And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 1

Gwendolyn Quigley sat in the opulent living room of a lavish mansion, her faded floral dress a stark contrast to the luxury surrounding her.

Her estranged mother, Gemma, adorned in a chic designer outfit, held her hand and wept. “Gwen, you’ve toiled away in the countryside, but marrying into the Chadwick family will bring you wealth and prestige.”

A sharp pang of pain shot through Gwendolyn as she realized any hope for maternal love was In vain.

She looked at Gemma with a stony expression and said, “I’m your flesh and blood, and your want me to marry Vivien Sawyer’s fiancé. That man was in a coma after a car accident, practically in a vegetative state!”

The Sawyers wanted to secure the Chadwick family’s fortune without subjecting Vivien to hardship.

Gwendolyn was the sacrificial lamb, taken from her rural life for this very purpose.

Gemma’s tears flowed as she knelt before Gwendolyn, “I had no choice as a stepmother! It may look like I live in luxury, but there’s unseen suffering. After all, I brought you into this world. Help me, please! Marry in place of Vivien!”

Gwendolyn took a deep breath, her eyes reddening slightly.

Gemma had abandoned Gwendolyn as an infant to marry into the Sawyer family. She doted on her stepdaughter, Vivien, while ignoring her own daughter in the country for twenty years.

newfound conscience, but to exploit

marry him.”

giving back for the life Gemma gave me.” thought

Gwendolyn to her feet, “The Chadwick family has prepared a bridal

was intent on her

off her hand, her pretty face cold, “This is the last

ordered the maids to

bridal gown, her natural beauty enhanced by

of the corner of her eye, she spotted

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triumph on her lips, silently mocking poor Gwendolyn.

clutched the medicine chest she had

announced, “Madam, the Chadwick

keep the Chadwick family waiting, Gwen, Leave your stuff behind. You don’t want to be a laughingstock,” Gemma said, pushing Gwendolyn toward the door,

dodged, causing Gemma to stumble.