A Pregnant Wife Betrayed by Her Husband Finds an Unexpected Savior in the Hallway — Part 2

Previously: When Rebecca went into labor, she expected her husband's support. Instead, his mistress attacked her in the hospital hallway while he watched coldly—until a brave doctor stepped in.

Unmasking the Monsters

The tension in the hallway was thick enough to suffocate. Melanie scrambled to her feet, her face contorted in rage, while Julian stepped forward with a practiced look of concern suddenly plastered over his face.

"Doctor, please, this is a family matter. My wife is hysterical, and this woman is just a close friend trying to calm her down."

Julian said smoothly, his voice dripping with false sincerity. Rebecca sobbed from the floor, holding Dr. Wallace’s lab coat.

"He’s lying! They want my baby, Doctor! They did something to me!"

she cried out. Dr. Wallace didn't waver. He kept his arm outstretched, shielding Rebecca as two security guards finally rushed into the corridor, pinning Melanie to the wall.

"I know exactly who you are, Mr. Vance. And I know what you did. The police are already downstairs."

Dr. Wallace said, his voice trembling with controlled anger. Just twenty minutes prior, Dr. Wallace had ordered an urgent toxicology screen on Rebecca. Her sudden, violent labor at thirty-two weeks didn't align with her healthy prenatal history. The laboratory had just called him with the horrifying results. Rebecca’s blood was laced with a high concentration of a synthetic labor-inducing drug—a substance Julian had access to through his pharmaceutical firm. Julian had been poisoning his wife's daily tea, planning to trigger a miscarriage or a dangerous premature birth that he could blame on natural complications, clearing the way for him and Melanie to inherit Rebecca's family estate without a child binding them. Melanie's presence today was meant to ensure the accident looked convincing. Julian's calm facade began to crack as Dr. Wallace revealed the truth.