Chapter 2

I woke up in the hospital bed, the vast room empty.

A nurse pushed the door open to change my dressing, and that's when I learned I'd been unconscious for two days. My third child was gone too.

I touched my flat stomach, and tears streamed from my eyes like a bursting dam.

Suddenly, Chloe's voice came from the doorway. "Liam, Scarlett lost another baby. She won't blame me, will she?"

Liam Hayes's tone was cold. "It doesn't matter. She's healthy, so if the baby's gone, it's gone."

"You, on the other hand, need to be careful. You've just conceived, and the pregnancy is unstable. This is *our* first child, and it's very precious."

Just on the other side of the wall, I suddenly overheard their conversation, right outside the morgue corridor.

Every word was like a knife blade, deeply piercing my heart, and the pain made me feel like I was suffocating.

Liam's eyes were filled with deep affection as he gazed at her pregnant belly, his tenderness evident.

Chloe Miller was Liam Hayes's childhood friend, and her acting skills were terrible.

But Liam, in an attempt to get her a role, had used me to practice delivering a baby three times.

The first two times, I lost my babies without even realizing it.

I thought it was my fault, that I hadn't protected them well enough.

I never imagined the truth would be this. My heart ached as if it were being pricked by a thousand needles.

Now, she was carrying my husband's child, while my children were cold bodies.

Chloe blamed herself. "Liam, the doctor said she can't have any more children after this. She won't hate us when she finds out the truth, will she?"

"It's all my fault. All to get a tiny role with less than three minutes of screen time, I caused Scarlett to lose three children..."

Liam gently stroked her forehead, pulling her into his embrace.

"Don't worry, she won't find out. What you need to do now is rest and take care of your pregnancy."

"I've already invested twenty million in the film, making me the biggest investor. You can choose any role you want."

"I promised I'd make you a star, and I'll make sure your child is born. As for Scarlett, I'll find a way to compensate her properly..."

It felt like I'd been struck by lightning. I leaned against the wall, numb and utterly disbelieving.

I tightly covered my mouth to keep from crying out loud, but the pain threatened to drown me.