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The day before my due date, my husband Bruce Campbell was kidnapped by robbers, hanging by a thread.
To save him, I was tied to a terrace by dozens of thugs and tortured for a full day and night.
Profuse bleeding soaked through my lower body.
After the ordeal, Bruce completely broke down, frantically rushing me to the hospital,
only to learn our baby was already stillborn.
Eyes rimmed red, he vowed to make the perpetrators pay in blood and to cherish me for life.
But as I was prepped for the C–section, drifting in and out of consciousness, I overheard a conversation through Bluetooth earbuds:
“Mr. Campbell, during the rescue earlier… if I hadn’t known it was staged, I’d have believed it! Your crying seemed so genuine!”
“Don’t mention it. I went through three bottles of eye drops. Had to make it convincing for Betty.”
“But sir… ordering those men to violate Mrs. Campbell for Miss Linda’s sake… wasn’t that too extreme?
Especially since she was pregnant…”
“So what?
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I promised Linda she’d be the only mistress of the Campbell group. Ruining Betty’s reputation is the permanent solution.
As for her child… I never intended to let it live from the start…”
On the operating table, tears fell like shattered pearls.
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The man I’d risked everything to protect was the mastermind behind it all.
Even our child… became his sacrificial offering…
“Oh, Mr. Campbell, the doctor asks if we should perform surgery? The… sheer number of men caused uterine rupture requiring sutures.”
“Absolutely. But not sutures–perform a hysterectomy!”
The assistant froze, his voice tinged with pity when he spoke again.
“Mr… Mr. Campbell, perhaps reconsider?
She just lost her baby. Robbing her of motherhood now seems… cruel.
Moreover… would you truly give up fatherhood forever for Miss Linda?”
Bruce paused for a second, his voice thick with bitter longing.
“For Linda, I’d sacrifice more than fatherhood–I’d give my life.
Though I never won her heart, I’ll clear every obstacle for her and her
child.
Ensure Mrs. Campbell’s uterus is removed completely. She must never
threaten Linda’s child’s inheritance.”
The assistant hesitated, pressing further.
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“But Mrs. Campbell has been devoted since marrying you. She loves you deeply, must we really-”
Bruce cut him off sharply.
“Enough!
My decision stands. As for Betty… I married her, so I’ll spend my life making amends.
But this time, I’ll oversee the procedure personally… to ensure thoroughness.”
At that moment, anesthesia left my lower body paralyzed,
yet convulsive tremors wracked my entire being.
Five years ago, I’d caught my stepsister Linda Lewis in bed with my fiancé Brian Campbell the day before our wedding.
Just as I prepared to expose their affair,
Bruce Campbell, the groom’s brother, proposed to me publicly.
He confessed his long–hidden feelings, saying fate granted him this chance before I married another.
In front of everyone, I was moved by his affection and agreed immediately.
The next day, the groom became Bruce,
and I became Philadelphia’s most envied woman.
After marriage, I devoted myself entirely to Bruce. Even when robbers demanded my body in exchange for his life,
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I agreed without hesitation.
But I never dreamed Bruce exploited this vulnerability, staging a kidnapping charade before my eyes!
Turns out,
this seemingly blissful marriage
was nothing but
a carefully crafted lie.
The lover I thought was my salvation
was actually a murderer in disguise!
My poor, fully formed baby was murdered by his own father.
Thinking of this, a silent tear trailed down my cheek.
Bruce entered just then and witnessed it.
He rushed to my side, gently wiping the tear away
with the same tenderness he’d always shown.
Yet I felt no warmth from him now.
I struggled to open my eyes. Bruce mistook it for pain
and summoned the nurse.
Soon, cold anesthetic flooded my veins.
Before darkness took me, I heard Bruce tell the doctor,
“You’ll personally guide me through removing my wife’s uterus.”
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“As for the dead fetus inside her, just throw it away later.”
