Chapter 2Husband And His Old Flame Swapped My Baby While I Was In Labor

While he stood there stunned, I slapped him again—twice, hard.

“I just had a baby, and you’re trying to break me, just so Sophie can be your new mom?”

Tyler’s eyes brimmed with tears as he stared at me in shock, then balled his little fists and took a swing at me. I shoved him back; after all, he’d already pushed me to the ground.

His loud, tearful cry cut through my head. Nurse Lorna entered, instructing us to quiet down.

Then, in came Dan and Sophie.

Dan quickly apologized to the nurse and consoled Tyler.

“Mom hit me! She pushed me and won’t even feed my sister!”

Sophie, who had been watching with an indifferent look, suddenly spoke up.

“Katherine, no matter what, you shouldn’t hit the boy. A real mother always puts her kids first—you’re just not a good mother.”

Looking self-righteous, Sophie scooped up the crying baby. “I’m not saying this to be mean, but you can’t just leave a newborn hungry.”

I ignored Sophie as she tried to place the baby in my arms, turning instead to Dan.

“What’s she doing here? Didn’t you promise to cut contact?”

Before Dan could answer, Sophie interjected.

“I came here on my own. I know I was wrong in the past, and I wanted to apologize, maybe even start fresh and be friends.”

“Come on, Kate, just feed the baby.”

Remembering Sophie’s past meddling and Tyler’s constant complaints, I didn’t trust her in the slightest. Especially now. She had only been out of our lives a few months, and suddenly, my healthy child was a baby with a cleft palate—just like Sophie had once been. Coincidence? Not a chance.

“If you’re so eager, then you feed her because she’s not my daughter. Nurse, can you check the security footage?”

I turned to Nurse Lorna.

“Kate, please stop. I know it’s hard to accept, but this is just how it is. Our daughter has a cleft palate.”

Dan held my arm and nodded at the nurse, as if to signal I was unwell.

“My wife’s just having trouble accepting it. Thanks for understanding.”

Dan’s resistance only cemented my suspicions. They’d swapped my baby. But was she even safe?