My Wife Swapped Our Baby to Inherit My Billion-Dollar Fortune My wife swapped our daughter with my brother-in-law’s daughter to ensure her family would inherit my billion-dollar fortune. I pretended not to know. I watched as my “niece” was mistreated and starved into a skeletal state at my brother-in-law’s house. Meanwhile, my “daughter” was raised by my wife to be rosy-cheeked, adorable, and blessed. On the day of my daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony, just after I had transferred company shares to her, my brother-in-law’s family burst in with my niece and a DNA test report. “The hospital mixed up the babies back then, brother-in-law. It’s time to switch them back!” Amid their triumphant gazes, I smiled through tears: “Sure.” “Zane! My water broke!” I was out of town closing a deal with a client when I received this message from my wife, Emily. The moment I saw those words, I immediately canceled all my upcoming tasks and replied: “Honey, I’m coming right away.” As I anxiously opened my phone to contact my assistant about available tickets, Emily sent another message. “Don’t worry, darling. No need to rush. My brother and sister-in-law are here. You focus on making money, and come back when you’re done. It’s fine.” I said okay, but the urge to return grew stronger by the minute. Just then, my assistant called. Her voice was full of apology. “Mr. Wilson, I’m so sorry. Due to the recent extreme weather, the airport is closed, and there are no train tickets available.” I sat by the floor-to-ceiling window of the hotel, not understanding why my heart was racing uncontrollably. But deep down, I had a feeling that I absolutely had to go back. “Sarah, what about a taxi? If I take a taxi back, how many hours would it take?” The assistant on the other end of the line paused for a moment, then responded professionally. “Mr. Wilson, if you take a ride-sharing service, it would take about six hours to get back.” I nodded in agreement and asked her to book one for me immediately. The taxi sped onto the highway through the heavy rain into the dark night. Even after getting in the car, that ominous feeling hadn’t dissipated. I could only ask the driver to go as fast as possible within the legal limits. On the way, I tried calling Emily, but there was no answer. Thinking it was probably because she was exhausted from giving birth, I rationalized that the bad feeling was probably just empathy for Emily’s pain during labor. At this point, I still thought I was in sync with Emily, and even wanted to give her a surprise, so I didn’t tell her I was coming. By the time I arrived at the hospital, it was already late at night. There weren’t many people around, just a few nurses dozing off here and there. I asked for Emily’s room number, and when I got there, I saw that she had indeed given birth and was sleeping, her face pale. Seeing her like that made my heart ache. I felt she had been through so much, and didn’t want to disturb her. Instead, I asked a nurse where the nursery was and headed there alone. There weren’t many people on the nursery floor at this hour. I remembered the number and walked to the door of one of the rooms. Just as my hand gripped the doorknob, I heard familiar voices whispering inside. “Honey, are we really going to do this?” I frowned as I listened carefully. It was the voice of my sister-in-law, Lily. If that was her husband, it must be Emily’s brother, Ryan. Sure enough, the next moment I heard my brother-in-law Ryan’s voice, with a hint of resolute determination. “Of course. We’ve come this far, do you want all our plans to go to waste?!” “But… but what if we get caught swapping the babies? And… that’s our daughter…” Lily’s voice was choked with sobs, clearly very reluctant. Ryan cursed her under his breath: “This is why women can’t get things done! Didn’t we agree to switch them from the start? This way, all of Zane Wilson’s money will belong to our family! Why are you crying now? Do you still want the money or not?!” “…I do,” Lily’s timid voice came after a while. Then the two of them opened the door to the inner sterilization room. They seemed about to come out, so I quickly retreated to the stairwell corner. I saw them sneak out, looking around cautiously before leaving. I stood there frozen, chilled to the bone. After a long while, I seemed to regain the warmth in my body. Then I also entered the nursery. After searching carefully, I found the incubator with Ryan and Lily’s names on it, separated by a few from the one with Emily’s and my names. Although the name on this incubator was Chloe Parker, the moment I saw the baby, I felt an instant connection. I immediately switched the babies back. As I was going downstairs, I passed by Emily’s room. She seemed to have woken up, and I could faintly hear her talking with Ryan and Lily. I stood to the side and eavesdropped. “Sis, I’ve switched the babies as you instructed.” I heard Ryan, barely able to contain his excitement. Then Emily’s weak voice came from the bed. “Thank you, Ryan. I promise I’ll take good care of your child and won’t let her suffer at all. Everything we’re doing now is so that we can ultimately get all of Zane’s assets.” Hearing this, I felt as if I had been struck by lightning. It was even more heartbreaking than discovering Ryan’s actions earlier. I had thought it was just Ryan and Lily’s malicious scheme, but now I discovered my own wife was involved. She was my partner, the person I shared my bed with! Then I heard very low sobbing from the room. “But… but I carried her for ten months, and now we’re just switching…” That was Lily, unable to part with her own flesh and blood. “What are you crying for?! She’s going to have a better life! Could we afford to raise her? Zane will raise her, she’ll get a better education and resources! What are you crying about?!” Ryan immediately scolded her. Lily could no longer hold back her tears and began to weep openly. “Lily, I understand. After all, it’s the child you carried. Anyone would be reluctant and heartbroken. But this is the only way now,” Emily sighed softly, seemingly holding Lily’s hand before continuing to comfort her. “When the child comes to our side, I can’t guarantee everything, but I can assure you she’ll want for