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My husband took our daughter shopping, and in the blink of an eye, she vanished.
The next day, the kidnappers sent us one of her fingers, demanding $10 million for her release.
I desperately begged them not to harm her further. When I turned to my husband for the money, he hung his head low:
"All our funds are tied up in a new venture. We don't have that kind of cash to give them."
Our friends all expressed their inability to help, and without receiving the ransom, the kidnappers callously followed through on their threat.
When I saw my daughter's severed head, I was overcome with despair and fainted.
When I regained consciousness, I found myself in the hospital. As I opened my eyes, I overheard my husband on the balcony, talking on the phone.
"I told you to harvest the organs, why did you make such a spectacle of it?"
"I don't want to hear your excuses. Send her heart over immediately. If anything goes wrong with Mira's kid again, you'll have me to answer to!"
I lay frozen in bed, feeling a chill run through my entire body.
My daughter... he was behind her death?

Husband Killed Our Daughter for His First Love

To the detriment of his character, just two days ago he suddenly wanted to take Tessa shopping. I thought he had finally realized how harshly he'd been treating the child and wanted to improve their relationship!


I specifically dressed Tessa in a pretty floral dress and braided her hair. She was so happy when she left, waving from the car window.


I closed my eyes and tears streamed down my face. That turned out to be the last time I ever saw my daughter!


I was utterly distraught, crying and regretting, not knowing what to do.


I should have gone crazy trying to stop them back then! Instead of lying in this hospital bed now, barely human and barely alive!


Now it's too late for words. Even if I hand over ten million dollars, Tessa still won't come back.


From the very beginning, Lorne's goal was her heart.


As I thought about this, I gripped the bedsheets so tightly my knuckles turned white.


Meanwhile, Lorne had finished his phone call and returned to find me with my eyes open, tear tracks on my face. He suddenly looked flustered.


I stared at him blankly, my gaze desperate and hollow, not making a sound for a moment.


Lorne hesitated, then tentatively spoke, "When did you wake up? Did my phone call disturb you?"


Looking at his nervous expression, for a split second I wanted to tear him to pieces!I want to plead with him, to ask by what right he could do this to our daughter! How is he any different from an animal?!


But I didn't miss the flash of cruelty in his eyes.


Lorne had made his fortune in some shady deals years ago. Now, with the double blow to my mental state and my physical weakness, if I confronted him now, I had no idea what he might do to me.


I knew I couldn't overpower him. Despite my hatred, I had to hold it in.


The thought of calling the police flashed through my mind, but I felt that would be letting them off too easy.


Just sending them to jail wouldn't erase the hatred in my heart!


"Lorne... Tessa is gone! Our daughter is gone!"


I grabbed Lorne's hand, looking at him with tears streaming down my face.


Seeing me depend on him like this, Lorne's expression visibly softened. He seemed to believe I hadn't heard anything.


Of course, what mother wouldn't go insane after hearing her husband had killed their daughter? How could she possibly rely on him so calmly?


Lorne managed to squeeze out a couple of tears, then reached out and held me, patting my back repeatedly.


"It's okay, darling. It's all over now. I've already called the police! They'll definitely be punished! How could they be so cruel as to murder our daughter like that!"I sobbed uncontrollably. When it comes to crying for my daughter, my tears will never run dry. This display successfully dispelled the last of Lorne's doubts and hesitations.


I felt the warmth of his embrace and listened to his self-righteous words, which only reinforced my perception of him as a demon in human skin.


Suddenly, my stomach churned. I shoved him away and rushed to vomit into the trash can by the bed.


With nothing in my stomach to begin with, I retched up bitter bile, choking so hard I couldn't speak for quite a while.


I didn't miss the momentary disgust in Lorne's eyes. He hesitated before fetching me water and handing me tissues.


He didn't realize I was nauseated by him, assuming instead it was a side effect of the sedative.


"Julie, have some water. The doctor said you've suffered a great shock and gave you a sedative. This is a normal adverse reaction..."


After throwing up, my emotions stabilized slightly. I rinsed my mouth and wiped it clean, then suggested in a hoarse voice.


Chapter 2