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Chapter 1

Natalie Montgomery's POVEvery word out of Vanessa Coleman's mouth cut a little deeper. She casually rested one hand over the swell of her belly, and the smug satisfaction on her face didn't try to hide itself."Come on, Natalie. You don't actually think Ethan loves you, do you? Do yourself a favor and accept the truth. Pack your things and get out before you embarrass yourself any further."I stood there, frozen. Eight years of promises. Eight years of whispered "I love you", tangled sheets, and nights when I'd believed there was no one else in the world but us.Now, every last one of those memories felt like a cruel joke.The love I'd treasured more than anything had never truly been mine. I'd simply been holding on to something another woman had thrown away, something she could take back whenever she pleased.Suddenly, the baby inside me kicked hard. A sharp pain tore through my abdomen. I doubled over as cold sweat broke across my forehead.Seeing me doubled over in pain onl

Chapter 2

Natalie Montgomery's POVA thousand things I wanted to say crowded my throat, but suddenly, I didn't have the strength to say any of them.Ethan stared at me coldly. "Apologize to Vanessa."It wasn't a request.My eyes burned with unshed tears, but I refused to look away. "And if I refuse?"My defiance only made his expression darken."Natalie!" His voice sharpened. "I know I'm the one who hurt you. I know you have every right to hate me. But the baby hasn't done anything wrong."Vanessa has always had health problems. We never thought she'd be able to get pregnant, and now that she finally is, you can't even leave her alone? You're about to become a mother yourself. How can you have so little compassion for another pregnant woman?"Every single word Ethan said struck exactly where it could hurt me most.There had been a time when he'd held me just as tightly. After one of his enemies came after us and I lost our baby, he'd cradled me in his arms while I cried. "Natalie, this

Chapter 3

Natalie Montgomery's POVI clutched the phone as another contraction hit, leaving me struggling to catch my breath."Tell Ethan… Tell him I'm in labor." I gasped over the phone.Mason went silent. A moment later, I heard him lower his voice and speak to someone nearby.Then Ethan came on the line."Natalie, what are you trying to pull now? You're not even due until next month. If you think pretending to be in labor is going to make me come running back to you, forget it. Vanessa's condition is unstable right now. I don't have time for another one of your stunts."So that was who I'd become in his eyes—a jealous, desperate woman who would do anything for his attention.Apparently, he thought I was even capable of using our own baby's life to manipulate him.The realization shattered what little strength I had left.Grief and despair crashed over me all at once, and my vision went dark.I knew nothing at all.I had no idea how long I'd been unconscious when the sound of a baby

Chapter 4

Natalie Montgomery's POVEthan looked at me, his expression conflicted.He said, "The doctors discovered that Vanessa's baby has a serious blood disorder. They said that the baby's condition could become critical."He paused, swallowing hard as though the next words were difficult to say."They need a compatible donor. They think that blood from a biological sibling could help."I stared at him in disbelief. For a second, I couldn't even process what he was suggesting."Ethan… What are you planning to do to my daughter?"She had only just been born. She was tiny, frail, and completely dependent on me to protect her.And he was standing there talking about using her to save the child he'd conceived with another woman.Ethan avoided my horrified stare, and when he spoke again, his voice had gone cold. "Natalie, the doctors said they only need a small amount."They told me it wouldn't hurt her. I'll make it up to both of you. If you agree to help Vanessa and her baby, I'll give

Chapter 5

Natalie Montgomery's POVEthan didn't find out that our daughter was gone until three days later.His eyes fell on the tiny urn cradled in my arms for what felt like an eternity.When he finally spoke, his voice was hoarse. "Natalie… I'm so sorry. I should've made sure that she was taken care of. I'll arrange a proper memorial for her. I'll make sure she gets the best of everything. She deserves a beautiful service."I slowly raised my gaze to meet his. "Ethan. You killed her. You killed our daughter with your own hands."All the color drained from his face. He staggered as though the words had physically struck him. "No… No, that's not what happened. I never wanted to hurt her. Natalie, I was only trying to save Vanessa's baby. I didn't know this would happen…"Mason suddenly came rushing toward us, his face pale. "Mr. Thamson! We've got a problem. Ms. Coleman's been abducted. The abductors gave us their terms. They said they'll only release her if we hand over Mrs. Thamson."M

