Chapter 4
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As soon as I did, I saw him and Tina cuddling and swapping spit.
When Zac pulled away, he asked, "Is that medicine going to work?"
"Calm down." Tina smiled. "I had an expert prepare that. Once Olivia takes it, our son will be strong and absorb all the nutrients in her body, leaving nothing for her brat. He'll be a fat, healthy child."
I felt a chill down my spine—I knew Tina was never going to do good, and she now even tried to get her bastard delivered, even if it meant over my daughter's dead body.
But I was not about to let her win.
Nonetheless, I watched as Zach nodded in satisfaction. "We will get married as soon as Olivia is dead. My parents can't argue at that point, and we will live happily ever after—all three of us."
Tina smiled and sighed. "That's wonderful! I'm so sorry I can't give you a baby and have left you hanging for years. But you're right, we're going to be together forever soon."
I snorted—so Zach marrying me was a conspiracy from the start, and I was nothing more than a surrogate to them.
While I shook with rage, ready to tear them into pieces, I also resolved myself.
They wanted me dead?
Fine, let us see who was going to be the last person standing!
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Zach was there every day, watching me take the medicine Tina had given me for the sake of his lineage.
He even made me open my mouth to check, in case I held it in my mouth and vomited it out later.
But I feared nothing and obediently took the medicine without missing once.
With twins, my belly swelled as if I was at full-term pregnancy, even if I was just seven months in.
Once, after Tina gave me one of her routine but haphazard checkups, she smiled at me happily. "You're in really good shape, Liv. You can definitely wait for full-term now."
I almost snorted out loud—she really didn't care to hide her lies anymore.
If I really waited until I reached full-term, I'd be suffering immense pain, only to die during childbirth.
Still, I exclaimed happily, "Really?! That's wonderful! I heard full-term babies are really smart."
-
A few days later, Zach put together a banquet to celebrate with friends and family the double joy of his father's birthday and my pregnancy.
But I made sure to arrive late, and when I did show up, I flung the stack of photos I was holding at Zach's face. "You jerk! You were cheating on me!"
The photos scattered everywhere, and everyone reached for one. They could all see the unspeakable things he was doing with Tina.
That includes my own parents, with my father charging up and punching Zach. "You bastard! When my daughter's still pregnant with your child?!"
Zach was at a loss and rushed toward me, crying, "Please, Liv. Let me explain—"
However, I suddenly screamed, clutching my belly as I dropped to my knees. "Argh!!! It hurts so much… I think my water broke! Help!!!"
"What?!" Zach panicked right then. "No way! You're just seven months in…"
I simply kept yelling over him, "Argh!!! My twins… They're coming!"
