My Best Friend Stole My Husband's Heir

My best friend disguised herself as a nurse and artificially collected my husband Gideon's sperm during his medical checkup. She got pregnant.

All because Gideon's grandfather, the world's richest man, made an announcement before his death.

Whoever gave birth to the future heir of the family would inherit his trillion-dollar fortune.

But I had fertility issues. Three years of marriage, and still no pregnancy.

After my best friend got pregnant with my husband's child, she moved the delivery room right into Grandfather's hospital room and gave birth to a boy on the spot.

"Wren, I'm doing this for your own good. The family needs an heir."

"Besides, I'm a traditional woman. Since Gideon took my virginity, he has to take responsibility."

"As for you, if you agree to leave with nothing, I might let you be the child's godmother."

Triumph filled her eyes as she slapped the prenatal paternity test report in my face.

I looked at her paternity test. It clearly stated:

"Test results support biological father-son relationship between the parties."

Everyone thought I was about to be kicked out of the family.

But I just smiled as I looked at a line of text in the corner.

The paternity test report slapped against my face, papers scattering everywhere.

At Grandfather's funeral, everyone wore mourning clothesexcept for my best friend Vanessa, who wore a bright red dress and held her newborn son.

Her smile stretched from ear to ear. She looked nothing like someone attending a funeral.

"After I found out I was pregnant, I moved into the family estate to take care of myself."

"Don't blame Gideon. After all, the baby in my arms is the family's only son. Naturally, he has to be recognized as the rightful heir."

The air fell silent for a moment. The mourners all looked at me, waiting for my reaction.

But I just smiled at a line of text in the corner.

Then Vanessa's phone rang. Gideon's mother's voice burst through the speaker, overflowing with joy.

"Vanessa, is it true? Our family has an heir? I have a grandson?"

Vanessa looked at me triumphantly and went on and on about how adorable her son was before hanging up with her chin held high.

I looked at her and spoke calmly.

"This child will never inherit the trillion-dollar fortune."

Vanessa sneered, thinking I was just desperately grasping at straws.

"Wren, don't tell me being a daughter-in-law has made you stupid."

"The paternity test clearly states that it supports Gideon as Asher's biological father."

"According to the will, only Asher is the family's bloodline."

"If you leave with nothing now, I might let Asher recognize you as his godmother."

An hour later, Gideon's mother stumbled into the funeral, not even having time to grab a coat.

The moment she saw the baby's face, she couldn't stop praising:

"He looks just like him. Exactly like him."

Gideon's mother was afraid I might lose control, so she had people block me.

"This is a precious treasure. We must take good care of him."

Then she pulled Vanessa aside: "Vanessa, you haven't finished your postpartum recovery yet. Sit down and rest. Don't tire yourself out."

"I'll call the lawyer right now to transfer the inheritance to you!"

Then she turned and glanced at me with disgust:

"Unlike some people who couldn't produce anything in three years."

"If I were you, I'd pack up and leave now before being thrown out and humiliated."

But I just stared intently at the baby in the nanny's arms.

"No need to call the lawyer, because she won't get a penny of that inheritance."

Vanessa looked me up and down, then spoke as if bestowing charity:

"Wren, face reality. You can't have children because you've done too many bad things. You seduced Gideon in college, wearing those tank tops and short skirts. What kind of decent woman dresses like that?"

"Only a proper woman like me deserves to give birth to the family's son."

Many people came and went through the funeral hall, everyone with different thoughts, their eyes constantly shifting between Vanessa and me.

After all, this was the world's richest man's fortune. So many people were envious.

Whoever could get it would basically be set for life.

"This is a funeral hall. What are you all doing?"

Gideon's father strode over. When he saw Vanessa, his face relaxed.

He looked utterly kind:

"Vanessa's here. The lawyer will arrive soon, and we'll announce the heir directly."

"This is freshly made chicken soup. Drink up."

"That's right, you're our family's greatest benefactor. You must nourish your body properly."

"After the inheritance transfer, go to a private postpartum center to recover for six months."

Gideon's mother hastily scooped up a spoonful of chicken and brought it to Vanessa's lips.

I looked at the three of them in front of me, acting like a harmonious family, and felt it was painfully glaring.

"Uncle, Aunt, putting aside the fact that Gideon and I aren't divorced yet."

"Aren't you celebrating a bit prematurely? What if she can't get Grandfather's inheritance?"

Hearing this, Vanessa almost spat out the blood chicken in her mouth.

She pushed past Gideon's father and mother, holding the child, teasing him while glaring at me.

"So what if you're married? The family won't want a slut who can't have children."

"Who knows what you were doing, coming home at ten o'clock every night. You probably slept around so much you became infertile."

"In the future, when my son grows up, he'll never marry a woman with such a messy private life like you."

Gideon's mother helped Vanessa sit down, glanced at me, and sneered:

"This little baby is definitely our family's bloodline. He looks exactly like Gideon when he was little."

Vanessa's face filled with triumph again:

"Wren, I know you're upset that I gave birth to Gideon's son."

