My Stolen Daughter, My Shattered Life

tate empire. I had a perfect life with my husban

ence from a doctor

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nd, Carla, had swapped our babies at birth. My real da

irthday party, they publicly humiliated me, turning the child I raise

me as nothing more than an obst

wn mother, I orchestrated my escape to Paris. Now, I will fi

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-year-old, my sweet Chloe, was violently ill. Her small body, usually so vibrant, lay still on the bed, hooked up to a tangle of tubes. Brad, my husb

ed, laced with a fear that had nothing to do with Chloe' s fever

blood work. Her blood type is AB Negative. Yours is O Positive, and Mr. Conway' s is B Positive." He paus

hed back to Chloe's birth. An emergency C-section, a blur of pain and drugs, then the brief, exhausted moment they held her up before whisking her away to in

mine? And what about my real daughter? The one they told me had died just hours after birth? My throat tightened. A fresh wave of gr

rchestrated this elaborate, cruel deception. My husband, the man I loved, the reformed playboy who had swept me off my feet, the

hing-wealth, status, a seemingly perfect life. And I had given it all, my heart included, to Brad Conway. He had pursued me relentlessly, a whirl

m despite the earthquake erupting inside me. "I need

e, Mrs. Conway. We've already taken s

e. My daughter. My real daughter. Where was she? Was she aliv

," I said, my voice regaining its customary authority. "Chloe needs to be sent

d had shattered into a million pieces. My head pounded with a dizzying

went to "unwind" after a long day of "important meetings." My stomach twis

was consumed by Brad, by Chloe, by the unbearable weight of this betrayal. Then, a flash of

" I asked the dri

dy. Wall Street types,

throwing punches, his face a mask of rage I' d rarely seen. And next to him, a woman. Short, blonde hair, her hand on his arm, trying to p

The "life-saver" who had wormed her way into my family, into my life, under the gu

g urgently. He seemed to calm, looking at her with an intensity that twisted my gut.

ng them. They walked away, heading towards a dimly lit side street, still talking

mering in my chest. They stopped in a secluded a

arla' s voice, usually so sweet, was now laced with an edge I

ed with Chloe, the blood type... it'll be easy to frame her. They'll say she

table. The words hit me like repeated blo

ow, almost possessive. "When can we truly be

brushing her hair. "Our little Chloe will be safe with

oded in my mind. My child, the one I had raised, cherished, was the living embodiment of t

laydates." The way Chloe sometimes clung to Carla more than me. I had dismissed it as a child's inn

husband. The man who had vowed to protect me. He s

m Brad. "Rough day, darling. Just got ho

sheer audacity. He was a monster, cloaked in a designer suit and a charming smile. He hadn' t c

beat of fury and resolve. This wasn't just about my broken heart anymore. It was abou

he tears back. No. I wouldn't cry. Not yet.

ere. And I was no longer just the trusting wife. I was Joa