Chapter 2
Chloe let out a cold laugh and retorted. "Don't worry. I wouldn't dream of dying before I drag you two bastards down with me."
Justin snapped, "You! Still acting tough even now, huh? Let's see how you're going to explain this to my parents when we get back to the hospital!"
Fuming, Justin dragged her back to the hospital.
Natalie hurried over, clutching her stomach, her eyes red and brimming with tears.
She cried, "Chloe, please don't do anything stupid! The doctor said if you don't get the abortion soon, your life could be at risk!
"Even though I hit the table corner when you pushed me, we're still sisters. I could never blame you for that!"
Natalie sobbed so pitifully, as if she were truly terrified of losing her sister Chloe.
'Why is this bitch pretending to be all innocent? Go get her, girl!' I said.
Right after I finished, Chloe slapped Natalie hard across the face.
She snapped, "Accident? You pushed me on purpose!"
Natalie clutched her face and collapsed into Justin's arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
She said, "Chloe, I know you can't forgive me for what happened between Justin and me, but that night was really just an accident!
"You didn't want me to have Justin's baby, so you pushed me. I know losing your child hurts so much. You can hit me, curse me, but please, don't go hurting yourself!"
Justin pulled Natalie protectively into his arms, then spun around and slapped Chloe's bestie hard across the face.
He spat, "Chloe! This is all because you're so cruel. You lost your baby, and you still have the nerve to blame Natalie? Serves you right! You deserve it!"
I fumed. "Damn! That scumbag actually hit my bestie? Screw you, loser!"
Inside Chloe's belly, I gave her stomach a hard shove.
Chloe barfed everything up, nailing both the jerk and the homewrecker with her vomit.
Natalie, who'd been acting all sweet and innocent just moments ago, shrieked and started flailing, desperately trying to shake the mess off her dress.
Justin's fancy suit was now splattered with vomit.
Natalie was so disgusted, she puked right after.
Chloe shot back, "Who said my baby's gone? My morning sickness is still going strong!"
She turned to the doctor. "Doctor, my baby's alive. He literally just kicked me! Go ahead, check for yourself!"
The doctor gave her a sympathetic look and just couldn't turn her down.
Once the nurse had helped her back onto the bed, the doctor got the machines ready to check on her.
The next moment, the doctor's face twisted in shock.
He gasped, "Unbelievable! The baby's heartbeat is back, and… And the gender's changed! Last time it was a girl. How did it turn into a boy?"
Just then, Justin's parents, Tom and Matilda, burst in, their eyes practically sparkling with excitement.
"Dr. Hecox, what did you just say? Is this for real?" Tom stammered.
Both of them were so overwhelmed, they could barely keep their voices steady.
They'd come in all fired up, ready to grill Chloe after buying into Natalie's story.
But now, they never expected to get hit with such a bombshell.
The doctor pointed at the ultrasound screen, nodding with excitement.
He said, "Yes, Mr. Woodard and Mrs. Woodard, take a look! This is the first time your little guy's giving us a full view on camera!
"Last time, it was just the angle that threw us off. Congratulations, Mr. Woodard and Mrs. Woodard! You've got yourself a grandson!"
Tom and his wife were grinning from ear to ear, while Justin and Natalie looked like they'd just seen a ghost.
"How could this happen? How is this even possible?" Natalie stammered.
If this were really true, then Natalie's baby boy wouldn't be the Woodard family's precious little prince anymore.
Back then, the Harrell and Woodard families just decided to set up a marriage alliance while chatting and laughing.
After Chloe went missing, the Harrell family took Natalie in and raised her as their own. Over the years, the Woodard family eventually saw her as one of their own too.
Natalie grew up alongside Justin and his brother Ethan. They'd been childhood friends, thick as thieves since they were little.
But when Chloe was finally found, the Harrell family wanted to make it up to her for everything she'd been through, so they let her choose her own match from the Woodard family first.
Chloe had her sights set on the calm and classy Ethan, but Natalie threw a tantrum and flat-out refused.
Justin couldn't stand to see Natalie upset, so he set up a plan at a party to end up in bed with Chloe.
Chloe was left with no choice. She had to marry Justin.
Natalie got exactly what she wanted and ended up marrying Ethan.
But not long after their wedding, Ethan died in a plane crash.
Her dream of living the high life as a wealthy heiress was crushed, so she started scheming to get her hands on Justin, the Woodard family's only remaining heir.
Not long after Ethan was buried, Natalie claimed she was heartbroken and needed someone by her side, then spiked Justin's drink to get him into bed.
After that crazy night, she managed to get pregnant before Chloe.
When Tom found out, he was so mad he tried to drag Natalie to the hospital for an abortion. But Justin put his own life on the line, swearing he'd rather die than let anyone touch a hair on that baby.
"Natalie's carrying my kid! If you hurt the baby, I'll kill myself! Dad, could you really stand to see our family wiped out?" Justin yelled.
Tom finally backed down, and to keep the scandal from blowing up, he told everyone Natalie was pregnant with Ethan's baby, born after he passed away.
But no one saw it coming. Just two weeks later, Chloe discovered she was pregnant too.
During those six months of pregnancy, Natalie was constantly pulling dirty tricks behind the scenes, always trying to mess with Chloe and get her in trouble.