Chapter 1 Get Married Tomorrow
“Push harder!”
With a scream from Gladys Almond, the baby was born. Doctors exclaimed, “It’s born. It’s a boy! “It’s as handsome as Mr. Bradshaw!” Gladys lay weakly on the bed with a pale face, gazing at the infant. The newborn was tiny, with fair skin and a robust cry, inheriting his father’s exceptional appearance. Smiling, Gladys extended her arms to reach for the baby. However, a beautiful woman suddenly snatched the baby and settled on another mobile bed. “Gladys, thank you for giving birth to my child. I’ll take him,” declared the woman. In the light, the woman bore an uncanny resemblance to Gladys. It was her twin sister, Julie Almond. As she watched her sister take the baby away, Gladys felt a sense of loss, as if a part of her had been severed. The baby’s cries elicited waves of heartache within her. “Julie, I want to keep the child…” said Gladys in a faltering voice. “What?” Julie was stupefied in surprise. After a couple of seconds, Julie stared at Gladys, saying, “Gladys, do you know what you’re talking about? “You’re only 20, single. How are you going to explain the child to others? Do you want everyone to know you slept with Zachary? Do you want to disappoint our parents and bring shame to our family? Do you want the child to be called a bastard?” DON Gladys’s face turned pale. Gladys, who had spent her childhood in the countryside, returned home only the previous year. Somehow, she found herself entangled in a romantic encounter with her sister’s fiancé, Zachary Bradshaw, leading to an unexpected pregnancy. Zachary, unaware of Gladys’s existence, mistook her for Julie. Overwhelmed with apprehension, Gladys hesitated to disclose the truth. In Zachary’s perception, it was Julie who had been pregnant throughout the nine months. As far as he knew, “Julie” had just given birth to his child. If the truth were to be exposed, everyone would condemn Gladys. Gladys’s face turned gloomy at the thought. Julie put her hand on Gladys’s shoulder, saying, “Gladys, if the baby stays with me, he will be the legitimate heir of the Bradshaw family. I will raise him as my own with Zachary, “Go back to the countryside and never come back. I’m doing this for you, and for the baby. You should listen to me! Then, Julie eyed the doctors. The doctors immediately took out a syringe. Gladys looked bewildered. “Julie, what’s that?” Julie says, “Don’t worry. It’s for the pain. Get some rest, and it will be over when you wake up.” The doctors injected the drug into Gladys’s body. Gladys felt weak and started to lose consciousness. The doctors wheeled her behind the curtain. Julie and the child were taken outside. A cool man with a tall figure just arrived outside the delivery room. Dressed in a well–fitted suit, with sharply defined facial features and long, straight legs, he exuded a mature and restrained male charm. His suit buttoned up to the top added to his sophisticated appearance. This was none other than Zachary Bradshaw, the youngest CEO consistently topping the Forbes billionaire list and the global most attractive men list. He was the epitome of the man every woman desired and every man aspired to be. Julie’s eyes lit up at the sight of him. “Zachary, you’re here.”” With a certain thought crossing her mind, Julie gently touched the baby in her arms and continued in a seemingly “weak” voice. “This is our baby. It hurt so much just now. I thought I’d die from the pain. But Zachary, our baby is the best thing that ever happened in my life. “Zachary, for the sake of the child, would you please don’t annul our engagement?” A year ago, Zachary had wanted to annul their engagement. But then, under drug influence, he had sex with Gladys. Mistaking Gladys for Julie, he changed his mind. Now, the child was Julie’s only chance to become Zachary’s wife. Zachary turned his gaze to the baby and thought about how he forcefully had sex with her after being drugged during a mission. Finally, he made up his mind. “Okay. We’ll get married tomorrow.”
