Chapter 4

Gideon's mother comforted Vanessa while Gideon's father jabbed his finger at my face:

"How can your heart be so black? Just because you can't have children, you curse Vanessa."

"Do you have to see our family without children before you're satisfied?"

"This is Grandfather's will! Not child's play!"

Gideon's sister walked over, pretending to be concerned:

"Usually hiding things from Gideon and having your fun is one thing, but this is family business. You can't mess around."

"Even if you're jealous of Vanessa, you can't be this vicious."

Word by word, they slandered me, painting me as a jealous shrew.

The whispers around me reached my ears.

"Exactly. With a child here, who knows where Gideon's heart will be."

"The family treated Wren like their own daughter-in-law, who knows how wild she's been behind the scenes."

"She should sign the divorce papers right now!"

I clenched my palms, my knuckles turning white.

After a long moment, I raised my phone and called the family doctor.

"Dr. Lee, bring a full set of testing equipment to Grandfather's funeral. Give Vanessa's child another complete examination."

Before I finished speaking, Gideon's father slapped the phone out of my hand, furious:

"What examination? My grandson is perfectly healthy!"

"How can your heart be so malicious? You're actually cursing a newborn child to die!"

The phone screen shattered, and my hand turned red.

"After Dr. Lee examines him, you'll understand what I meant."

Gideon's father glared at me with a dark expression.

"Fine! I want to see what tricks you can pull."

"If nothing's wrong with the child, I won't let you off!"

Half an hour later, Dr. Lee walked in quickly with two assistants behind him, looking anxious.

I stared hard at the child in Vanessa's arms:

"Full examination. Check him thoroughly from head to toe!"

Gideon's mother anxiously grabbed Dr. Lee's hand.

"Dr. Lee, there won't be any problems with the child's heart and lung function, right?"

Dr. Lee said nothing, just took the child. His assistants set up the equipment and began a thorough examination.

Everyone around held their breath, waiting for the results.

Soon, Dr. Lee removed the stethoscope:

"The child's heart and lung function is very healthy. No damage."

Vanessa visibly relaxed.

"See, I told you. During pregnancy, I went to a rural village for a traditional remedy passed down for three thousand years."

"I drank my father-in-law's morning urine for three hundred days. How could there be any problems with the child?"

"For this child, my father-in-law also made great efforts, drinking a liter of alkaline water every day."

Gideon's mother patted her chest and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Gideon's father glared at me, his eyes wide with rage. 'Slap!' He hit me so hard my ears rang.

"Wren, I've treated you well for three years as our daughter-in-law. Don't push your luck!"

"My grandson is perfectly healthy. If you curse him again, our family isn't to be trifled with!"

He threw divorce papers in front of me.

"Sign it, then get out."

The slap on my face burned with pain.

But no matter how much it hurt, it couldn't match the coldness in my heart.

"I won't sign unless we do another paternity test."

At those words, Gideon's mother also became furious.

"Crazy woman! Gideon's eyes, Gideon's nose—can't I, his own mother, recognize them?"

Vanessa's eyes turned red. She rushed up and gripped my shoulders tightly with both hands.

"You think I faked the paternity test? You think everyone's as disgusting as you?!"

"Fine, I'll let you die with clarity today!"

She turned and shouted at Dr. Lee:

"You want a paternity test? Let's do it now!"

Then she glared at me viciously, like a demon from hell:

"If the test results come back confirming that Asher is Gideon's son."

"You, Wren, will abort the baby in your belly, sign the divorce papers, and leave the family completely!"