When I was eight months pregnant,I slipped on the stairs while cleaning the house.Blood instantly stained the floor crimson.The doctor called my husband frantically,but he never answered,not even once.
My vision swam in a haze of agony.In the end,I was sobbing,shaking uncontrollably,as I signed the surgery consent form myself.
When I woke up,I found out that the baby didnt survive.Before the tsunami of grief could even hit,I overheard the doctor speaking to my husband on the phone.
Mr.Harvey,the procedure you requested has been completed.The fetuss heart has been removed.Butare you sure this wont be too monumental a shock for your wife?After all,this marks the tenth heart weve taken.
Hearing that,I felt as if an invisible hand had brutally torn my own heart from my chest cavity.
I had miscarried nine times before.The hospital insisted my genes and Noahs were incompatible,making survival impossible.But my desire for a child with him was an obsessive.So when I conceived again,I vowed to keep this baby,whatever the cost.
I had always clung to the naive belief that those losses were cruel accidents.I never dared imagine they were a series of calculated murders.
I didnt want to believe something so cruel,but the next second,I heard Noahs cruel voice through the phone.
I paid you to execute the job,not to pass judgment.So what if its the tenth baby?If the hearts from the first nine hadnt been utterly useless garbage,I wouldn't have let her get pregnant again.Those nine failures were worthless.
That sentence was a frigid chisel,instantly nailing me to the spot.
My hands curled into fists of unbearable pain,and the world before my eyes violently fractured and collapsed.
The doctor looked at me with pity.After ten miscarriages,Im afraid she might never be able to have children again.
If Eines child didnt need a heart transplant,I wouldnt have done this.But if she cant have children anymore,thats even better.Then I dont have to worry about her giving birth and fighting Eine for the Harvey Family business.
I couldnt listen anymore.My legs gave out and I collapsed onto the floor.
My devoted husband had orchestrated the death of our ten children...all for the sake of his first love.
Tears obliterated my vision.I was a broken,abandoned husk,crumpled on the cold tile.In that single instant,the crushing agony of losing ten children slammed into me with double the force,utterly destroying me.
Laughing maniacally and weeping hysterically at the same time,I fumbled for my phone and called my father.
Father,I agree to the divorce.Ill remarry anyone if I have to.Just promise me one thing.
My father agreed immediately,without a moments hesitation.
I gripped my phone tightly,my eyes burning with an all-consuming fire of vengeance.
If Noah dared to commit such an inhumane,soulless act,then I would personally demolish the entire Harvey Family.I would ensure both him and Eine Dawson were dragged to the depths of a prison cell.
For the rest of my life,I never want to lay eyes on him again!

After ending the call,I could barely breathe.My throat felt tight as I touched my empty stomach,holding onto my last bit of strength and forced myself to stand up.
The doctor had already hung up the call with Noah.
Before he could return,I left the hospital,the place where I had lost ten babies.
When I reached the front door of the villa,before I even stepped inside,I saw the beautifully decorated living room.
And there,Eine was wrapped around Noahs body.Her top was wide open,showing everything in front of him.
And my husband was kissing her passionately.
On the dining table were candles and a fancy dinner.Anyone could tell it was prepared by Noah himself.
I stood frozen in place.Anger and pain burned through my whole heart.
My ten babies were lying in cold graves,but they felt no guilt at all.Instead,they were shamelessly holding each other.
I wanted to rush forward to tear everything apart.I wished to expose the truth and drag them down to abyss with me.
But in the end,I could only stand there in silence,drowning silently in pain.
When they finally stopped kissing,a long line of saliva still connected them.
Eine laughed softly,tracing circles on his chest with her finger.Noah,thank you for everything youve done for our child.And you even brought me here just because I said I wanted to stay with you.
But if Shannon finds out what happened,Im afraid she might leave you.If it wasnt because our baby needs a heart,I wouldnt want to hurt her.
Her words were so fake and disgusting,but Noah listened like he was enchanted.
He gently held her hand and promised,Dont worry.Ive planned everything.Shannon will never find out the truth.And even if she does,she cant leave me.
I already prepared the divorce papers.Ill make her sign them.Then she wont be able to fight you and our child for the Harvey Corporation.
I couldnt take it anymore.I stumbled back two steps as tears filled my eyes.
When the Harvey Corporation was in crisis,I ignored my fathers objections and married Noah.I even used my own companys funds to save them from bankruptcy.
All I ever wanted was him.I thought he understood me.
But the truth was so bitter.In his eyes,I had always been a woman greedy for his familys company.
For seven years,he treated me like I was precious and I truly believed we would grow old together.
But everything changed when Eine Dawson came back.
Noah started staying out late.Our friends hinted to me that Eine was his first love.All those nights,he said he was working overtime when he was actually with her.
But I refused to believe it.I stubbornly trusted that he still loved me.
Now I realized they were right.Maybe the only person he ever loved was her.
Thinking of this,I forced a bitter smile.My stomach twisted in pain and I felt like I wanted to vomit.
Tears poured down like heavy rain.I took out my phone and sent a message to my father.
[The plan will take place at the Harvey Corporation investment meeting one month from now.That day,I will take everything from them.]
If Noah had already prepared divorce papers,then I would play along.
At the meeting,I would pull out every cent and send both of them to prison.
Suddenly,my phone chimed with my fathers response and the sound echoed in the villa.
Noah immediately turned his head.Whos there?


I didnt hesitate.I switched my phone to recording mode,hid it inside a nearby plant and quickly left the villa.
By the time Noah came out to check,I was already gone.
Two hours later,I returned to the villa and took back my phone.In the recording,after making sure no one was around,Noah went back to the living room.He and Eine finished their romantic candlelight dinner like they were the happiest people in the world.
Then Eine pretended to look sad,her voice soft and fake.Noah,I heard you never once cooked for Shannon in all these years.Why dont we leave these leftovers for her?Let her taste your cooking too.
Noah acted like he didnt notice the insult toward me and agreed as if was sweet.
Just then,I suddenly heard his voice behind me.Shannon?What are you doing in the living room?
My whole body froze.At that exact moment,the recording ended.