“When she wakes up I will just pretend that her son was saved and let her raise the baby you gave birth to.
Our son will soon inherit of the Salvatore Business so cheer up Victoria, afterall you are the only woman in my heart. There is no comparison between you and the plain Amelia.”
My heart chilled as I heard those words from the mouth of the man for whom I gave up everything.
Dropping out of an Ivy league college, I gave up my successful career as a model for this man in a heartbeat and became a mere housewife, a woman who was at his beck and call.
For Alexander Salvatore, the man I had loved beyond reason, my only purpose was being a substitute wife.
And my children, my precious, innocent children…they have been nothing more than a stepping stone for his benefit for he never once trusted me.
The doctor was astonished by Alexander’s cruelty and interrupted. ”Mr Salvatore, what if your wife finds out that the baby is not hers!?"
"Don’t worry… don’t all the new-borns look just the same?” Alexander said with determination. “You are underestimating Amelia’s devotion to me. She will believe anything I say with closed eyes but this time I will teach her a lesson she will never forget in her life!"
"Just make sure that even after Amelia is treated, the burn scars on her body don’t disappear completely, her face earlier resembled Victoria a lot, I don’t want Victoria to feel inferior."
The doctor was stunned and exclaimed urgently, "Mr Salvatore, that child was yours!"
"Really? How much money did my 'precious wife' gave you to splutter lies?" Alexander gritted his teeth no believing a word that the doctor said.
"I am not lying sir! You gave your child up for such a gruesome death and even after so much you still wish to make Miss Amelia ugly and unable to look herself in the mirror?"
My heart felt numb as I heard Alexander’s next words.
“What is the use of such beauty when all she is going to do is to stay at home and use it to seduce otther men!” Alexander said thundering before continuing.
”Didn't Amelia said that she will love me wholeheartedly? Then I guess she was beautiful for me to see, so when I want she will become ugly for my sake as well!"
The truth of being loved by the most desired billionaire in the country, the picture perfect life of a loving couple was shattered completely as years of my love turned cold.
"Doctor have you given Amelia the sterilization injection yet?" The words made me smile miserably in contempt as I heard those words, bile rising my throat.
"Sir, but what about the side effects?! This medicine is too dangerous, not only your wife can lose her ability to bear children but if anything goes wrong she will be paralyzed for all her life and even go completely blind!"
The doctor tried to talk Alexander to give up the idea.
“She is soon going to wake up so I cannot take any risks of her finding out that she was operated upon for sterility, It is only best for Amelia to stop giving birth to a litter of those bastards!
She does not deserves to be a mother at all! So she better not get pregnant!”
Thinking for a moment about the risks involved Alexander hesitated before replying firmly.
"Either way she already has to raise my child with Victoria so she must not be distracted by other things.”
Clutching my heart in agony I fell on my knees near the bed making Alexander sharply turn towards the ward hearing the commotion.
“Amelia, are you already awake?” Alexander walked inside with an expression of genuine concern, making me feel cold and numb,
Victoria was nowhere to be seen making me realise that he had sent her away. I forced myself to stand, tightly gripping the hospital gown.
“Where is my son? Alexander’s expression froze for a moment before he tried to pick me up in his arms like I was a fragile glass still pretending that he was a kind husband.
“I asked where is my child?” Taken aback by my cold demeanour Alexander's eyes flashed with anger.
“Don’t worry, our son is alright and is at home in mom’s care.” His cold and calculative gaze fell upon me and it was almost affectionate as to how he gently arranged the pillow beside my headboard trying to make me comfortable.
“It has already been a week since you are asleep Amelia.
You should get discharged soon, it is high time you start taking care of our baby…you don’t want to disappoint mom, do you?”
I stayed silent without a word.
That very night I was abruptly discharged from the hospital while I had still not completely recovered.
Entering the grand Salvatore mansion that was fully recovered as if nothing occurred at all I heard my mother-in-law laughing with my sister.
"Victoria darling, since childhood you have been beside Alexander. If it was upto me I would have only accepted you as my daughter-in-law!”
“Auntie…Amelia is my sister…how can I even think of occupying her place.” Victoria said sadly making my mother-in-law’s anger flare up.
“Look at you being so sensible and obedient when you have suffered so much, how can that seductress be your sister in any way?!
That good for nothing Amelia is an evil witch who has brought bad luck since the moment she stepped into this household! I should have never agreed to such a marriage!"
My mother-in-law said loudly, ensuring all the maids and servants in the room could hear her words loud and clear.
“Amelia don’t mind her words, mom is very angry this time, it’s better to be obedient and try to appease her anger.” Alexander pressed close, warning me in a low voice ignoring his mother’s insults pressing my hand as if to stop me from doing anything foolish.
"Victoria darling” My mother in law smiled “Since today I will be your godmother, and to commemorate our bond, go on and give Alexander’s son a name."
I felt numb as Victoria took the baby in her hold and gently played with him.
“How is Austin?”
Something inside me snapped.
“Looking at you being so intimate with my child, if I didn’t knew better I would have thought that you gave birth to him and replaced my son.” Alexander’s head snapped to me in fury as I stepped forward.
