All Chapters of Delivery Room Ultimatum: Raise Her Lover's Child: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Lying on the hospital bed in the delivery room, my wife, Ashley Chase, was drenched in sweat, screaming from the contractions. After seeing that I'd refused to give in, she grew so angry that tears poured down her face."Henry Madden! Have you forgotten the vows you made at our wedding?"I'd spent five years pursuing Ashley. While we were in college, I dutifully walked her to and from class every day. And after we graduated, I drove her to and from work as well.Every single time, I agreed to everything she asked me to do.I watched helplessly as she fell in love with one guy after the other, only to be deceived by those scumbags again and again.After her last breakup, she drank herself silly. Staring at me with bloodshot eyes, she said, "Throughout all these years, you're the only one who's always treated me well. Every other guy is just after my money, Henry. What about you?"My heart ached for her."I don't want your money. I love you," I said as I kept consoling her.The n

Chapter 2

I spent several days holed up at home, never leaving the house, until I received a call from the photo studio."Hello, Mr. Madden. When would you like to schedule the newborn photoshoot you previously booked with our studio?"It was a simple question, but even after a long silence, I couldn't come up with a reply.When Ashley was pregnant, she kept wanting to do a newborn photoshoot. I'd secretly made a note of that, thinking that I'd surprise her with it on the day of the delivery, hoping we could record the joy of having a new addition to the family.After ending the call, I made up my mind and headed to the hospital.Inside the hospital room, Ashley was holding the baby, her smile glowing with motherly warmth. The scene I had once yearned to see the most now looked especially painful to watch.Ashley suddenly looked up. Her eyes brightened with joy when she saw me. "You're here, honey!"She eagerly grabbed my hand and pouted coquettishly at me, like she always used to. "I kno

Chapter 3

Realizing she'd been a bit too harsh with her comment, Ashley hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Don't be mad, honey. Nate is just worried about the baby. By the way, when is the photographer getting here?"I looked at Nathan, who was sitting on the couch, playing with Bella. "Why isn't he leaving yet?"He shot me a glance before provoking me by planting a kiss on Bella to stake his claim."Nate is going to take a few photos with Bella too," Ashley said nonchalantly.I threw the cup in my hand.Ashley immediately flew into a rage. "What's your problem, Henry? What's wrong with a father taking some photos with his baby? What makes you think you can stop that? Bella's already taking your last name. She'll be calling you dad in the future, so what more do you want?"The screams frightened Bella, who started crying. Nathan quickly patted her on the back to comfort her. Ashley also hurried over to check on Bella, doing her best to calm her down.The photographer happened to ente

Chapter 4

Ashley stormed out of the bedroom to come after me, snapping angrily, "At the end of the day, Nate is Bella's father, Henry! Once he leaves, I'll make it up to you."I stopped in my tracks and looked at her, baffled by how her mind worked."I don't need you to make it up to me. Let's just end things here and go our separate ways. You and Nathan can do whatever you want."Ashley had never seen me act this way before. She finally lost her temper."Henry! I'm already lowering myself to appease you now. Why can't you just put yourself in my shoes and understand my predicament?"What predicament was she referring to? The fact that she wanted me to raise the child she had with another man?It was honestly absurd. What a fool I'd been to cherish her all these years.Not wanting to hear any more of her nonsense, I headed for the door. She quickly tried to chase after me, only to aggravate her still-recovering body."Henry! It hurts!" she cried out in pain.Hearing that, Nathan ran out

