All Chapters of Her Heart Thief: My Son Was the Price: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

I heard my wife, Sophia Tuson, chuckle beyond the doors of the emergency room."The lower half of Gabriel's body was severely damaged when he protected Ashton. We have no choice but to sacrifice his reproductive capabilities to save his life," she said.The doctor's voice was colored with shock when he said, "Ms. Tuson… Don't tell me that… Mr. Yates has already lost one child. He'll never get a chance to be a father again for the rest of his life if you do this. Aren't you being too cruel?""Micah will be my only child in this life," Sophia replied calmly. "In compensation, Gabriel will be my husband for the rest of my life. Arrange the surgery as soon as possible. I'm going to look for Micah. He and Harold must need me by their sides right now."Oh, that's right. Be careful during the surgery. My husband is scared of pain."I heard Sophia's footsteps fading into the distance in my daze. My hand that was resting by my side was a bloody mess. I couldn't stop the tears from spilling

Chapter 2

Sophia's expression shifted. She rubbed the back of my hand and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, honey. I was worried that you would get upset if you saw Ashton's corpse, so I arranged for him to be cremated yesterday."I knew she didn't actually care if I got upset over seeing Ashton's corpse. She was just worried that I would notice that his heart had been removed from his chest.Suppressing my hatred, I looked at the crooked red bracelet circling Sophia's wrist.Ashton had given the bracelet to her. Sophia frequently suffered from insomnia before the accident, so Ashton asked one of his teachers to teach him how to make a bracelet. He then weaved one out of red string and mugwort, giving it to her after he was done.Sophia had stared at the bracelet that couldn't be considered pretty in shock. Her mouth fell open, but she didn't say a word for a long time. She only accepted the bracelet when Ashton called out to her, carefully slipping it onto her wrist."Thank you, Ash," she s

Chapter 3

The corner of my lips curled up into a bitter smile. It turned out that, from Sophia's perspective, marrying me had been such a humiliating and burdensome experience.It was no wonder that when we received the pregnancy report five years ago, I had been over the moon with joy, while she had remained silent for a long time. She had then thanked me as if she had just completed an assignment.Sophia didn't hold Ashton after he was born. Instead, she coldly ordered the doctor to conduct a full-body checkup on him after only sparing a single glance at him, reminding the doctor to focus on checking his heart.The lights had been switched off on our wedding night. I only managed to get a good look at Sophia's face thanks to the moonlight streaming through the window.In the past, I assumed that she was just shy. But looking back on that night now, I realized that she probably kept the lights off because I wasn't the one she wanted to marry. The face that she wanted to see wasn't mine.So

Chapter 4

My eyes reddened as a wave of humiliation and hatred crashed over me. Mustering all the strength that I had, I tried to shove Harold away. However, he suddenly grabbed my hand and used my fist to punch his own face.He shot a troubled look at me after he collapsed to the floor, saying, "I'm really upset about Ash's death too, Gabe. But I didn't offend you in any way. Why are you treating me this way?"A powerful force crashed into my back and knocked me off my feet before I could figure out what was going on. My forehead collided against the coffee table, causing fresh blood to spurt from the wound in an instant.Sophia acted as if she didn't notice my injury and anxiously helped Harold back to his feet. "Are you okay, Harold? Are you hurt?"Tears streamed down Harold's face as he shook his head. "My head hurts a lot, Sophia."Sophia frowned. She shot a fierce look at me and snapped, "I know that you're upset that your child died, Gabriel, but why are you causing a commotion here?

Chapter 5

I was kneeling in the living room when Sophia and Harold rushed over to the house. I slowly brushed my fingers across Ashton's portrait, moving so gently as if I were afraid to hurt him.Ashton had a radiant smile on his face in the portrait. His eyes were crinkled into crescents.I had once made a vow to protect his smile for the rest of my life. I was going to protect him from all the evil in the world. However, I never would have guessed that the person who harbored the most malicious intentions toward him was none other than his beloved mother, who he believed loved him the most.Harold's face was pale. "Where's Micah, Gabriel? Where did you take him?" he demanded sharply.I didn't say a single word or stop what I was doing."Hand Micah over right now, Gabriel!" Harold exclaimed, his voice pitching. "Don't make me call the police! You won't get to be Sophia's husband anymore if you're convicted of abducting a child. You can also forget about staying in Crowglade!"Sophia's hu

