Chapter 1
“Young Madam Grant, it seems your IVF has been very successful this time p>
“Currently, both you and the fetus are healthy p>
Vivian Sinclair sat in the reproduction specialist’s office, holding the recent ultrasound form. Her tense face finally showed a hint of a smile.
“That’s great, all my effort with two IVF attempts paid off p>
She recalled the failure of the first IVF. Afraid her husband Austin Grant would be disappointed, she secretly went to the hospital for an emergency second round of transfer.
Fortunately, this time it was a complete success.
Vivian was about to get up to leave when she thought of something: “Oh Dr. Lyle, please don’t tell my husband about the first IVF failure. I don’t want him to be upset over something that’s already happened p>
Vivian recalled when she was initially diagnosed with bilateral blocked fallopian tubes, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. It was her husband Austin Grant who held her hand and said, “Don’t be afraid. With today’s advanced medical technology, we can try IVF. I’ll be with you p>
Even the doctor praised, “President Grant is indeed rare for his thoughtfulness p>
So now, it was only the hardship of two IVF attempts. As long as she could successfully give birth to the two babies and maintain their marriage and home, Vivian felt everything was worth it.
Vivian left the hospital intending to tell Austin the good news at The Grants.
Perhaps it was the lunch break, but she hardly encountered anyone along the way.
The door to the CEO’s office was not fully closed, and as Vivian was about to knock, she heard a familiar voice inside, slightly teasing:
“Grant the Second, your move is truly ruthless p>
“Having your wife carry Zoe’s child. If she finds out it’s your and Zoe’s baby, won’t she cause a huge scene p>
Vivian’s hand suddenly froze.
It was the voice of Austin’s childhood friend, Harvey Holloway.
Did she… mishear?
Austin’s nonchalant sneer came through, “Cause a scene p>
“What right does she have to cause a scene p>
“If she hadn’t used tricks to force Zoe away, how would Zoe and I have broken up and she gone to another country p>
“This is what Vivian Sinclair owes me and Zoe p>
“Moreover, for her to give birth to my and Zoe’s child is an honor p>
Vivian stood as if struck by lightning, her whole body stiff.
She paled, raising her hand to touch her abdomen.
Unable to believe she had heard all this with her own ears.
Harvey Holloway: “But for the past half year, your wife has suffered p>
Austin’s voice grew colder: “Zoe isn’t in good health, and she’s afraid of pain. We can’t let her endure the hardships of pregnancy, can we p>
“And besides p>
Austin’s voice deepened, “Doesn’t Vivian Sinclair always want to give me a child p>
“A child of mine and Zoe’s is naturally my child p>
Harvey Holloway: “Grant the Second, your move is truly ruthless p>
Austin: “Don’t call me heartless. After she safely delivers, I’ll compensate her with some money p>
Harvey Holloway: “But what if p>
Austin knew what Harvey wanted to say.
He cast a sharp glare, interrupting him: “There’s no ’what if’! Make sure she doesn’t find out p>
“My and Zoe’s child must not suffer any mishaps p>
Vivian couldn’t remember how she left.
Upon reaching the stairwell, she couldn’t control her trembling. If not for holding onto the railing, she might have fallen.
It turns out, the child she risked her life to conceive was for her husband and his first love.
She was just a tool for childbirth.
How ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.
All those moments of companionship and thoughtfulness were merely a show for her.
Fake, all fake.
No, wait!
Vivian remembered her first IVF failure, so the embryo she carried now was from the second IVF.
Now, was the life inside her own bloodline or Zoe Monroe’s?
“No way p>
“To the hospital, I need to uncover the truth p>
Vivian wiped away her tears, resolutely heading downstairs quickly.
Arriving at the hospital, Vivian once again found Dr. Lyle, who was responsible for her IVF.
The office door was unlocked, and she pushed it open, only to see Dr. Lyle sternly berating a young nurse.
The young nurse’s tears fell like drops, her shoulders shook like a sieve, and she still mumbled her explanation: “Dr. Lyle, I really didn’t mean it. It was my first time at the sperm bank, so I misread the codes p>
Hearing the door open, Dr. Lyle turned around abruptly.
Upon seeing Vivian, his furious expression was instantly replaced with panic.
The young nurse was also too scared to cry, clutching her clothes and bowing her head lower.
Vivian’s voice was cold enough to cut ice: “Dr. Lyle, I don’t have time to hear you scold your subordinates. Whose embryo is inside me p>
Dr. Lyle’s face instantly turned deathly pale, his voice trembling: “Mrs. Grant, you know already? It… it was a mistake p>
He pointed to the young nurse shivering beside him, his tone carrying a hint of flustered blame-shifting: “She made the mistake. She’s new here. Two months ago, when she went to the sperm bank to retrieve sperm that day, she took the wrong one p>
“I-I just discovered the mistake, but now it’s too late to fix anything p>
Took the wrong sperm?
Wait!
Dr. Lyle glanced at Vivian’s abdomen, and before a dumbfounded Vivian could press further, he panicked and revealed everything: “The sperm source for the child inside you is not… not President Grant’s p>
Vivian’s heart abruptly stopped.
“What do you mean p>
“What about the egg p>
She declared, “If you dare hide anything else, I will ensure that your entire hospital goes bankrupt! I absolutely mean it p>
Dr. Lyle: “Mrs. Grant, I will tell, I will tell everything p>
“The embryo inside you, the sperm source isn’t President Grant’s p>
Dr. Lyle handed over a document: “It’s from Mr. Julian Thorne of The Thorne Group p>
“Two years ago, Mr. Thorne nearly died in an accident. As The Thorne Family has only one heir in five generations, they urgently extracted and froze his sperm at our hospital to preserve the lineage p>
“After President Thorne recovered later, The Thorne Family didn’t retrieve the sperm p>
“Your first IVF attempt was due to President Grant’s poor sperm quality, and the egg provided by President Grant had some issues. So when you came for the second IVF treatment, we extracted new eggs from you, which you knew about p>
“Therefore, we used the newly extracted eggs from your body, but during the IVF process, the nurse accidentally used the wrong sperm again p>
“So, although the child you’re carrying is yours, it’s not your husband’s p>
Vivian Sinclair felt a chill throughout her body, her face drained of color.
