Madelyn glanced at Ethan and quickly looked away, feeling guilty. She was not sure if it was because she had used him or kept secrets from him.

Ethan said, “The doctors said it’s just appendicitis, nothing serious. You’ll be fine soon, okay? Just stay here in the hospital-”

Interrupting him, Madelyn, looking down and leaning against the bed, stared at her hand on the blanket. Her hair was a mess, and she looked pale and tired. “It wasn’t appendicitis; it was a hysterectomy.”

not bring herself to look at him. “The appendicitis surgery was a lie that I told my dad. I don’t want to lie

have kids, I probably wouldn’t even get to finish high school, much less go to college. After high school, I might even be sold off, maybe to older guys who already have families, since it doesn’t matter to them whether or not I can have kids. She knew that what they really cared about was that she was young and pretty, so they could keep her as a trophy

hand. “Madelyn… if two people really love each other, it doesn’t matter if they have

this. Even the most loving relationship can fall apart one day. The only reason I went to the Arnold family was to use your power to get away from all this danger. I’m so sorry…

I told you how I feel, I knew I’d always care about you,

ever assured her that it was okay not to

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