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Chapter 1

I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance for a C-section. My mother, Rose Tate, and my sister, Sasha Gray, went with me.Fortunately, Sasha was an accomplished doctor. I'd been in the middle of administering an IV drip for one of the patients at our family's clinic when I suddenly felt something warm trickle down my legs. Then, Sasha pinned me to one of the patient beds and used a pillow to elevate the lower part of my body.My pants were already drenched by then. As for my husband… I didn't have one. I was a single mother who'd gotten pregnant out of wedlock.Unexpectedly, the anesthesiologist during my C-section was my ex-boyfriend with whom I'd called things off eight months ago and the father of my child. If I'd known this would happen, I would've negotiated with my baby and asked him not to be in such a hurry to leave the womb. He was only 38 weeks along, after all.I had an ultrasound done upon arriving at the hospital. My baby wasn't yet in the right position to be born,

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Chapter 2

"Sadie," Ian said.I stopped and looked at him.He continued, "I think our relationship can go beyond the game.""Huh?" For a moment, I didn't understand what he meant.When I later left the cafe, my hand was in Ian's. I saw that the tips of his ears were a little red. Meanwhile, my face was as red as a tomato.As we walked past Monica and Pansy, they stared in disbelief, not taking their eyes off us until we were gone.Just like that, I, Sadie Gray of the nursing department, became a legend on campus. Everyone kept guessing at how Ian and I had gotten together.I had to admit that no one could resist a man like Ian—myself included. I'd sneakily gone to the anesthesiology department a few times in the past to see what Ian looked like.…At the beginning of my senior year, Ian and my in-game guild were preparing for an offline meeting. He'd been busy with his graduation dissertation then."Let's go, Ian!" I'd clung to him and pleaded with him to attend. Unable to say no to me,

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Chapter 3

My family moved to a smaller two-room apartment in the suburbs. Mom and Dad were no longer busy all the time. Instead, they opened a small clinic.It was only after growing up that I realized the change had come because Dad's business had failed, and we couldn't afford to live there anymore.The envelope's contents pointed to one thing—Ian's father, James Sadler, had caused all this. I couldn't imagine how Mom and Dad would react if I were to bring Ian home one day and introduce him as James' son.I knew nothing about trickery in the business world, but years of reading romance novels taught me that the Sadlers were my parents' sworn enemies.My head spun when I got up from the couch, probably because I'd been seated for too long. My abdomen hurt a little, too. I checked the date and realized my period was coming soon.Ian was away from home; I didn't know when he would return.I packed my things and hired a moving company to send them and me home. Once I arrived home, I lazed ar

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Chapter 4

When I woke up after the C-section, I noticed the nurse who came to check on me gave me an odd look. I tugged on Sasha's sleeve and asked what had happened.She rolled her eyes at me, the look in them telling me she didn't want to be known as my sister."You kept mumbling Dr. Sadler's name while you were conked out. Don't tell me you were dreaming about him because he's handsome.""Dr. Sadler?""Ian Sadler, the anesthesiologist during your surgery."I hurriedly asked whether he heard me. Sasha merely gave me a look, which was enough to explain everything. I silently cursed, accidentally tugging on my sutures in my agitation. I cried for Sasha to give me painkillers.Sasha pushed the baby to me and asked whether I had a name for it. I thought about it for a long time, ultimately settling on Neo Gray. Neo represented a new beginning, which was what I wanted. "His name will be Neo Gray.""Alright, then. I'll go get his birth certificate settled, so you can call the nurses if you ne

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Chapter 5

"I'll go to your ward," Ian said."No, don't—" He hung up on me before I could finish.The following day, I got into the car the sanitorium had sent to pick me up. Ian watched me the whole time. My family were all there with me; I didn't want them to notice anything.Before getting into the car, Ian stopped me and held out his phone. "Could you give me your new number, DeeDee? I've tried calling you using different numbers over the past eight months, but you've never responded."After unilaterally announcing our breakup, I hadn't just blocked him everywhere. I'd even changed my number. Now that he was asking for my new one, I didn't hesitate to give it to him. The first thing I did after we exchanged numbers was to transfer the cost of the sanitorium to him.Whatever bad blood was between Dad and James had to be resolved themselves—I just didn't want to owe Ian."Don't bother paying me for the sanitorium. I won't take the money." He transferred the money back to me, his attitude

