No Child, No Chains のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 8

When I returned from the hospital to the Huxley residence, I ran straight into Declan Huxley helping his childhood sweetheart, Jane Patton, get ready to go out.Fortunately, I had wrapped cotton padding around my abdomen, so they did not notice anything unusual.Jane smiled as she spoke."Sierra, my stomach's been feeling a bit uncomfortable. I told Declan, and he said he'd take me to the hospital for a checkup. Look at him, making such a big fuss over such a small matter. Declan's so responsible... When you have a baby, he'll definitely be a great father."If it were in the past, I would have fantasized about raising children with Declan because of her few words.However, after being reborn, I only felt duped for actually thinking that Jane and Declan, that pair of scumbags, were good people.Their eyes fell on my belly, and there was not an ounce of love there.Only greed and calculation.In my past life, I was so careless that I never noticed that Declan, my husband, cared f

One glance told me everything.Aside from a thin layer of chicken fat floating on top, the soup was practically clear. The meat had probably already been sent to Jane.I took the chicken soup, and under Declan's expectant gaze, I set it aside.As expected, Declan got anxious. "Mom made the chicken soup herself. If you leave it much longer, it'll get cold. You should drink it while it's hot and not waste her effort.""She still has the heart to care about me?"I almost laughed, my voice dripping with sarcasm.My mother-in-law, Irene Truman, had always disliked me for not being gentle and soft-spoken. She thought I was unfit to manage a household like a perfect daughter-in-law should.She also looked down on my ordinary background. Both my parents were farmers in the countryside, completely incomparable to Jane, the daughter of war heroes. Irene's favorite line had always been, "It was my mistake from the start. I should have matched Jane and Declan together. Oh, how I adore Jan

The crowd parted, making way for them.The uniformed federal agents walked straight over, looked at me, then at Declan. "We received a report that there's a spy here. Who made the report?" Declan raised his hand. "It's me! I'm reporting former military officer, Sierra Marks, for colluding with foreigners and corresponding with them! This child and the letters at my house are all evidence!"The federal agent frowned slightly and waved his hand. "Arrest them!"His colleagues immediately stepped forward and restrained both Declan and Jane behind him.Declan was stunned. "You've got the wrong people! I'm the one making the report. Sierra is the spy! Why are you arresting me and Jane?"I smiled slightly and got up directly from the bed. Wiping the mess from my face, I stood tall as I looked down at them with a smirk."Declan, your plan was clever. Switch my child, accuse me of being a spy, and clear Jane's name by making me take the fall."Declan's face instantly turned pale. "You'

I did not know exactly how chaotic things became for the Huxley family after that. Once the federal agents took them away for questioning, I returned home.The apartment we had lived in was military housing, and I had chosen every piece of furniture and decoration. However, as I packed up my belongings and looked around one last time, there was not a trace of reluctance in my heart.I had done right by everyone, and I was ready to let go. What no one knew was that the day I ended the pregnancy, I had already reached out to my old commanding officer, Beatrice. She was furious when I gave up my military career for marriage, so when she heard that I wanted to return, she was overjoyed.Soon, the federal agents released their findings. Jane, the so-called daughter of war heroes, was indeed guilty of spying. During a trip, she had fallen recklessly in love with a young Valorian guy named David Ackermann.David had repeatedly probed her with indirect questions about military matters, a