My mother was stunned. “Of course, you can trust me! You’re my baby. You’re my whole world!”

My mother’s knees were bleeding a little from kneeling on the floor. She was willing to put her life on the line for me, so how could I not believe that she loved me?

“Then, Mom, do you believe me?”

“Of course!”

At her firm affirmation, I said, “My baby’s still alive. She’s still in this hospital!

“Dad and Joe know the truth, but they’re not going to save her!

“I only have twenty minutes left! Please help me. Please find my baby, and I’ll turn myself in!

“I don’t want to kill anyone here. I didn’t want to kidnap all these innocent babies. I’m only doing this to save my baby!”

My mother was stunned. She looked at my father and Joe.

She frowned and said, “Diane, if this is true, I’ll definitely help you find your baby.

“I was so worried about your delivery that I requested to be in the room when you gave birth. I saw your delivery with my own eyes. Joe didn’t do anything.

“I saw that the baby in Joe’s hands was already dead.”

When I heard her sincere words, I was stunned.

Was my baby really stillborn?

“I know you’re upset, and you can’t accept the truth. But if you want, I’ll take you to the security room to access the surveillance footage. You can see for yourself and finally get some closure.”

My mother extended her arms toward me. “Come to me, my child.”

I was dumbfounded. I stared at my mother in a daze as I slowly walked toward the door.

Just when I was about to reach the door, I suddenly saw some blood on her!

“No, you’re lying to me too!

“When I was giving birth, there was another patient who lost a lot of blood. I remember you leaving the delivery room!

“Mom, why?!

“What is it that you’re hiding? Why did you switch my baby to a stillborn one?”

My mother was shocked. “Why would I do that?

“Diane, what’re you talking about? It’s okay if you don’t believe me. You can check the surveillance footage. Surely, that would answer your question?”

I sneered and said, “If my own family can lie to me, why would I believe some surveillance footage?

“If you let my baby die, we’ll all die here as well!”

Everyone outside panicked.

They begged on their knees for my parents to tell me the truth so that their babies could be saved.

They cried and yelled, “Diane, we’ll help you even if your family doesn’t! Please, let our babies go!”

I smiled bitterly. “There’s no time left to investigate.”

I took a deep breath and placed my hand on the lever that controlled the temperature.

I could hear howls and cries from outside.

Just as I was about to lower the temperature even further, someone suddenly shouted, “I know where your baby is!”