Chapter 1

Eight years of love, I had eight miscarriages.

After the last time I came off the operating table, the doctor said I would never have children again.

Upon receiving this news, my fiancé left without looking back.

The next day, he married Vivienne.

In my moment of helplessness, my ex-fiancé's uncle Ezra suddenly appeared.

He took care of me until I recovered, then proposed to me.

"Autumn, I've waited over thirty years for you. Children aren't important to me. As long as it's you, that's all that matters. Will you marry me?"

The man before me was so considerate and steady. I blushed and accepted.

Six months after our wedding,

I overheard a conversation between Ezra and his childhood friend outside his club.

"Ezra, you've schemed for eight years, deliberately causing Autumn to miscarry eight times, leading to her current state, all to get Vivienne to marry into your family? Don't you think you've gone too far?"

"Autumn was just covering for you at the drinking table. How long has it been since she left the hospital? How could you be so heartless to such a good girl?!"

Ezra fiddled with his prayer beads and sighed deeply.

"There was no other way. Without this, Vivienne couldn't have entered the Winters family. As for Autumn, I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to her..."

I leaned against the wall, collapsing to the ground.

As it turned out, the one I thought would be my savior,

Was actually the devil who had ruined me...

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After a long moment of silence,

Ezra's childhood friend Zoran spoke up again,

"The doctors at my hospital group have said that your dirty tactics over these eight years have done quite a bit of damage to her body. Infertility is the least of her worries now - I'm afraid her uterus might not even be salvageable. How is this any different from murder?"

"And that woman you've been obsessing over is now in bed with your nephew. You've truly lost your mind!"

Ezra's tone was as flat as a stagnant pond, devoid of emotion,

"It doesn't matter. Seeing her happy makes it all worthwhile. Let's drop this - it'll be trouble if Autumn overhears."

"Oh, and at the dinner table, in front of Autumn, invite her to your hospital for a follow-up examination. Tell her exactly what you just told me about her condition. You know what I mean - only when a woman feels indebted to you will she be as loyal as a faithful dog. I don't care either way, but it should put Vivienne at ease..."

With that, he waved his hand dismissively and walked away.

A moment later, Zoran shook his head resignedly and left as well. In an instant, an overwhelming fear engulfed my heart.

In the past, thoughts of Ezra always brought comfort,

But now, they only instill terror.

The dread of losing a child, experienced eight times over these years, spread through my mind.

In the first year, the baby's tiny hands and feet were already visible,

But just two weeks before the due date,

An unexpected car accident took the child away from me forever.

From that year onwards, it was as if a curse had been cast,

Whether it was a simple meal,

Or some unforeseen incident right before delivery,

The outcome was always the same - the child left me before even seeing this world.

Over eight years, the scenes of lying on that operating table remained vivid in my memory,

Facing the doctors' endless sighs,

The cold medical instruments mercilessly probing my body,

Extracting the children who had accompanied me for months, time and time again.

Compared to the physical pain,

What terrified me more was the emotional anguish.

I once thought I was that ill-fated woman,

Failing the man who was prepared to spend his life with me.

But now I see that the suffering I endured for eight years was actually a calculated plot,

And the mastermind behind this conspiracy was none other than Ezra,

The man I thought had saved me from my cruel fate...Eight years. Eight long years of constant sabotage against me,

All just to help Vivienne marry into the Winters family.

What kind of love is this...

But the woman he loves isn't me...

Thinking about this, I took out my phone and dialed that familiar number,

Then I booked a flight ticket to leave New York City three days later.

If Ezra and Vivienne love each other so much,

I'll let them be together...