"But you're talking nonsense. Have you gone crazy from not being able to have children?"

Every word was baseless slander.

Yet it attracted the attention of the family's distant relatives.

"Gideon married a woman with a messy private life? No wonder she couldn't get pregnant for so long."

"Good thing Vanessa had a son, otherwise the family wouldn't have an heir."

"But Wren seems so certain. Could it be the child really isn't his?"

Hearing this, Vanessa's eyes immediately reddened. She clutched Gideon's mother's arm, looking aggrieved:

"Whether the child is his or not, you can tell just by looking."

"I know you're all looking out for Gideon."

"If you don't believe me, I'll take Asher for another paternity test."

Vanessa's face was full of grievance, as if she would burst into tears the next second.

Gideon's mother's face wrinkled with distress, and her voice immediately grew louder.

"I'd like to see who dares make my grandson suffer."

"Those eyes, that noseexactly like Gideon when he was little! If he's not our biological grandson, whose could he be?"

"You don't need to test anything, Wren. This grandson, our family has claimed!"

Looking at Gideon's mother's twisted face before me, my heart stung with pain.

The Gideon's mother of the past had always been kind and warm to me, always smiling.

I had treated her like my closest family.

But now, with Vanessa's manipulation, she looked at me with pure hatred.

Gideon's father couldn't hold back anymore and waved for people to remove me from the funeral hall.

"Because of one sentence from you, you made Vanessa, who just gave birth days ago, cry like this."

"Get her out of here."

I looked around, staring hard at Gideon's father and mother, speaking each word clearly:

"Do you really think just because Vanessa had a son, she can get the inheritance?"

"Even if the lawyer comes, she won't get a single penny!"

The air froze for a moment, so quiet you could only hear breathing.

Gideon's father stomped his cane heavily, his face flushing red with anger:

"Get her out! I don't want to see this lunatic anymore!"

Two security guards immediately came forward, grabbing my arms.

I suppressed my anger and shook them off hard.

"Don't touch me. I'm pregnant."

With that, I pulled out the pregnancy test report from my bag.

Black and white, clear as day: 12 weeks pregnant.

Gideon's father and mother exchanged glances and laughed coldly.

Vanessa reached out and snatched the pregnancy report from me. After looking at it for a few seconds, she laughed:

"So what if you're pregnant?"

"You're only three months along. You don't even know if it's a boy or a girl."

"What right do you have to compete with my son Asher for this inheritance?"

"Today, I'll make you see the contents of the will clearly."

Half an hour later, the lawyer got out of his car carrying a briefcase.

Everyone's eyes locked onto the lawyer.

They watched him walk into the main hall, pull the will from his briefcase, and read it clearly, each word hammering into the entire funeral.

"Given that the testator is advanced in age but currently of sound mind and able to express his will freely."

"The testator wishes, through this will, to transfer all his property to the biological mother of Gideon's first son."

Vanessa triumphantly snatched the will and shoved it in my face.

"Did you hear that? The biological mother of his first son!"

"Even if you have a son, he'll only be fit to carry my son's shoes!"

The way Gideon's mother and father looked at me pierced my heart.

"I heard it. I heard it very clearly."

I looked at the short line of text on the will, my gaze falling on "biological mother of the first son."

Then it fell on Vanessa's face.

"When you can't get the inheritance, let's see how long you can keep acting smug."

Gideon's mother comforted Vanessa while Gideon's father jabbed his finger at my face:

"How can your heart be so black? Just because you can't have children, you curse Vanessa."

"Do you have to see our family without children before you're satisfied?"

"This is Grandfather's will! Not child's play!"

Gideon's sister walked over, pretending to be concerned:

"Usually hiding things from Gideon and having your fun is one thing, but this is family business. You can't mess around."

"Even if you're jealous of Vanessa, you can't be this vicious."

Word by word, they slandered me, painting me as a jealous shrew.

The whispers around me reached my ears.

"Exactly. With a child here, who knows where Gideon's heart will be."

"The family treated Wren like their own daughter-in-law, who knows how wild she's been behind the scenes."

"She should sign the divorce papers right now!"

I clenched my palms, my knuckles turning white.

After a long moment, I raised my phone and called the family doctor.

"Dr. Lee, bring a full set of testing equipment to Grandfather's funeral. Give Vanessa's child another complete examination."

Before I finished speaking, Gideon's father slapped the phone out of my hand, furious:

"What examination? My grandson is perfectly healthy!"

"How can your heart be so malicious? You're actually cursing a newborn child to die!"

The phone screen shattered, and my hand turned red.

"After Dr. Lee examines him, you'll understand what I meant."

Gideon's father glared at me with a dark expression.

"Fine! I want to see what tricks you can pull."

"If nothing's wrong with the child, I won't let you off!"

Half an hour later, Dr. Lee walked in quickly with two assistants behind him, looking anxious.

I stared hard at the child in Vanessa's arms:

"Full examination. Check him thoroughly from head to toe!"

