Chapter 11 — The Husband's Secret

Vien Vien was held uncomfortably by me, squirming in my arms. I immediately loosened my grip, bowed my head and kissed the top of her head. "To your family, she is just a test sample." "To me, she is my life." My mother-in-law's eyes became cold. "You are really selfish." "Both children are drops of Tham Nghien's blood." "This child saved the other, what's wrong?" I looked up at her. "The mistake is that your family doesn't consider Vien Vien a human being." "You guys." people only see her as a suitable specimen.”Aunt Khuong was still kneeling on the floor, crying until her voice was hoarse. She wanted to reach out and pull my mother-in-law's shirt. "Boss, please stop talking." My mother-in-law pushed her hand away. "You are so useless." "Tell you to take care of a child, but this little thing can't be done." As soon as these words came out, Aunt Khuong's whole body was stunned. My mother carried Vien Vien in the house, so angry that her lips turned white. "You guys have it all planned out, right?" My mother-in-law did not answer. She just pushed the file bag towards me a little more. "Nine o'clock tomorrow morning." "City Children's Hospital." "The doctor has already made arrangements." Lawyer Trinh reached out to block the file bag. "Every word you say now can become evidence." My mother-in-law looked at her. "Are you threatening me?" Lawyer Trinh said. "It's not a threat." "Taking a child's biological sample without the mother's consent constitutes a crime of violating the rights of the child." "If you still intend to use force to take the child away, I will advise Diep An to call the police immediately." My mother-in-law laughed. "Call the police?" "Can the police manage the grandparents wanting to see their granddaughter?" I said. "You are not here to visit her." "You want to take her to the hospital." My mother-in-law finally lost all patience. She stuffed the file bag back into her handbag, her voice lowered very low. "Diep An, don't say empty words." "Tam Nghien has never mistreated you in these years." "House, car, children, are you missing anything?" "Now that you refuse to nod, are you waiting for conditions?" I was stunned for a few seconds. After that, the disgust in my chest almost flowed up into my throat. It turned out that in her eyes, my fear, my anger, my protection of my children, could all be exchanged on terms. I said. "You go home." She glared at me. "You will regret it." Lawyer Trinh took a step forward. "Please leave." In the hallway, a few neighbors stuck their heads out to watch. My mother-in-law has always been proud, so in the end she didn't make any more noise. Before entering the elevator, she turned to look at me. "The Tham family will not stand by and watch something happen to Tham Du." "You can't stop it." The elevator door closed. Aunt Khuong was still kneeling in place. I looked at her. "You should go too." Aunt Khuong raised her head, her eyes filled with blood. "Boss, I really don't want to hurt Vien Vien." I asked her. "Where did you get the teething ring?" Her lips trembled. "I don't know." "The boss told me to put it in a zip bag." "He said he just checked to confirm first." My mother heard that, her legs went weak, she had to hold on to the door frame. Lawyer Trinh immediately asked. "When?" Aunt Khuong replied in a low voice. "Last Wednesday." "I gave the teething ring that Vien Vien used and a strand of hair to the boss." My eyes darkened for a moment. Last Wednesday, Vien Vien was drooling a little, I thought I was about to teethe. I washed that light yellow teething ring myself and put it in a sterilized box. It turned out that in my house, someone had long ago taken away every trace of her. I said, "Go away." Aunt Khuong cried as she stood up. She wanted to say something more. I don't look at her. The door closed, I sat

On the sofa, holding Vien Vien in his arms, his whole body seemed to be drained of strength. Lawyer Trinh squatted in front of me. "Diep An, I can't wait any longer." "They may have already gotten the results of the kinship assessment." "Tomorrow if they bring that damn death result to the hospital, it will be even more troublesome." I asked. "What else can I do now?" She said. "Report the police to file a report." "Go to the hospital and submit a statement of refusal." "At the same time, apply for a personal safety protection order and Arrange temporary care for the child.” I nodded. But at this moment, my phone rang. The caller is the landline number of the City Children's Hospital. I pressed listen. The female voice on the other end of the line was very polite and formulaic. "Hello, are you the parent of Tham Vien Vien?" I said yes. She said. “The child's requested hematology examination at nine o'clock tomorrow morning has been confirmed.” “Please bring the child's and guardian's identification documents.” My throat tightened. “Who made the appointment?” The other end of the line hesitated for a moment. “The system shows that the child's father placed it.” I asked. “What is a note?” The other end of the line flipped the document over for a few seconds. “The note says.”