Chapter 4: The Secret Inside the Hospital Bag
The pounding on the mansion doors grew louder.
BANG!
BANG!
“SECURITY! OPEN THE DOOR!”
The entire house shook.
For the first time that afternoon, Teresa looked nervous.
Not angry.
Not confident.
Afraid.
Daniel looked at her.
“What do we do?”
Teresa’s eyes moved toward the entrance.
Then toward Valeria.
Then toward the medical bag waiting near the door.
A cold smile slowly returned to her face.
“We don’t need much time.”
Rosa noticed the change in Teresa’s expression.
And immediately understood.
“No…”
Everyone turned.
Rosa stared at the medical bag.
“No, no…”
Valeria looked at her.
“What is it?”
Rosa stepped backward.
Her face became pale.
“The milk wasn’t the only plan.”
Daniel said nothing.
That silence was enough.
Valeria felt her heart sink.
“What did you put in that bag?”
Daniel looked away.
And that hurt more than any answer.
Because it confirmed everything.
The man she married had known.
He had known from the beginning.
“You were going to kill me at the hospital?”
Valeria’s voice cracked.
Daniel finally looked at her.
“It was supposed to look natural.”
The words were quiet.
Almost emotionless.
Valeria covered her mouth.
She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
“You planned my death…”
“After I gave you everything?”
Daniel’s face showed a brief moment of guilt.
But it disappeared.
“You don’t understand.”
“No.”
Valeria shook her head.
“I understand perfectly.”
“You chose money over your wife.”
“You chose power over your own child.”
Rosa stepped toward the bag.
“Don’t touch it.”
Teresa laughed.
“You really think you can stop us?”
Rosa looked at her.
“I already did once.”
She pointed toward the broken glass.
“And I will do it again.”
Suddenly—
CRASH!
The front doors finally broke open.
Several security guards rushed inside.
“Everyone freeze!”
Daniel immediately stepped back.
Two guards grabbed him.
Another grabbed Teresa.
The knife on the floor was collected as evidence.
Valeria finally exhaled.
For a few seconds…
She believed it was over.
She was safe.
Her baby was safe.
Then Daniel started laughing.
A quiet laugh.
A terrifying laugh.
Valeria looked at him.
“What is funny?”
Daniel looked toward the medical bag.
“You still don’t understand.”
Rosa’s expression changed.
“What did you do?”
Daniel smiled.
“You think the second glass was the backup plan?”
Nobody spoke.
One guard looked at the glass on the table.
“What was inside?”
Daniel laughed again.
“Nothing.”
The room became silent.
Rosa felt a chill.
“Then where is the second dose?”
Daniel slowly turned his head.
Toward the medical bag.
The bag prepared for Valeria.
The bag that was supposed to go with her to the hospital.
Valeria’s face turned white.
“No…”
Rosa rushed toward it.
She opened the bag.
Inside were normal medical supplies.
Bandages.
Medicine.
A prepared IV bag.
Everything looked completely normal.
Too normal.
Rosa carefully picked it up.
Then she noticed something.
A tiny red mark near the injection port.
Her eyes widened.
“This…”
She looked at Teresa.
“This is the same mark from the bottle.”
One guard immediately stepped forward.
“Put it down.”
Rosa shook her head.
“Do not let anyone use this.”
Valeria’s breathing became faster.
“They were going to poison me during labor.”
Rosa grabbed her hand.
“Yes.”
“And they planned it so nobody would suspect.”
The guard picked up his radio.
“Cancel hospital transfer.”
“We need a different medical team.”
But Daniel smiled.
That smile terrified Rosa.
Because it meant he still believed they had won.
“You’re too late.”
Valeria looked at him.
“What does that mean?”
Daniel leaned forward.
“The doctor who will deliver your baby already knows what to do.”
The room froze.
Even the security guards looked shocked.
Rosa whispered:
“No…”
Daniel continued.
“You think Teresa and I planned this alone?”
“Money opens many doors.”
“Doctors.”
“Nurses.”
“People who don’t ask questions.”
Valeria held her stomach.
The fear became overwhelming.
“My baby…”
Rosa immediately hugged her.
“Your baby will be fine.”
But deep down…
She wasn’t sure.
The sound of sirens approached outside.
An ambulance arrived.
A few minutes later, paramedics entered.
A man wearing a medical uniform walked toward Valeria.
“I’m here for Mrs. Valeria.”
The security guard stepped forward.
“Wait.”
The paramedic looked confused.
“We received an emergency call.”
Rosa studied him.
Something felt wrong.
The man’s uniform looked correct.
His identification looked correct.
But Rosa had spent thirty years watching people.
And something about his eyes bothered her.
He wasn’t looking at Valeria like a patient.
He was looking at her like a target.
“I need to check her vitals.”
The paramedic reached toward the medical bag.
Rosa immediately blocked him.
“No.”
The man frowned.
“Excuse me?”
“That bag is contaminated.”
The paramedic looked surprised.
Only for a second.
But Rosa noticed.
A real paramedic would ask questions.
This man already knew.
“You knew about the bag.”
The man’s face changed.
The security guards reacted.
“What’s going on?”
The paramedic suddenly stepped backward.
Then reached inside his uniform.
Valeria screamed.
But instead of a weapon…
He pulled out a syringe.
The room exploded into chaos.
“STOP!”
The guards moved.
The fake paramedic grabbed Valeria’s arm.
Rosa pushed between them.
“RUN!”
The mansion lights suddenly flickered.
Once.
Twice.
Then—
BLACKOUT.
Everything disappeared.
Complete darkness.
People shouted.
Someone fell.
A chair crashed.
Valeria held onto Rosa.
“Rosa!”
“I’m here!”
Then came a sound.
A sharp gasp.
A struggle.
A heavy body hitting the floor.
Then silence.
Only one thing could be heard.
A weak, frightened sound.
The family cat.
Still alive.
Still crying in the darkness.
Seconds later…
The emergency lights turned on.
Everyone froze.
The syringe was empty.
Someone was lying on the floor.
Someone had received the injection.
But in the confusion…
Nobody knew who.
Valeria looked around in terror.
Rosa looked around.
Daniel looked around.
Teresa looked around.
And then everyone realized the same horrifying truth.
The poison had entered someone’s body.
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But whose?
To be continued…
