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Seven months pregnant, I was stabbed in the abdomen while trying to save my husband, Donavan.
That accident not only cost me my child but also left me unable to conceive due to excessive blood loss.
Donavan wept uncontrollably, vowing to treat me well for the rest of his life and never leave my side.
When faced with the women his mother-in-law tried to push on him, Donavan kicked them all out and immediately had a vasectomy.
He said he could live without children, but he would never betray me.
Everyone in New York City said I had a husband who doted on me to the bone and cherished me like his own life.
Two years later, I caught Donavan having car sex with my pregnant stepsister.
"Brother-in-law, our son is about to be born. When are you going to divorce my sister and marry me?"
Donavan's expression turned cold:
"Seraphina is my only wife. Know your place. Just focus on giving birth to the child. If Seraphina finds out, I won't spare you."
My stepsister pouted, her movements becoming more seductive. Donavan, overcome with desire, pinned her down beneath him. "Little temptress, if you please me well, I will reward you with a few more after you give birth to this one."
So the so-called eternal loyalty and that surgery were nothing but lies to deceive me.
Feeling utterly disheartened, I called the Gevano Family, the wealthiest in Los Angeles:
"I'm willing to marry the deceased young master of Los Angeles. Please help me leave Donavan."

Love and Hate Have Passed, Looking Back on Shattered Dreams

She couldn't have imagined Seraphina would willingly leave so quickly. It's truly a relief.


However, I still put on a fragile façade:


"Aunt, please don't say that. My sister didn't want things to turn out this way either."


"I don't dare to hope I could marry Donavan. As long as I can bear him a child, giving the Shaw family an heir, even if I have to stay by Donavan's side as a servant pouring tea and fetching water, I'd be more than willing."


"As long as my sister and Donavan are happy together, I'll be fine with anything. I truly love him."


Donavan had been troubled by his mother-in-law's words, but upon hearing Britta's statement and seeing her frail, postpartum face, his heart softened.


He hadn't expected that his mother would bribe the doctor from back then, and that the vasectomy was never actually performed.


After losing the baby, Seraphina had been depressed for over a year, almost losing all desire for life.


Chapter 7