All Chapters of A Lie Called Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1 The Man Who Never Existed

"Lydia Salisbury, you've killed another person who truly loved you. You really are a curse!"With that cutting remark, my eldest brother, Ian Salisbury, promptly hung up.I stared at the blank phone screen, my mind still echoing with everything Tia Salisbury, the fake heiress, had said.Tears fell one after another, each one landing with a dull ache that made it hard to breathe.As it turned out, Ian was in on it, and he even drove a knife into my heart while I was already grieving. Yet, the wedding ring on my finger—the one Caspian had personally designed for me—still left me with a sliver of hope.I took the documents I had prepared and went to register my daughter's birth. The clerk tapped at the keyboard several times before looking up at me with an odd expression. "Ma'am, is Caspian Wyndham really your husband? There's no record of anyone by that name in the system."At that, he checked my marriage certificate again. "there's no valid marriage record for you two."I had

Chapter 2 The Child They Took From Me

After a week of agonizing struggle, I finally went to the villa—for my daughter, and also for closure.When I rang the doorbell, Jon opened the door. The moment he saw me, the smile on his lips froze. "Lydia?"Through the narrow opening, I saw Caspian feeding Tia strawberry shortcake. Ian stood beside them, watching with a gentle expression. But the moment they heard my name, the air fell into absolute silence. Everyone froze in place, their expressions as though they had seen a ghost.After a brief moment of panic, Ian immediately frowned. "What are you doing here?"If this had happened before, I would have been afraid of angering him and hurriedly tried to explain myself. But this time, I didn't even look at him. I walked straight up to Caspian and asked, "Should I call you Caspian Wyndham, or Caspian Laughton?"Caspian pressed his lips together, his brows furrowing. "I guess you've found out. But how did you know I was still alive?""Does that even matter?" I stared st

Chapter 3 The Love That Was Never Real

The boy, who looked about four years old, stood protectively in front of Caspian, glaring at me with his puffed-out cheeks.I endured the pain and slowly got to my feet. Trembling, I reached toward him. "I'm your—""Shut up!" Caspian slapped my hand away. He picked up the boy and placed him in Tia's arms before looking at me, visibly irritated."Lydia, I had everything arranged. I left you a daughter and enough property. Just pretend I'm dead. Forget what happened today and let it go, alright?"I stared at him as he stood protectively in front of Tia, holding the son I had given birth to.My heart plummeted, and my entire body began to tremble uncontrollably.In the six years I had known Caspian, I had never seen this side of him.For the two years after my parents died, I had tried constantly to atone for what I believed I owed them. I even developed severe depression. Just when I felt I couldn't hold on any longer, Caspian, who worked as a psychologist, patiently talked me thr

Chapter 4 The Truth About My Daughter

Jon's expression was just as cold as he added, "Ian and I had everything planned. Once you accepted the reality that Caspian was dead, we were going to forgive you and treat you well. "I can't believe you found this place and ruined everything!"Tears blurred my vision. I struggled to turn toward Caspian, only to hear him say, "Lydia, from the moment you heard that I'd died, whatever bond existed between us ended. "And all the grievances and debts there were between the four of us have been settled."Then, his voice turned threatening. "If you keep kicking up a fuss, I'll take our daughter away too."At that, he ordered his bodyguards to go to the postpartum care center and bring our daughter away.I'd gone through hell to give birth to her—I couldn't lose her.I knew Caspian could very well do it, and Ian and Jon would help him. I hurried forward to stop him, my voice trembling with panic and tears. "I'll stop. I'll go. Please, don't take our daughter away."I glanced at

