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All Chapters of Birthday Turned Deathday: Raising Hell for My Daughter: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

When I was 18 years old, I went against my family's wishes and married Camden Bale despite having a net worth of over hundreds of millions of dollars. Later, I gave birth to our daughter, Arlene Bale.Camden told me that he would always be there for me, even if the sky fell down on me, and I believed him wholeheartedly.That belief was shattered the day Ruth Carroll gave birth to his son, brought them both home, and Arlene died under mysterious circumstances.…"Ms. White, Mr. Bale is already a leader in his industry, and his company is going to be globally renowned soon. Are you sure that you want to divorce him now?"My lawyer, Saul Payne, kept checking with me repeatedly over the phone about my decision to divorce Camden. However, I was determined with my answer from the very start."Yes. Please draft up a divorce agreement between us both, and make it snappy."I had only just scrolled past that disgusting post on social media while standing at the entrance to the villa.I h

Chapter 2

It was late at night by the time I was done dealing with the funeral arrangements for Arlene and finally went back to the Bale household.This was the second time I had gone to the hospital today. And both times, I had been told that I had lost a child.My numb fingers twitched a bit. I found it simply ironic.I looked around at the villa where I'd lived for the past ten years and saw that it was full of traces of another woman.Ruth's house slippers were there, along with her cashmere rug, her paintings… There were too many of her belongings around, blatantly taking over my and Camden's home, and drowning my world out.However, these all would have nothing to do with me anymore very soon.Camden had come with me to the hospital earlier and cried before Arlene's body. However, after a single, explosive phone call from Ruth, he immediately left the hospital and went back home.When I walked past his bedroom, I could hear Ruth's whimpering and Camden's patient and comforting voice

Chapter 3

Arlene Bale.Camden was the one who had suggested giving her that name. He told me that the name meant "a pledge" or "an oath", and he wanted Arlene to witness his oath to love me and protect me for the rest of his life.I married him when I was 18 years old.At the time, his family was on the verge of bankruptcy. On the other hand, I had a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars.I had gotten pregnant before marriage back then. Dad didn't want me or his grandchild to suffer, so he gave me a huge sum of money, and I used part of it to pull Bale Group back from the brink of collapse.Even now, I still owned 30% of the shares in their company.At first, I had thought of giving Camden both my pregnancy test result and the share transfer agreement as a surprise. After all, I knew that he was still being controlled by the other older shareholders of the company.But now, it wasn't necessary anymore.I couldn't sleep the entire night.Saul emailed me the drafted divorce agreeme

Chapter 4

Before I could explain further, Camden's phone rang. He quickly answered the call. It was Ruth. She was making a fuss on the other end of the line after realizing that he wasn't there when she woke up.I urged him lightly, "Go keep her company after you sign."Camden hurriedly comforted her in a low voice and tried to suppress his anxiety. Then, without further scrutiny, he signed his name with a flourish on the documents and handed them back to me."Wait for me to come back, Angeline…"I took the documents from him and turned away without sparing him another glance. He started after me, feeling a little insecure, but he got another call from Ruth again. So, he turned and went off to the hospital instead.If Camden had caught up to me, he would have seen the pure hatred in my eyes.I resented him deeply.I swore that one day, I was going to take back everything he owed me.After carefully setting aside the signed divorce agreement, I threw the share transfer agreement into

Chapter 5

I was locked up in the basement for seven days. I never saw anyone else other than the maids who came to deliver my meals to me.Sometimes, I would hear someone standing at the top of the stairs before sighing heavily and leaving. I knew that it was Camden.The family doctor had advised that my body would heal better if I could get some sunlight and fresh air. However, every time Camden thought of letting me out, Ruth would remind him that I was a crazy lunatic who had lost her mind. I was endangering both her and her son because of my malicious intentions.She said, "This is not imprisonment, Camden. This is for her protection. It's fine if she only hurt me, but what if she goes out and hurts someone outside? She'll get sent to a mental institution!"Every time, he would be convinced by her words.Ruth smoothed out the frown on his face and said, "If you trust me, then let me take her out into the woods for a walk instead.""Alright. You're both mothers. Try to talk some sense

