Chapter 5 — Eight Months Pregnant, I Realized My Baby Was Not Mine

“From IVF options, to medications, to signatures.”

“Don't miss a thing.”

In the afternoon, Luc Van Canh went to the hospital. He stood at the door of the hospital room, his face gloomy.

"Khuong Chi, you're making a big deal out of it, it doesn't benefit anyone."

I leaned against the head of the bed, the back of my hand inserted the IV needle.

“It's good for me.”

“I can finally see how many times I've been sold by you.”

His throat rolled up and down.

“I won't sell you.”

“I am your husband.”

“You give me a child, that's natural.”

I laughed out loud.

“Give birth for me?”

“Luc Van Canh, that's the embryo of you and Lam Thanh Nghien.”

“You two put it into my body, but you didn't even give me a sincere sentence.”

His eyes flashed with frustration.

"Thanh Nghien cannot get pregnant."

"I know how miserable her life is."

I looked at him.

"So she's miserable, do I deserve to be tricked by you?"

“She can't give birth, do I have to give birth for her?”

He did not answer. Silence is the answer. The next day, the first investigation results were available. The embryo transfer records were altered, my informed consent form was fake, and the prescription was not fully informed. Even more outrageous is that inside the Luc family hospital there is a "pregnancy risk control" board. In the chart, after my name I wrote: 【Strong degree of emotional dependence.】 【Using family member's illness to control is effective.】 【Low risk of resistance.】 I looked at those words, each finger grew cold. In their eyes, I am not a wife, not a pregnant woman, not a human being. I am a vessel that is easy to control. Luc Van Canh stared at that board, his face also pale.

“This is not what I meant.”

I raised my head to look at him, my voice was very light.

“But obviously you always knew.”

“This child is not mine, you know.”

“I look forward to it like my own blood, you know.”

“Even every night I hold the pregnancy book and read the story to him over and over again, you can see it.”

His fingers gradually tightened.

“I thought…”

“When the baby is born, I will accept.”

“I like children like that.”

I looked at him bewildered. He is not without cruelty. It's just that he feels my love is cheap enough. So cheap that it could fill Lam Thanh Nghien's life. The lawyer opened an anesthesia record on the day of embryo transfer. Above is written, before surgery I confirmed the embryo code. But that day I was not alert enough to sign. Half an hour before surgery, Luc Van Canh personally gave me a glass of warm water. He said it was the sedative the doctor prescribed. After I finished drinking, my whole body was so lethargic that I couldn't even hold my pen steady. In the surveillance camera, he held my hand and stroke by stroke wrote down the words "Khuong Chi" on the consent form. The hospital room was so quiet that there was only the sound of machines. Luc Van Canh's face was completely pale. I gave him the divorce petition.

“Sign.”

Luc Van Canh turned his head to look at her.

“You want a divorce at this time?”

“The baby is about to be born.”

I looked at him, saying every word:

“Luc Van Canh, I don't need you anymore.”

“After the baby is born, guardianship is handed over to the court and the results of the investigation are handled.”

“But I won't be anyone's wife, nanny, blood bag or uterus among you.”

His eye sockets gradually turned red.

"Khuong Chi, do you have to be so cruel?"

I smiled faintly.

“Absolutely love you.”

“I just woke up.”

7

The Luc family hospital was investigated three days later. The news was initially leaked by financial accounts. Very quickly, hot searches were filled with keywords such as: Luc Thi violated regulations on assisted reproduction, forged pregnant woman's signature, and a wealthy lady was forced to borrow her belly. Luc Van Canh's phone was on fire.