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Chapter 1

During a visit to my in-laws with my husband, Simon Sader, my mother-in-law, Tiffany Moran, stealthily tugged me into the kitchen, where she asked if I had been taking supplements regularly lately.I forced an awkward smile, allowing her to rake her gaze across me.Tiffany sighed loudly. "Then, why aren't you pregnant yet?"Whenever she pestered me about having a baby, I would simply tell her that I had difficulty getting pregnant.The truth, however, was that Simon was asexual. The most intimate thing we had ever done in our ten years of marriage was kiss.After the meal was over, the sound of someone retching suddenly rang out in the living room. It had come from Simon's phone.However, before he could do anything, Tiffany was already zooming toward me. Shooting me a delighted look, she asked, "Are you pregnant?"I was certain she would be disappointed at the answer, but to my surprise, Simon nodded calmly in response to her question."Simon, what are you still doing over the

Chapter 2

In the past, Simon had been so against having a child with me that he had even come up with the most ridiculous excuses. Yet, he was now willing to break his principles, all for the sake of that bastard child.When I remained silent, Simon assumed that I was agreeing to his suggestion.However, I suddenly said, "I can pretend as though this never happened, and we can return to what we were like before."Surprise and delight crossed Simon's face. He was so excited that he hugged me voluntarily."But I have one condition: that baby has to go."I wasn't so magnanimous that I could accept someone else's child. Besides, with that baby out of our lives, we could just start over.Unexpectedly, he was particularly stubborn on this matter and insisted that he wanted to keep the child."No way! I went through much effort and begging to get that child, so I'm definitely keeping it! I can fulfill any other condition of yours but that."Simon was truly too much! I was already making the big

Chapter 3

Simon seemed unaware that every time he showed just how protective he was of that woman, he was digging the knife in my heart just a little deeper."Simon Sader, have you ever loved me?"Caught off guard by my question, Simon paused momentarily before answering sincerely, "Of course, I love you. Why else would I have married you? It's just that this baby is a dream of mine, so just treat it as fulfilling my dream."What ridiculous words.The instant that the baby was born, everything between us would change, and it would be all over for us."He's not just a dream, but a life! Has it ever occurred to you that he'll learn the truth about his birth one day?" Simon fell silent. Clearly, he hadn't thought this whole thing through.It still wasn't too late to turn back now. Grabbing his arm, I begged him not to keep the baby.Nevertheless, Simon flung my hand away. "Melanie Lowe, I never knew you were such a heartless person! It's just a child! Can't you even accept that?""Are you

Chapter 4

Tiffany quickly helped Simon to a nearby chair and sat him down.Despite not knowing the whole truth, Yelena assumed she was right and slandered me. "If you didn't cheat on Simon, why would you be divorcing him? Don't tell me that he was the one who cheated?""That's exactly right. He did," I answered truthfully while ignoring the throbbing pain in my heart.Yet, this only served to infuriate Michael. "Still stubbornly refusing to admit to your mistake, huh? Bring the cane!"Several people pinned me to the ground before Michael began lashing at my back with the cane. The first hit had me drawing in a sharp breath, but even as the following strikes raised bloody welts across my skin, I clenched my teeth and refused to make a sound. The burning pain coming from my back was nowhere near the same agony my heart was feeling.Not a single person present would believe me, and even if they did, they were certainly going to defend Simon.I was completely alone.At that moment, Simon le

Chapter 5

Michael had Simon backed into a corner, but just as he was about to strike Simon, Tiffany hurriedly stopped him."I heard everything! Melanie isn't the one who's pregnant with your baby?"Simon didn't dare make a peep. He wasn't sure how he was going to keep his colossal lie from unraveling.Furious at his son, Michael began smashing and throwing anything within reach.Seeing that, Tiffany tried to speak up in Simon's defense."Michael, maybe we heard wrong."However, Michael simply shoved her away and stalked over to Simon, seizing his arm in a tight grip. "Are you going to talk or not?"Simon was so terrified that he started shaking. He was unable to say a word.Left with no other option, Tiffany could only turn to me to seek my help. "Melanie, explain on Simon's behalf, won't you? You're the one pregnant with his baby, right?"With Michael's sharp gaze on me, I revealed everything.After I finished speaking, Michael was so furious that he fainted. That led Tiffany to yell

