My Daughter Was Switched. I gave birth to a girl, but when I woke up from sleep, she had been switched with a boy. My mother-in-law said I was hallucinating because I wanted a daughter so badly. My husband also said I was confused and seeing things. I suspect they conspired to switch my child. Right after I gave birth, the nurse was about to take the baby away, saying newborns needed to be placed in an incubator. I mustered my strength and asked her to bring the baby to me. The little one was chubby and white, with eyes still closed but long eyelashes. Her cheeks were rosy, making her look adorable. The little toe on her right foot was noticeably curved, a genetic trait in my family. My tense nerves finally relaxed at this moment. Soon after, I fell asleep. “What are we going to do? My grandson is so unlucky, suffering right after birth.” I was awakened by my mother-in-law, who said viciously: “Did you hide a genetic disease? The doctor says the baby has a congenital heart defect. Having you as a mother is the child’s greatest misfortune.” “Sell the house your mother left you immediately to treat the child. If that’s not enough, use your dowry money. No matter how much it costs, I will cure my precious grandson.” What grandson? I know my mother-in-law was eager for a grandson, but I definitely gave birth to a daughter! “Mom, you must be mistaken. I clearly gave birth to a girl.” My mother-in-law shouted loudly: “How could I be wrong? It’s clearly my precious grandson.” Saying this, she picked up the baby and unwrapped the blanket. I took one look and was shocked. The originally chubby, white, and rosy cute face had become wrinkled, dark, and thin. “This is not my child!” My mother-in-law glared at me fiercely. “Lily Moore, what nonsense are you talking about? The child came out of your womb. If it’s not yours, whose could it be?” “Mom, I clearly gave birth to a girl. I saw the baby as soon as she was born. There’s no way I could be mistaken.” My mother-in-law’s eyes rolled, and she gave me a contemptuous look: “The baby was put in an incubator right after birth. You passed out after giving birth. What you saw was just a dream!” “The baby I’m holding is your child. The doctor says he has a congenital hereditary heart defect. Our family doesn’t have this genetic disease, so it must be inherited from your side.” That’s not right. No one in our family has ever had heart disease, and I’m certain I gave birth to a girl. My mother-in-law was clearly lying earlier. Thinking back to how she and my husband wouldn’t let me check the baby’s gender, they might have been planning to switch my child all along. But what benefit would this bring her? My mother-in-law desperately wanted a grandson. She wouldn’t raise someone else’s child. So whose child is she holding? Where did my child go? Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a chill down my spine. If my daughter was sold to human traffickers, I would regret it for the rest of my life and live in pain forever. The situation was urgent. I needed to buy time for my daughter. Taking advantage of my mother-in-law’s inattention, I secretly sent a text to report to the police. If they really switched the babies, my husband couldn’t possibly not know about it. From now on, I couldn’t trust anyone. “Wah~ Wah~” The baby cried loudly from hunger. I looked down and saw how ugly this child was. He didn’t resemble me at all. Seeing that I had no intention of breastfeeding, my mother-in-law became anxious again and started scolding me. “Do you want the child to starve to death? I’ve never seen such a heartless mother. The child is crying from hunger, yet you can’t bring yourself to feed him.” Thinking that this child had taken my daughter’s place, and my daughter was now missing, I didn’t feel any pity for him at all. Seeing that I wasn’t moving, my mother-in-law came over to unbutton my clothes. Her grip was strong, leaving red marks on my chest. I was too weak now, with no strength in my body. As I saw the buttons about to be undone to my chest, I caught sight of a plastic cup on the table from the corner of my eye and grabbed it to throw at her. My mother-in-law was furious and embarrassed, raising her hand to hit me. Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open.
My husband, Chris Collins, came in carrying breakfast. His younger sister, Jessica Collins, followed behind. The two were chatting and laughing, looking very close. My mother-in-law immediately changed her demeanor. “Son, look at the kind of woman you married!” “She watches the child starve and refuses to feed him even a bit of milk. Isn’t this trying to starve my grandson to death?” “Oh my, how can there be such a heartless woman? In all my life, I’ve never seen a mother like this!” I have to say, my mother-in-law’s acting skills could be written into drama school textbooks. Just moments ago, she had a face that looked like she wanted to tear me apart. Now, in front of her son, she immediately put on an act of being wronged and kind. Before Chris could speak, Jessica became anxious: “Sister-in-law, do you despise this child because he has a heart defect? Do you think he’s a burden, so you won’t feed him?” “You’re really selfish to the extreme. Is there any mother in the world like you?” Jessica was quick to accuse me, preemptively labeling me as selfish. She had always been at odds with me. When I married Chris, she made a fuss about me not being good enough for her brother and didn’t want to let me into the family. Did her brother’s marriage need her approval? Later, at the wedding, Jessica damaged my wedding dress, nearly causing me public embarrassment and exposure. I never understood why she targeted me. Before she finished speaking, Chris tugged at her collar, signaling her to be quiet. I caught their little gestures, and past events flashed through my mind. I had a terrible suspicion. Could it be that Jessica and Chris had some improper relationship? Chris walked to my side and said: “Lily isn’t that kind of person. You must have misunderstood. Jessica has been under a lot of pressure preparing for exams this year. Honey, don’t take offense at her.” Chris was clearly speaking in Jessica’s favor. Speaking of exams, Jessica had been renting a place outside to prepare for the civil service exam, especially in the past few months when she hadn’t shown her face at all. Could it be that these past few months she wasn’t preparing for exams, but was pregnant? Jessica was an orphan adopted by my mother-in-law. Could the child’s congenital heart disease be inherited from her? Did Jessica despise this child for having a heart defect and pull a switch, wanting me to pay and care for her child? And my child, I don’t know where they sent her. I can only hope they still have a bit of conscience and that my daughter is still alive.
