“Please spread your legs widely.” The man's cold voice echoes through Lydia's ears.

Lydia held out her lips, but kept her legs spread with obedience. She's lying on a surgical table. The blinding lights made Lydia incapable of opening her eyes. She tried to narrow her eyes to see the medical personnel around with their white coat.

“Miss Lydia, I am your doctor. Do you know what surgery you're going to have?" The doctor sounded very cold.

Lydia was adamant and emotionless, “I know, I'm doing embryo transference. I'm about to transfer a grown adult embryo to a test tube in my uterus. After this operation was successful, the entire stage of infant cultivation officially ended. Within a few months, William's baby will be born out of my womb. I'll become a surrogate mother.”

The doctor said with a cold voice, "This child is an important one for the Chang Family. So just stay put. If this all goes wrong because of you, you won't be able to take that responsibility. As you can not be sedated, it will hurt. You have to bear with me."

"I know, I can handle it," Lydia said softly

As the apparatus approached Lydia's skin, the doctor's voice sounded again. He was shocked and unable to believe what he saw. "Miss Lydia... you. Have you ever had an affair with a man? You still..."

"I know..." Lydia interrupted the doctor in a low voice.

"I understand the state of myself. Just carry on." Lydia ended her talking. She raised her eyebrows and closed her eyes. The whole process is not only painful but also humiliating for an unmarried woman. Lydia was aware that her actions were ridiculous and unreasonable.

She had to give birth to a child of a man whom she had only met once, and this man did not have any intimate contact with her.

With just that cold instrument and a bunch of doctors wearing white coats, she became the mother of his child.

Lydia couldn't help but remember her one encounter with William.This was a business gathering. William's appearance was clearly that of a leader among men, and the heir of the Chang Family. He stood in the middle of the crowd and was the only focus. William has a lot of talent as well, although he's too arrogant. But no matter how cold his emotions are, no woman can avoid falling in love with him.

He was the wealthiest man in the city, and many women dreamed of marrying him.

But this was all before William got into a car accident and fell into a coma.

When the once awesome William is stuck in a coma, which other woman would want to marry him? But apparently there are daughters who will marry the dead to keep their father's inheritance. Lydia only knew that as long as she bore William's child, the Chang Family would help her revive Lydia's Family and take care of her father's hard-working business.

After the entire operation was over, Lydia felt pain all over her body.

The doctor said coldly, "Miss Lydia's, your operation was very successful. But you should avoid doing vigorous exercises, sleeping with men, and taking cold food..."

Lydia nodded, she bit her lip, turned around and asked, "How soon will I be able to see Old Madam Chang?"

The doctor answered coldly, "Old Madam Chang has told me you're coming tomorrow. Miss Lydia Ahn will go straight to the Chang Family Manor and you can meet her."

Lydia bit her lip and slowly started leaving operation table. At this time, a nurse came to help her. But she shook her head, "I can do it myself."

Lydia pushed the nurse away and stepped out of the operating room door through gritted teeth.

As Lydia walked out of the operating room, she heard nurses and doctors whispering behind her, “She seems very temperamental, but forced to act like an educated girl. A woman like this would also be willing to be a surrogate for a man in a coma for a money?” The nurse gossiped behind her.

The doctor snorted coldly, lowering his voice, “For the sake of money, there are people who can do things that you can not imagine. She hasn't had a relationship with a man yet, so she came to do surrogate operation for the sake of the Chang Family. Do you know, she sells the womb to earn money?  Even though she said she was married to William, it was just a signature on the agreement. In fact, her womb was just like a rental house. Who would have known that she was really a daughter-in-law of the Chang Family? Until this operation was completed today, she just got the chance to meet Old Madam Chang.  Of course, selling her womb to the Chang Family is better than selling it to someone else."

“But all that is the same as a **********, huh. That kind of woman reminds a lot of men that they're worthless, really shameful women." The nurse said in a low voice.

Lydia went out, she tried so hard to hold on to those tears. Her body couldn't stop shaking. She used to be proud of herself, and now she's fallen into a terrible situation in this world. But isn't this the path she chose?

From the moment she decided to win the support of the Chang Family, she volunteered to marry William. She willingly produce an heir for William and Chang Family. Since the day she was operated on, she wasn't Miss Lydia any more. She was no longer a girl, she lost her innocence. Now she's a grown lady.

But she felt like she was nothing more than an object, with a price clearly marked on it. An extremely cheap price. Something that doesn't have any value.

Low?

Lydia smiled with tears in her eyes. Without realizing it, her tears are already falling to pieces. She had to adapt to this word, because henceforth it will be her future label for the rest of her life.

Lydia walked out of the operating room to her car and leaned back in the car seat. Taking a deep breath, Lydia closed her eyes tightly, holding back the tears she was about to spill. Lydia kept trying to be strong and tough not wanting to lose. But now she has fallen to the point where she has sold her womb and turned it into a tool. When the news spread, she would immediately become the laughing stock of others.

