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Just before the New Year, I learned that Adam, who had always been very nice to me, had a property. I initially believed it would be our future home when we tied the knot later in spring. Filled with excitement, I hurried over, only to find him in bed with another woman. She was panting, and the scene was jarring. "Adam, how do you think Mia would react if she knew you intentionally got her pregnant to use the baby's umbilical cord blood to save me?" she inquired. Adam, with a lustful expression, continued his actions. "She and her unborn

Frozen Heartbreak, A Mother's Chilling Escape

At the entrance stood my aging professor, his locks now a snowy white. His spouse followed, whom I hadn't encountered in ages.


Upon seeing the rough, irregular sutures on my abdomen, they both began weeping uncontrollably.


I longed to lift my hand to dry their tears, but it was futile. My entire frame ached so intensely that I couldn't summon the energy to budge.


Having lost both parents early in life, my professor had been my guardian since I first arrived at the university. His wife also cared for me as her own, always ensuring I received the choicest meals.


I had come to view them as surrogate parents. Witnessing their distress over my condition broke my heart into fragments.


The nurses scowled, their voices stern as they pushed my professor away. "Who's this elderly gentleman? Leave immediately!"


"Can you handle the repercussions if you delay the patient's operation?"


My professor's temper flared instantly.


Chapter 5