I saved screenshots of the translations, planning to show them to my lab colleague when I collected the test results.
Four days later, we met as arranged.
She handed me the report, her eyes filled with pity.
“This drug contains nothing beneficial for pregnant women at all.”
“In fact, some of the ingredients are newly developed compounds that are banned or not approved for sale.”
“If you keep taking this medication while trying to conceive, the chance of the baby being deformed is… nearly one hundred percent.”
Her words struck me like lightning. I clutched her hand, my lips trembling.
“Are you sure? There’s no mistake?”
She couldn’t bear to look at me and turned her head.
“No mistake. And women who take this drug for long periods, after conceiving a deformed child, will likely never be able to get pregnant again.”
I collapsed to the floor. She helped me into the break room and tried to comfort me:
“It’s a blessing you found out early. I don’t know where your husband got this from… but you should really plan to leave him as soon as possible.”
I couldn’t stop retching, my body shaking uncontrollably.
The man I loved and trusted with my life was trying to destroy me—
And our unborn child.
William Harris was a monster.
I had no idea how I managed to walk home.
William wasn’t there, but Sophia Reed stepped out of the master bedroom.
She tried to put on an act, but I spoke with pale lips:
“I know everything. You, William, the pills, the baby.”
She sneered.
“Well, you’re smarter than William said you were. Not as dumb as I thought.”
“I knew things wouldn’t go so smoothly. But I have something else to show you.”
She raised her phone and played a video.
On the screen, William and Sophia were locked in a passionate kiss.
His fingers roamed over her again and again.
The video lasted more than half an hour, but they never went all the way.
Sophia walked closer, smirking:
“Do you know why? Because I can’t lose my virginity before I turn thirty. Otherwise, my great achievements won’t succeed.”
“Even though William loves me, he can control himself. And he can trick you, the fool, into being my test subject.”
“My experiments abroad already have results. I don’t need to pretend with you anymore.”
Each word cut into me like a knife.
Numb, I cried silently, unable to say a word.
She turned away.
“Do you know why I forced you to drink that night? Because alcohol speeds up the drug’s effects.”