Chapter 2 - THE SECRET BEHIND THE TRUST

The hospital lights were too bright.

That was the first thing I noticed.

The second thing was Daniel’s hand wrapped around mine.

He hadn’t let go since we arrived.

The doctors moved quickly.

Machines surrounded me.

Questions came from every direction.

“When did the pain start?”

“Did you fall directly on your stomach?”

“Did someone push you?”

That last question made the room quiet.

I looked at Daniel.

He looked back at me.

Then I answered.

“Yes.”

The nurse’s expression changed.

“Who?”

I closed my eyes.

I didn’t want to say her name.

Because saying it made it real.

“My sister.”

The doctor continued examining me while Daniel stepped into the hallway to speak with the police.

I could hear his voice through the door.

“She attacked my wife intentionally.”

“No, it wasn’t an argument that got out of hand.”

“Yes, there is video evidence.”

For the first time in hours, I felt like someone believed me.

But then my phone started ringing.

My mother.

I stared at the screen.

Daniel walked back inside.

“Don’t answer.”

I looked at him.

“She’s my mother.”

“She chose Rachel before she chose you.”

That hurt because I knew he was right.

I answered.

“Emily…”

My mother’s voice sounded broken.

“Please don’t destroy this family.”

I almost laughed.

“Mom, Rachel kicked me.”

“She didn’t mean—”

“She kicked my stomach.”

Silence.

Then my mother whispered:

“You know how emotional she gets.”

I felt something inside me break.

“Emotional?”

“Yes.”

“She could have killed my baby.”

My mother didn’t answer.

And that silence told me everything.

Daniel took the phone from my hand.

“This conversation is over.”

He ended the call.

Then he showed me something on his phone.

A photo.

The inheritance documents.

The same ones my mother had taken.

“What is this?”

Daniel sat beside me.

“Your grandfather’s trust agreement.”

I stared at the paper.

My grandfather had created a trust before he died.

A trust that would transfer to my child after birth.

But there was one condition.

My daughter had to be born alive.

My stomach dropped.

“Daniel…”

He nodded.

“I know.”

Neither of us spoke.

Because we both understood.

If my baby didn’t survive…

The trust wouldn’t go to her.

It would go to the next beneficiary.

Rachel.

My sister.

The room suddenly felt freezing cold.

Rachel didn’t attack me because she was angry.

She attacked me because my daughter was standing between her and millions of dollars.

Then Daniel’s phone rang.

It was the detective.

His face changed as he listened.

“What?”

A pause.

Then:

“You’re sure?”

He looked at me.

“Someone tried to delete Tyler’s video.”

My heart stopped.

“Who?”

Daniel slowly lowered the phone.

“The person who tried…”

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“It was someone inside this hospital.”