nothing. In the future, no matter how well she does in school, even if she’s not very smart, it doesn’t matter. Zane will give her a good future. Can you provide that?” Lily sobbed and shook her head, finally giving in. “Alright, sis. We just came to let you know it’s done. You just gave birth, so get some rest,” Ryan’s voice came from inside. Seeing that the two were about to leave, I quickly hid in the nearby stairwell. The stairwell was dark. Outside, the heavy rain had just cleared, revealing a cold, round moon through the window. I looked at the moon, and tears suddenly fell. Emily and I met in college. Her family wasn’t well-off, and she worked part-time during university. I met her during a volunteer event. Back then, she was a shy girl who would politely greet me as “senior.” It was her shyness and the innocent look in her eyes when she looked up at me that made me start pursuing her. Dating during college was incredibly sweet. Emily came from a poor background, and I always felt sorry for her. So I took her to experience many things she had never experienced before. As for food and clothes, I never let her want for anything. She also seemed to love me very much, making me believe we would get married and spend our lives together. And we did get married. I proposed to her right after graduation, disregarding our difference in status and marrying her directly. I remember my family was against it at the time, saying there weren’t that many good girls in the world and warning me not to be deceived again. But they could see I really liked her, so in the end, they allowed the marriage. My married life with Emily seemed happy. I believed I treated her extremely well, but I didn’t notice that she was the first to change. After years of marriage, what I got in return wasn’t her love, but her scheme for my assets. And my brother-in-law, who could only afford to buy a house and get married because of me, would bow and scrape in front of me, but behind my back, he was plotting with Emily like this. No wonder I had that inexplicable urge to rush to the hospital. Fortunately, I made it back. I wanted to see what kind of trouble they could stir up! I didn’t go directly to Emily’s room that day. Instead, I found a place to stay near the hospital and only appeared before them the next day, pretending to be anxious. “Honey! How are you? I bought the earliest flight back, but I was still late!” I pushed open the door to the ward, my face deliberately showing signs of a hasty journey. Emily, seeing me arrive, immediately tried to sit up, smiling at me with an exhausted but happy expression. “Darling, you’re here?” “Brother-in-law is here!” “Brother-in-law.” Ryan and Lily, who were on another bed, seemed guilty and immediately stood up to greet me. Everyone was all smiles. “Lily, don’t move. You just gave birth a few days ago too, right? Don’t get up. Honey, how are you feeling now? It’s all my fault, I couldn’t get the fastest ticket back.” I sat by Emily’s bed, playing along with them, looking at Emily with apparent concern, but my heart was ice-cold. Because in this short interaction, I couldn’t detect any other intentions from them. Indeed, the Parker family were all actors, smiling tigers. “Brother-in-law, sister gave birth to an 8-pound little princess yesterday. Congratulations!” Ryan, seeing the situation, immediately chimed in with sweet words. “8 pounds? That’s quite heavy. It’s truly a joyous occasion,” I said, letting a hint of delight flash across my face, while coldly thinking to myself: If I had really come back this morning, I would have been completely fooled by you all. Just then, a nurse pushed in two babies. She placed each baby next to their mother’s bed before leaving. I hurriedly looked at the baby next to Emily. “Brother-in-law is so eager,” Ryan laughed, smoothing things over. Emily also smiled helplessly, seemingly amused by my boyish impatience. Everyone thought I was anxious to see my own daughter, but that wasn’t the case. After carefully examining the baby, I felt a weight lift from my heart. In my haste last night, I only had time to mark the baby’s leg with a dot using my pen as identification. Now I saw they hadn’t noticed anything amiss. The setup of the two cribs was vastly different. The one next to Emily was extremely luxurious, while the one on their side was quite simple. The cribs weren’t provided by the hospital. We had bought all the best baby products, both domestic and international, months in advance. Looking at the clearly hastily bought, makeshift crib on my sister-in-law’s side, I couldn’t help but ask with confusion: “Is using this crib…” “Oh, brother-in-law, our family is different from yours. We don’t need to use such good things for everything. This is good enough. I didn’t even have a crib when I was little,” Ryan waved his hand and laughed it off when he saw me asking. “You should still be careful with children’s things. They’re just born and have low immunity,” I only advised a couple of sentences. After all, it wasn’t my child. But I was grateful in my heart. If they had really switched the babies, my daughter would now be in a crib that was about to fall apart. I didn’t know how many hardships she would have to endure with them in the future. Looking at Emily, who was showering the baby beside her with love, I once again felt how heartless she was. How could she bear to give her own child to the other side, to that environment and those parents?! “Honey, why don’t you name her?” Emily looked up at me with a face full of happiness. I smiled back and responded: “Poppy Wilson.” After resting for a while longer, we were discharged from the hospital. Before parting, Ryan and Lily were reluctant to leave my daughter, with Lily on the verge of tears several times. “Brother-in-law, bring your niece to visit often.” “I will,” I responded outwardly, while inwardly sneering as I looked at their daughter, whom they couldn’t even be bothered to hold. You reap what you sow! I wanted to see exactly how they planned to get my assets by swapping the children! And I was even more eager to see their disappointed and devastated expressions when they found out their baby-swapping plan had failed!
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