My Husband Sacrificed Our Baby to Save the Fake Heiress—Then Begged Me to Come Back

Then I'll deliberately defy their wishes. Seeing the despair in my eyes, the doctor didn't ask any more questions. He quickly prescribed the medicine and handed me the appointment slip. "Take the medicine and come to the hospital for surgery in three days." I looked down at the appointment slip in my hand, and with a heart full of despair, I put the medicine into my mouth. Exhausted, I returned home after leaving the hospital. I was about to go to rest when the front door of my house was suddenly pushed open forcefully. I was so startled that I shivered. Ethan stepped forward and suddenly grabbed my hand. "Honey, the hospital called and said there's something wrong with our baby. They want me to take you there right now." Looking into Ethan's anxious eyes, a sense of foreboding instantly rose in my heart. “I’m not going. I went for a prenatal checkup yesterday, and the doctor told me that the baby is very healthy.” "Besides, why did the hospital contact you instead of me directly?" Ethan's eyes were bloodshot, and there was a hint of urgency in them. "The doctor said there was a problem with the matching, and you don't want anything to happen to the cord blood you're using to save me, do you?" I glanced at the night sky outside the window. "It's too late today. Even if there is a problem, there's no need to rush it tonight." "Besides, aren't you perfectly fine now?" As soon as he finished speaking, his parents opened the door and came in. Mom had a cold face. "The doctor called and said that you were not careful and caused the pregnancy to be threatened, which may affect the subsequent umbilical cord blood transplant. You should come to the hospital with us for a check-up as soon as possible." As she spoke, my mother pushed me forcefully toward the door, her eyes full of impatience. I gripped the doorknob tightly, refusing to let go even a little. "I'm not going. My prenatal checkups have always been normal, there's absolutely nothing wrong with them!" Upon hearing my words, Dad's face also darkened. "The umbilical cord blood will affect Ethan's transplant, so there can't be the slightest mistake. You have to go whether you like it or not!" I gave Ethan a cold look, staring at his face, which showed no signs of illness. “Ethan looks better than normal right now; he doesn’t seem sick at all.” I should have thought of that sooner. A sick person, yet full of energy every day. I've never even experienced hair loss or insomnia! Every time I wanted to accompany him to the hospital for a check-up, he would tenderly cup my face and gently refuse. "Honey, you've already done so much for me. You're pregnant now, and hospitals are full of viruses and bacteria, so it's best to avoid going there!" I thought that was proof that he loved me! Now it seems he was just afraid I'd discover their plot. A hint of guilt flashed in Ethan's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. "The doctor said my condition has started to deteriorate and I may need to have a cesarean section to remove the umbilical cord blood, otherwise I won't live past the Spring Festival!" As Ethan spoke, he clutched his chest and coughed. He gripped my hand tightly and looked at me with deep affection. "Wife, I know you did all this to save me. You don't want to watch me die, do you? And you don't want our child to be born without a father, right?" Looking at Ethan's hypocritical face, my stomach churned! "I told you, I'm not going!" When I refused, Ethan's face immediately darkened. He was about to speak when his mother suddenly came forward with a glass of milk. "Since Claire doesn't want to go, let's go tomorrow!" "Claire, drink this glass of milk. The doctor said you've been calcium deficient lately and need to supplement it! After you finish your milk, Mom will take you to rest!"

I looked at the pure white milk in my mother's hand. "Will you let me rest as soon as I drink the milk?" Mom nodded. "Mom always keeps her word!" I took the milk from my mother and drank it down without hesitation. The warm milk slid down my throat, and the next second my vision began to blur. I turned to leave, but my steps felt as heavy as lead, and I collapsed to the ground. A huge sense of panic spread through my heart. What did you give me to drink? My dad pulled me up. "Your mother is so clever; she added a little bit of a drug to the milk to make you obey!" My mother looked at me with disgust and kicked me hard in the shin. "It's all because she refused to go to the hospital, forcing me to resort to some methods!" Just then, Ethan's phone rang. His expression changed drastically as soon as he answered the phone. Then he suddenly grabbed me and pushed me towards the outside. "Get her to the hospital immediately! The doctor called and said Vanessa can't hold on any longer and we need to perform a C-section right away to remove the umbilical cord blood." boom! A single sentence exploded in my mind like a thunderbolt. "To save Wen Yao, you're going to force me to have a cesarean section when I'm eight months pregnant?" I bit my tongue, trying to stay awake. "If you want to save Wen Yao, go save her yourselves. I won't risk my life to save a thief who has taken over my life." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "snap". My mother slapped me hard across the face. "You'd better come to the hospital with me right now. If you delay Vanessa's treatment, I won't let you off the hook." Half of my face instantly swelled up, and I gave a wry smile. "They've finally shown their true colors. Now they're not even willing to pretend anymore?" I really want to ask them, why do they prefer to believe Wen Yao, that fake heiress, rather than even look at me? I am clearly their biological daughter. My mother looked at me dismissively. "If you weren't so jealous and couldn't tolerate Vanessa, why would we have thought of using this method?" "Besides, Vanessa is also your sister. As the older sister, isn't it only natural for you to save your own sister?" When my father saw that I still refused to go outside, he came over to help. "Claire, you've always been the most sensible person. Now your sister needs you, so please do your mom and dad a favor, okay?" My dad tried to appeal to family ties, so I spat at his feet. "Stop pretending. Wen Yao's life is precious, but mine isn't? Forced C-section at eight months could be dangerous at any moment." Seeing that I wouldn't listen to reason, my father raised his hand and slapped me across the face. "You bastard, Vanessa is your sister. What's wrong with sacrificing a child to save her? It's not like you can't have children in the future." "If Vanessa hadn't insisted on bringing you back, do you think a country bumpkin like you could have entered the Bennett family? You owe Vanessa this!" Ethan gripped my wrist tightly, no longer feigning affection. "Claire, Vanessa suddenly fainted this afternoon and her condition has worsened. She's now relying on your cord blood to save her life. You have to go today whether you like it or not." I looked at Ethan's face, the face I had loved for three years, with despair in my eyes. "Ethan, my baby is only eight months along! If we have a forced C-section now, both my baby and I will be in danger!"

