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"Mommy, you're really awful. I wish Lily were my mom instead."On Audrey and Nathaniel Bennett's seventh wedding anniversary, their son, Colin Bennett, was hospitalized due to an allergic reaction, and Audrey cared for him tirelessly for three days.To her horror, the first thing Colin did upon waking was call the police, accusing Audrey of k********g and insisting she wasn't his real mother.Cold handcuffs snapped around Audrey's wrists. Her mind went blank.The police ordered a DNA test for both of them.During this time, she was detained in the interrogation room and subjected to relentless questioning while being denied sleep, food, and water.Just as her emotions were about to collapse, the test results finally came in."It has been confirmed that you and the boy share no biological relation," the officer declared sternly. "Colin has accused you of k********g, deliberately feeding him foods he's allergic to, and abusing him. You need to explain everything clearly!"The officer's words reached Audrey's ears distorted and muffled. Her head spun, and her hands and feet trembled violently.Even worse than the physical exhaustion was the crushing realization that the child she had cherished for six years wasn't biologically hers! 'This is impossible!'She had carried him for nine months and endured three days of excruciating labor before giving birth to Colin in a luxury maternity ward.After losing a lot of blood and falling unconscious for hours, Nathaniel had stayed by her side, never leaving for a moment.After her uterus was removed during surgery, apart from Colin, she could never have another child in this lifetime.Nathaniel had never held it against her. The billionaire CEO willingly cared for her and Colin himself, steadfastly for seven years."I need to contact my husband..."Audrey suppressed the churning in her stomach, aching to see Nathaniel immediately.The police exchanged glances and allowed her to communicate with the outside world.Her fingers trembled as she dialed, mistyping the number multiple times.The first call rang out.So did the second call and the third...On the ninth attempt, just before the phone disconnected, someone finally answered.Audrey's lips quivered, but before she could speak, a sweet, unfamiliar woman's voice cut her off.As an adult, she instantly understood what was happening on the other end.Her husband was f*****g another woman. Her mind went blank. Eventually, her family's lawyer, James Walker, arrived with all the documents proving their identities and hurried Audrey out of the police station."Ma'am, are you returning to the hospital to take care of Colin?""No, to Bennett Group." She clenched her teeth, biting into the soft flesh inside her mouth. Only the sharp pain could keep her from collapsing. She was desperate to find Nathaniel, to confront him and demand the truth. The office door stood wide open, revealing Nathaniel with his shirt disheveled and a hickey on his neck.ic_default