A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

“They only wanted to make test-tube babies.

At the thought of Vincent’s birth, Matriarch Sanchez’s eyes grew increasingly red. She tried to suppress the tears in her eyes.

When Lyana heard Matriarch Sanchez’s words, her heart couldn’t help but ache. It was as if she had been pricked by thousands of needles.

Vincent, born as his brother’s medicinal source, was an IVF baby.

Yet his mother had treated him so cruelly.

Some couples could only give birth through IVF. In their view, this child was also the manifestation of their love.

But Vincent was different. He was only a medicinal source.

Everyone looked forward to his birth not because they loved him, but because they wanted to use him.

“When her mother was pregnant with Vincent, her mental state had always been poor. Later, she took poison directly. Both mother and son were in critical danger and the doctor had no choice but to perform a caesarean section. At that time, Vincent was only eight months old.

As Matriarch Sanchez spoke, a tear fell uncontrollably down her cheek.

She seemed to have thought about the situation at that time and was restless and sad.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Vincent was born prematurely and was weak. He was sent to the incubator when he was born.

There was still the poison her mother had taken into her body. After more than a month of treatment, most of the poison had been eliminated and he barely survived.

It was precisely because of this that he fell ill.

The poison was really too difficult to eliminate. At that time, Vincent’s mother only managed to survive after three days and three nights of treatment. However, his mood was even worse than before.

When Lyana heard Matriarch Sanchez’s words, she couldn’t help but frown.

Vincent’s mother was willing to let go of her grudges to get pregnant and have a child for Christian. It meant that she really loved Christian and cared about him.

If so, why had Vincent’s mother taken the poison again?

Could it be depression?

Or had someone else poisoned her?

If Vincent died, Christian couldn’t live either. The two children of the Sanchez family are said to have left. It was a good thing for others keeping tabs on the Sanchez family.

Lyana asked,

“Grandma, did she take the poison on purpose at the time, or…

– I investigated. She accidentally ate it.

Matriarch Sanchez sighed heavily.

When Lyana heard Matriarch Sanchez’s words, her frown deepened. She felt that this question was not so simple.

– Lyana, I know what you’re thinking. At the time, I also suspected something else was going on, but got someone to investigate. In the end, I found out that she really ate some by mistake. Also, in order for Vincent to grow up safe and healthy, his mother raised Vincent by her side.

Lyana nodded. Since Matriarch Sanchez had already investigated, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Everything was a joke.

Vincent’s upbringing had been so bumpy.

Everyone knew he was weak and had always lived in the countryside. It seemed that Vincent had been supervised and imprisoned by his mother in the past.

Lucas was Vincent’s child. He was so smart. It seemed like Vincent must have been smart when he was young too.

When Vincent was young, he was not in good health. He had to know what his mother was thinking.

Matriarch Sanchez had also said that Vincent’s mother’s emotions were unstable. Maybe he had even resisted all the stress his mother had taken from him.

Vincent still had to provide his brother with bone marrow. His health was not good at first, and it was even worse if he thought too much.

More importantly, he had probably never received maternal love.

Now Lyana has finally figured out why he has Vicki’s personality.

A child who longed for maternal love and was only a source of medicine for his brother.

However, at this time, Vincent’s mother’s emotions were unstable and she could not take good care of him.

Therefore, Vincent had been alone since birth.

No wonder when she first came to the Sanchez family, he had always suspected that she had ulterior motives when he found out that she had married into the Sanchez family in the name of Ines Dubois.

It wasn’t that Vincent was delusional about being persecuted, but the environment he found himself in proved that he wasn’t safe at all.

If she were Vincent, she would probably think the same.

After all, even his mother didn’t love him. Who else could he expect to be loyal to him?

Vincent was not born because his parents loved him. After his birth, he became a medicinal source. His world was dark.

Maybe he hadn’t wanted to tell her Lucas’ identity in the past because he wanted to protect him. He didn’t believe there was anyone else in this world who could protect Lucas.

He probably didn’t want Lucas to experience his earlier pain and darkness again.

Vincent might also think she was just trying to get rid of her bad luck by marrying him. He might not think it was necessary to tell her that.

Or maybe he didn’t want to argue with her.

If she was Vincent, she might not be ready to say it either.

– His mother had a strong desire to control him. His schedule and three meals a day had to be organized according to the schedule. Once, his father took him back to play. When he saw me taking medicine, he thought I was eating candy. I still remember how he looked full of anticipation at the time.

At this point, Matriarch Sanchez’s voice trailed off again.

Vincent stared at his round pills for a long time before asking softly.

– Grandmother, is it candy?

– Are the sweets good?

– What does it look like?

The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. Silently, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

– He had never eaten candy before. I wanted someone to buy her candy, but her mother was unhappy. He didn’t dare eat it either. At that time, he was only five years old, but he had already learned to read people’s expressions.

Lyana recalled that day in the tub where Vicki appeared. At that time, she couldn’t help but take the initiative to kiss him. At that time, he had even asked her if she had given him candy.

At that time, Vicki’s eyes were extremely clear.

She felt very sad.

At this moment, Vincent opened the door and entered, holding a document in his hand. When he saw Matriarch Sanchez, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

He didn’t expect his grandmother to be in the room.

Matriarch Sanchez was also stunned. She didn’t expect Vincent to come suddenly.

Lyana stared unblinkingly at Matriarch Sanchez. It was really hard for her to imagine that Vincent had such a cruel childhood.

She had a hard time imagining that Vincent had such a tragic childhood in the past. How had he survived?

He noticed that Lyana’s gaze was even softer than before. A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. Then, he looked at Matriarch Sanchez.

– Grandmother, why are you looking for Lia?

When Lyana heard the word ‘Lia’, her heart couldn’t help but race. She looked up at the man and was quite certain the man standing in front of her was Vincent, not Chuan.

If it was Chuan, he certainly wouldn’t speak so softly.

– It’s nothing.

Matriarch Sanchez knew that Vincent was unwilling to tell others about his childhood. She got up and said:

“I just wanted to ask about Lucas’ condition. Now that I’ve asked, I’ll leave too. You discuss!

Seeing this, Vincent nodded.

– All right.

She also got up and left.

Seeing that Matriarch Sanchez was about to leave, Lyana stood up and led her to the door.

After Matriarch Sanchez left, she even closed the door to the room considerately.

Therefore, she and Vincent were the only ones left in the room.

Lyana remembered the words of Matriarch Sanchez and understood Vincent very well. The bad feelings in his heart disappeared.

However, she didn’t know what to say to Vincent.

After a while, Vincent said:

“Didn’t you say you wanted to rest just now?”

Vincent’s voice was still calm. There was no emotion in it.

Lyana nodded and said:

– Yes, I’m getting ready to take a shower and rest.

After she finished speaking, she saw that Vincent was reluctant to speak. She looked at the folder in Vincent’s hand and asked,

“Why are you looking for me…

Vincent had already thought about telling Lyana that he and Lucas were father and son. However, at this moment, he hesitated again.

Seeing that Vincent was deeply thoughtful and silent, Lyana took the initiative to say:

“If there’s nothing else, shall I take a shower first?”

She found out so much today that she wanted to digest it slow.