Blurb：
Pregnant and betrayed, I was left to die in the desert by my husband Alexander. His secretary Vanessa’s lies turned our marriage into a nightmare. Now, with broken glass beneath my feet and contractions tearing through me, I press the hidden button on my pendant. Will my secret savior arrive in time? Or will Alexander and Vanessa’s cruelty prevail? A story of revenge, redemption, and a fight for survival.
Content：
Because I didn’t give up my seat for the secretary’s dog, my husband abandoned me in the scorching desert to teach me a lesson.
Five months pregnant, I felt a sharp pain and urgently asked the driver to take me to the hospital.
But my husband’s secretary, holding her dog, squeezed into my car.
She said her “baby” had no appetite, begging me to let the driver take her to the vet instead.
I refused sternly.
“I can give you money for a cab. My baby and I can’t be delayed.”
That night, my husband came home and accused me.
“Do you have any idea that you left Vanessa stranded? She had to walk to the hospital in 45-degree heat carrying her puppy. They’re still there now!”
I was confused.
“Any adult would know to call a cab. I transferred money to her.”
“Are you saying she and her dog are more important than me and our child?”
My husband softly agreed.
“Of course you and the baby are more important.”
In the following days, he took devoted care of me.
But on the day I was due to give birth, he abandoned me in a desert.
On a large screen high above, transmitted by a drone, he smirked, holding Vanessa.
“Didn’t you say adults know how to call a cab?”
“Let’s see how you manage to get to the hospital now.”
The man’s arrogant face on the screen grew clearer.
Though in the 60-degree heat, I felt a chill run through my body.
I stared coldly at Alexander through the screen.
“Get me to a hospital now. The baby can’t handle this heat.”
The disgust in Alexander’s eyes intensified.
“Can’t handle the heat? Then how dare you make Vanessa walk under the scorching sun?”
“Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. Get down on your knees and apologize properly to Vanessa, and maybe I’ll let you go.”
I looked up in disbelief.
“Me, apologize? I gave her money to hail a cab. I did nothing wrong.”
“Alexander, you’re heartless. I’m carrying our child!”
He let out a scornful laugh.
“I forgot to tell you. Vanessa is also pregnant with my child.”
He gently placed his hand on Vanessa’s belly, his gaze tender and affectionate.
I was stunned.
Severe dehydration from the exposure made me collapse onto the burning sand.
My phone fell out of my pocket. The screen lit up, filling with ride-hailing apps.
Alexander curled his lips in a sneer.
“I downloaded them for you in advance. You said it yourself — hail a cab.”
“So go ahead and call one to take you to the hospital.”
Vanessa smiled triumphantly.
Crouched in the desert, the pain of contractions and the burning of my skin were nothing compared to the agony in my heart.
Everything he did today was just to get back at me for Vanessa.
The weather grew hotter. Sweat drenched my body, and the abdominal pain intensified.
Yet he watched coldly as I suffered.
My eyes reddened, my voice trembled.
“Alexander, have you forgotten the vows we made?”
This sent him into a rage.
“Vows? Vanessa saw you getting too close to another man!”
Alexander and I had been married for seven years.
I never thought the man who once adored me would cheat, believing his secretary’s lies and putting me in danger.
I forced myself up, speaking word by word.
“I didn’t. I never…”
But before I could finish, Alexander cut me off.
“Enough!”
“I don’t want to hear it! Today, I’m teaching you a lesson. You’ll repay Vanessa a thousand times for the humiliation she suffered that day!”
A helicopter appeared overhead. Bodyguards dumped something from above.
Alexander’s voice was icy.
“If you can’t get a cab, then start walking.”
When I saw what was dumped from above, I gasped.
It was box after box of shattered glass.
I secretly pressed the button on the back of my pendant.
The person who gave it to me said that no matter where he was, he would come to me as soon as possible.
Exhaustion made my hands tremble. The pendant fell to the sand, buried.
I could only pray that my distress signal had reached him.
When Alexander dumped me in the desert, he deliberately took off my shoes.
My feet stepped onto the scorching sand mixed with glass shards, immediately getting cut.
On the large screen, Vanessa feigned sympathy, yet a hint of glee in her eyes.
“Just apologize to me properly, and I’ll forgive you.”
“I won’t hold a grudge. Don’t be so stubborn.”
Then she tugged at Alexander’s sleeve.