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Chapter 6

I was stunned, and so was Keith. He never would've expected Ian to be Neo's biological father. I'd forgotten that Ian was one of the doctors involved during my C-section. He could easily get Neo's blood sample.I twisted the hem of my T-shirt. For a second, I didn't know what to say. After a while, I said, "Would you believe me if I told you I just wanted to make use of you to have a baby with good genetics?""As if!" Ian snapped.I turned to Keith. "You should leave, Keith. This is between us, and we'll deal with it."He reluctantly left. Once he was gone, Ian grabbed my arm, his eyes clouded by confusion. "Sadie.""That hurts!" I cried."You demanded a breakup without giving me a reason, and now you've given birth to my child. What are you playing at?" His voice was hoarse. He was evidently at a loss for what to do.I thought about it for a long while before returning to my room and retrieving the envelope Connie had given me. I stuffed it into Ian's hands and told him to read

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Chapter 7

Mom's and Dad's expressions shifted at Hailey's words. I knew they wouldn't believe her, but there was no denying I'd had Neo out of wedlock."What's going on here, DeeDee?" Dad turned to me, looking grim. He was open-minded, but I knew he would break my legs if I'd indeed ruined someone else's relationship."Ian and I… We dated for two years. He never mentioned anything about a fiancée." There was a dull ache in my chest, and I felt like I couldn't breathe. I gasped for breath as tears streamed down my face.It seemed having a child had truly addled my brain. I couldn't think about anything other than Hailey being Ian's fiancée. I couldn't seem to remember how Ian and I had met and fallen in love. Without even realizing it, I tightened my grip on Neo.Mom took him from me when he started crying because he felt smothered. When Sasha saw that I couldn't speak, she brought me my phone and asked, "Do you want to call Dr. Sadler to verify this?"I curled up on the couch and nodded vig

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Chapter 8

Our whole family knew about Keith being an orphan. After being kidnapped, he'd ended up in an orphanage. He'd failed to find his parents over the years—to think the Sadlers had helped with that.That was why Ian and Keith had been missing for the past few days—the former had brought the latter to see his biological parents.That wasn't all, though. They and the rest of the Sadler family had compiled evidence of Connie and Hailey stealing trade secrets."Hailey came from the same orphanage as me," Keith said."What?" I widened my eyes in shock. Then, I listened as Ian and Keith told me everything. Dad and James occasionally chimed in to add some details. "So, you're saying everything Connie gave me was fake?""Not completely. She and Hailey fabricated most of the information, though."Things had started 25 years ago.James and Dad had been apprenticed to the same doctor along with one other person—Eugene Ford, Hailey's father.He'd made a severe mistake when treating a patient.

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Chapter 9

"How did you learn about this, Keith?" I asked."After being reunited with Hailey, she would often come to me after getting drunk. Once, she showed me a bunch of documents, telling me she'd forged them flawlessly. She also said the Sadler family would one day be ruined," Keith said.That wasn't the best part. Thanks to Hailey often getting drunk, Keith had obtained plenty of evidence showing that she'd stolen the Sadler family's trade secrets.This was where the coincidence kicked in. The documents Hailey had shown Keith were the ones Connie had given me, which I'd later given to Ian. When Keith had dropped by the Sadler residence to thank Ian for helping him locate his parents, he'd seen the documents on the table."I was hesitant at the time but knew this would forever weigh on my conscience if I'd kept silent. I had to tell them what I knew," Keith concluded.After hearing the complete truth, I couldn't help lamenting, "It turns out Connie and Hailey pulled a fast one on all of

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Chapter 10

This was how the story went from Ian's perspective."Why do you like me, Ian?" Sadie asked. Her postpartum depression was better now, but her emotions would occasionally spiral.We were on the flight to our travel destination. She leaned against my shoulder while asking me that question, sounding completely serious."Would you believe me if I told you I fell for you at first sight 20 years ago?" I asked."You're lying!"I wasn't. That day, Dad had promised to take me to the amusement park, but we had to make a detour to bring someone called Mr. Gray some documents.Dad pulled over at a kindergarten's entrance. I sat in the car and noticed the three or four-year-old girl beside Mr. Gray. Her hair was in pigtails, and her eyes were bright with innocence. She looked as beautiful as the dolls sold in shopping malls.Once Dad was back in the car, I hurriedly asked, "Was that Mr. Gray's daughter, Dad?""That's his younger daughter. He has an older one who's about your age."Dad told

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