His Secretary Took My Room — I Left Him with the BabyChapter 1
On our wedding anniversary, seven months pregnant, I rushed to the meeting place my husband, Daniel Reed, had texted me—bringing along our three-year-old daughter, Emma Reed—only to be kidnapped.
The kidnappers forced me to call Daniel 99 times, but every call went unanswered. Because of that delay, Emma was thrown into a pit of snakes and fatally bitten, while I nearly suffered a miscarriage from the trauma.
Fighting for our lives, I finally got her to the hospital, only to have the road blocked by Daniel’s secretary, Sophie Lane, who was hosting her own birthday banquet. By the time I made it to the emergency room, Emma’s little face was already pale and lifeless.
The doctors shook their heads.
“Ma’am, we’re sorry. She died from the venom. If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, she could have been saved.”
Before I could even grieve, Daniel’s impatient voice came over the phone:
“Claire Whitmore, can’t you be more understanding? Sophie is the daughter of a billionaire—without her, I could never close this deal.”
And before I could process when my father had supposedly gained another daughter, my mother-in-law called, her voice dripping with venom:
“Where have you and that useless brat gone? My son should’ve married Sophie Lane long ago!”
A video popped up from Sophie: Daniel peeling shrimp for her at the couple’s restaurant I had always dreamed of visiting.
Then came a voice message: “So, how does it feel to be bitten by a snake? Do you like the anniversary gift I sent you?”
Attached was her prenatal report—under “Father’s Name” was Daniel Reed.
I called the billionaire:
“Dad, I’ve changed my mind. Book me a hospital to protect the baby. I’m filing for divorce, raising my child without its father, and once this pregnancy is stable, I’ll return home—just in time to deliver a little surprise at their signing ceremony next week.”
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A string of blows had left my pregnancy unstable, so my billionaire father booked me the top-tier VIP delivery suite to ensure the safety of my baby.