Chapter 6

Sabrina Carell? She used to be our high school class president…"Maybe the baby is hers." That was impossible! I instantly refuted Yelena's guess, as Sabrina had settled down overseas with her fiance a long time ago. In fact, it had been over a decade since she returned here. Besides that, I had seen photos of Sabrina with her husband, and they had seemed incredibly loving. How could the baby possibly be hers? Yelena's guess was just too ridiculous.However, Yelena was already plowing on, talking about the past.According to her, back before Simon got together with me, he was practically obsessed with Sabrina. He spent a long time chasing after her, pestering her relentlessly, and it wasn't until Sabrina left the country that he gave up.From the sounds of it, it was clearly a one-sided love, so there was no way that Simon would still be hung up on her after so many years, right?Yelena shook her head. "That just shows how little you understand Simon. He's the sort of person

Chapter 7

I was sure Michael could understand the implication behind my vague words.Covering his eyes with a hand, Michael laughed bitterly. "Just what sort of son have I raised? I'm truly such a useless father!"I hadn't realized it before now, but Simon was clearly psychologically abnormal. It wasn't until recent events that I realized that there had been clues from the beginning. His stubbornness seemed more like obsessiveness.Michael couldn't wrap his mind around it. How could a normal person possibly be able to endure a decade of marriage without sex?Yet, I had somehow managed it for the past ten years."Melanie, you must really love my son a lot. If you're willing to start over with Simon, I'll make you my successor. How about that?"Sader Corporation's market value was over billions of dollars. Anyone would be swayed if they had been offered such a huge temptation.Nonetheless, I refused."Joining Sader Corporation was the condition you proposed for me to be able to marry Simon

Chapter 8

Simon entered the private room after me. The instant he saw Sabrina and Ian, he asked in confusion, "Who are they?"Did Simon not recognize Sabrina?My mind spun with thoughts, but Sabrina was already standing up to introduce herself."Long time no see, Simon."Simon frowned and scanned Sabrina, then turned to me. "Melanie, are they your friends?"I forced myself to calm down and think about how to explain the situation.However, Ian was one step ahead of me. Pinning Simon with an anxious gaze, he said, "Mr. Sader, we heard that you suddenly procured a baby whose origins are unknown. Our embryo went missing a while back, so we suspect that the baby is actually ours. Which woman is carrying it now?""Sabrina? Is that you?" It was only then that Simon realized that the woman standing before him now was none other than his first love.Sabrina nodded and spoke urgently. "Yes, it's me, Simon. Please, could you tell me whether that baby is actually our embryo? Where is it now?"Ther

Chapter 9

Simon was momentarily quiet, then he came clean about how this was all deliberate instead of accidental."I actually knew long ago that you lost your embryo. That's why I used my connections to locate that embryo and implant it into a surrogate. All I wanted was to have a baby with your blood in its veins as a way to make up for past regrets.""You did it on purpose?" Sabrina cried out in outrage. From the suspicious way she was eyeing him, she clearly didn't believe him.Hence, Simon had no choice but to be fully honest. "Yes! Is it so wrong of me to want a child of yours? I liked you and spent years chasing after you, yet you deliberately pretended not to notice my feelings. Since that embryo was just a hope that hadn't fully formed, I decided to take it to be my own child! What's wrong with that?"Sabrina, who had always been a calm and collected woman, crushed the paper cup she was holding. It was obvious that Simon's words had thoroughly pissed her off.Even I thought that Si

Chapter 10

As it turned out, Simon had contacted a surrogacy agency that happened to work with a shady clinic. The embryo implantation had actually failed, and all the pregnancy data had been faked.In other words, Simon had been deceived by the clinic right from the beginning.The doctor from that clinic was arrested. He also happened to be the same doctor who had stolen Sabrina and Ian's embryo. However, when questioned about their embryo, he said that it hadn't been preserved well, so he had long since disposed of it.With that, Sabrina and Ian's last hope was extinguished.Still, Ian came to terms with it and realized that, rather than forcing a child, he should be appreciating the moments he had with Sabrina and living well with her.They decided not to press charges against Simon, as he was technically a victim in all this as well.Upon learning that the baby was non-existent, Simon had a complete mental breakdown. He refused to believe that the surrogate wasn't pregnant and spent all

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