Womb for Rent 1

Womb for Rent 1

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I was pregnant with sextuplets, but my husband refused to let me reduce the number of fetuses

I thought it was because he loved me. What I didn’t know was that none of these six children were minethey belonged to him and his first love

swapped out my eggs. The only 

Stephen Delami had drugged me reason he wanted these children was to harvest their umbilical cord blood -to save Joey Cabrina, his childhood sweetheart, from leukemia

I stood outside the door, listening

If Mrs. Delami finds out the children she’s suffering to carry aren’t even hersthat she’s just a living blood bankshe’ll probably break down,his assistant said

Stephen’s voice was ice cold. So what? She’s just a tool.” 

Three years of marriage, and I just realizedI never knew him at all

My hands clenched so tightly that my nails drew blood

I pulled out my phone and dialed my doctor. Terminate the pregnancy,I heard myself say, voice hollow. All of them.” 

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The morning sickness started right after our honeymoon. At the hospital, the doctor confirmed I was pregnantwith sextuplets

Ms. Kingston, your uterine lining is thin. We recommend fetal reduction. Sextuplets are extremely highrisk.” 

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But Stephen refused immediately. No reduction. The Delami family can afford them all.” 

His warm palm pressed against my stillflat stomach. These are our children. I want to keep everyone.” 

I was deeply touched by what I thought was sincere love. So, I gritted my teeth and decided to carry on

Things were fine until six months laterone night, I got up to use the bathroom and overheard a conversation coming from the study

Joey’s leukemia needs umbilical cord blood. Six babies mean better odds. The more, the better,Stephen said, his voice cold and unfeeling

But Mr. Delami, this could put your wife’s life at risk” 

She chose to marry into the Delami family. She should’ve known there would be a price.” 

I clenched my hands tightly, and my vision blurred with tears

So this was it. Both the children and I we were nothing more than tools 

to him

With six cord blood donations from Mrs. Delami’s pregnancy, Ms. Cabrina’s leukemia will be cured for sure

Another voice chimed in, Our CEO only has eyes for Ms. Cabrina. That’s why he had Jessica Kingston act as a surrogateno delay in treatment, and a hope for survival.” 

If Mrs. Delami finds out the babies aren’t hersthat she’s just a living blood bank, she’ll lose it for sure.” 

Stephen’s tone was icy. So what if she finds out? She married into this familyshe has to pay her dues.” 

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Others murmured in agreement. Exactly. Even if she finds out, what can she do? She signed the prenup. Jessica gave up her entire family business just to marry Mr. Delami. No matter how bitter she feels, all it takes is one look from him and she’ll fall in line.” 

They all laughed knowingly. The meaning behind their words was unmistakablecold and calculated

I stood frozen in the shadows of the hallway. It felt like all the blood in my body had turned to ice

I reached trembling hands toward my swollen belly. My nails dug deep into my skin

I thought, What did they mean these children weren’t mine?” 

I had endured violent nausea, swollen limbs, and torturous sleepless nights

And the mocking, shocked looks from others, being ridiculed as a breeding pigby those rich girls in the circle, enduring it all through gritted teeth until nowjust to provide umbilical cord blood for Joey

The conversation in the study continued, but my ears were ringing. I could no longer make out the words

I knew who Joey was. She was Stephen’s childhood sweetheart

When I first heard, six months ago, that she’d been diagnosed with leukemia, I even volunteered for a bone marrow match. Unfortunately,

wasn’t a fit

I never imagined my kindness would be repaid like this. My womb turned into her lifeline

Dizziness crashed over me. I braced myself against the wall to keep from falling

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The buzzing in my ears was deafening, but every single word from the study still pierced through loud and clear

They were still discussing my purpose.” 

Stephen’s cold, calculated voice made my skin crawl

Three years of marriage, and I never truly knew the man I slept beside

I touched my sixmonth bellyhome to six carefully planned blood bags. I was just the incubator

Joey Cabrina. I knew that name far too well. Stephen even kept their high school photo on his phone

The night she was diagnosed, he had locked himself in the study and smoked the whole night through. I’d thought he was grieving for a friend

But now I understoodhe was grieving the woman he truly loved. And they were never just friends

A laugh bubbled up, then dissolved into tears

I thought, If Stephen wanted to save his precious first lovewhy did he have to lie to me

Why drug me during our honeymoon and implant her embryos into my body? How could he be so cruel?” 

I clenched my fists tightly. I once believed the warmth in his hands, the way he covered me with blankets at night, and the porridge he cooked- meant he cared

The gentle way his hands brushed over my bellyI thought I had married for love

As it turns outit was all a lie

Ninety-nine scars

Ninety-nine scars

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