Gideon's mother anxiously grabbed Dr. Lee's hand.

"Dr. Lee, there won't be any problems with the child's heart and lung function, right?"

Dr. Lee said nothing, just took the child. His assistants set up the equipment and began a thorough examination.

Everyone around held their breath, waiting for the results.

Soon, Dr. Lee removed the stethoscope:

"The child's heart and lung function is very healthy. No damage."

Vanessa visibly relaxed.

"See, I told you. During pregnancy, I went to a rural village for a traditional remedy passed down for three thousand years."

"I drank my father-in-law's morning urine for three hundred days. How could there be any problems with the child?"

"For this child, my father-in-law also made great efforts, drinking a liter of alkaline water every day."

Gideon's mother patted her chest and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Gideon's father glared at me, his eyes wide with rage. 'Slap!' He hit me so hard my ears rang.

"Wren, I've treated you well for three years as our daughter-in-law. Don't push your luck!"

"My grandson is perfectly healthy. If you curse him again, our family isn't to be trifled with!"

He threw divorce papers in front of me.

"Sign it, then get out."

The slap on my face burned with pain.

But no matter how much it hurt, it couldn't match the coldness in my heart.

"I won't sign unless we do another paternity test."

At those words, Gideon's mother also became furious.

"Crazy woman! Gideon's eyes, Gideon's nosecan't I, his own mother, recognize them?"

Vanessa's eyes turned red. She rushed up and gripped my shoulders tightly with both hands.

"You think I faked the paternity test? You think everyone's as disgusting as you?!"

"Fine, I'll let you die with clarity today!"

She turned and shouted at Dr. Lee:

"You want a paternity test? Let's do it now!"

Then she glared at me viciously, like a demon from hell:

"If the test results come back confirming that Asher is Gideon's son."

"You, Wren, will abort the baby in your belly, sign the divorce papers, and leave the family completely!"

Neither Gideon's father nor mother objected.

The pain on my face hadn't faded, shooting all the way to my heart.

I clenched my fists tight as unprecedented emotions surged through me.

If I backed down now, Gideon would unknowingly have his wife switched and gain a son who couldn't even inherit.

Before I could agree, Gideon's sister grabbed me with disgust on her face and dragged me to the medical room.

"I want to see what else you have to say!"

Dr. Lee sensed the heavy atmosphere and tactfully collected samples to send for testing.

Soon, Gideon's toothbrush was sent over.

During the wait for results, the scene was deathly silent.

All of Gideon's elders sat in a row, staring at me with dark expressions.

As if I wasn't the family's daughter-in-law, but some heinous criminal.

I looked at those hateful faces before me, unable to suppress the turmoil inside.

A family aunt sneered with narrowed eyes:

"When the results come out, let's see what you have to say."

I don't know how long passed before the machine emitted a cold beeping sound.

One test report after another was printed out.

A sharp beep sounded.

The top one clearly displayed:

"Test confirms parental relationship exists between Asher and Gideon."

Gideon's mother was first to rush up and snatch the report from Dr. Lee's hands.

After seeing the words clearly, she laughed loudly:

"See that? This is my biological grandson!"

She held the report up to everyone's faces one by one.

Gideon's father was so happy his mouth wouldn't close, holding the baby and rocking him constantly.

Gideon's sister snorted coldly, grabbed my hand, and tried to stuff me into the car.

"Today I'll watch you abort that baby!"

"Wait..."

I struggled desperately. This was the child I'd begged for three years to finally conceive.

I absolutely wouldn't allow anything to happen to him.

The family's cold faces filled my vision.

Words filled with hatred assaulted my eardrums:

"How dare she insult the mother of the family's future heir. Teach her a lesson!"

My shoulders shook back and forth, my wrists twisted hard, trying to break free from Gideon's sister's grip.

"Her child isn't what you think at all!"

I opened my mouth and bit down hard on Gideon's sister's arm, then turned and shouted at Dr. Lee:

"The paternity test report, Dr. Lee, the line below..."

"Stop struggling. Today, you're getting that abortion!"

Vanessa kicked me hard from behind. My eye socket hit the car window frame, and everything went blurry.

But I ignored the pain, only turning to look desperately at my last hope.

Dr. Lee met my gaze. Seeing the desperate hope in my eyes, he froze for a moment.

His heart softened, and he bent down to pick up the paternity test report from the ground.

The moment he saw the contents, his breathing became rapid and he frantically tried to stop them.

"Wait! Stop!"

"You can't abort the baby!"

The car started. He rushed frantically to the front of the vehicle, pounding on the glass.

"This child is the last hope. You can't abort it!"

"No one can leave!"

The car stopped. Gideon's father looked impatient.

"Dr. Lee, you did the paternity test yourself. What problem could there be?"

"Asher is the family's only heir!"

Dr. Lee swallowed hard and handed over the report in his hand.

"You should look at this before making any decisions."

"Hmph! Let me see what other tricks you can pull!"

Gideon's father impatiently took it. The next second, his eyes suddenly widened!