All Chapters of Conceived and Targeted: My Family's Deadly Secret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Gina, that fertility shrine we visited on Rockhill actually worked! We made our wish, and you came back pregnant! "To make sure the baby comes into the world safe and sound, I'm planning to buy two tickets. We'll head back to the mountain tomorrow to fulfill our vow. Now, give me your ID so I can book everything."Martha Kirk's familiar voice rang in my ears. She was my mother-in-law.I instinctively touched my still-flat belly and suddenly realized I had been reborn.I had been married to Michael Green for ten years, but we had never been able to conceive. We'd undergone numerous medical tests, and every doctor said the same thing—physically, we were both fine, and not conceiving was sheer bad luck.Then, three months ago, I followed Martha on a trip to a secluded shrine in the mountains. It was said to bless couples hoping for a child, and sure enough, the very next month, I was pregnant.In my previous life, Martha had insisted on taking me back to the shrine on Rockhill to

Chapter 2

I was an only child, and my parents had always hoped I would have more children—and preferably a second one carrying our family name too. To help with that, they'd personally gone to a major hospital and got me fertility medicine. They'd even prepared it for me every day to keep me healthy.When they found out I was pregnant, they were so excited that they even remodeled a nursery at home.The day Michael kicked me out, Mom and Dad held me tightly and encouraged me to stay strong for the sake of my baby. Then, to ensure I could focus on my pregnancy, they hired a professional nutritionist to oversee my meals and even rented a separate place nearby, not wanting the noise from their snoring to disturb my rest.If I hadn't overheard their conversation in the bathroom that night, I would've kept living in this beautiful illusion. Even now, I vividly remembered the cold look in their eyes when they talked about the baby.Dad's gaze was devoid of warmth. "We can never let Gina have the

Chapter 3

Martha hadn't planned on actually hiking up the mountain, but since she had no phone, no ride, and nowhere else to go, she ultimately followed the crowd.The midsummer sun was brutal and beat down with no mercy. Not to mention, the path was packed with tourists. Every time she slowed down, people behind her would push and urge her to keep moving.It hadn't even been 15 minutes before Martha's legs were shaking from exhaustion. Amid the pushing crowd, someone shoved her and caused her to fall hard on the stone steps. She blacked out right there.By the time I got the call, Martha had already been taken to the hospital. She was fine and just had a mild case of heatstroke.The moment she saw me walk into the hospital room, she started screaming her head off. "You heartless witch! Do you want me dead that badly, huh? Is that what it is?"I stroked my belly and put on my best innocent face. "Martha, I had no idea you were this weak. I mean, I'm the one pregnant, yet I still climbed

Chapter 4

"What are you guys doing?" I yelled, intending to break free. "You can't just force me to get rid of the baby!"Mom was no longer her usual self. She roared, "You're so selfish! How can you be self-centered? Everything we did, we did it for you!"Michael nodded. "That's right. As you said, you're 35. It's too risky for you to carry at your age. Listen to me and abort the baby!"They didn't bother keeping up their pretense. Instead, they dragged me out of the room and toward the doctor's office. Little did they know, I came prepared."Holly," I screamed at the top of my lungs, "save me! Help!"Urgent footsteps echoed behind me, and I saw my best friend, Holly Martinez, approaching with a dozen of her bodyguards.Mom's, Dad's, and Michael's expressions dropped instantly. Even Martha, still weak and bedridden, scrambled up in panic.Exchanging glances, Michael suddenly raised his fist and struck my belly hard. The pain nearly made me pass out, but fortunately, Holly's bodyguard

Chapter 5

The baby was perfectly healthy and normal. He was just an ordinary child.Holly let out a sigh. "I don't even know what to say. Seeing how extreme they were, I really thought this little guy was some kind of monster or something. He's actually so cute… I'm sorry for your loss, Gina."Those who had been through life and death inevitably saw things more openly than others. Mom and Dad's deaths weren't something I had anticipated, but they only confirmed my suspicions.Ignoring how weak my body was, I picked up my baby and walked out onto the balcony.Out on the yard, my parents lay there, still and silent. The crimson blood around them was blinding, like a reflection of the sins they'd committed.No matter how many years passed, they could never escape the shadows that haunted their lives.Martha, on the other hand, had fainted. Her heartbeat was steady though. Perhaps she'd been scared unconscious by the sound of my baby boy's crying.Then, there was Michael, who pounded his head

Chapter 6

Detective Lloyd remained dubious as he questioned me, "But they died because of this. And two of them were your parents. Aren't you sad at all?"I flashed him a bitter smile. "They locked me up, assaulted me, and threatened my safety—all just to stop me from having my only child, detective. "Would you feel sorry for them if you were in my shoes?"Detective Lloyd fell silent. Unable to get anything more from me, he ultimately let me go.I glanced down at Austin in my arms and calmly smiled. "Those who'd tried to hurt you have all received their punishment, sweetheart. Now, there's only one more person left…"…When I arrived at the psychiatric hospital, Martha didn't refuse to see me. Or perhaps, in her disturbed state, she didn't even understand what refusing meant.She was clutching a doll and, as if soothing a child, lifted her shirt to "breastfeed" the doll. "Mikey, you have to grow up well, okay? Only if you grow up well can you marry a woman someday."Upon seeing that, I

Chapter 7

I stayed silent during the entire questioning, which thinned Detective Lloyd's patience. He bellowed, "They're all dead! How long do you plan to hide the truth?"He was right. They were all dead, which made me the last person who knew the secret.After some thought, I decided to give in and pulled out a photo album. "Take a look at this, detective."Detective Llyod opened the album and quietly flipped through the photos. Initially, he thought he was looking at the Greens' portraits, but gradually, he noticed something off."What's the relationship between your parents and the Greens?"Detective Lloyd pointed at my young father-in-law and my father in an old family portrait. "Why were your parents in the same photo as your father-in-law when he was young?""My dad and my father-in-law were brothers. After their parents divorced, they each took one parent's last name.""That makes you…" he muttered, his face unreadable."My father-in-law was a sex addict," I calmly said, as if re

Chapter 8

"Michael's, of course," I confidently answered.It had to be him because in the months before I got pregnant, I never gave Philip, that old man, a chance. The only thing was that nobody believed me.When they'd found out I had memory loss, they seemed relieved. They'd pretended to care—all while scheming to make me lose the baby.After ten years of longing for a child, my determination to keep the baby was stronger than ever. Even if I had forgotten everything else, I knew deep in my heart that I could never give up on my child.They must've underestimated a mother's fierce love and protectiveness. But this was unshocking, considering they were basically monsters.I clenched my fists and spilled my guts out. "They killed themselves because the fear was eating them alive! They feared the law and their own consciences. "But it's kind of ironic, don't you think? My parents died without knowing I wasn't their real daughter. Instead, she's still out in that rural town. "But no matt

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