บททั้งหมดของ Conceived and Targeted: My Family's Deadly Secret: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 8

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

"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

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

"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