Reborn To Stay Away From Him novel Chapter 1

Chapter 1

On her 60th birthday, Josephine Faye lay at death’s door.

The hospital had issued the third critical condition notice–she needed a transplant immediately.

But her husband, Edmund Oswald, would not allow their son, Stephen Oswald, to donate part of his liver.

Refusing to lie there and wait for the end, she got up and dragged herself to the doctor’s office, hand braced against the wall.

As she reached the door, she overheard Edmund speaking.

“Steve isn’t my wife’s biological child, so a match is impossible. Frankly, even if he were a match, I still wouldn’t let him donate.”

The doctor looked surprised. “What about her biological child? If they act now, she could survive.”

Edmund shook his head.

“Her daughter died in a car accident three years ago. We’ve decided to give up treatment.”

Josephine trembled violently as the shock hit her. Her throat tightened, letting out nothing but a jagged, wheezing rasp as she struggled to breathe.

Stephen wasn’t her child?

Impossible!

She had suffered through three days and nights of labor just to give birth to him.

Even after her uterus had been removed to save her life, holding the tiny baby in her arms made every bit of pain worth it.

“Edmund!”

She shouted with all her remaining strength.

The surge of emotion made her stagger, nearly collapsing.

The next moment, her best friend, Diana Harlette, caught her.

Before Josephine could even thank her, Diana fell to her knees, tears streaming.

“You’re old. If you die, it’s your time. But Steve is still young–he can’t go through a surgery this dangerous.”

“I can’t hide it anymore. Steve is mine and Eddy’s child. Look at him- he’s called you ‘Mom‘ for decades. Don’t make it harder for him.

“I’m begging you… I’ll kneel for you if I have to!”

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