Chapter 6

Third-person Point of ViewBy the time Camden rushed to the warehouse with his men, they only found Ruth passed out before the door.Camden immediately pulled her into his embrace, checking over her whole body for any injuries."Where's Angeline? Where is she?"Ruth just assumed that the thugs had brought her away elsewhere. After all, she had specifically given them orders that Angeline was to die, no matter what."I don't know, Camden! I nearly died! I was so scared…"Ruth fell into his arms in tears while he kept patting her gently on her back. However, his eyes were frantic as they kept darting everywhere in search of Angeline.He got his men to turn the whole warehouse upside-down, but he couldn't find any trace of her.It was as if Angeline had completely vanished into thin air.Camden immediately thought of calling the police, but Ruth stopped him. She said that doing so would only anger the kidnappers even more.In the end, he decided to hire a bunch of private invest

Chapter 7

"A package?" Camden echoed, puzzled.Jonas delivered the package soon after. The date on the waybill showed that it had been sent the next day after Angeline's kidnapping and disappearance.Camden gripped the parcel hard and hurried up the stairs as quickly as he could. Patricia called out to him a few times, but he didn't hear her.He only heaved a sigh of relief after going into his study.Then, he tore open the package at once.Inside lay Arlene's death investigation report, Angeline's pregnancy test report, their divorce agreement, and a flash drive holding the surveillance video. Everything was revealed to Camden at once.The first thing he saw was Angeline's pregnancy test report. She had been pregnant for two months, and the date of the report was the same date that his son was born.There were also the records of her miscarriage inserted after the pregnancy test report.Camden's lips trembled. He began muttering to himself, as if Angeline was just right next to him."W

Chapter 8

Ruth didn't understand what was going on.She was still as carefree and confident as ever, not at all guessing that the Camden she thought loved her to bits had already found out about everything she did behind his back.She just went over to the couch as usual with a huge smile on her face, proudly showing off her shopping bags.After talking for a while by herself, she realized that Camden was still only staring at her without any other reaction, and she began to feel a little creeped out.She tossed the cashmere scarf aside and leaned away from him."Camden? What's with that look? I was out shopping all day, and my back is aching terribly now. Why aren't you concerned about me? And to think that I even bought you the latest watch—""Where is Angeline?" Camden suddenly asked, interrupting her.Ruth frowned. "How should I know? And why are you suddenly asking about her? Didn't we agree to continue living together as a family, just the three of us—"Before she could finish, how

Chapter 9

Angeline's Point of ViewI wouldn't stop getting nightmares when I first returned to Dad's side.In my dream, I found myself back during the time when Camden and I first met. It had been my 18th birthday party, and I lost my footing and fell into the pool. He was the one who had saved my life.When I found him to return the coat he'd draped around my body, I fell in love with him at first sight.We began contacting each other more frequently after that and often met up at bars, clubs, and balls. He was three years older than me and seemed very mature and emotionally stable, drawing me closer and closer with his intoxicating presence and making me infatuated with him.We had sex once after getting drunk.That was how Arlene had come about.Camden was very apologetic toward me and told me that he would take responsibility for his actions. He even said that he was willing to take care of the child himself if I wasn't willing or ready to be a mom.I refused to take his offer. Ins

Chapter 10

I signed up for a double major in Business Management and Economics and Finance.My days were packed with classes. When I had free time, I would work out with my personal trainer at the gym and also learn how to manage the business from Dad.I made sure that my daily timetable was always filled and refused to give myself any time for slacking off. Because I knew that if I were to slow down, the guilt toward Arlene and resentment toward both Camden and Ruth I'd buried deep in my heart would immediately resurface. They would explode like a bomb, overwhelming my sanity and rationale and destroying my conviction.It wasn't time yet.I wanted Camden and Ruth to have their lives utterly destroyed.Half a year passed, and I eventually got used to life at this pace. I even managed to befriend someone at the university, Lily Walters.Lily was exceptionally excited that day."Did you hear, Angie? Our new professor is really tall and handsome. He's also from the Olsen family!"I flipped

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