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Chapter 1

Even after I got out of the operation room, it seemed that Shawn didn't care that we had just lost our seven-month-old unborn child.Even though this hospital belonged to his company, Dawson Group, he purposefully set me up at a simple hospital bed in the corner of the stairwell. Coldness was all I could feel as I laid there, and even my son, who was keeping me company, couldn't help but shiver. Even then, he didn't care about himself. Instead, he gripped my hand tightly and breathed warm air onto it with his little mouth. "I'll make you warm, Mommy!"I forced a weak smile, trying to trick him. "Mommy's not cold, Aster."When I saw his hands swollen red and blue from the cold, I couldn't help my tears.Just a few steps of the staircase away, Jasmine was staying in a luxurious ward. She had doctors on command to check on her 24/7 as well as a bunch of bodyguards and maids at the beck and call, all at the behest of Shawn. Aster clenched his teeth, and seemed to come to a conclu

Chapter 2

Aster frowned. "Mommy did nothing wrong! You were the one who pushed her down the stairs, I saw it!" Jasmine's expression suddenly became ice-cold, and she waved her hand, gesturing for the bodyguards to throw him out. "Fine, then go watch your mother die."Aster panicked, his eyes red as tears fell down his cheeks. "I'll do it! I'll say sorry!" And so, I watched as my son kneeled down in front of Jasmine. My heart felt like it was being stabbed with knives a thousand times over, and I wanted nothing more than to run over and hold him in my arms.He was Shawn's only son, and the heir to Dawson Group, yet he was being played for a fool!It was my fault as a mother for not protecting him…Jasmine covered her mouth, jeering. "Aren't you forgetting something?"My son wiped his tears and bent down, heavily knocking his head on the floor. "Ms. Stark, get mad at me, not Mommy!" The ward was warm, with the heating on full blast, and Jasmine wore only a thin white dress.Yet, my son

Chapter 3

Jasmine, furious, yanked her hand away and stood up, ruthlessly kicking Aster in the stomach. The poor boy arched his back in pain, retching violently. In the past few days, he hadn't even eaten more than scraps while taking care of me, so in that moment, nothing came out but blood mixed with stomach acid.Suddenly, footsteps came from outside the door. Jasmine's expression changed and immediately put on Aster's clothes properly. The moment she finished zipping up his jacket, Shawn walked in the door."I left my watch… Aster?"His eyes locked onto his son, whose forehead was bruised and swollen. His expression shifted to shock.“What’s going on? Jasmine, did you hit him?”Jasmine furrowed her brows and massaged her temples, swaying as if she was about to faint.Shawn immediately stepped forward, holding her in his arms."I don't know what I did wrong, Shawn…" Jasmine murmured, deliberately lifting her wrist to reveal the bite wound. As she cried, she recounted the false ta

Chapter 4

"Astrea… Astrea!"Shawn ran over to the hospital bed, shaking it as hard as he could. Naturally, my corpse didn't give him any response. Shawn's eyes reddened within seconds, and he grabbed the closest doctor to him in a panic. "Why did she pass out all of a sudden?"The doctor was clearly at a loss of words, having to break the bad news to him. "Mrs. Dawson… She's dead…"This reply was met with Shawn's hysterical anger. He shouted that it was impossible, and ordered them to immediately perform surgery on me to save me, but neither the doctors nor any of the nurses there said a word.At that moment, he finally realized that I had died. In the private hospital that he funded, at that.His body swayed, and he almost fell to the ground. "What did I hire you all for? Isn't it a doctor's responsibility to check on patients? How could you let her die?!"The doctor's expression was stiff, but he managed to squeeze out a retort in his defence. "Y-You're the one who prohibited every