Chapter 6

"Stop being suspicious?" I spat. "Although the situation has already escalated to this point, you still intend to lie to me, Sophia. You orchestrated the car crash that Ash was in. You colluded with the doctor to lie to me. You stole Ash's heart and gave it to the son you had with Harold. "Did you really think I didn't know what was going on?"The color immediately drained from Sophia's face when I pulled out the stack of evidence and threw it at her.Realizing that the cat was out of the bag, Harold covered his mouth with his hand and stared at her in horror.Sophia stared in disbelief as she flipped through the evidence that included her conversation logs with Harold, Micah's medical records, surveillance footage that proved that she had been at the scene of the car accident, and even hospital records that proved that she had intentionally arranged my surgery.The evidence proved that I was already aware that she had lied to me for years.Sophia's breathing turned ragged. The

Chapter 7

"I won't believe another word that comes out of your mouth," I said. "I'm going to call the police and hand the evidence over to them. I'm going to make you and your beloved Harold…"I pointed at Harold, who was still in shock at Sophia's sudden honesty and had no idea how to talk his way out of his predicament, before continuing, "Pay for the consequences of your actions!""Don't let him call the police!" Harold exclaimed, grabbing Sophia's arm in a death grip and shaking it wildly. "We'll definitely get locked behind bars if he hands the evidence over to the police! Get a grip, Sophia! You can die if you want to, but don't drag me down with you!"I slipped the stack of evidence into my bag, rose to my feet, and made my way toward the door.Sophia seemed to be deaf to Harold's words. She swatted him away and grabbed my wrist. Her voice was colored with pain and pleading when she said, "I let you and Ash down, Gabriel—"The wails of police sirens interrupted her before she could

Chapter 8

As I gazed at Sophia's nearly flawless side profile, I thought about the beautiful dream that she had meticulously weaved for me and Ashton for the past few years. It was only after the dream was shattered did I realize that the world was actually one massive trap.Although Sophia didn't expose Harold's lies, she wasn't foolish enough to admit to his accusations. Thus, I didn't get the results that I was hoping for after the first court trial came to a close.I visited Ashton before the second trial, placing a bouquet of white lilies before his tombstone. As I gently brushed my fingers across his name, I couldn't help but think about how he had been alive and well as he stood before me not too long ago.He had hopped around in joy as we made plans to visit the beach during the holidays. Sophia and I had even bought a duck-themed swim ring, a swimsuit, and a pair of goggles for him.The holidays had arrived. Ashton should have been playing to his heart's content. He used to be so en

Chapter 9

There was a deep pain in Sophia's eyes. "I know that you and Ash will never forgive me no matter what I say or do," she said. "I'm the one who made those mistakes. I know that I'm paying for the consequences of my actions. I'll accept that you want to divorce me, but not now."Please give me a few more days. Allow me to do something for you and Ash one last time. I don't care if you believe me or not. I won't let the two of you down this time."Tears streamed down her face as she nodded at Ashton's tombstone, dripping onto the dirt beneath her feet. She straightened up before turning around and leaving.Sophia turned to look at me again when she was a short distance away, saying, "It's true that I had ulterior motives when I treated you and Ash well at the beginning, Gabriel. But slowly, my feelings began to change. I couldn't bear to sacrifice Ash and see you upset."But Micah's heart condition was deteriorating. Harold confronted me, asking if I planned to abandon them since I

Chapter 10

I didn't attend the execution on the day that it was carried out. Instead, I visited Ashton's grave."I've finally avenged you, Ash," I said. "Everyone who hurt you has gotten what they deserved. Sophia and I are divorced now, but you don't have to worry about me being alone. She transferred all her assets to me. I'm planning to use the money to establish a foundation."The foundation will specialize in helping the families of those who lost children like you, who had their organs illegally removed. I miss you so much, Ash."…One year later, I was volunteering at an orphanage. When I was playing with the children, I noticed a familiar figure. He was sitting by himself in a corner. He kept his head down as he played with an old and broken plane model.I slowly approached him and crouched down. "Micah?" I called out softly.Micah looked up and scrutinized me. Finally, he said in a low voice, "I remember you, mister."A flurry of complicated emotions raged in my chest as I looke

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