In just a few hours, her life seemed like a roller coaster of ups and downs.
One moment she thought she was a tool for her husband and his first love to have a child;
The next moment she was informed that by a twist of fate, her husband’s and his first love’s child was from the failed first IVF, and the second IVF she secretly undertook was actually her and some stranger’s child!
What is this?
A cruel joke by fate?
She raised her hand to the small belly not yet showing, Austin Grant’s face flashed through her mind.
On one hand, he held her saying “Don’t be afraid, I’m here,” with tenderness, on the other was the cold “It’s her honor to bear a child for me and Zoe p>
These two faces overlapping made her stomach churn with nausea.
If only Austin Grant and Zoe Monroe’s embryo hadn’t failed, she would now be carrying her husband’s child with another woman!
How hateful!
Vivian Sinclair no longer cried, she just furiously wiped away tear marks on her face with the back of her hand, leaving only coldness in her eyes.
Dr. Lyle and the nurse remained silent.
Vivian Sinclair went straight to Dr. Lyle: “Dr. Lyle, today’s matter must remain between the three of us, no one else can find out p>
“Mrs. Grant, we Dr. Lyle tried to defend but was cut off by her gaze.
“I won’t pursue your error for now p>
“But if this matter leaks, first, I’ll sue the hospital until it’s bankrupt. Second, Dr. Lyle, your license will be revoked, and you’ll be forever barred from the medical field p>
“And third, this nurse, your handling mistake plus concealing a medical accident, is enough to hold you legally responsible and send you to prison for years p>
Dr. Lyle’s legs weakened in fear, and the nurse’s tears threatened to fall again, “Mrs. Grant, we promise! We absolutely won’t say a word p>
Dr. Lyle also hurriedly reassured her, his voice full of pleading.
Vivian Sinclair no longer looked at them.
The only consolation now is that, luckily, the child is hers.
Not Austin Grant’s and Zoe Monroe’s.
She’s not pregnant with someone else’s love child, but her own child.
As for The Thorne Family, if this is kept secret, no one will ever find out the truth.
She took a deep breath and walked out of the office.
Divorce, she must divorce.
She couldn’t bear to stay another moment in this devouring Grant family.
And Austin Grant, full of lies, she felt repulsed to even look at him more.
As for the child in her womb, she would give birth to and raise it well.
From now on, she would live only for herself and her child.
Vivian Sinclair dragged her weary body into the house, the entryway sensor lights lit up.
The room was empty.
The once cozy haven was now just a cage where Austin Grant kept her.
She couldn’t stay a moment longer and hurried back to her room to pack her things.
Yet, upon opening the closet, she found her belongings were pitifully few.
When she was still the Sinclair family’s eldest daughter, The Grant Family, wanting to solidify their cooperation with The Sinclair Family, came seeking marriage, making her their best choice for a daughter-in-law.
Even Austin Grant’s first love Zoe Monroe was rejected by The Grant Family for having an ordinary background, and she left with the money given by The Grant Family to go abroad.
But Austin Grant was unaware, believing she had schemed to drive away Zoe Monroe, thus listening to his family’s arrangement and registering their marriage.
Just a few months after marriage, the news of her being a fake Sinclair daughter was exposed.
The Sinclair Family turned their attention to the true daughter they found, leaving her like an abandoned pawn.
The Grant Family’s attitude flipped completely, with no backing from The Sinclair Family, she had no value in marriage alliance.
This impostor within The Grant Family instantly became a thorn in their side, her mother-in-law Lillian Rivers mocked her daily, hoping she’d initiate a divorce so they could welcome another daughter-in-law.
Vivian Sinclair closed her eyes and messily stuffed the few clothing items into her suitcase. As she zipped it up, she received a call from Lillian Rivers:
“Vivian Sinclair, have you forgotten what day it is today? Get over here fast p>
“Delay the important matters and you won’t be spared p>
With that, Lillian Rivers hung up toughly.
Vivian Sinclair’s face was full of anger.
She forgot, today is her weekly visit to the Grant family’s old residence.
Since Lillian Rivers found out Vivian Sinclair wasn’t the Sinclair family’s biological daughter, she was always displeased with her.
She constantly complained about a reject kicked out by The Sinclair Family, desperately clinging to the Grant family’s ’golden child p>
But the marriage was already done.
Austin Grant didn’t agree to divorce immediately.
So, she began to torment Vivian Sinclair.
She forgot how The Grant Family once eagerly sought marriage with The Sinclair Family, eager to make Vivian Sinclair their daughter-in-law.
But fate is cruel, now they wish Vivian Sinclair would disappear from the world.
Except for the elderly lady in The Grant Family, who fell ill.
Every week, she returned from the nursing home to the Grant family’s old residence, and her favorite person was Vivian Sinclair.
Thinking of the elderly’s kindness and warmth, Vivian Sinclair went to The Grant Family.
As soon as she entered, Lillian Rivers threw something at her.
“You know to come back p>
“Why don’t you just die out there p>
“Annoying creature p>
Vivian Sinclair swiftly dodged.
The apple rolled on the ground.
Seeing her dare to dodge, Lillian Rivers angrily came forward, raising her hand to slap her.
Vivian Sinclair grabbed her wrist.
“Enough p>