Chapter 6

Natalie Montgomery's POVThe next moment, I pulled a small knife from my pocket.Vanessa's triumphant expression vanished. She screamed as I lunged at her and drove the knife into her."Vanessa!" Ethan rushed forward and shoved me away from her.I hit the deck hard, and for several seconds, the world spun around me.By the time I managed to focus again, Ethan was already at Vanessa's side, holding her protectively as he shouted for someone to call for help.Then he turned to me, his face twisted with fury. "Natalie! Have you completely lost your mind?"I lay there on the cold deck, watching him cradle another woman as though she were the most precious thing in the world.After everything he'd done, I thought the sight would tear me apart. Instead, something inside me suddenly went quiet.All the anger, grief, and desperate hope I'd carried for so long seemed to disappear at once.I was done.Slowly, I got back to my feet.I looked at the man I'd loved for eight years and ga

Chapter 7

Third-Person POVAfter the call ended, Ethan leaned back against the cold hospital wall and slowly sank to the floor.Eight years of memories came rushing back all at once.He remembered the first time he'd met Natalie, when she'd found him injured and alone beneath an overpass. She'd looked at him with those clear, gentle eyes, filled with concern for a stranger who had nothing to offer her.He remembered the tiny studio apartment they'd shared when neither of them had much.Natalie would awkwardly patch him up whenever he came home hurt, then spend money she could barely afford on the best medicine she could find.He remembered the early days of their relationship, when she'd still blushed at the smallest displays of affection.One night, curled up beside him, she'd whispered shyly, "Ethan, you'd better treat me right from now on."He remembered the days when her cramps were so bad that she'd turn pale, yet she'd still smile when he brought her a heating pad and something war

Chapter 8

Third-Person POVVanessa clutched Nathan to her chest, her face drained of color as she stared at the furious man before her.Ethan's chest rose and fell heavily. Then his gaze settled on the crying baby. And suddenly, he remembered something, something he'd deliberately avoided thinking about for the past month, even as the unanswered questions kept him awake night after night.He pulled out his phone and sent Mason a message. "Find the doctor who took blood from my daughter. Bring him to me."Half an hour later, two bodyguards escorted the doctor, Alex Warren, into the room.The man looked terrified. "M-Mr. Thamson…"Ethan rose and slowly walked toward him. There was something about his silence that made the doctor visibly nervous. Ethan stopped directly in front of him. "Tell me exactly what happened to my daughter."Alex swallowed. "I already explained it. She was a premature newborn. She was extremely frail, and after the blood draw, her condition deteriorated. We tried

Chapter 9

Third-Person POVEthan closed his eyes. One memory after another flashed through his mind.When he opened his eyes again, his gaze settled on Vanessa. She had collapsed to the floor, trembling uncontrollably.She knew that it was over. Clutching Nathan in her arms, she crawled toward Ethan through her tears and reached for him."Ethan! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I only did it because I love you! I was jealous of her. She had you for eight years, and I couldn't stand it. I loved you so much it drove me crazy!""Love me?" Ethan let out a bitter laugh. "You call that love? You took my daughter from me. You destroyed the woman I actually loved."When Vanessa tried to cling to him again, Ethan shoved her away. She lost her grip on Nathan in the commotion and screamed, scrambling desperately to protect the baby. "My baby!"Ethan didn't even look at her. He reached for Mason's gun, turned back to Vanessa, and leveled it at her.Vanessa went white with terror."You can't kill me!" she s

Chapter 10

Third-Person POVWith every name Mason added to the list, Ethan's grip tightened around the bottle in his hand.Mason reported, "Altogether, Ms. Coleman accepted more than four million dollars in property, cars, jewelry, and other gifts from those men."We also confirmed that just one week before she came back to you, she was vacationing with Charles Bennett."The reason she came back wasn't that she missed you. She had accumulated massive gambling debts, and the other men she'd been seeing had stopped giving her money.Then Mason lowered his voice. "There's something else. It's about Nathan. We obtained a DNA sample and compared it against the men Vanessa had been involved with. Nathan isn't your biological son. His father is Charles Bennett."The bottle shattered in Ethan's hands. Shards of glass dug into his palm, blood trickling between his fingers. He barely seemed to notice it. Slowly, he raised his head.His eyes were already bloodshot from weeks of drinking, sleepless ni

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