Ethan's brows were furrowed, and his eyes were dark and unfathomable. "The child in your belly exists to save Vanessa. In the end, you are nothing more than a vessel for a child." The double betrayal by my lover and family was like an invisible hand that pushed me into an abyss. After Ethan finished speaking, his mother stepped forward and forcefully pried my hands apart. Seeing that I wouldn't let go, my mother kicked me hard in the shin. "Stop wasting your breath talking to her, get her to the hospital right now, Vanessa is waiting for cord blood to save her life!" I immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud. I don't know if it's because the medicine prescribed by the hospital is working, but I also felt a sharp pain in my abdomen. Ethan didn't even glance at me, but simply picked me up and carried me out quickly. Just as I was about to be dragged into the car. Suddenly a patrol car slowly drove up, and a familiar figure got out of the car. What are you doing? A man in uniform looked us over warily. I know him; he's Daniel Brooks, who's in charge of patrolling this area. Daniel's questioning gaze fell on me. Where are you taking a pregnant woman? "save" I was about to speak when my mother reached out and forcefully covered my mouth. "Do you still feel like throwing up? Hold on, Mom will take you to the hospital right away." After saying that, Mom looked at Daniel again. Ethan held me tightly, trapping my hands in his arms. "My wife's water broke, she's about to give birth, and we're just about to take her to the hospital!" As if afraid Daniel wouldn't believe her, the mother even took out a household registration booklet. "Officer, look, this is our family's household registration information. We are definitely not human traffickers!" Daniel glanced at us and immediately made way for us. "Then you'd better hurry! Giving birth can't be delayed. Do you want me to clear the way for you?" Ethan quickly waved his hand. "No need, we've already contacted the hospital!" After saying that, Ethan immediately shoved me into the car and slammed the door shut. As I stared at the locked car door, the last glimmer of hope in my heart turned into endless despair. As soon as my mother got on the bus, she slapped me hard across the face. "You actually want to call the police? Are you trying to force Vanessa to die before you're satisfied?" My mother's words were like a sharp knife stabbing me in the back, tearing my heart to pieces. I did nothing wrong, but I'm always the one who ends up in the wrong! Ethan sped through three red lights to get to the hospital. As soon as I arrived at the hospital, I was dragged into the operating room. Lying on the cold operating table, I couldn't stop trembling. "What you are doing is illegal." My mother sneered and directly instructed the doctor to inject me with a sedative. “You are my biological daughter, I gave you your life. Now I'm just asking you to take out your umbilical cord blood to save your sister. What law have I broken?” Dad rolled his eyes at me too. "Claire, Vanessa is your sister. I asked you to save your own sister, but you kept making excuses. You're such an ingrate! I should never have brought you back in the first place!" To prevent me from struggling, Ethan strapped me tightly to the operating table with bandages. I could even feel the rope digging into my flesh as it tightened around my wrists. Just then, the doctor walked up to Ethan with a surgical informed consent form. "Ethan, the baby is perfectly healthy now. Forcing surgery could cause irreversible damage to both the mother and the baby. Are you sure you want to deliver the baby at eight months of pregnancy?" Ethan didn't even glance at me before taking the consent form and signing his name on it. At that moment, I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cave. The doctor put away the signed surgical consent form and then looked at Ethan. "Ethan, the surgery is about to begin. Please go outside and wait!" Ethan shook his head. "No, I need to see Vanessa's medication removed with my own eyes before I can feel at ease." Ethan's words were like needles piercing my heart. In his eyes, I and the child in my belly were nothing more than medicine. My mother was afraid that anesthesia would affect the umbilical cord blood, so she wouldn't allow the doctor to use anesthesia on me and insisted that the doctor perform a live C-section. The moment the scalpel made its cut, I could clearly feel my stomach being ripped open while I was still alive, and my bones and muscles felt like they were being crushed, the pain was excruciating. My heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the operating room, but not a single one of my loved ones or family members worried about me for even a moment. I clenched my teeth, and the sound almost came from between them. "Even if you get the umbilical cord blood, you still can't save Wen Yao." No sooner had the words left his mouth than the doctor's voice rang out. "It's out! The baby's been delivered!" Just as a smile appeared on everyone's faces, they heard the doctor's terrified voice. "Something's happened to the baby! The umbilical cord blood has died!"