🔥 CHAPTER 1: THE FAKE PREGNANCY
🔥 CHAPTER 1: THE FAKE PREGNANCY
The sharp crack of the slap echoed through the luxury villa.
Everyone froze.
Crystal glasses stopped halfway to lips.
Conversations died instantly.
Victoria staggered backward, clutching her swollen stomach.
Then came the scream.
"My baby!"
Her voice pierced through the room.
"She's trying to kill my baby!"
Guests gasped.
Several relatives rushed forward.
Others stared at Sophia in horror.
The young woman stood trembling.
Her hand still raised.
Her face streaked with tears.
Years of anger.
Years of humiliation.
Years of silence.
All exploded in a single moment.
The sound of footsteps thundered down the hallway.
Richard rushed into the room.
"What happened?"
His eyes immediately found Victoria.
His pregnant wife.
His future child.
The woman he believed needed protection.
Victoria collapsed dramatically into his arms.
"Sophia attacked me."
Richard's face darkened.
"What?"
"She hit me."
Victoria sobbed.
"She tried to hurt the baby."
The room turned toward Sophia.
Judging.
Condemning.
Accusing.
Exactly as they always had.
Richard pointed at his daughter.
"Have you lost your mind?"
Sophia felt her heart break.
Again.
The same pattern.
The same outcome.
No questions.
No investigation.
No chance to explain.
He always believed Victoria.
Always.
Something inside Sophia finally snapped.
"No."
The word came out stronger than expected.
Victoria froze.
Richard blinked.
"No?"
Sophia stepped forward.
Tears streamed down her face.
"No more lies."
Victoria's eyes widened.
A flash of fear.
Quick.
Almost invisible.
But Sophia saw it.
And suddenly she knew.
The woman was terrified.
Not because of the slap.
Because of what was about to happen.
Before anyone could react, Sophia lunged forward.
She grabbed the side of Victoria's designer dress.
Victoria screamed.
"Don't touch me!"
Too late.
Sophia pulled.
Hard.
Fabric ripped.
Gasps erupted.
Then something fell.
A large flesh-colored object tumbled onto the marble floor.
Bounced once.
Twice.
Then stopped.
Silence.
Complete silence.
Nobody moved.
Nobody spoke.
Nobody breathed.
Because everyone was staring at the same thing.
A fake pregnancy belly.
A foam pillow.
Victoria's entire stomach had just fallen onto the floor.
Richard stared.
Unable to process what he was seeing.
"No."
The word escaped his lips.
Victoria's face turned ghost white.
The guests looked horrified.
Sophia looked directly at her father.
Then whispered:
"She's been lying to you."
And that was only the beginning.
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Because Sophia hadn't yet revealed the real reason Victoria pretended to be pregnant.
TO BE CONTINUED...
