All Chapters of The Baby Trap Backfired: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Three days after we got home from the hospital, Mia used her recovery as an excuse to kick me into the guest room."You snore and keep Noah awake. Sleep next door."Yep. She named the baby Noah.I didn't argue. I grabbed my pillow and left.At two in the morning, I woke up needing the bathroom.Still half asleep, I headed for the door and noticed a thin strip of light shining through the crack.Just as I reached for the handle, I heard a voice inside.Mia's voice.Soft. Flirty. Intimate. Mixed with quiet breaths and low moans."...Did you miss me?... Mm... Look what I'm wearing today... Do you like it...?"My hand froze on the knob. Heat shot from my feet straight to my head.I slammed my palm against the door."Why are you still awake? What are you doing in there?"The bathroom went dead silent.Two seconds later, frantic rustling broke out inside.Then the door swung open.Mia stood there in a robe, her cheeks slightly flushed. Her phone was clutched in her hand, the

I had one done for myself too, even though I already knew what it would say.On the day of Noah's welcome party, I rented a ballroom at an upscale hotel.The place was packed.Mia stood at the front holding Noah in her arms. She wore a brand-new red dress, her makeup flawless, her smile bright and polished."Thank you all for coming to celebrate our baby boy."Both our families were there, along with friends and coworkers.Marlene greeted guests with a proud smile.Across the room, three men sat in three different corners.Andy occupied a reserved table near the entrance, checking his phone every few seconds.Ryan sat several rows back, his leg still wrapped in bandages.Luke stayed near the rear corner, his hat pulled low like he didn't want anyone recognizing him.I walked onto the stage and took the microphone from Mia."Today is my son's welcome party, and there are a few things I'd like to say."The room fell silent.I cleared my throat."First, I'd like to thank my

Three days later, the PI's report landed on my desk.Landon Gray.Thirty-two.Mia's first love from high school.They broke up in college.Then she married me.But the PI found something interesting.An authorized-user credit card under Landon's name.The main cardholder?My wife.I went through the records.Every month, between two and five grand was paid onto that card.Then I traced the money.The hundred and twenty thousand Andy gave Mia.The sixty grand from Ryan.The forty grand Luke handed over after selling his gym.Every dollar followed the same path.Into Mia's private account.She had conned three different guys out of more than two hundred grand.And she didn't keep any of it.Not a penny.She gave everything to the guy she never got over.Meanwhile, those three morons thought Noah was theirs.So they kept throwing money at her.The real father?He didn't spend a dime.He used their money to open a private practice.Buy a car.Used it as a down p

Three days later, late at night.I slept in the guest room with the door locked.1:03 a.m.A faint noise drifted from the master bedroom.Footsteps. Suitcase wheels rolling across the floor. Urgent whispers kept low."Hurry. Did you bring the passports?""Yeah, yeah. Noah's is in the bag too.""What about the money?""There's still thirty grand on the card. I brought five thousand in cash. Enough for tickets."Mia and Landon.I leaned against the guest room door and listened.The luggage rolled toward the front door. The lock clicked. The door opened.They dragged out their suitcases, carried Noah, and slipped into the elevator.I pulled out my phone and opened the live feed from the building's underground garage.Three cars sat side by side near the entrance.Andy's black Audi.Ryan's white Volkswagen.Luke's silver minivan.The three men crouched in a corner, gripping steel pipes and baseball bats like strays waiting for a meal.The elevator reached B1.Mia dragge

Three months later, the sentencing hearing took place.The judge's voice echoed through the courtroom."Mia Lowell, on the charge of attempted murder, this court sentences you to twelve years in state prison. On the charge of fraud, three years. The sentences will run consecutively for a total of fifteen years."Mia stood at the defense table.In just three months, half her hair had turned white. She'd lost so much weight I barely recognized her.When she heard "fifteen years," her knees gave out. She collapsed against the table."Landon Gray, for attempted murder and fraud, you are sentenced to ten years in state prison. Because of this conviction, your medical license is permanently revoked."Landon sat in a wheelchair, both legs in casts.On his first night in county jail, three repeat offenders in his cell had dragged him out of the chair and stomped his remaining good leg until it broke."Andy Drake, Ryan Duffy, and Luke Foley, on the charges of aggravated assault and bat