“Ria, what a coincidence! Just as your contractions started, I felt something too. Looks like my time is coming as well.“It’s perfect that we’re sharing the same hospital room. We can look after each other when the time comes.“And once our babies are born, they can grow up together like brothers. It’s truly fate, don’t you think?” Lily clung to my arm warmly, her smile so genuine and tender. She even reached over, adjusting my pillow and tucking in my blanket with such care. Anyone watching us would have thought: What a beautiful bond between them. “Yeah, it really is fate.” I squeezed my nails deep into my palm, my voice tight, speaking through clenched teeth. In my past life, I had trusted this sweet, gentle mask she wore. That trust cost me everything—my son’s life, my parents’ entire fortune. She tricked them out of everything, forcing them, in their old age, to work menial jobs just to survive. I hated her. But more than anything, I hated myself. How could
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