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Lies, Betrayal, And The Baby I Hid Away

Chapter 4 

Word Count: 725    |    Released on: 17/12/2025

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ite linen curtains of the nursery. I stood

delicate slope, and, unfortunately,

ising and falling in a steady rhythm that

a property my mother had quietly acquired through a shell

de world, Olivia Sterling was a reclus

cent of warm milk and baby powder. He stirred,

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love,"

arding than anything I had ever done. I had found myself here, in the quiet

unlight spilled across the hardwood floors. My m

a soft smile touching her li

elf a cup of coffee. "Any news?"

ifted, curling into something sha

led for bankruptcy th

of satisfaction, but it was distant. Li

rena?"

'for richer or poorer' didn't apply when the credit cards started getting declined. Sh

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g Finn gently. "It wasn't Michael's. It belonged to her p

to laugh. It was a dry, humorless

erything for a

Elizabeth said, sm

artment in New York City, Michael Hayes

regret. He held a crumpled magazine in his hand. Serena's face was on th

r her. He had destroyed his m

he t

n the table. The divorce decre

grimy sofa. The image of Olivia haunted him. Her smile

diamond to pick up a

the window. It was raining

the baby died. The pain in his chest was constant

ispered to the empty room. "If I

. He was a pariah. He was b

porch. The sun was setting, painting the

shielding him fro

whispered into his sof

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Lies, Betrayal, And The Baby I Hid Away
Lies, Betrayal, And The Baby I Hid Away
“I stepped into our penthouse for my baby shower, caressing my eight-month bump, expecting balloons and laughter. But instead of joy, I found my husband, Michael, cradling a newborn that wasn't ours. Beside him sat his assistant, Serena, looking far too comfortable. Michael looked me dead in the eye, his expression cold and flat, and introduced the infant as his firstborn son. They didn't apologize. Instead, Serena mocked my high-risk pregnancy, calling me a mere "incubator" for the spare heir. When I demanded they leave, Serena shoved me. I hit the floor hard, screaming in agony as pain ripped through my belly. But Michael didn't help me. He stepped over my convulsing body to comfort her, accusing me of being dramatic. He walked out with his new family, leaving me bleeding alone on the nursery floor. Lying in the hospital later, I overheard Michael on the phone. He wasn't worried. He laughed, revealing his plan to use my family's connections for his IPO before divorcing me and taking full custody of my child. He didn't love me. He only wanted the heir. That was the moment the old Olivia died. I knew I had to deny him the only thing he truly wanted. I wiped my tears, touched my stomach where my son was still kicking, and made a decision that would sever us forever. I told my lawyer to deliver a simple message to Michael. "Tell him the baby didn't make it."”
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