I Grieved My Son, Only to Be Betrayed
Three years ago, I suffered severe complications during childbirth and lost our baby, leaving my husband crying outside the delivery room.
For three years, Carter Reynolds doted on me with boundless devotion. Yet the progress bar for my Childbearing System remained stuck at 99 percent, leading me to believe I would never complete my mission.
On the third anniversary of our baby's death, I went to the cemetery and later decided on a whim to take a walk along the beach to clear my head.
That was when a little boy suddenly ran right into my legs.
"Hey buddy, where are your parents?" I asked softly.
He scrambled up, shoved my hand away, and took off running. I followed him, but the moment I