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.”

wash over him. After saying that, Madelyn felt a bit better, but she still could not bring herself to

breath, looked Ethan in the eyes, and said slowly, “If my dad knew I couldn’t 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

if two people really love each other, it doesn’t matter if they have kids or not.” When she heard that, it felt like her heart stopped for

only reason I went to the

safe, I promise. Ever since I

her that before. No one had ever assured her that it

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