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Martha quickly smacked Lily on the shoulder.
“This is your nephew – Chloe’s baby. She hasn’t even held him yet. What are you thinking? Go lie down!”
But Lily refused to let go.
She gave me a pitiful look. “Chloe, my baby was stillborn. I’m heartbroken. Please, just let me hold him for a little while?”
“Don’t worry about a thing, Chloe. You just rest. I have milk, so I can feed him if he gets hungry.”
I stared at her coldly.
She was so considerate.
In my past life, I had been deeply touched by how thoughtful she was being.
I even sent a delivery service to buy her lots of nutritional supplements he
And gave her an expensive gold necklace as a thank you gift.
Now I realized how blind I had been.
The intense maternal love in her eyes as she gazed at the baby was so obvious.
How did I not see it before?
Even if I had noticed, I would have assumed she was just transferring the love for her lost child onto my baby.
Looking back, I was such a fool.
Seeing that I didn’t object to Lily holding the baby, Martha quickly chimed in with a smile.
“Lily, Chloe has been so good to you. Everything you’ve eaten, worn, and used during your pregnancy was from her. You’d better take good care of your nephew from now on.”
Lily nodded vigorously.
“Of course, Chloe. Don’t worry about a thing. I’m happy to hold him all day long. Once you’ve recovered, you can go back to work without any worries. I’ll take care of the baby, and Mom will handle the cooking. We’ll be your support system.”
Martha eagerly agreed.
I dug my nails into my palms, fighting the urge to slap their shameless faces.
They really had it all figured out.
I wanted nothing more than to demand a paternity test right then and there to expose their lies.
But when I saw the look of utter adoration on Lily’s face as she gazed at the baby, I changed my mind.
I knew that this traumatic birth had left me completely infertile. In my past life, I was never able to get pregnant again.
Since Lily was so willing to give me her biological child, I would raise him as my own right in front of her eyes.
I would make her watch as her son became mine, until the pain was unbearable.
Soon, my husband Lucas rushed back.
He hugged me tightly, his face full of concern and gratitude.
“Oh honey, you’ve been through so much.”
2:05 PM
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Ferunty to mim anu vurstio neart–wrenching sous.
In my past life, Lucas had been in a terrible car accident while rushing between business trips to provide for us. He needed an urgent heart transplant.
I had scraped together $500,000 for the surgery with great difficulty, but Martha secretly took the money to buy the baby a grand piano instead.
The delay in getting the surgery caused Lucas to die in the hospital.
I could never understand how Martha could be so heartless towards her own son.
She knew that money was meant to save his life, yet she stole it anyway!
In this life, I would not let that tragedy repeat itself.
I also needed to uncover whatever sinister plot was behind all this.
Lucas cradled the baby, jokingly saying to me:
“Honey, did you have an affair or something? This kid doesn’t look anything like me or you.”
Martha and Lily’s faces instantly drained of color.
1 secretly rejoiced.
I deliberately laughed and said to Lucas:
“You’re right, he doesn’t look like either of us. Should we get a paternity test?”
“Absolutely not!” Martha and Lily cried out in unison.
Martha slapped Lucas hard on the back.
“Lucas, you ungrateful brat! Chloe is such a wonderful daughter–in–law and you dare to doubt her? I ought to smack some sense into you!”
Lily also jumped in anxiously.
“Big brother, this is definitely your baby. How could you suspect Chloe like this? You’ll break her heart! Apologize to her right now!”
Lucas laughed and hugged me.
Im sorry, honey. I was just joking!”
He whispered in my ear:
“Wow honey, you’re amazing. You’ve got those two difficult, selfish women totally wrapped around your finger, Look how they’re defending you?
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I laughed coldly to myself. A snake will always be a snake, no matter how you treat it.
But with Martha and Lily taking care of the baby, I was able to enjoy a peaceful, comfortable postpartum recovery period this time around.
Soon, Martha started pressuring me to go back to work.
‘Chloe, you see how well we’re taking care of the baby. Don’t worry about a thing. There will be so many expenses as he grows up.”
Lily was nursing the baby, who had grown plump and adorable,
‘Chice, Mom’s right. You should feel totally at ease going back to work, Mom and I can handle everything – the baby, the housework, you name
Of course I planned to return to work.
2:05 PM
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But I wasn’t about to let them stay home and care for the baby full–time either.