“Alexander, maybe we shouldn’t make her apologize. I…”
His gaze was fierce.
“No. I promised you she would apologize.”
Vanessa stood on her toes and kissed his neck.
My heart felt like it was being sliced apart.
The pain in my feet made my vision blur.
I constantly rubbed my belly, forcing myself to stay conscious.
Blood seeped continuously from my wounds. Wherever I walked, I left trails of blood.
Vanessa leaned against Alexander’s chest, gasping,
“Honey, Isabella is weak from being so close to labor. This could be life-threatening.”
Alexander snorted coldly.
“Life-threatening? Did she consider that when she made you walk in the heat?”
His anger seemed to be fueled further.
A helicopter landed in front of me. Bodyguards roughly pinned me down.
I struggled desperately to protect my belly, but one of them held me down firmly, tying iron weights to my wrists and ankles.
Alexander’s cold voice rang above me.
“Vanessa was carrying her dog that day. Now you’ll know how it felt!”
Already weak, the weights pulled me down immediately.
My palms touched the sand and were scalded instantly. Glass shards dug into them, making a bloody mess.
“Vanessa said she didn’t dare stop walking for a second that day.”
“Isabella, I’ll make you experience that too!”
The bodyguards on either side yanked me up. If I paused even for a second, a whip lashed across my back.
“Ah!”
I couldn’t hold back a scream that echoed through the deserted area.
Vanessa pretended to feel sorry,
“Alexander, maybe we should stop. Isabella’s a delicate rich girl. She can’t take this…”
Alexander flew into a rage.
“A delicate rich girl?”
“Isabella, don’t think I don’t know — you’ve always looked down on me because you’re from the Sterling family!”
Three years ago, I’d cut ties with my family to marry him and helped him build his business from scratch.
Back then, he cherished me. If I got the smallest cut, he would rush me to the hospital.
But later, he grew tired of what he called my “spoiled” nature, accusing me of looking down on him because of my background.
He turned to his obedient secretary and, to get back at me for her, tortured me like this.
I thought getting pregnant would make him change, but now Vanessa was also carrying his child.
My heart turned to ice even in the scorching heat.
Seeing my prolonged silence and refusal to yield, Alexander’s expression grew darker.
On the screen, Vanessa’s eyes reddened, crying pitifully.
“Alexander, maybe let it go. Look at her — people will think I’m bullying her.”
“It was just me walking in the heat with my dog. I’m fine… I can endure it…”
This enraged Alexander completely. He glared with madness.
“Isabella, I’m coming down there to deal with you myself!”
The helicopter carrying Alexander and Vanessa landed before me.
He grabbed my hair brutally and slapped me across the face.
“Isabella, apologize to Vanessa!”
My eyes bloodshot, I spoke word by word.
“Never.”
Alexander scanned the area and dragged me toward a large rock not far away.
Without a word, he shoved me hard against the scorching stone.
Smoke immediately rose from my body, the air filling with a burning smell.
My once fair skin was now covered in burns of varying sizes, oozing blood.
Alexander let go in disgust, ordering the bodyguards to hold me down.
As soon as my skin made a sizzling sound, they pulled me up.
Before I could catch my breath, they slammed me against the rock again.
Over and over. I felt my life fading.
But the heavy, painful sensation in my belly reminded me I had to hold on.
I couldn’t let my child die.
I bit my tongue, forcing myself to stay conscious.
After several times, the rock was covered in bloody marks, a horrifying sight.
Alexander looked at my wounded skin, his eyes cold.
“Vanessa got burned too when she reached the hospital.”
“Isabella, do you admit your fault?”
The pain made me tremble all over. I wanted to speak but had no strength.
Suddenly, an intense pain shot through my belly.
Then, I felt a warm flow.
No…
My water broke…
“Alexander… my water broke. Get me to a hospital…”
Vanessa immediately stepped forward, pressing down hard on my contracting belly.
Drenched in cold sweat, I let out a scream and pushed her away instinctively.
Vanessa knelt beside me, slapping her own face repeatedly.
“I’m sorry! I studied nursing. I just wanted to check on you.”
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”
Alexander kicked my pregnant belly hard, glaring at me viciously.
“How dare you hurt Vanessa!”
The next moment, he gently caressed my belly.
I almost thought he’d softened, a flicker of hope in my heart.
But his next words shattered me completely.
He leaned close to my ear, his tone deceptively tender.
