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.”

could not bring herself to look at him. “The appendicitis surgery was a lie

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

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

feel better. Everyone cares about stuff like this. Even the most loving relationship can fall apart one day. The only reason I went to the Arnold family was to use

hand even harder. “I’m going to keep you safe, I promise. Ever since I told you how

her that it was okay not to have

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