“Susan, your husband didn’t leave you simply because of another woman. He had discovered the truth.”
It turned out that during my delivery, my baby had been taken to another hospital ward. That same day, Rebecca, the wife of a wealthy businessman, had also given birth.
But Rebecca’s husband had dreamed of having a biological child for years, and when he discovered that the baby wasn’t his, he threatened to divorce her and leave her with nothing.
Rebecca had turned to someone she knew who worked at the hospital.
And my mother, who was drowning in debt, had agreed to participate in the deliberate baby swap in exchange for a large sum of money.
“But why did my husband stay silent?” I asked.
“Because Mom threatened him. She told him that if he revealed the truth, Emily would be taken away from you, and you might lose both girls forever.”