“You wanted me in the delivery room, didn’t you? I’ll watch you give birth right here. How about that?”
I had made that wish when I first got pregnant.
I wanted our baby to see its parents the moment it opened its eyes.
Vanessa looked at Alexander with feigned curiosity.
“Great! I’ve always wanted to see a C-section!”
Alexander’s eyes softened. He kissed her forehead.
“Alright, baby. I’ll let you watch.”
His bodyguards rushed forward and pinned me to the ground. The leader held a long dagger.
I struggled desperately, biting one guard’s arm hard.
“Let me go!”
The bodyguard loosened his grip in pain but others held me down firmly.
They roughly lifted my top. The sunburn on my belly stung even more intensely.
Just as the blade was about to pierce my belly—
The sky filled with the sound of helicopters.
A man in a tailored suit descended, casually playing with a dagger.
The next second, the dagger flew and embedded itself in a bodyguard’s arm.
The man’s voice was terrifyingly cold.
“Who dares touch her?”
“Lucas…”
My voice was hoarse, barely audible.
Alexander’s face turned ashen.
“Lucas? This is a private matter between me and my wife. What’s the meaning of bringing so many men?”
“Mr Thorne, quite the display of power.”
Lucas spoke, his voice icy.
“I never knew it’s now acceptable to abandon one’s wife in labor in a 60-degree desert, littered with glass, for a live barbecue experience.”
Alexander’s face flushed. He tried to sound firm.
“She made Vanessa walk in the heat! I’m just teaching her a lesson!”
“Lucas, I advise you not to interfere!”
“A lesson?”
Lucas laughed as if he’d heard the biggest joke.
Walking to me, he took off his suit jacket and scooped me up gently.
His movements were careful, but his tone brooked no argument.
“Alexander, you’re not even fit to lick Isabella’s boots. What right do you have to ‘teach’ her?”
Lucas turned to leave, holding me.
“Stop!” Alexander roared, “You can’t take her!”
Lucas glanced back coldly.
“Not only will I take her, but I’ll also ensure you experience everything she just did.”
Lucas ordered his men,
“Gather every single glass shard. Don’t miss a grain.”
“Find a larger rock, heat it up, and let Mr Thorne and his dear secretary lying together on it. Make sure they enjoy their ‘wedding bed’.”
Vanessa hid behind Alexander, crying.
“Alexander, I’m scared…”
“Shut up!” Alexander snapped.
The Vance family’s influence far surpassed the Thorne’s.
Lucas’s gaze turned to Vanessa, freezing her in place.
“You wanted to see a C-section? Don’t worry, you’ll see plenty.”
Then, he carried me swiftly onto the helicopter.
Inside, a medical team was ready. They quickly hooked me up to various monitors.
I was shaking all over, the pain in my abdomen growing stronger.
I gripped Lucas’s arm tightly, using all my strength.
“Lucas… my baby… please, save my baby…”
“Don’t be afraid, Isabella. It’s alright.”
Lucas held my hand firmly, though his palm was icy.
He growled at the doctors.
“Now! Fastest speed! If anything happens to her or the baby, you’ll all be joining Alexander in the desert!”
A strong will to live kept me barely conscious.
“Ma’am! Hold on! Push a little more!”
I pushed desperately, my vision starting to double.
Pain and blood loss pulled me into semi-consciousness.
I thought I saw a tiny, wrinkled face, hearing a faint infant cry.
I smiled. My baby… he made it…
But hours later, when I woke again, I was met with dead silence.
Lucas sat by the bed, his eyes bloodshot.
“The baby?”
I asked, my voice raspy.
“I heard him cry. Is he in the NICU?”
Lucas was silent for a long time before speaking with difficulty.
“The doctor said…”
A doctor entered, looking at me with pity.
“Ms Sterling, please accept our condolences.”
“The fetus was severely deprived of oxygen due to prolonged exposure to high heat, leading to suffocation in utero.”
“We did everything we could, but… he only lasted three minutes.”
Three minutes.
My child was in this world for only three minutes.
I didn’t cry. I didn’t scream. I just stared blankly at the ceiling.
The physical pain seemed distant because my heart was utterly hollow.
I turned to Lucas, speaking word by word.
“Lucas, I want them to pay a thousand, a million times over.”
Lucas gripped my hand, his gaze icy.
“I’ll help you.”
“They’ll repay what they owe you with their lives.”
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