Chapter 5

Ashley didn't even look at me. She stepped forward and took Bella from Nathan's arms before declaring icily, "I'm taking them for a checkup now. If either one of them is even the slightest bit injured, I'll make your life a living hell."She walked out of the room with Nathan and Bella, leaving me alone to hold Elyse's body. I could feel the warmth of her body swiftly dissipating. I almost blacked out from the grief.Slowly, I raised my head, my eyes fixed on the door. "You'll regret this, Ashley."After getting a friend that I trusted to handle Elyse's funeral arrangements, I immediately got in touch with Fred Langdon, a friend of mine from college.He was now one of the top engineers in the tech industry. It'd be a piece of cake for him to analyze some security footage."Fred, help me verify the validity of two videos, both from security cameras. The first is the one Ashley gave me, showing that I'd kidnapped Nathan. The other is from the hallway of the hospital's inpatient ward

Chapter 6

Cupping her cheek, Ashley glared furiously at me. "Henry! Have you lost your mind?"I'd already reached my breaking point. "That's right. I've lost my mind. I must've been insane to marry you! Elyse was the only family I had left in this world. I can live with the fact that you tried to threaten me with her, but you should never have killed her!"All these years, I've been completely devoted to you. I put you first, no matter what. I was even willing to act as if that bastard child was mine. But how did you repay me? You allowed your lover to waltz right into the house and get into bed with you. Have you ever treated me like your equal?"My anguished words left Ashley stammering, unable to refute me.Nathan tried to come to her defense."Ashley has already kept your sister alive all these years. She's done more than enough. If you ask me, your sister should've died long ago. She's nothing but a burden."He barely got the words out before I slammed my fist into his face—again and

Chapter 7

"Are you sure you don't need me to go in with you?" Chloe asked.She looked rather concerned, as if I were heading off to battle.I waved the divorce agreement in my hand. "We're just going to sign the divorce agreement. Don't worry. I can handle it."As I stepped into the house I'd painstakingly decorated in the past, a wave of melancholy washed over me. Everything was the same, yet everything had changed.As soon as Ashley saw that I'd returned, she dashed over to me in joy. "Honey, you're back!"She spoke tentatively, looking like she was trying to appease me. "I've sent Nathan and Bella back to my hometown. They won't be interrupting our lives anymore."Ashley didn't have her usual makeup on. In fact, it looked like she'd cleaned the house too.But it was too late.I held the divorce agreement out to her. "Sign this."Without even looking at it, she grabbed the document and ripped it into pieces."I won't sign it. I refuse to get a divorce!" She hugged me in fear, her tea

Chapter 8

"I didn't think I'd end up needing your help," I said to Chloe.I'd previously assumed that Chloe was just from a regular wealthy family. However, she managed to force the Chases into threatening Ashley just now. It seemed the Grahams were no less powerful than the Chases, and probably even more so.Chloe didn't mind lending a hand. "We're old classmates. It's only right for me to help you."Unsurprisingly, when I arrived at the office, I found out I'd been fired. After receiving the severance pay I was entitled to, I packed up my things and left.Chloe was waiting for me outside the building, her brows furrowed. "Henry, come work at my family's company. No one would dare fire you there."I declined her thoughtful offer. Not only did she help me with Elyse's funeral, but she'd even helped me get divorced. She'd done enough for me.As I recalled the things she'd done, I asked curiously, "Why have you been helping me all this time?"Even though we were old classmates, we hadn't se

Chapter 9

Lugging a suitcase behind her, Chloe asked me with a straight face, "Hey, sir. Are you hiring here? All I need is room and board. I've got nowhere to go."I nodded vehemently, not even realizing that I'd teared up.As adults, we didn't need to put everything into words to realize how we both felt about each other.Having experienced what it was like to marry into a wealthy family already, I'd grown fearful and dared not address Chloe's feelings head-on.That was why I chose to run back to Jamesville like a coward.I told myself countless times not to lead Chloe on, but I couldn't resist fantasizing that she might show up on my doorstep. Yet, now that she was finally standing in front of me, I thought I was dreaming.Unable to suppress the longing any longer, I pulled her tightly into my arms. Only when I felt the warmth of her body did I realize this was real.With Chloe by my side, the bed and breakfast slowly turned into a thriving business.Sometime later, I asked her, "Is y

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