Bella and her husband, Raymond had long wanted to have children. And when Bella got pregnant, they were over the moon. "Finally, we're going to be parents," Raymond said excitedly. However, when Bella was due to give birth, the worst thing happened.
"We're losing the baby," said a surgeon. "Either he or his mom will survive."
"This can't be. My poor baby," Bella muttered. The baby could not be saved. When Doctor Tobias Chan, the doctor who was in charge of her delivery, told her the tragic news, she was devastated.
"Your husband called, should I tell him to come?" Doctor Chan asked.
"No, tell him I'm sleeping," Bella replied, wiping away her tears. "And don't tell him anything about the baby." While she was mourning the loss of her baby and worried about how Raymond would take the tragic news, her hospital roommate, Elsa had a completely different situation. When the nurse handed her her newborn baby, she reacted with disgust.
"Get him away from me," she said, her face contorted with anger. The nurse's eyes widened, shocked by Elsa's reaction.
"Do you want me to bring him to you later?" she asked. However, her question made Elsa more angry.
"Don't bring him at all. He disgusts me. It would be better if he disappear from my sight," she said, her voice raised.
"But he needs milk," the nurse tried to explain, but there was no convincing of Elsa, who was intent on not wanting her newborn.
"That's not my problem," she shouted. "Bring me a piece of paper and a pen. I want to give him up for adoption." Bella could not believe what she had heard. "Are you really giving up your own child?" she asked in shock, her voice barely above a whisper.
"I never wanted him," Elsa replied sarcastically. That was when Bell had an idea. She knocked on the door of Doctor Chan's office, asking to speak with him. There, she told him about her plan to take Elsa's newborn, since Elsa did not need him. When Doctor Chan was against the idea, Bella said in tears, "How can someone abandon their own baby when others dream of having children? We'll love him like our own." Touched by Bella's words, Doctor Chan relented. He went to Elsa and spoke to her about the matter. She remained indifferent, and even told him, "I don't care what happened to him. You can give him to some homeless person for all I care." Despite Elsa's sarcasm, Bella was grateful. She did not tell Raymond anything, and when she and baby Victor were discharged, he welcomed them with open arms, and held the newborn lovingly. Bella was thankful for the second chance to become a parent. The Poons were a happy family until Victor turned 5. That day, Bella was washing the dishes while Victor was eating lunch. The doorbell rang and Bella went to answer the door. She was shocked to see Elsa at the door.
"You?" she said, trying to recover from her shock.
"You recognized me? Good, we need to talk," Elsa began. As Bella led her inside, Elsa pointed to Victor. "Here he is, my dear son," she said. "Hello," Victor greeted her nervously. Bella held Elsa by her hand. "Don't approach him. Let's talk in the living room," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. Once in the living room, Bella resumed their conversation.
"What do you want? Why did you find us?" she asked.
"I missed my son," Elsa replied. Hearing this, Bella flew into a rage.
"He's not your son," she said angrily.
"Oh, really?" Elsa smirked. "Maybe I should tell your husband the truth and let him decide whose son that boy is." Hearing this, Bella panicked.
"What do you want from me?" she asked nervously.
"Money, of course," Elsa replied. "If you don't pay me, I'll tell Raymond Poon Sai-kwan everything. Here's how much I want. You have 2 weeks to collect the payment." She then wrote something on a piece of paper and handed it to Bella. Upon seeing the contents on the paper, she was shocked.
"Where am I supposed to get the money?" Bella asked in shock, but Elsa lifted her hand to silence her.
"That's not my problem," Elsa said indifferently. Bella was in despair and could not stop crying. Just then, Victor came into the living room. Seeing his mother crying, he went to comfort her. Bella hugged him and told him that she was not feeling well, and also asked him not to tell Raymond what had happened. Bella took out money from her savings and sold some of her jewelry, but did not manage to raise the sum she needed. Raymond started to notice that something was wrong, but Bella simply brushed it off, saying she was unwell. Then, Victor secretly told him about Elsa's visit.
4 days before her meeting with Elsa, Bella decided to sell her car. As she was about to advertise her car online, Raymond appeared. "What are you doing? Why are you selling your car?" he asked. Left with no choice, Bella told him everything, about how their biological child did not survive childbirth and how Elsa gave Victor up when he was a newborn. However, Raymond responded with his own confession that left her speechless.
"She threatened to tell me the truth?" he asked. "Bella, I've known the truth since day one." It turned out that Doctor Chan had told him everything when he came to the hospital. "It didn't change anything for me," Raymond continued. "I love you and our son. I've always loved you." When Elsa showed up for the money, Raymond met her at the door. He told her off and asked her to leave. When Elsa threatened to take Victor away, Raymond reminded her that she had given up her parental rights the moment she gave Victor up, and once again asked her to leave, threatening to call the police should she show up again. Bella finally relieved herself from the burden of the secret she had carried with her for 5 years. The Poon family put this unpleasant incident behind them, forgetting it as if it were a bad dream.