But what's the problem? All Lydia wants is that when her father wakes up, she will see that her family is still intact and struggling, so it's worth doing everything she could.

Lydia didn't waste too much energy on sadness. She took a deep breath and immediately turned her head. Drive to another hospital. Entering her father Lewis' ward, Lydia saw that her stepmother Brooke was on the phone, and her eyes filled with excitement.

When Lydia was five years old, her birth mother died, and in order to take care of her, her father married Brooke to be her stepmother.

Brooke wasn't bad at first, but when she gave birth to her daughter, Libby, Brooke became indifferent towards Lydia. But Brooke doesn't have the chance to be a cruel stepmother like in a fairy tale. After all, Lewis loved Lydia very much, and Lydia was a child with a strong temper. Brooke couldn't possibly do cruel things to her.

Brooke didn't dare do anything weird to Lydia. She was even a little afraid of Lydia.

Seeing Lydia walking to the ward, Brooke immediately stood up nervously, she immediately hung up and said, "Lydia, your father's condition is quite good today, but he hasn't woken up yet."

Lydia turned to see her father lying on the hospital bed and said coldly. "Who did you call earlier?"

Brooke stuttered and said. "No, no one?"

Lydia narrowed her eyes and said to Brooke, “If you want to quickly find a new family, you don't have to worry. My father is still alive. The Ahn Family has not been destroyed. You don't need to rush to find another man."

“I, it's not me but CEO Jee who keeps calling me. He's been restless lately. I was just trying to calm him down.” After Brooke finished speaking, she knew that she was wrong, and immediately covered her mouth.

Lydia frowned and looked at Brooke, she said coldly, "My father has been in a coma for a month now. You don't care about your husband, but instead with CEO Jee, do you still deserve to be called a wife?"

Brooke said, “Lydia, in reality, the Ahn Family's situation now is not my fault. Wouldn't it be great if I could find a rich person to help us? Besides, you have no right to blame me. The man who smashed the company into bankruptcy, wasn't it your fiancé, Archie? Really, you can't even take care of your own man, and still want to lecture me?"

Speaking of this, Brooke suddenly stood up straight, even raised her voice, and said loudly, “We are all suffering now because of you. If the Ahn Family ends, we could go bankrupt and have nothing left. We will go bankrupt if there is no more capital injection, especially since the Ahn Family's debt is almost 200 billion. We'd better find our own way. Libby and I are not responsible for any debts belonging to the Ahn Family. The Ahn Family Villa is also ours. Would you have the heart to leave Libby and I homeless? You have a good relationship with your father, right? Then your father will be yours!"

Lydia turned to look at Brooke, and said coldly, "You have enjoyed the Ahn Family's wealth for so many years. Now that you want to leave the Ahn Family so easily, it won't be that easy. Even taking care of the current company is better than you and Libby. I will definitely be able to pay off all the debts. I will take care of everything myself, and I will explain everything to father, you have no right to feel like a victim. If you want to leave my father, that's fine, but just wait until the Ahn Family recovers and dad awake. At that time, do whatever you wanted but now you can't leave my dad! Also, Archie and I have broken up, don't call him my fiancé anymore!”

Brooke who witnessed Lydia's anger, immediately lowered her head timidly, walked to Lewis's side, took a cotton swab and dipped in water, and rubbed Lewis's lips gently.

Lewis' body condition is not good now. He can't drink water directly. He could only use a cotton swab dipped in water and wipe his lips slightly to temporarily relieve some of his thirst. But Brooke didn't care about Lewis at all, she let her husband thirst until his lips were chapped, without wiping his lips.

In fact, Lewis was not considered a competent father, even though he loved Lydia so much, he tried to fulfill her every wish. But because Lewis was always busy with work, there was no time to spend with Lydia. Besides, Lewis sucks at picking a woman, Brooke is a woman who looks beautiful on the outside, but is rotten on the inside. If it weren't for Lydia's stubbornness, perhaps her life would be like the telenovelas on television, she would be tortured to death by her stepmother.

But a father like this, was Lydia's last family. If Lewis died, then Lydia would truly be an orphan in this world. Lydia had never been afraid of anything before but now Lydia was really scared. She was afraid Lewis would go, she didn't even care about anything anymore.

Does she have a choice? Lydia just wanted to protect her beloved father, who had raised her all this time.

If Lydia's family went bankrupt now, then Lydia would have to shoulder the billions of debt. Even if Lydia's father woke up, when he saw the bankrupt of Ahn Family, it was likely that he would fall ill again from the excessive  pressure.

Now for Lydia, the Ahn Family going bankrupt was not an option. As long as she can help her family, she is willing to do anything at any cost.

It doesn't matter if she becomes a cheap woman in the eyes of others!

Brooke, who was standing on the corner, said nicely the moment she heard Lydia's words, "Can you save the Ahn Family?"

