Chapter Just because I advised my husband's female secretary to carefully consider whether to keep her baby, my husband, Dawson Hill, stormed into the hospital and slapped me hard. I trembled with anger and immediately slapped him back. "I'm thinking about her! Kari Quinn is carrying a child with Down syndrome. Do you really want the child to be despised the moment it's born?!" Dawson froze on the spot. Later, he even tried to make amends by fussing over me like an obedient husband, preparing food for me. "Sorry, honey, I was too impulsive." But the next time I woke up, I found myself bound on a helicopter, flying over an endless tropical rainforest. My husband was inside the helicopter with his little secretary, leisurely sipping coffee. "You said you were thinking of her. Kari is an orphan; she just wants a home and a child of her own." "Since you said it's for her, then go act out a real-life survival show in this rainforest! You can leave once you've made Kari happy!" But he didn't know that his sister, who was about to give birth, faced a risk of amniotic fluid embolism. This surgery-only I in the world could perform it. I lifted my head to meet Dawson's eyes and spoke in a trembling voice, "If you touch me, your most beloved sister will die." The bodyguards on the helicopter doubled over with laughter, clutching their stomachs. "Miss Carl, are you out of your mind? Do you really think you're the King of Hell, deciding who lives and dies?" The butler nodded in agreement. "You got married into the Hill family and now think you own the place? You really take yourself too seriously!" After saying that, they exchanged glances and laughed shamelessly. Dawson sipped his coffee lightly, his gaze devoid of any emotion. "Now, kneel immediately and apologize to Kari, or you can prepare to survive in the wild rainforest!" Before I could respond, Kari, with red-rimmed eyes, tugged at Dawson's sleeve, looking distressed. Chapter 1 1.32% "Dawson, maybe let it go... I'm fine, and you don't have to make things hard for Alice." "She is the esteemed Mrs. Hill. I'm just a lowly secretary. It's already a luxury that I can carry your child. Kari doesn't dare hope for what isn't hers..." Hearing that, Dawson tenderly stroked Kari's head. "Kari, you're just too kind, that's why people take advantage of you." I felt a bitter laugh rise in me. It was clearly she who had sought me out, asking for my help. I told her the baby had Down syndrome and advised her to think carefully. Yet in her words, it became as if I looked down on her and forced her to abort. I opened my mouth to refute, but before I could speak, Dawson threw the cup in his hand at me with full force. "Alice Carl, have I treated you too well, so you've forgotten how to behave?" "Kari works hard and is far more capable than you, yet you shamelessly humiliate her just because you are Mrs. Hill. Have I been too lenient with you?" The cup smashed into my forehead, and blood blurred my vision. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the pain in my heart. Looking at his enraged expression, I suddenly felt like I didn't even know him. The old Dawson would never have lost his temper with me. Back when the Hill family was still a small company, I was already a world-class obstetrician. Many wealthy and powerful clients had competed for my surgeries. Using my connections, I had helped the Hill family secure many high-quality deals. The Hill family quickly rose to the top, and Dawson became Asteria's youngest CEO of a leading conglomerate. But that peaceful, perfect life changed completely after Kari appeared. I didn't understand why love from one person could vanish so easily. The next second, Dawson's words sent me into an icy panic. "Since she's so proud, throw her into the wild to survive. I want to see how long her pride lasts." 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