" Zoey didn\'t even think about it. Though her body felt weak, she quickly grabbed the report from Jerome. She turned to the last page. Zoey trembled as she read that Xyrille’s child and that of Jerome had a parent-child relationship! Suddenly out of control, she raised the report in her hand and wildly waved it in front of Jerome. “Fake, both of these reports are fake! Jerome, Xyrille must have bribed the doctor to switch the report! This report should belong to me. This must be why she had kidnapped me!\" Jerome\'s blue veins on the back of his hand bulged. His palms were hot. Suddenly, he reached out to slap her, but stopped himself mid-way. \"Have you watched too ma
Zoey stood at the door, covering her mouth, unable to accept the scene. There were passers-by. She spoke to one of them, and asked what had happened. The man answered, \"Do you mean to the Xu family? The father was an unscrupulous businessman who bribed the chief executive. He was exposed and arrested. It seems that their company has gone bankrupt,” he noticed that his impassioned reply seemed to have affected her. “By the way, why do you ask? Young woman, I think you are pregnant. It’s bad luck to visit places like these. A woman in your condition shouldn’t visit this part of town.” “My surname is Xu,\" she said simply. Embarrassed, the man excused himself and went on his way. Xu Zoey stood silently at the gate for a long time, then turned around and left. So much had happened in the three months she was kidnapped. Didn\'t he let her family go when she signed the divorce? Why, Jerome? Why are you so cruel? Time,
Zoey\'s eyes began to take on a cold expression. The voices she’d heard! It wasn’t a dream! \"Were you sent by Xyrille?\" Thelma’s heart jumped, but she asked, \"Who is Xyrille? Miss Xu, please calm down and conserve your energy. You need to rest and recover from childbirth.\" Zoey pressed her. \"Where have you taken my child?\" Seeing the anger in Zoey\'s eyes, Thelma left immediately. \"Stop! Give me back my child...\" Zoey wanted to go after her, but she could barely lift her legs, and they fell back on the bed with a plop. The quiet room was like a lonely dead city. She looked at the dead baby. She reached for her mobile phone and dialed Xyrille’s number. Again and again, she dialed. The phone rang but nobody answered. Finally, the call was answered, but instead of Xyrille’s soft voice, it was Jerome. \"Who asked you to harass Xyrille? Don’t you know she just had a baby today?\" Learning tha