Lydia had received her marriage certificate with William. And right now, she's undergoing IVF (in vitro fertilization), she'll make sure that almost nobody knew. Including Brooke, Lydia wouldn't want to tell her that story. If Brooke knew about that, she would taint her pride. Lydia promised to keep this under wraps.

Lydia couldn't help but say in a chilly voice, “I told you I would do anything to take care of the Ahn family. You're still my dad's woman now, so don't cheat behind his back."

At that moment, a nurse suddenly yelled at the door, “Room 824, you have to pay for the hospitalization. You've been delaying this for so long, and you seem to come from a rich family. Why keep postponing payments?"

Brooke immediately backed off when she heard the nurse's voice and said, "I don't have any money, and that's a shame. I don't want to ask for an exemption because it might hurt my self-esteem. Lydia, have you got the money?”

Lydia didn't have any money left, and she frowned. Standing and turning back, she whispered to Brooke, "Take care of my father, I'll discuss it with them."

After Lydia was done talking, she went to the hospital payment desk. Taking a deep breath, then she started to speak, "Hello, I'm a family member from patient room 824. Can my father's hospitalization be postponed for several days? I'll pay all the expenses later."

The staff watched Lydia and sniffed out, “You don't have any money, but you still dare come to the hospital? We are here not for charity. Get out of here. When you have a great deal of money, then come back."

Lydia immediately took off her watch and handed it to the staff. She stated unexpectedly, "I'm going to pawn this watch for you guys. it is a birthday gift from my father."

The staff turned to look at the watch and smiled, "Hey, isn't this a famous brand? Even someone like you who can't afford the hospital payment can still wear a branded watch? Heh, is this serious? If it's a fake watch, I can buy 40 of ‘em with 100,000.”

Lydia promptly shook her head and explained, "No, this is original. You can go to the store to check it. There's a code on the back of this watch, you can find out everything about this watch. The person who bought the watch is my dad, Lewis."

"I can also confirm that the watch is original." All of a sudden, a familiar feminine voice came from behind Lydia.

Lydia who heard it, was stunned for a while, then immediately frowned, picked up the watch, and muttered to the staff, "I'll try to find another way. Sorry for bothering you.”

After Lydia finished speaking, she immediately turned around, ready to leave. But before she could turn away, that woman grabbed her arm. That woman tilted her head and smiled at Lydia, "Lydia, what are you going to do? What happened? Did you have no money? It's really sad, you can't even cover hospital expenses. This situation has become the hottest talk about the famous Ahn Family,” She saw a couple of people walking together. One was her ex-fiancé, Archie, and the other was Scarlett. Scarlett looked at Lydia with a haughty face as Archie looked down on her, unable to guess what he really thought.

Lydia looked at Scarlett with disdain, “You still dare to stand before me now. Didn't you two get caught in bed recently? When I saw you, I immediately thought about your ***** figure, and I felt disgusted.”

"Lydia! You, who are already in that state, dare to boast again?" Scarlett looked and shouted at Lydia.

After that, Scarlett immediately hid behind Archie and said to him, "Look Archie, Lydia still dares to hate me. If she finds out I'm pregnant with your child, she's certainly going to try to kill our child!"

Archie turned to comfort Scarlett, who was pretending to be crying. Scarlett continued to shout at Lydia, "Lydia, don't blame us, we really love each other. If you want to find someone to blame, that's your fault for not being a sweet, caring girl. It's not Archie's fault if he fell in love with me. And our kids is innocent, don’t you dare to harm my and Archie child!”

Lydia looked coldly at Scarlett and told Archie, “I don't care if you really love each other. All I want to know is what you did to the Ahn family. I've only been overseas for two months, but how dare you make my dad sick like this. And our product, Lizzie Makeup, why suddenly there's a scandal over unqualified quality? Don’t you think it's strange? And guess what, I’ve known who's behind the whole thing.”

Archie sneered, “Heh, Lydia! You felt that way, but you can still be arrogant. You're not curious how long Scarlett and I have been together, my beloved ex-fiancée.”

Lydia turned to Archie, and said quietly, “Don't ever use the word 'fiancée', it disgusts me. The relationship between us is over. I don't understand, even if you want to had an affair with her, just go on. Why did you destroy the Lizzie Ahn Company too? Didn’t my father treat you well enough? Promote yourself step by step from an ordinary staff member to a department manager. Why would you treat him that way? You’re really a cruel man!”

“Our relationship is over?” Archie narrowed his eyes, walked abruptly toward Lydia, lowered his voice and said, “Lydia, you are so pathetic, like your father! Did you ask, why I would destroy the Lizzie Ahn Company? Don't you remember someone called Isaac? Isaac was your father's friend. When he was on the verge of bankruptcy, he knelt down at your door and asked your dad for help. Your father left instead. He wouldn’t want to help his friend. A cold-blooded person like your father? Shouldn't he get rewarded this way?”

Lydia stared at Archie, "Is he your father?"