Chapter 5

Jasmine wiped the tear stains from her face, hiding the panic in her darting eyes.Perhaps emboldened by the lack of surveillance in the hospital room, a flash of malice flickered across her gaze.But when she looked up again, she was back to her usual delicate, pitiable appearance."D-Did you forget, Shawn? She's done things like this before!" She had told him about the time she brought tea leaves as a gift when visiting our home, and how I supposedly tried to pour the scalding hot liquid on my son's hand, even trying to frame her for it. That was when Shawn came back and saw me splashing tea on Aster, so he didn't fall for it.As this incident was brought up, the cold hostility in Shawn’s eyes faded somewhat.Meanwhile, I clenched my hands so tightly that my nails dug into my palms.That time, Jasmine was the one who had kicked me hard under the sofa, causing me to stumble and accidentally splash the tea I was serving her on Aster's hand.Come to think of it, she'd just fi

Chapter 6

I ignored their chatter, trying time and again to wipe the beads of sweat on Aster's forehead. 'Sweetheart, you have to get better soon.'That night, Shawn finally came back, holding a bag tightly as if it was his lifeline. Somehow, he'd managed to collect all the pieces of the toy car. Because of how dirty he was, he didn't enter, only looking at Aster through a pane of glass. "I'll piece your toy car together… Promise daddy you'll wake up when I finish, okay?"I whipped around, ghostly tears dripping uncontrollably on Aster's face. However, it wasn't because I was moved.No, my heart was filled with hatred!I hated that his realization came too late, and hated his hypocrisy even more!I already passed away, and my son was already hurt deeply by him and that witch. Even if he managed to wake up, he'd be traumatized for the rest of his life, and he wouldn't have his mother anymore.Shawn spoke to himself a little more, before he laid his hand on the glass and caressed it as

Chapter 7

Jasmine forced herself to calm down, tears streaming down her face on command. "You've misunderstood, Shawn! I accidentally knocked the tube away, and I didn't have the chance to put it back before you came in!"Shawn sneered at her paltry defence, telling the bodyguard standing behind him to walk over with a laptop. He told Jasmine to look at the footage before continuing to say anything.With just a glance, Jasmine went pale. Taking a closer look, I realized that it was the footage of Aster being kicked out of the hospital ward one day earlier. I watched the replay of my young son crawling inch by inch towards the stairwell, the heartbreaking footage making me wish I could lose consciousness right then and there. Aster left behind a long trail of blood from the ward, all the way to the stairwell, but after a short while, Jasmine appeared at the door. With a quick wave, she summoned a janitor that was working nearby. "Wipe this clean, quick. Don't leave behind something so dis

Chapter 8

In the end, Jasmine seemed to have arrived at the conclusion that Shawn truly hadn't the slightest intention to forgive her. Her hopes dashed, she suddenly started cackling, shrill and deranged. "Why are you acting like a devoted lover now, huh? Am I really the one who killed Astrea and Aster? No, it was you! You're the one who's the most to blame!"A crack finally appeared in Shawn's cold expression, and he rebuked Jasmine, calling her insane and saying that she still wanted to absolve herself of responsibility, even now. I, for one, agreed with Jasmine's words wholeheartedly. Jasmine had come prepared to ruin us, that was for certain, but if Shawn had loved his wife and son without any question or doubt, then he would have never fallen for her petty tricks!He was the one most to blame for my death, and for the injuries that littered Aster's body. Jasmine wasn't deterred, her venomous words lashing at him relentlessly without any reprieve. "You're trying to torture me to de

Chapter 9

One month later, Aster was finally discharged from the hospital.I never strayed once from his side, day and night. I could feel my strength growing weaker, so I cherished every second I could still spend with him.When he woke up, the first thing he said was, "Where's Mommy?"Shawn immediately looked away, not daring to meet the young boy's gaze."Grandpa, is Mommy hiding from me because I was too much of a dummy? Is Mommy mad at me for not taking care of her?"My father-in-law started tearing up, but he managed to convince him that I was overseas to see a doctor, promising that I'd come home if he did a good job of recovering.Aster's eyes lit up, and he nodded obediently.From that day on, he'd cooperate fully, whether it be with injections or medication. Even the doctors were astonished, saying that they'd never seen such an adorable and obedient child.After a long time, Shawn finally managed to piece together the broken toy car, but Aster didn't seem to treasure it as muc

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