A husband locked his pregnant wife in a freezer

She felt herself fading away. The chills had almost stopped. That was worse than the tremors. It meant her body was running out of strength.

She looked at her babies: two fragile faces against her chest

.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered. “Mom tried. Mom fought with all her might.”

Her eyes slowly closed.

And then, somewhere outside that freezing room, someone noticed that something was wrong.

Connor Hayes had been working late.

His technology company occupied a building three doors down from Bennett Pharmaceuticals.

Around midnight, he saw a silver sedan in the parking lot with its hazard lights flashing dimly.

It was strange.

At dawn, the same car was still there.

Connor approached. A bag was on the passenger seat. A phone was in the cup holder. The parking sticker belonged to Bennett Pharmaceuticals.

And the owner of the car? A woman.

Pregnant, judging by the maternity items on the seat.

Connor’s instincts kicked in.

I knew Derek Bennett.

Seven years earlier, Derek had stolen Connor’s business platform, forged documents, nearly ruined his future, and escaped the consequences.

Connor had rebuilt his life into a multi-billion dollar empire.

I had never forgotten what Derek was capable of.

He called building security and demanded access to the pharmaceutical storage area.

The guard hesitated, but Connor insisted.