The Silent Womb's Revenge

Chapter 12

"Impossible... Sophia wouldn't do this to me..."

Ethan Sullivan's fingers clenched the documents until his knuckles turned white.

He remembered Sophia's gentle smile when she handed him the papers. She was always like that—even her anger carried a softness.

The doctor's voice on the phone cut through him like a blade: "Mrs. Sullivan did undergo an abortion procedure yesterday."

"Did she... say anything?" Ethan's voice was raw.

"Before the surgery, she asked..." The doctor hesitated. "She asked if the baby would feel pain."

Ethan coughed violently, blood staining his lips.

"She still doesn't know..." The doctor spoke carefully. "The last miscarriage was caused by that herbal tonic."

Margaret Sullivan's shrill scream pierced the air: "How dare she! That was the Sullivan heir!"

"Shut up!" Ethan's eyes burned crimson as he looked up. "You killed my child."

Margaret stumbled back at his glare. "Have you lost your mind? Disowning your own mother for a woman?"

"Get out." Ethan swept everything off the desk.

The surveillance footage played in his trembling hands.

On screen, he was helping Victoria Taylor into the hospital. Around the corner, Sophia leaned against the wall, her face deathly pale.

"No..." Ethan frantically rewound the clip. "She had just had the surgery that day..."

His phone lit up with Sophia's last message: [The surprise is ready.]

So this was her surprise.

"Any updates?" he roared into the phone.

His assistant, Zhou, stammered: "After Mrs. Sullivan transferred in Country A... the trail went cold."

Ethan collapsed to his knees.

He had sent Sophia 99+ messages—apologies, pleas, and finally just the meaningless repetition of "Sophia."

Online outrage exploded. Sullivan Group's stocks plummeted. Yet he only curled up in the nursery, clutching a phone that would never ring.

The door creaked open.

Ethan staggered forward. "Sophia—"