Chapter 5 What I Owed, and What I Didn't

"Jon, whatever happens to Ian and Caspian has nothing to do with me," I interrupted him, my voice flat. "And that includes you. You never thought much of me anyway. Even if I go over, all I'd get is contempt—tell me I'm wrong."He began scolding me through the phone. "Excuse me, Lydia Salisbury! I'm talking about a dire situation. This isn't the time for you to throw a tantrum. "Do you have any idea what happened? Someone dug up what Ian and Caspian did, and it shot straight to the top of the trending searches. "They didn't have their bodyguards with them, and the moment they walked out of the hospital, they were surrounded and brutally beaten.""Who cares?" My voice remained flat, utterly devoid of warmth.Jon paused for two seconds before his voice suddenly rose. "Obviously, you need to check the trending searches and put out a clarification immediately. Just say all of this was a prank. Say you made the whole thing up for publicity, that it was a you fabricated yoursel

Chapter 6 The Truth About My Children

Tapping into a random video, I soon realized it had over 2,000 comments. Many had left lengthy paragraphs condemning what had happened."The nerve she has to teach people that! This is just another kind of scam! They fabricated an identity and had her boyfriend trick another innocent woman into giving birth to his child. "Then, he faked his own death and walked away, leaving the woman who knew nothing behind to drown in grief. Just thinking about it is horrifying!""The worst part is that the woman's husband was fake, and his two biological brothers were involved too. Everyone around her was lying to her. My heart hurts just thinking about what she went through.""That poor woman thought she had finally found happiness. If she found out her marriage certificate was fake and she had unknowingly become a homewrecker, how devastating would that be?""A homewrecker is the one who knowingly wrecks someone else's family. Someone who knows nothing is a victim!""I really hope that wo

Chapter 7 When the Truth Came Knocking

I was confused.My heart had already been battered beyond what it could take. Afraid that something else might go wrong, I went to the hospital myself.The doctor who had performed my IVF procedure spoke with unwavering certainty. "Our hospital has strict protocols in place. There is absolutely no way we could have mixed up a patient's embryos, let alone deliberately switched them."After questioning the doctor in detail, I discovered Tia had never switched my embryos at all. The daughter I had given birth to was my own child, and all that Tia had said was just to provoke me. But she did tell one truth—the child who had been with me at the postpartum care center really was her niece.After investigating the matter for me, Ethan explained, "You and Tia's sister-in-law gave birth around the same time. "Back then, to make the switch easier, Tia covered all her sister-in-law's hospital expenses herself. After the babies were born, she bribed a nurse to switch them."He didn't

Chapter 8 The Sister They Had Betrayed

Ever since his phone call with Lydia, Jon had been thinking about everything that had happened.Although Lydia was the reason their parents had died, they had also left their final instructions to the two brothers: take good care of the younger sister they had only just found, and never bring Tia back into the family.Before their parents died, Ian and Jon genuinely felt bad for Lydia.However, after their parents died, they ignored their wishes and even took their resentment out on her—never mind that they treated her poorly.Worse, they joined forces to set her up for Tia's sake and took her children away from her.Whenever Jon thought about how many times Lydia had helped him, the crushing guilt made it impossible for him to agree with Ian's words.…Meanwhile, Caspian sat silently on the sofa in the corner.Aside from the anger he'd initially felt when he saw the trending searches, he had spent most of his time staring blankly into space.At first, he'd approached Lydia so

Chapter 9 A Future Without Them

Ethan and Wendy supported me greatly. They even managed to get a paternity test done for my son.When the report confirmed our relationship, tears of excitement filled my eyes. "That's wonderful. Both of my children are alive and well."Wendy was just as emotional. "Lydia, whatever you do, don't back down. If they refuse to give you your son, we'll hire the best lawyer we can find and get them back through the courts. Public opinion is on your side now, and we'll all support you.""Thank you."The people I had cared about most—my family and my husband—had hurt and deceived me. The people who had helped me, however, were a private investigator I'd met by chance and countless kindhearted strangers online.I had my lawyer contact Caspian and informed him that I was prepared to take the matter to court if he refused to give me custody of our son. To my surprise, after speaking with my lawyer, he agreed to let me raise him.However, he had one condition. He wanted to see me in per

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