“Honey, although the child has a slight defect, he’s still our child. As long as we put our hearts into it, we can definitely raise him well.” “Why don’t you sell the house your mother left you? It’s just sitting there anyway. From now on, the child’s medical treatment, medication, and formula will all be high expenses. I also don’t want to lower your quality of life now that we have a child.” I have to say, this family has calculated well. Not only did they scheme to have me raise Jessica’s child, but they also want me to pay for the whole family’s food and drink. This greedy and vicious family wants to squeeze the last drop of blood from me! After knowing each other for three years and being married for five, I decided to give Chris one last chance. “Chris, do you believe me?” Chris smiled and said: “Of course I believe you.” Looking into Chris’s eyes, I said word by word: “This is not my child. I gave birth to a daughter. Someone switched the babies.” Chris was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained the smile on his face and held my hand, saying: “Honey, you must be too tired and seeing things. I was right there watching as soon as the baby was born. You gave birth to a son.” Although he acted very normal, I still noticed he was lying. When he lies, his eyes dart to the left, and his left hand unconsciously clenches. I’m now certain that the baby switch was planned by their whole family. I laughed lightly. “This child is not mine. I won’t feed him a drop of milk.” “I also won’t sell the house my parents left me to save a child who has no blood relation to me.” After saying this, I glanced provocatively at Jessica. As expected, she became agitated: “Lily, you’re not thinking straight. This child is the one you gave birth to. We saw the nurse bring him out of the delivery room with our own eyes.” “You’re really a vicious woman. You’re so cruel even to a newborn baby. Do you think you’re the only one with milk? Worst case, I can…” Before Jessica could finish, Chris interrupted her: “What nonsense are you talking, child? I know you feel sorry for your nephew and want to feed him formula, but let mom handle this kind of thing. You just focus on preparing for your exam and try to pass this year.” Watching Chris anxiously explain, I laughed coldly in my heart. What Jessica wanted to say was probably that she would breastfeed herself. She wouldn’t let her own child go hungry. Chris was afraid Jessica would let something slip in her anxiety, so he pulled her up to leave.
“Stop right there!” The two turned around together. Jessica rolled her eyes at me impatiently. Chris looked at me for a while, then revealed a knowing smile. “Honey, is it that you don’t want to be apart from me? I’ve heard women become especially clingy after giving birth. So it’s true!” “Or are you jealous? Don’t worry, I won’t let her sit in my passenger seat.” How nauseating. Please spare me. The police will be here soon. I don’t want to waste time on finding my daughter. However, to avoid alerting them, I put on a weak act: “Honey, I have no strength left. I can’t eat. Can you peel an apple for me? Don’t leave just yet.” Chris agreed, then took up a fruit knife and sat down next to me to peel an apple. He even wanted to feed me bite by bite. Meanwhile, Jessica lay down on another hospital bed to rest. She looked even weaker than me. My mother-in-law had just prepared some formula and was feeding the baby. Soon after, the police arrived.
A sharp-eyed middle-aged police officer in uniform walked in. As soon as they saw the police, all three became flustered, especially Mrs. Collins. Her eyes darted around, practically writing “I’m the criminal” on her face. “We just received a report. I’m the police officer in charge of this case. My name is Officer Thompson. Which of you is Mrs. Moore?” I raised my arm slightly and said: “Officer Thompson, I made the report.” “My child is missing. I suspect someone switched the babies.” Officer Thompson glanced at the baby in Mrs. Collins’s arms and asked: “Isn’t your child right here? Did you give birth to twins?” I hurriedly explained: “This is not my child. I gave birth to a chubby white girl. Her right little toe is slightly curved, which is hereditary in our family.” “When I woke up, I found this wasn’t my child. But my husband, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law are conspiring to deceive me, saying this boy with a congenital disease is my daughter.” “I suspect this boy’s birth mother is my sister-in-law. She’s been out of sight all year under the pretext of preparing for exams. I have reason to suspect she was pregnant. The reason she switched the babies is that she wants me to sell my house to treat her child’s illness.” “Jessica has always liked Chris. Their family united to deceive me. I’m sure her child is fathered by my husband.” I analyzed rationally, stating the crimes committed by this family. As soon as I finished speaking, Mrs. Collins flew into a rage and rushed over to pull my hair. “These are all slanders from you, you slut! My daughter is pure and innocent. She’s been focused on studying for exams this past year, without even a boyfriend. Do you think everyone is as promiscuous as you?” Before she could touch me, Officer Thompson quickly stopped her. “Stop! You dare to lay hands on a woman who just gave birth, in front of the police, no less. And she’s your daughter-in-law. Your behavior gives me reason to suspect your family switched the babies!” Mrs. Collins was so frightened she didn’t dare breathe loudly and immediately behaved herself. Chris anxiously tried to explain: “Officer, my mom just got a bit excited. My wife can’t accept that our child has a congenital heart defect. Plus, women tend to be emotionally unstable after giving birth. Don’t listen to her nonsense. This child is definitely hers.” Officer Thompson suddenly asked: “Your wife just gave birth, and you as a husband don’t seem to care at all.” As soon as he finished speaking, Chris’s face showed a hint of embarrassment.
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